Diana Zink

Senior Web Developer at Turner Broadcasting

Greater Atlanta Area

Current
Past
  • Creative Director & Lead Technology Consultant at SC Women's Business Center
  • Intern at DDB Worldwide
  • Interactive Designer/Developer at Freelance Online and Offline Marketing

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Education
  • Columbia College
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Diana Zink’s Summary

A value adding, growth driving technical lead, supporting teams and setting standards of development across Turner's CNN.com, SI, NBA, NASCAR, PGA and Cartoon Network.

My background is a complementary combination of technology and business, and I strive to bridge the two in productive, engaging, and innovative ways. For over 10 years I have leveraged both in web engineering, advertising, marketing, application development, user experience, product development, strategy, entrepreneurship and consulting.

My ultimate goal is to add measurable value, by connecting teams, marrying processes with best practices, creatively fusing new knowledge, and encouraging growth in others.

In the past, I have had the pleasure of:

* Creating and managing a technology consulting practice for a Small Business Center.

* Leading process improvement efforts for a top UX consultancy while serving Fortune 1000 clients including Yahoo!, UPS, GM, COX and Emory University.

* Managing the marketing of an Inc 500 IT Risk Management leader, and the product development of its keynote SAAS product.

* Writing business plans that expand the revenue models for each of my employers (and some fitting Amazon and Google) by generating growth, balancing market flux and introducing new products.

* Graduating College with Honors while delivering award winning applications for my Alma Matter’s web-marketing, fundraising and recruiting efforts.

I am a proponent of Intrapreneurship, or the internal growth of organizations through innovation, best practices, knowledge management, product development, motivation and empowerment. This is why I strive to keep abreast of not only the bleeding edge in web engineering, but also the strategy and business practices that convert research into winning ideas, robust processes and solutions that fit both business and user needs.

Diana Zink’s Specialties:

I strive to build results driven work, relying on usability, standards-compliant web development, and the synergistic application of technology. I work comfortably with best practices applied to: XHTML, XML, XSL, DOM, AJAX, CSS, JavaScript, ActionScript 1, 2 & 3, PHP, ASP.NET, JSP, SQL Flash, Flex, Air and more. Additional skills: Accessibility, 508 Compliance, Usability, SEO, OOP, Technical Designs, UML, CMSs, and modular, reusable, well documented code written for optimal performance.

Diana Zink’s Experience

  • Senior Web Developer

    Turner Broadcasting

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; TWX; Broadcast Media industry)

    September 2008 — Present (11 months)

    I am a member of the Core Web Development team at Turner, responsible for providing support and setting standards of development across the company's numerous web brands including CNN.com, CNN Money.com, SI.com, NBA.com, NASCAR, TBS, TNT, Cartoon Network, and others.

    My goal is to stimulate both process and people towards growth. In not just achieving the right outcome but doing it the right way so that the success can be expected again and again.

  • Front End Developer

    Macquarium Intelligent Communications

    (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Internet industry)

    May 2007 — August 2008 (1 year 4 months)

    * Worked in teams as Front-End Developer responsible for technical designs, development of complex Ajax and JavaScript modules, web applications, mashups, CMS-driven sites, PHP, and ASP.NET programming of Web 2.0 projects for Macquarium’s Fortune 1000 clients including Yahoo!, UPS, CNN, ChoicePoint, Emory University and more
    * Introduced business model and R&D for expansion of service range and development of new interactive products
    * Supported Business Development efforts by providing thorough estimates of incoming work, delivering client presentations of underlying technologies, and engaging in proactive initiatives
    * Lead Process Improvement among Solutions Engineering team. Organized initiatives, channeled efforts, increased participation, recruited for the larger initiatives across multidisciplinary teams and reported results to management
    * Interviewed, guided, mentored, and trained incoming Front End Developers, supervised and participated in code-reviews of Contractors

  • Interactive Web Specialist / Web Marketing Design and Advertizing

    Columbia College, SC

    (Educational Institution; 51-200 employees; Online Media industry)

    October 2003 — May 2007 (3 years 8 months)

    * Executed the design and development of intuitive Content Management System based web sites for college departments
    * Customized, re-designed and managed online servers and applications utilized by the college such as eCollege and Datatel WebAdvisor; develop online interfaces
    * Developed online marketing projects and campus-focused internet advertising
    * Web marketing involving development of online resources for recruitment, college search facilitation, and fundraising

  • Business Analyst, Web & Marketing Strategy Manager

    Business Vitals

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

    January 2007 — May 2007 (5 months)

    * Assisted in remodeling of the marketing strategy for sales of Managed Security Services for the top 3 fastest growing IT Risk Management Company in the US
    * Converted the company’s web site into an effective business generating tool through SEO & analytics, web architecture redesign for usability, web copy writing, flash multimedia, select online advertising, etc.
    * Created Graphic User Interface Design and usability adaptation of ASP.net web software
    * Created branding and marketing for web based software-as-a-service financial applications

  • Creative Director & Lead Technology Consultant

    SC Women's Business Center

    (Management Consulting industry)

    January 2006 — December 2006 (1 year)

    * Conducted consulting sessions with small business owners willing to develop or grow their business online
    * Served as counselor for interactive marketing and e-commerce ventures
    * Executed the development of internet technology projects
    * Developed and presented business report on online marketing and its utilization for small businesses
    * Created a sustainable technology model for Internet Technology consulting and development services to be applied by the SC Women’s Business Center

    * Within four months, established a website design and internet technology consulting service that will remain at the SCWBC
    * Lead and executed creative development of over 15 web projects and more than 50 site and e- strategy consulting sessions involving SEO, web standards, and online marketing
    * Managed, trained, and led a team of additional web design and technology consultants
    * Developed a two hour seminar on online presence establishment and successful internet strategies for SMBs

  • Intern

    DDB Worldwide

    (Public Company; Marketing and Advertising industry)

    July 2005 — September 2005 (3 months)

    Account Management – Intern; Creative – Intern; Interactive Marketing developer Sofia, Bulgaria, July ‘05 – Sep. ’05
    * Worked in a team on projects for McDonalds, Praktiker, Piraeus Bank, and Germanos accounts
    * Conducted marketing research and developed competitive reports
    * Worked in a team to design and implement internal marketing campaign for DDB Sofia’s client management policy
    * Assisted Creative Director with graphic designs for DDB client projects
    * Wrote scripts for TV Advertisement and participated in brainstorming sessions for Ad campaigns
    * Developed flash based interface for a new DDB Sofia web site
    * Worked with IT and Creative departments on building effective DDB Sofia marketing strategies

  • Interactive Designer/Developer

    Freelance Online and Offline Marketing

    (Internet industry)

    August 1998 — July 2003 (5 years)

    Developed interactive projects for companies in Belgium, Bulgaria, and the United Kingdom. Design for Marketing and Interactive. Flash, ActionScript, 2D and 3D design, Web Development.

    Industries:
    Fashion, Internet, Government, Non-Profit, Food, Furniture, Retail.

Diana Zink’s Education

  • Columbia College

    BSc. Business Administration, BSc. Computer Information Systems , GPA: 4.0/4.0 in both majors , 2003 — 2007

    BUSINESS AREAS:
    Management, E-Business, Strategy, Marketing, Business Law, Organizational Leadership.
    COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS FOCUS:
    Interactive Development, Multimedia, Advanced Web Development, Programming, Database design;

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Diana Zink’s Interests:

The latest in interactive technology, IP law, business models, design of interactive experiences, chess, skiing, architecture, Wharton, Harvard, and MIT MBA curriculum literature.

Diana Zink’s Groups:

IEEE Computer Society, IEEE Engineering Management Society, IEEE Women in Engineering, MIT Enterprise Forum of Atlanta

  •    Women 2.0
  •    MIT Enterprise Forum of Atlanta
  •    Forté Foundation
  •    Association of Virtual Worlds
  •    UX Professionals
  •    Revedia Group - Internet Retailer, Interactive Media, Online Brand Marketing Professionals Only.
  •    WSG
  •    Game Developers
  •    iPhone Developers - www.iPhoneintouch.com
  •    New Media Innovators
  •    Web Standards Design + Development
  •    Online Media
  •    AJAX Professionals
  •    DDB Alumni Group
  •    Rich Internet Application (RIA)
  •    Turner Broadcasting Systems Alumni Group
  •    Macquarium Intelligent Communications Alumni Group
  •    Columbia College Network in SC
  •    Digital Media Technologies

Diana Zink’s Honors:

* Co-awarded a Grand CASE (Council for Advancement and Support of Education) Award in Electronic Communications for the design of a flash multimedia fund raising piece delivering an income of 230% above expected amount.
* Datatel Scholars Foundation Scholarship for redesigning a college's Datatel WebAdvisor platform with 300+ pages of code in my freshman year, while taking full time class load with a 4.0 GPA in 2 majors.
* Computer Information Systems Major of the Year '05 and '07
* Bulgarian National Olympiad in Information Technologies '03 - Second Place Award, for the design and development of an Interactive Flash Portfolio CD including 3D, 2D design, web development, multimedia, and Trigonometry incorporated through ActionScript.

Leadership:
* Business, Accounting, & Entrepreneurship Club, President
* International Studies Association, Vice President, PR. Officer

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