Kelsey Ruger

Current

Vice President, Operations at chaione
Director at The BusinessMakers Radio Show
Blogger at Themoleskin.com

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Past

Vice President, Technology and Operations at Pop Labs, Inc.
Director, Technology and Creative Services at Pop Labs
Director, Software Development at SBC Communications

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Kelsey Ruger’s Summary

With solid experience in web engineering, user experience design, information architecture and web marketing I have been building web and interactive solutions for more than a decade.

My consulting, design and web roots provide me with a unique perspective that allows me to bridge the gaps between strategy, creativity and execution, creating useful digital solutions for my clients and their customers.

My personal mantra is "think, try, teach" and I like "building things for people". Simply put, I'm a creative guy who helps design focused solutions that fix problems while providing a useful, significant experience.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Board Member - Houston Interactive Marketing Association
Board Member - Knowbility
Advisor - Westwood College

Kelsey Ruger’s Specialties:

Design Thinking, Digital Strategy, Creativity, User Experience Design,
Information Architecture, Visual Design, Web Usability & Accessibility,
Social Media Marketing (SMM),Search Optimization (SEO),Content Management (CMS),
Web Software Architecture (.NET, Ruby on Rails, Django)
Team Building & Management, Organizational Leadership & Development

Kelsey Ruger’s Experience

Vice President, Operations

chaione

(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)

October 2009 — Present (2 months)

ChaiOne is a interactive and web strategy consultancy based in Houston. We are experienced, reliable, communication oriented technology, design and user experience experts who can help you build solutions that connect you with your customers. ChaiOne offers web UX/UI & design, web and interactive development, web strategy &campaign creation and mobile application development.

Kelsey oversees the company’s overall strategic & creative vision, directs its corporate operations, and oversees delivery for North America and India.
Director

The BusinessMakers Radio Show

(Broadcast Media industry)

January 2006 — Present (3 years 11 months)

The BusinessMakers radio show is a nationally syndicated radio program thats features the personal business stories of entrepreneurs, from early stage start-ups, to billionaire octogenarians and all the way to big company intrapreneurs. The program currently features two weekly programs The Businessmakers on Saturday mornings, and a web only podcast named The Overtime show.
Blogger

Themoleskin.com

(Online Media industry)

January 2005 — Present (4 years 11 months)

Kelsey Ruger's personal website where he discusses design, creativity, leadership and technology.

Kelsey discusses his interest in these topic by exploring the discovery of the unknown and the excitement of creating something new. His approach to discovery can be summarized in three words – “Try, Think, Teach”