
Social Media Strategist at DIVA, LLC
Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Social Media Strategist at DIVA, LLC
Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area
Rare blend of business, legal and technology expertise. Specialist in use of social-networking technologies to drive sales, visibility and traffic in established companies.
General legal practice including contracts, business organization, tax exempt organizations and estate planning. Technical computer skills on Mac and Windows OS, mobile phones and mobile applications. Social media marketing and business development. iPhone development.
(Information Technology and Services industry)
February 2009 — Present (11 months)
Developing Social Media Strategies for companies, implementing and maintaining the plans. Enabling companies to fully utilize their employees and their business intelligence to protect their brand name and increase their presence in the social web.
(Telecommunications industry)
August 2007 — February 2009 (1 year 7 months)
Initiate contacts with potential clients, demo software and support evaluations of our products. Manage all aspects of customer support. Test software products and document features and bugs. Review contracts, non-disclosure agreements and internal policies for web publishing. Managed social media analysis and implementation, blogger relations. Team Leader for iPhone Application.
(Law Practice industry)
August 2006 — August 2007 (1 year 1 month)
General legal practice, estate planning, charitable planning, tax planning for family owned and operated businesses, specialization in tax-exempt organizations. Managed client contact from start to finish. Assist clients in funding trusts and implementing asset protection plans.
(Partnership; Law Practice industry)
March 2005 — August 2006 (1 year 6 months)
Draft wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts, intentionally defective grantor trusts, operating agreements, buy/sell agreements, promissory notes, deeds, corporate minutes, bylaws, federal and state tax exemption applications, organize entities in Ohio, Delaware and Wyoming, research.
(Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
January 2001 — June 2002 (1 year 6 months)
Manage all desktops, servers, cisco router, implement software intrusion detection system, train employees on software, create intranet site, responsible for all technology purchasing.
(Information Technology and Services industry)
January 2000 — January 2001 (1 year 1 month)
Managed Desktop Support as company grew from 40 employees to over 100 in 1 year. Managed virus protection and security standards for all workstations. Trained new staff on internal systems. Documented all processes.
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
August 1999 — December 1999 (5 months)
Director of operations, main client contact from confirmation of booking through production run. Developed publicity plan, wrote press releases, placed advertisements in media.
(Privately Held; Publishing industry)
September 1997 — July 1999 (1 year 11 months)
Apple maintenance and repair for creative department. Created Power Point and Director multimedia presentations for marketing and sales.
(Education Management industry)
September 1994 — November 1996 (2 years 3 months)
Sound Engineering and recording instructor in a multimedia theater program with focus on teaching small group of students the art of midi, sound recording and tape based multi-track editing.
Multi Media Production
"Wittgenstein: On Mars"
Sound Engineer
George Coates Performance Works
1/98-2/98
Director: George Coates
"Unstuck In Time"
Sound Designer
Electric Stage Productions
3/96-5/96
Director: John Duyker and Melissa Weaver
"Rat Race Roulette"
Sound Designer
Electric Stage Productions
3/95-5/95
Director: Ron Davis
Electronic Home Theater- "The Early Years"
Sound Designer
Electric Stage Productions
11/94-1/95
Director: Mark Petrakis