Advising social networks and companies on social media strategies.
Greater Boston Area
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- President at Digicraft
- Past
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- Consultant at TAL
- Consultant at Opinity
- President at ProfileDoctor
- Advisor at Trufina
- Research Director at StratsoftLLC
- Consultant at Anderson & Lembke
- Associate at Tangent Design
- Education
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- Emerson College
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David Evans’s Summary
Fifteen years of consulting experience with many groundbreaking and influential international web sites and Internet advertising projects. Extensive involvement with technical and marketing teams on a variety of leading-edge projects.
Past three years consulting for startup and established social networking and dating sites ($900M industry).
Consulting engagements with strategic thinkers and key innovators at a variety of clients ranging from startups to Fortune 100 businesses: Matchmine, Engage.com, Trufina, Backgroundchecks.com, Anderson & Lembke (Interpublic Group), Date.com, Chemistry.com, IBM, Modem Media, Tangent Design and StratsoftLLC.
Extensive market research & analysis across a variety of technology sectors: social networking and dating, telecom, data centers, fiber optic networks, WiFi, business intelligence, consumer technology products.
David Evans’s Specialties:
Creative and broad-minded, able to quickly comprehend new technologies driving new forms of communication and their market potential. In particular: blogging, semantic web, social media, open profiles and videoconferencing.
• Dealing with issues at the intersection of technology and marketing
• Developing creative solutions to problem solving
• Ability to foster teamwork
• Strategic development
• Internet marketing
• Market research
• Blogs, wikis, collaboration tools
David Evans’s Experience
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President
Digicraft
(Privately Held; Myself Only; Internet industry)
April 1995 — Present (13 years 4 months)
As the president of Digicraft have provided conceptual strategy, design, programming and production on some of the most innovative and prominent sites on the web since May '94.
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Consultant
TAL
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Entertainment industry)
April 2007 — December 2007 (9 months)
Developed high-end social network for a well-funded entertainment company startup. Primary focus: product development, software due diligence, social networking and dating industry knowledge transfer, marketing strategy and general advisory services.
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Consultant
Opinity
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
June 2006 — September 2006 (4 months)
Collaborated with this Silicon Valley startup to develop the value proposition for consumers and partners based on core technologies and external business environment analysis. Initiated website marketing program to support core brand development strategy and positioning to drive consumer adoption and partner program development and promotion.
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President
ProfileDoctor
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Consumer Services industry)
August 2002 — June 2006 (3 years 11 months)
I was the founder of ProfileDoctor, which offered value-added services to the dating and social networking industries.
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Advisor
Trufina
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)
June 2005 — December 2005 (7 months)
Identified market expansion opportunities, product positioning, new partner introductions, performed product and web site usability evaluation and enhancements.
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Research Director
StratsoftLLC
(Management Consulting industry)
June 2000 — October 2001 (1 year 5 months)
Directed client research and market analysis in various high-tech sectors, including tracking fiber-optic deployment and the data center market. Provided litigation support and conducted due diligence studies for financial companies and developed and executed external marketing campaigns.
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Consultant
Anderson & Lembke
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Online Media industry)
November 1995 — May 1998 (2 years 7 months)
As part of the Interactive Group at Anderson & Lembke NYC, developed award-winning websites for the Swedish Government; public utility, consumer electronics, travel, and large manufacturing companies. Duties included client relations, production team management, strategic planning and technical development. Initiated the implementation of a client services extranet.
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Associate
Tangent Design
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
January 1994 — June 1997 (3 years 6 months)
As an Associate of Tangent Design, specialized in developing large consumer technology websites, reviewed and implemented e-commerce, community and content management systems, provided advanced technology solutions and advanced R&D for clients such as IBM, Modem Media and Zima.
David Evans’s Education
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Emerson College
Marketing, philosophy, history September 1993 — June 1995
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David Evans’s Interests:
In 1993 co-created ElectricSpace, MIT's weekly cyberspace-themed talk and ambient music show. As an on-air personality split responsibilities between talking about the emerging internet scene, interviewing Internet legends before their time and mixing an eclectic mix of ambient and intelligent dance music.
David Evans’s Groups:
As a founding member and co-president of the Boston Computer Society Virtual Reality Group, was responsible for a membership over 500 people, organizing events, fund-raisers, trade shows the creation and deployment of virtual worlds such as Proyecto ESE; A virtual reality experience of the Aztec city of Techochtitlan. Exhibited in the Tomorrow’s Realities Gallery, ACM-SIGGRAPH 1993 in Anaheim, CA.
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