Derrick Wheeler

Current

• Senior SEO Architect at Microsoft

Past

• Director, Search Marketing at Acxiom Digital
• Director, SEO at Digital Impact
• Vice President at Marketleap

• Executive Vice President at Intrapromote LLC
• Director of Online Promotions at Outrider (formerly Multimedia Marketing Group)
• Software Manager at CompUSA

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Education

• Washington State University
• Castle Rock High School

Recommended

7 people have recommended Derrick

Connections

313 connections

Industry

Marketing and Advertising

Derrick Wheeler’s Experience

• Senior SEO Architect

  Microsoft

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MSFT; Internet industry)

  November 2007 — Present (2 years 1 month)

  Developing and driving SEO strategy for the 5th largest site on the planet. Working with marketers across Microsoft to institutionalize good search engine marketing practices.

• Director, Search Marketing

  Acxiom Digital

  (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; acxm; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  June 2005 — November 2007 (2 years 6 months)

  Digital Impact acquired Marketleap, Acxiom acquired Digital Impact

• Director, SEO

  Digital Impact

  (Public Company; 201-500 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  June 2003 — June 2004 (1 year 1 month)

• Vice President

  Marketleap

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  June 2001 — June 2003 (2 years 1 month)

• Executive Vice President

  Intrapromote LLC

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  June 1999 — June 2001 (2 years 1 month)

• Director of Online Promotions

  Outrider (formerly Multimedia Marketing Group)

  (Public Company; 51-200 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  1997 — 1999 (2 years )

• Software Manager

  CompUSA

  (Privately Held; 10,001 or more employees; Retail industry)

  1995 — 1996 (1 year )

Derrick Wheeler’s Education

• Washington State University

  BA , Communications , 1991 — 1995

  Activities and Societies:

  KUGR, KWSU, Cable 8

• Castle Rock High School

  1984 — 1989

Additional Information

Derrick Wheeler’s Interests:

Music, Business, Internet Marketing, Search Engine Marketing, Advocate for wearing bicycle helmets

Derrick Wheeler’s Groups:

Search Conferences

•    LinkedSEO
•    Coworking
•    Acxiom Corporation
•    SMX - Search Marketing Expo
•    Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization
•    Search Engine Strategies Conference & Expo
•    SEMpdx - Search Engine Marketers of Portland
•    Search Marketing Salon
•    Search Engine Land
•    SearchEngineWatch.com Forums
•    Search Engine Roundtable
•    Acxiom Community
•    SEO Expert
•    Microsoft - Current and Former Employees
•    PubCon
•    Search Marketing Careers
•    The Art of SEO