CollegeClassifieds.com
Greater Atlanta Area
- Current
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- Operations Consultant at Blue Bongos
- Web Producer and Product Manager at CollegeClassifieds.com
- Past
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- Sponsored Loaned Executive at United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta
- Editor in Chief at Signal, Newspaper
- Advertising Manager at Signal, Newspaper
- Education
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- Georgia State University
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Derrick Peavy’s Summary
As an entrepreneur, I have focused on the design, production and management of SaaS advertising systems and business focused web applications. I am currently working with web based classified systems and researching the application of new technologies.
Derrick Peavy’s Specialties:
Business development, streamlining operations, product management.
Derrick Peavy’s Experience
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Operations Consultant
Blue Bongos
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
December 2008 — Present (1 year 1 month)
BlueBongos is an incubator for 1-3 person entrepreneurial efforts in the Atlanta area. I search for local entreprenurial efforts and promising web businesses in addition to focusing on current efforts. I have headed the development of previous start ups and have led the acquisition of three web based businesses to date.
I also function in additional roles within the IT space, administering and guiding improvements in technical infrastructure, establishing and cultivating content and marketing partner relationships and coordinate new revenue partners with regard to Blue Bongos' portfolio. -
Web Producer and Product Manager
CollegeClassifieds.com
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
January 2007 — Present (3 years )
Designed, coded and managed CollegeClassifieds.com - a top ranked classifieds service site. Developed technical requirements, business objectives, revenue model. Handled all aspects of CollegeClassifieds.com. CollegeClassifieds.com was incorporated into Atlanta area start up incubator Blue Bongos, in 2008.
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SEO Consultant
ULoop.com
(Privately Held; Internet industry)
2008 — 2008 (less than a year)
Fast paced SEO consultant for ULoop.com, reporting to the CEO. ULoop.com implemented technical, strategic and monitoring recommendations for SEO improvments. ULoop.com updated content presentation of commissioned channel content based on advice and increased it's revenue. ULoop.com realized tens of thousands of new Google indexed pages and improved traffic after consultation. Advised company on implementation of search advertising revenue and marketing.
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Web Developer
Independent Contractor
(Internet industry)
June 1999 — April 2007 (7 years 11 months)
Worked on internal and external (private and public) web application enabled projects for companies in the Atlanta, GA area: UPS, Security First Bank (S1), Derivion Bank, Honda regional sales, Simmons mattress, a private law firm, e-commerce sites focusing on niche markets.
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Web Development
Innovis
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Financial Services industry)
December 1997 — June 1999 (1 year 7 months)
Introduced concepts of CSS to the web design group. Helped bring rapid application development to the company intranet. Left to pursue independent contracts.
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Sponsored Loaned Executive
United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta
(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
August 1996 — December 1996 (5 months)
Assisted United Way of Atlanta account manager with seasonal fund raising. Coordinate events and fund raising activity with corporate accounts. Exceeded fund raising goal.
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Editor in Chief
Signal, Newspaper
(Newspapers industry)
July 1995 — August 1996 (1 year 2 months)
Editor in Chief of weekly student newspaper. Redesigned newspaper to more closely match the weekly news cycle, highlighted student interest stories. The newspaper received 33 awards for that year including the Southeastern Journalism Conference's "Sweepstakes" award for 1996.
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Advertising Manager
Signal, Newspaper
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
July 1991 — July 1995 (4 years 1 month)
Sell, design & create, layout, bill for advertising section of 10,000 run weekly newspaper (at that time). Four years: grew revenue from $40,000 to $120,000 per year. 25 awards for advertising design and copy writing.
Derrick Peavy’s Education
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Georgia State University
BIS , Advertising, Journalism, Marketing, Sociology , 1989 — 1996
Advertising Manager, GSU Signal Newspaper; Political talk show, WRAS 88.5 FM; Production coordinator, Rampway Yearbook
- Activities and Societies:
- Toastmasters, Student newspaper, student government, yearbook, campus television, campus radio, orientation team.
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Derrick Peavy’s Interests:
Food. Gardening. Community strengthening. Reading "New Scientist."
Derrick Peavy’s Groups:
Atlanta Web Entrepreneurs (http://www.meetup.com/awe/); Atlanta Google Wave Group (http://www.meetup.com/atlwavers/)
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