Keith Hopper

Current

• Product Manager at National Public Radio

Past

• Vice President, Client Services at enContext Solutions, Inc.
• Principal at Hopper Analytical (Sole Proprietorship)
• Manager at Painted Word Inc

• Director at MetLife / New England Financial

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Education

• Tufts University

Connections

181 connections

Industry

Internet

Websites

• My Website
• My Blog

Keith Hopper’s Summary

Product manager, strategist, and emerging technology evangelist, bringing internet-based business solutions to market from conceptualization through leading the design, development, launch and integration.

Contributing author for the book "Collective Intelligence: Creating a Prosperous World at Peace." Published on innovation and business strategy. I am a recipient of awards in design strategy and human engineering and sat on the Board of Directors for AIGA Boston and Advisory boards for two University design programs.

Keith Hopper’s Specialties:

VRM (Vendor Relationship Management), product design & analysis, web application strategy & functional design, online communities & social software, marketing performance measurement, web application development

Keith Hopper’s Experience

• Product Manager

  National Public Radio

  (Non-Profit; 501-1000 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

  November 2006 — Present (3 years 1 month)

  (with Public Interactive Division) Leading our Online Community Engagement initiative through web software product conception, design, development, marketing strategy, along with team and partner management. Clients running the solution online include nationally syndicated PRI's The World and NPR's Car Talk.

• Vice President, Client Services

  enContext Solutions, Inc.

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  2003 — April 2006 (3 years )

  Professional services product strategy, client web application solution definition, design, and team leadership

• Principal

  Hopper Analytical (Sole Proprietorship)

  (Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Management Consulting industry)

  2002 — 2004 (2 years )

  Award-winning strategic consulting and business analysis to inform design, marketing, and growth-oriented business strategy for over 30 clients.

• Manager

  Painted Word Inc

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  2001 — 2002 (1 year )

  Technology consulting and project management in business intelligence and enterprise analytical system development for an INC 500 professional services firm. Included direct responsibility to CXO clients at CVS/Pharmacy, T. Rowe Price, and Prudential Securities.

• Director

  MetLife / New England Financial

  (Public Company; Financial Services industry)

  1993 — 2000 (7 years )

  Led user experience web design and development team through public-facing, front-end projects including designing NEF’s first website in 1994, Metlife’s first ecommerce engine in 1997, enterprise web customer analytics environment in 2000, and overall front-end responsibility for metlife.com.

Keith Hopper’s Education

• Tufts University

  BS , Engineering Psychology (Human Factors) , 1988 — 1992

  Summa Cum Laude

  Activities and Societies:

  Tau Beta Pi

Additional Information

Keith Hopper’s Websites:

• My Website
• My Blog

Keith Hopper’s Groups:

Harvard University's Berkman Center for Internet and Society (Steering Committee - Project VRM)
AIGA Boston (Professional Association for Design)
Boston Social Technology Society (Co-founder)
Boston Dorkbot

•    Friends of BetaHouse
•    The Awesome Foundation

Keith Hopper’s Honors:

ReBrand 100 Distinction Award - Marketing Strategy & Analysis (2006)
Board of Directors: AIGA, Boston (2003 - 05)
ReBrand 100 Merit Award - Marketing Strategy & Analysis (2005)
Board of Advisors: Kaplan University, Graphic Arts Program (2004 - 05)
Board of Advisors: New England Institute of Art, Graphic Design Program (2004 - 05)
De Florez Prize in Human Engineering (1992)

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