Dustin Jacobsen

Current

Technical Director at Barkley

Past

Project Manager / Business Systems Analyst at Barkley Evergreen & Partners
Senior Business Analyst at Talon Interactive
Data Architect at WIRCA

Software engineer at digital archeology
Senior Software Engineer at Delano Technology
Data Analyst at NetSales
Consultant at True Communications Corporation

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Education

Baker University
Iowa State University - College of Business
Tipton High School

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Connections

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Industry

Marketing and Advertising

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Dustin Jacobsen’s Summary

* Entrepreneur and thought leader
* Sought after blend of technology experience (approaching 15 years) with graduate degree in business - a tech guy that knows his way around a financial spreadsheet, if you will.
* Ability to work across creative, business and technical teams, as well as stakeholders, to ensure project success
* Always looking for fresh ideas that utilize technology
* Current focus on interactive, mobile, social and emerging technology projects.

Dustin Jacobsen’s Specialties:

Emerging technology, business, and marketing strategy

Dustin Jacobsen’s Experience

Technical Director

Barkley

(Privately Held; Marketing and Advertising industry)

May 2006 — Present (3 years 7 months)

Collaborate with creative directors and staff during ideation, concepting, and creation of solutions, and provide technical insight into possibilities.

Establish relationships with new clients and cultivate relationships with existing clients by providing technical leadership and propose solutions that improve marketing programs and communications efforts.

Lead a group of technical staff – Architects, Developers and Integrators - who together will execute work and develop relevant products and services.

Provide technical project leadership and is responsible for ensuring the end product is of the caliber required to satisfy the client.

Establish and cultivate strong client relationships

Assist management and new business teams in evaluating new business efforts

Build rapport with current clients, identifying opportunities, and pursuing relationships to grow business portfolio

Assessing and reporting resource needs both on a project and group level

Drive team members towards excellence via influencing, mentoring, and enthusiasm

Evaluate project milestones and overall progress

Provide technical vision, problem anticipation, and problem solving ability to projects

Provide relevant guidance throughout the development process to ensure applications are developed to specification

Serves as technical Subject Matter Expert to Clients, Management and Technology teams on relevant technologies, methodologies, standards and tools

Evangelizes technical capabilities throughout the agency and client base
Project Manager / Business Systems Analyst

Barkley Evergreen & Partners

(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

January 2005 — May 2006 (1 year 5 months)
Senior Business Analyst

Talon Interactive

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

2003 — 2004 (1 year )
Data Architect

WIRCA

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

2001 — 2003 (2 years )
Software engineer

digital archeology

(Marketing and Advertising industry)

2000 — 2001 (1 year )
Senior Software Engineer

Delano Technology

(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

2000 — 2001 (1 year )
Data Analyst

NetSales

(Information Technology and Services industry)

1999 — 2000 (1 year )
Consultant

True Communications Corporation

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

1998 — 1999 (1 year )

Dustin Jacobsen’s Education

Baker University

MBA , 2002 — 2004
Iowa State University - College of Business

BS , Marketing , 1994 — 1998

Activities and Societies:

Study & Work in Britain program
Tipton High School