
Search Engine Marketing Specialist at Optiem
Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Search Engine Marketing Specialist at Optiem
Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area
With a BA from John Carroll University in Business Administration, George's work focuses on the uses of technology as a means of managing knowledge and collaboration in organizations. George has to his credits the creation and promotion of online and offline communities and is a Chief Information Office for the innovative online newsletter, Cool Cleveland.
As a Microsoft Certified Professional, George has worked in information management systems with companies including Swagelok and NCS DataCom, and is fluent in XML, RSS, scripting languages, and a variety of data bases.
His also been an instructor at several area schools leading students in a self-directed exploration of graphic communication, focusing on the use of blogs, wikis, and other traditional forms of print and electronic media. George is a frequent speaker for organizations such as Leadership Akron, The Northeast Ohio Direct Marketing Association, Community of Minds, The Cleveland Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America, and the Northeast Ohio Software Association.
Website design, Network architecture design, Strategic technology sales and marketing, Technology integration research, Technical support & consulting.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
January 2008 — Present (5 months)
SEO, SEM, Social Media.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
July 2002 — Present (5 years 11 months)
Founder of BFD, a blog originating from Northeast Ohio, sharing opinion and information on a wide range of subjects.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
March 2003 — December 2007 (4 years 10 months)
As the CoolClevelandInformationOfficer for CoolCleveland.com, I provide most the technology support, but also facilitate communication between writers. When I'm not doing either of those things, I'm combing the internet [and local coffeeshops] for cool events to include. Did I mention I can be found helping Thomas setting up before the Art/Tech/Dance parties?
(Privately Held; Myself Only; Professional Training & Coaching industry)
November 2003 — January 2006 (2 years 3 months)
As regional chairman of the Cleveland Ryze Network - http://clevelandevent.ryze.com - I was in charge of bringing people together both online and at our monthly mixers. It's still a great way to build trust networks using SmartMeetingDesign principles - social networks and the technology support of meetings.
(Partnership; 1-10 employees; Professional Training & Coaching industry)
July 2003 — January 2005 (1 year 7 months)
Smart Meeting Design is a team of meeting designers and facilitators with dozens of years of experience across dozens of industries in web applications, social networks, organization development, architecture, and cultural anthropology. Our passion is to help organizations and communities build their capacity for sustainability - getting people on the same page, one meeting at a time.
BS, Business Administration
Collaboration Technologies Summit