Greg Thorson

Current

• Technical Producer at ABC Television Networks

Past

• Consultant Web Developer at Deutsche Bank
• Consultant at Thomas Publishing
• Senior Producer/Project Manager at Reed Elsevier/Classroom Connect

• Web Producer at ACTV

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Education

• Columbia University in the City of New York
• University of Southern California

Connections

56 connections

Industry

Online Media

Websites

• My Company

Greg Thorson’s Summary

Most of my experience has been working at the point where creativity and technology meet.

My current full-time position is as a Technical Producer in ABC TV Networks's Sales and Marketing Division. I execute enhancements to, and maintain, http://stagepass.abc.go.com/. This is ABC's website for the advertising community.

Previously, with eSchool online, I have eight years of experience as a Web Producer, developing complex multimedia products for high-profile textbook publishers and school districts. In this position, I have coordinated the efforts of departments across the company, and have taken ownership of all products from initial conceptualization to final delivery. One product I oversaw, "Teaching Algebra to All Students," was a CODiE finalist earlier this year.

In addition, I have extensive experience with building dynamic websites with PHP, AJAX, and Flash, both as a consultant and working independently.

Greg Thorson’s Specialties:

Back-end technical: PHP, SQL, XML

Front-end technical: Flash, HTML with CSS, AJAX

Project management: Coordinating efforts of multiple teams under tight deadlines. Needs analysis, risk assessment, impact analysis, customer service. Skilled in MS Project.

Multimedia production: User experience, communicating complex information with limited pixels, seemless integration of a multimedia (including video, interactive, and online context).

Greg Thorson’s Experience

• Technical Producer

  ABC Television Networks

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

  August 2007 — Present (2 years 4 months)

• Consultant Web Developer

  Deutsche Bank

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; DB; Banking industry)

  July 2007 — August 2007 (2 months)

  In the brief time I was with Deutsche Bank, I laid the groundwork for two intranet websites, facilitating simple updates for key DB team members.

• Consultant

  Thomas Publishing

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Online Media industry)

  December 2006 — April 2007 (5 months)

  • Constructed a database of website and e-mailing metrics from data collected and stored by a broad variety of methods.
  • Established primary keys that will expedite future data collection and recovery
  • Developed tools for compressing some lengthy tasks so they can be executed in minutes at the click of a button

• Senior Producer/Project Manager

  Reed Elsevier/Classroom Connect

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; E-Learning industry)

  December 1998 — July 2006 (7 years 8 months)

  Conceptualized and oversaw production of educational multimedia content for textbook publishers and school districts using a platform that combined highly interactive content with high-quality video.
  
  • Eight years of experience in overseeing production of multimedia courses that effectively combine interactive and video content
  • Ongoing enhancements to eSchool Online, the core content delivery platform
  • Collaboration with high-profile third-party clients including McGraw Hill; Holt, Rinehart, and Winston; the Illinois State Board of Education; and the U.S. Department of Defense
  • Recent product, Teaching Algebra to All Students, was a 2006 Codie Finalist.

• Web Producer

  ACTV

  (Online Media industry)

  1998 — 2003 (5 years )

Greg Thorson’s Education

• Columbia University in the City of New York

  Creative Writing 1996 — 2000

  Activities and Societies:

  Editor of Quarto Online, Co-President of USC Psychology club, President and Founder of a guerilla theater group, Phi Beta Kappa, Psi Chi, Golden Key

• University of Southern California

  1990 — 1994

Additional Information

Greg Thorson’s Websites:

• My Company

Greg Thorson’s Interests:

I am the organizer for two Meetup groups in New York. My Harry Potter meetup recently had a Halloween event with Draco and the Malfoys, and attendance was excellent. I'm also the organizer of the New York Jobhunters Meetup, and this group has helped several people find full time jobs.

Greg Thorson’s Honors:

Phi Beta Kappa, Psi Xi, oversaw production of Codie finalist

Greg Thorson’s Contact Settings

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