Erik Schmidt

Current

Information Architecture at productOps

Past

Web Strategy Consultant at Self-Employed
Legal Intern at Krugle, Inc.
Principal at Fireteam Consulting

Chief Operating Officer at Enabled Sites
Webmaster at Corporation for National Service
Infantry Officer at U.S. Army

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Education

Santa Clara University School of Law
University of California, Davis

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Erik Schmidt’s Summary

Experienced information architect with broad web development and content development background. Cofounder of productOps, a consulting firm that helps companies bring their online products to market.

Erik Schmidt’s Specialties:

Over twelve years experience in web strategy, project management, content development, findability, site architecture, usability testing, front-end development. Deep knowledge of writing and marketing online content.

Erik Schmidt’s Experience

Information Architecture

productOps

(Internet industry)

July 2008 — Present (1 month)

Helping clients create excellent web applications, websites, and blogs, with an emphasis on findability and usability.
Web Strategy Consultant

Self-Employed

(Internet industry)

January 2006 — June 2008 (2 years 6 months)

Strategy, usability, and search optimization projects.
Legal Intern

Krugle, Inc.

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)

May 2006 — August 2006 (4 months)

Krugle is the search engine for open source code. While there I conducted a thorough review and categorization of open source licenses, assisted with creation of terms of service, and worked on related issues.
Principal

Fireteam Consulting

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Online Media industry)

December 2001 — August 2005 (3 years 9 months)

Web strategy consulting and development, specializing in usability consulting, search engine optimization, AdWords campaign management, content development, and flexible site structure. National and local clients including Data Domain, Encentuate, ETR Associates, TradePort, Visionaries, and others.
Chief Operating Officer

Enabled Sites

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Online Media industry)

January 1997 — June 1999 (2 years 6 months)

Built a development team and managed all client engagements. Development of websites and pure web apps for Cisco Systems, Meridian Data, Quantum, Insideye, ETR Associates, and other clients. Specialized in usability, code portability, and Open Source tools for deployment.
Webmaster

Corporation for National Service

(Government Agency; 1001-5000 employees; Government Administration industry)

June 1997 — January 1999 (1 year 8 months)

Responsible for all content development, maintenance, and promotion for AmeriCorps, Learn & Serve America, and Senior Corps websites under www.cns.gov umbrella encompassing 1,200+ pages of content. Completely restructured/redesigned website. Advised Chief of Staff and CEO and delivered monthly reports to all departments. Managed a 12-person group, coordinating content development among departments. Increased site traffic from 20,000 page views per month to over 1,000,000 per month.
Infantry Officer

U.S. Army

(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Military industry)

October 1990 — April 1994 (3 years 7 months)

Served as a Rifle Platoon Leader, then as a Company Executive officer, and finally as Assistant S-3 (Air), in the 3-14 INF, 2 BDE, 10th MTN Division. Deployed to Somalia during Operation Restore hope.

Erik Schmidt’s Education

Santa Clara University School of Law

J.D., Law, 2005 — 2008

Focused on copyright, cyberlaw, open source licensing, privacy law, and Internet policy.

Activities and Societies:

Editor, Tech LawForum
University of California, Davis

BA, International Relations, 1988 — 1990

Activities and Societies:

Army ROTC; Editor, UC Davis Humanities Institute Newsletter; Research Assistant