Jeremy Vaught

Current

Web Strategist (Social Media) at Vaught Consulting LLC

Past

Lead Blogger at Seesmic
Project Manager at Electric Sheep Company
Lead PHP Software Engineer at Fidelity National Financial

Software Engineer at UPS

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Education

Devry University
Multnomah Bible College

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Connections

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Industry

Online Media

Jeremy Vaught’s Summary

New Media explorer and producer. From a background as a software engineer and management, capitalized on those skills to be a producer in the field of New and Social Media.

I've been blogging off an on since the early 2000's, but I got involved in podcasting in 2005 and virtual worlds in 2006, and was bitten by the New Media bug. I've had a passion for New Media since then, and in late 2007 turned that into a business.

I used to call myself a Freelance Blogger and New/Social Media Consultant but when I say that their eyes roll up in the back of the head so now I call myself a Web Strategist. I have a passion for helping companies and individuals to use these tools to increase their brand and make real money. I show companies how to use blogs, Twitter, Facebook, virtual worlds and many other New Media tools to reach out and interact with their customers.

Jeremy Vaught’s Specialties:

new media, social media, new media consultant, social media consultant, freelance blogger, freelance blogging, virtual worlds, metaverse, community, communities, interactive, blog, blogging, blogger, writing, writer, podcast, podcasting, podcaster, wiki, project management, producing, facebook, twitter, youtube, seesmic, second life, kaneva, makena,

Jeremy Vaught’s Experience

Web Strategist (Social Media)

Vaught Consulting LLC

(Online Media industry)

December 2005 — Present (4 years 4 months)

Busy busy busy! So something brief for now.

Basically, I live and breath Social Media, sometimes known as New Media, Web 2.0, etc.

I love working with companies and organizations (non-profit, churches, political campaigns, etc.) to create and, if needed, implement strategies to bring out all that Social Media can do.

Currently my biggest client is the McCain 2010 Senate re-election campaign where I'm the Social Media Manager and am helping create and implement the political campaign online strategy of the future. :)
Lead Blogger

Seesmic

(Privately Held; Internet industry)

December 2007 — January 2009 (1 year 2 months)

Professional blogger for Seesmic. "Blog Editor" and "Community Blogger" have both been terms applied to what I do for the corporate blog at blog.seesmic.com.
Project Manager

Electric Sheep Company

(Internet industry)

January 2007 — April 2007 (4 months)

Held the position of Project Manager overseeing the corporate builds in the virtual world of Second Life. Successfully ran multiple short and long term projects simultaneously. Participated in all stages of a project, including the creative design stage with the client, conception of the idea, and execution of the launch. Worked closely with the clients to convey their needs to the builders and scripters. Managed time frame, scope, and budget of the project to insure that the client’s expectations were being met. Even though I worked remotely, I was easily able to communicate with clients by using basecamp, phone calls, emails, and Instant Messages. Mediated between clients and creative teams when conflicts arose and resolved all discrepancies.
Lead PHP Software Engineer

Fidelity National Financial

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; FNF; Commercial Real Estate industry)

October 2005 — January 2007 (1 year 4 months)

As the sole corporate PHP developer, I created and maintained dynamic web sites and databases. I initially had to build my entire development environment and managed full implementation from development to deployment. In the course of my job, I initiated, planned, and executed every aspect of my projects. I effectively organized the budget, time line and scope of projects by maintaining communication with clients and providing appropriate documentation and deliverables.
Software Engineer

UPS

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; UPS; Internet industry)

1998 — 2005 (7 years )

District Software Engineer
Created applications to assist operations and management to complete tasks which were time consuming and provide valuable, timely information. I used VB.NET, SQL, VB6, and MSAccess to accomplish this.

Technology Support Technician
Troubleshot and resolved problems with networks, PCs, and applications both on site and at a regional help desk. Additionally I lead project teams to implement and upgrade new technology solutions integral to UPS’ core business.

Supervisor
Provided leadership for group of operations employees as a Supervisor. Skills include relationship building, time management, job assignment, job skill development, evaluations, and mediation.

Jeremy Vaught’s Education

Devry University

BS , Computer Information Systems , 1998 — 2001
Multnomah Bible College

Certificate , Theology , 1994 — 1995

Additional Information

Jeremy Vaught’s Interests:

New Media, Social Media, Podcasting, Blogging, Virtual Worlds, entrepreneur, triathons, running, reading, programming, networking

Jeremy Vaught’s Groups:

Orange County Podcaster Meetup, Toastmasters, Social Media Club, Second Life Resident, New Media, PodCamp Boston, Video on the Net, Seesmic, Podcamp Arizona, New Media Expo, Twitter, SXSW Interactive