Paul Gjenvick

Current

Web Designer and Webmaster (Volunteer) at Sons of Norway Vennekretsen Lodge # 3-678
Owner at Gjenvick-Gjønvik Group

Past

Web Designer (Contractor) at Trisept Solutions
SEO Specialist at EBSCO Industries
Webmaster / SEO Specialist at Verizon Business / Georgia's Clean Air Force

Webmaster - SEO Specialist at Verizon Business
Intranet Web Developer, Webmaster, Corporate Trainer, Financial Analyst at Cingular Wireless
Consultant - Database Applications Developer at Delta Air Lines, Inc.

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Education

Kennesaw State University
SEO Certifications - See Below
Georgia Institute of Technology

Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Recommended

4 people have recommended Paul

Connections

33 connections

Industry

Information Technology and Services

Websites

Paul Gjenvick’s Summary

Seasoned Webmaster and SEO Specialist with financial education and experience, strong in organic website optimization and management, has produced savings of over $1 Million for my employers since 2000. Member of the Guild of Accessible Web Designers since 2005.

Fortune 100 experience with entrepreneurial spirit. Webmaster with a background in accessible web design and user interface design. Strives for quality content and design in websites as the key to achieving lasting high search engine rankings.

Curator of historical documents archive with a good knowledge of transatlantic steamship travel in the late 19th and early 20th centuries from immigration and socialite travel perspectives.

Paul Gjenvick’s Specialties:

Search Engine Optimization, Accessible Web Design, Affiliate Marketing, Web Site Management and Organization, Content Writing and Management.

Paul Gjenvick’s Experience

Web Designer and Webmaster (Volunteer)

Sons of Norway Vennekretsen Lodge # 3-678

(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

December 2008 — Present (8 months)

Designed and developed the Sons of Norway Vennekretsen Lodge website that was launched in December 2008. Responsible for maintaining and uploading updates to website in addition to ongoing search engine optimization to increase visibility. Responsible for establishing a presence on social networks and development of RSS feed.

Tools Used: Dreamweaver, WS_FTP Professional, Photoshop, Microsoft Office Professional, TopStyle Pro, Mirabyte Feed Writer, Keyword Discovery, Google Analytics

Coding: XHTML Strict, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, MySQL
Owner

Gjenvick-Gjønvik Group

(Information Services industry)

January 2000 — Present (9 years 7 months)

The Gjenvick-Gjønvik Group own the Gjenvick-Gjønvik Archives (gjenvick.com), and operate the North-American Psalmodikonforbundet (psalmodikon.com) . They also have several other sites including International Markeplace, Costume Fashions and Fashions Pink.

Developed educational and internet marketing websites for US and International markets. Primary website, the Gjenvick-Gjønvik Archives is an award winning, online historical archives containing documents on Maritime, Military, Immigration and the WPA.

Since re-launch in February 2008, the Archives website went from 0 to 18,206 visitors in November 2008 averaging 29.5% increase in monthly traffic over the latest three months

Earned over 40 Website Awards for content and usability

Used ethical/white-hat SEO techniques to produce solid high rankings for numerous keywords

Grew search engine sourced traffic from 5,669 in June 2008 to 13,928 in November 2008 averaging 32% increases per month over the last three months
Web Designer (Contractor)

Trisept Solutions

(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)

October 2008 — December 2008 (3 months)

Primary Projects:

CSS Web Design:

MGM Grand Booking Engine CSS re-design
Bellagio Booking Engine CSS re-design

Advertising Creatives Developed (Sampling) :

Azul Hotels, Karisma Hotels, Funjet, Continental Airlines,
American Express, Co-Branded Azul Hotels / El Dorado Resort

Created Corporate Favicons:

Air Jamaica Vacations
Bestway Limousine
Continental Vacations UK
Fabugo
Free Vegas Tours
Funway
Go Dominican Republic
Go Funjet
Hobbit Travel
Las Vegas.com
Las Vegas and More
Mark Travel
MGM
Midwest Airlines Vacations
Southwest Vacations
Spirit Vacations
Trisept Solutions
United Vacations
United Vacations UK
Universal Parks and Resorts
Vacation Together
WCI Concierge Travel
WCI Travel

Tools Used:

Microsoft Visual Studio
Adobe Photoshop
TestDirector
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office Project Web Access
Serena Collage
Editor Retail Outlet Builder 3.2
SEO Specialist

EBSCO Industries

(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Publishing industry)

August 2006 — October 2007 (1 year 3 months)

Websites
• MtLaurel.com – Real Estate
• MoultrieFeeders.com – Game Feeders
• B2BEssentials.com – Office Furniture and Supplies
• MagazineExpress.com – Online Magazine Sales
• Magazines4Educators.com – Educational and Mass Media Publications for sale to Educators and Students

Duties
• SEO (Search Engine Optimization) – Organic Search
• SEO Copywriting / Editing
• Keyword Research
• Search Engine Ranking Reports
• SEO Training
• Competitor Research
• Usability and Accessibility
Webmaster / SEO Specialist

Verizon Business / Georgia's Clean Air Force

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; VZ; Telecommunications industry)

September 2004 — August 2006 (2 years)

Websites
• Georgia’s Clean Air Force – Administrator of the Georgia Vehicle Emissions Testing Program
• Governmental Portals (Intranets for Governmental Agencies)

Duties
• Design and Develop Website for Georgia’s Clean Air Force
• SEO (Search Engine Optimization) – Organic Search
• Keyword Research
• Website Traffic Reports (Analytics)
• Daily, Weekly, Monthly and Annual Updates to Website
• Design Online Advertising Banners (GIF and Flash)
• Preparation of RFP’s – Website Section(s) including collateral materials
Webmaster - SEO Specialist

Verizon Business

(Information Technology and Services industry)

2004 — 2006 (2 years)
Intranet Web Developer, Webmaster, Corporate Trainer, Financial Analyst

Cingular Wireless

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; T; Telecommunications industry)

April 2001 — October 2003 (2 years 7 months)

Websites
• Corporate Finance Department Internal Website

Duties
• Corporate Trainer – Internal Financial Applications (Web and Essbase / Excel)
• Designed Finance Department Intranet Website
• Financial Analysis and Reporting
Consultant - Database Applications Developer

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Airlines/Aviation industry)

October 1995 — September 2000 (5 years)

+ Full life cycle development of a custom Microsoft Access database system for communications cost control that was 100% reliable.
+ Analyzed costs, identified problems in invoicing process of communications services
+ Identified problems in vendor pricing of pagers that resulted in the recovery of $1 million.
+ Identified incorrect pager billings resulting in a refund of $100,000.

Paul Gjenvick’s Education

Kennesaw State University

N/A , See Below , 2003 — 2006

• Kennesaw Internet Professional, Kennesaw State University, 2005 – 2006, Coursework in web design
• Certificate in Web Page Design, Kennesaw State University, 2003
SEO Certifications - See Below

N/A , Search Engine Optimization , 2003 — 2003

* Achieving Top Search Engine Positions, Kennesaw State University, 2009
• Certification in Advanced Search Engine Marketing Skills, Search Engine Workshop, 2003
• Certificate in Master Search Engine Optimization Competencies for Web Development (MSEOC), JER Group, Inc. / Ohio University, 2003
• Certification in Advanced Search Engine Strategies, Academy of Web Specialists, 2003
• Certification in Search Engine Marketing Strategies, Academy of Web Specialists, 2003
• Advanced Search eMarketing Course, eMarketing Association, 2003
Georgia Institute of Technology

N/A , See Below , 2000 — 2000

• Certificate in Web Programming, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2000
• Certificate in Web Page Design, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2000
Minnesota State University, Mankato

Bachelors of Science , Accounting , 1976 — 1981

Graduated cum laude
Accounting Scholarship Award

Additional Information

Paul Gjenvick’s Websites:

Paul Gjenvick’s Interests:

Professional: SEO, SEM, Web Design, Web Accessibility, XHTML, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Web Standards, W3C Other Interests: Genealogy, History, Antiques, Flea Markets, Minnesota State Fair, Historical Documents, Art (Savannah area artists), My Cat Jessica, Architecture Magazine Articles Starting a New SEO Services Business Copyright © 2003 by Paul K. Gjenvick If you have ever considered starting a new SEO service company, there are several steps you can take that will get things moving in the right direction. The SEO business offers amazing rewards, ans in the process you'll learn how to get higher ranking for your own web site as a bonus. Originally Published: WebProNews, October 2003 Books by Paul Gjenvick The Man's Guide to Living Well: Diets, Health, Shortcuts and other things mother never told you about Crossing the Pond:A Journey through the Covers - Discover the beauty in the intricate artwork that adorned immigrant passenger lists of the 1800s - 1950s

Paul Gjenvick’s Groups:

The Guild of Accessible Web Designers, GAWDS, is an association of organizations and accessible web designers and developers, and it is designed to both promote and protect standards - not technical standards - but accessible web design standards.
Member Since 2005

W3C Compliant Sites is a collection of web sites that were created by designers that conform to the W3C standards. This forum provides the opportunity for them to display their work and ideas in a community that shares common interests.
Member Since 2005

The International Webmasters Association is an organization that offers e-classes on topics dealing with web design, development and promotion. See The HTML Writers Guild for more information. Known collectively as IWA-HWG.
Member Since 2002