Senior Interaction Engineer - Mobile & Emerging Platforms at R/GA
Greater New York City Area
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- Senior Interaction Engineer - Mobile & Emerging Platforms at R/GA
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- Interaction Engineer - Mobile & Emerging Platforms at R/GA
- Interaction Designer at R/GA
- Associate Interaction Designer at R/GA
- Site & Application Developer at R/GA
- Site Developer at Modem Media
- Site Developer at Grey Interactive
- International TV & Cinema Analyst at ASCAP
- Office Manager at WebSine / GRIT
- Production Manager at Open Interactive Media
- Company Manager / House Manager at Brent Peek Productions
- Education
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- New York University
- Columbia University in the City of New York
- Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg
- University of Kentucky
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David Yates’s Summary
I'm a digital media strategist, interaction designer, and application developer based in New York City. With a multi-disciplinary background I focus on concepting, designing and developing products, services and applications for mobile and emerging platforms, web, and physical installations. It's my passion to extend and translate human experience, emotion, and community into the digital world. I've worked for the past 10 years with brands including Nokia, Nike, Verizon, IBM, Sharp, Reuters, Charles Schwab, Delta Airlines, Sunglass Hut, Cablevision and Liz Claiborne, among others.
David Yates’s Specialties:
digital media strategy, product & service concepting, interaction design, mobile and emerging platforms, physical installations, retail and digital signage, technical architecture, application development
David Yates’s Experience
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Senior Interaction Engineer - Mobile & Emerging Platforms
R/GA
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
December 2008 — Present (1 year )
Concepting, designing and developing applications and services for web, mobile, interactive installations and emerging media. Engaged in strategy development, application and service concepting, interaction design, information architecture, systems analysis, technical architecture, database design and programming.
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Interaction Engineer - Mobile & Emerging Platforms
R/GA
(Internet industry)
September 2008 — December 2008 (4 months)
Concepting, designing and developing applications and services for web, mobile, interactive installations and emerging media. Engaged in strategy development, application and service concepting, interaction design, information architecture, systems analysis, technical architecture, database design and programming.
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Interaction Designer
R/GA
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
June 2006 — August 2008 (2 years 3 months)
Concepted and designed websites and applications and services for web, mobile and emerging media. Engaged in strategy development, application and service concepting, interaction design, information architecture, and systems analysis.
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Associate Interaction Designer
R/GA
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
September 2004 — May 2006 (1 year 9 months)
Concepted and designed websites and applications and services for web, mobile and emerging media. Engaged in strategy development, application and service concepting, interaction design, information architecture, and systems analysis.
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Site & Application Developer
R/GA
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
December 2000 — August 2004 (3 years 9 months)
Developed websites and web applications and services. Engaged in systems analysis, technical architecture, database design and programming.
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Site Developer
Modem Media
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; IPG; Internet industry)
May 2000 — December 2000 (8 months)
Developed dynamic and e-commerce websites. Responsible for programming JSP, JavaScript, DHTML, and HTML.
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Site Developer
Grey Interactive
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; GREY; Internet industry)
May 1999 — May 2000 (1 year 1 month)
Developed dynamic websites using ASP, JavaScript, DHTML, and HTML.
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International TV & Cinema Analyst
ASCAP
(Non-Profit; 1001-5000 employees; Broadcast Media industry)
December 1997 — May 1999 (1 year 6 months)
Monitored cinema film performances in select countries and television broadcasts in German-speaking European countries for works that contain ASCAP music. Spearheaded the Foreign Cinema Revenue project by establishing method and procedure for using cinema film gross international box office revenues to predict expected revenue from foreign performing rights organizations for ASCAP composers and publishers.
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Office Manager
WebSine / GRIT
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)
August 1997 — December 1997 (5 months)
Supervised and managed personnel for Internet radio station and web development and design firm. Responsible for finding and screening potential employees and negotiating benefits package. Assisted in raising venture capital.
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Production Manager
Open Interactive Media
(Internet industry)
August 1996 — May 1997 (10 months)
Managed production for projects in multimedia CD-ROM and print design. Negotiated with vendors and clients, did estimating and negotiated with designers and programmers for new media design/development firm.
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Company Manager / House Manager
Brent Peek Productions
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Entertainment industry)
April 1996 — August 1996 (5 months)
Managed personnel and assisted in business management for Off-Broadway theater production, The Wilde Spirit. Responsible for theater management and bookkeeping. Assisted in marketing and advertising and in preparation of financial reports for investors. Assisted in general management for several Off-Broadway plays. Acted as liaison to various theater-industry unions and secured performance rights from music publishers.
David Yates’s Education
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New York University
MPS , Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP) , 2004 — 2006
As a Tisch School of the Arts Fellow, I earned a Master's degree focused on the study and design of interactive media, computational media and embedded computing under the umbrella of interactivity.
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Columbia University in the City of New York
Certificate , Software Design & Development , 2001 — 2003
I completed a program focused on designing and developing data-driven, client/server applications with emphasis on information system design, object analysis, structured analysis, software development methodologies, application frameworks and architectures, database design and programming.
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Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg
BA , German Language and Literature , 1993 — 1994
I completed my undergraduate education in German Language and Literature at Ruprecht-Karls-Universitaet (University of Heidelberg) in Heidelberg, Germany.
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University of Kentucky
BA , German, Philosophy, History , 1989 — 1993
I earned an Honors degree in German with extensive coursework in history & philosophy.
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David Yates’s Interests:
cultural evolution, interaction design, music, digital media, philosophy, conceptual art, basketball, experience design, programming, history, game strategy, film, good food, branding, travel, darknets, financial software, people watching
David Yates’s Groups:
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AIGA | the professional association for design -
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Future Trends -
IVY GROUPS - The Professional Network for Ivy League Alumni -
IVY GROUPS: Design
David Yates’s Honors:
Awards:
Microsoft Research Design Expo: Best Design Concept awarded to "Fermata" (www.fermatatime.com)
New York University Tisch School of the Arts Fellowship, 2004 - 2006
Honors:
Collaborative art & design projects have been exhibited at the Brooklyn Museum of Art, Eyebeam, and Tisch School of the Arts.
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