Maurice Cherry

Current

• Owner at 3eighteen media
• Founder and Chairman at Black Weblog Awards

Past

• Chief Strategy Officer at Relate Media Group
• Contributing Writer at BlackWeb2.0.com
• Sr. Web Designer at AT&T

• Freelance Designer at Self-Employed
• Web Services Developer (Contract) at WebMD
• Jr. Web Designer at AT&T
• Electronic Media Specialist at Georgia World Congress Center
• Dealer Concierge (Contract) at AutoTrader.com
• Ticket Agent at Woodruff Arts Center
• Human Factors Engineering Intern at George C. Marshall Space Flight Center
• Robotics Education Intern at Ames Research Center
• Campus Representative at CollegeClub.com

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Education

• Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University
• Morehouse College

Recommended

11 people have recommended Maurice

Connections

170 connections

Industry

Online Media

Websites

• My Company
• My Portfolio
• My Website

Maurice Cherry’s Summary

· Highly skilled in creating and fostering grassroots social media campaigns for non-profit, for-profit, and political organizations
· Over ten years of freelance and professional website development experience including website design, development, deployment, configuration, content management, and administration.
· Created the Black Weblog Awards, the premiere Internet event showcasing and celebrating Black bloggers all over the world
· Improved the design and functionality of the Ames Research Center's Robotics Education Website, Georgia Dome Website, Centennial Olympic Park Website and Georgia World Congress Center Website.
· Freelance writer with contributed pieces in several magazines and on several websites

Maurice Cherry’s Specialties:

· Prog. Lang. - HTML, PHP/MySQL, Unix, CSS, JavaScript, XML
· Operating Systems - Solaris CDE, Mac OS X, Windows Vista
· Applications - MS Office, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Movable Type, Wordpress, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Contribute, Flash, Director, Blue State Digital, NGP
· Business - Strategy, social media implementation, multitasking, project management, content management, providing and maintaining standards, planning and coordination, precise attention to details, audio editing

Maurice Cherry’s Experience

• Owner

  3eighteen media

  (Internet industry)

  November 2008 — Present (1 year 1 month)

  · Designed Web pages using Adobe Photoshop and front-end coding languages (CSS, XHTML, PHP) in a variety of applications
  · Designed custom themes for use with the Movable Type and Wordpress blogging systems
  · Designed e-mail newsletters for compliance in all major e-mail clients for several small businesses and large corporations
  · Designed logos and print materials for several small local businesses

• Founder and Chairman

  Black Weblog Awards

  (Online Media industry)

  June 2005 — Present (4 years 6 months)

  · Designed and created the Black Weblog Awards brand, logo and website
  · Handled interviews, wrote press releases, and coordinated online marketing efforts for nominations and voting
  · Recruited volunteer efforts for back-end programming, advertising and sponsorship efforts since the Awards' inception in 2005
  · Coordinated gift efforts from individuals and companies of over $1500
  · Oversaw nomination and voting totals and coordinated judging efforts through Excel spreadsheet collaboration

• Chief Strategy Officer

  Relate Media Group

  (Partnership; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  January 2009 — November 2009 (11 months)

  · Oversaw total website, social media, and e-mail marketing operations for several clients, including former mayoral candidate Lisa Borders
  · Ensuring swift execution flows from strategic planning for client projects
  · Crafting social media marketing strategies based on different business models
  · Creating proposals, internal documentation, external documentation, and best practices for clients with social media campaigns

• Contributing Writer

  BlackWeb2.0.com

  (Online Media industry)

  October 2007 — April 2009 (1 year 7 months)

  · Researching and writing on topics of importance to Africans and African-Americans dealing with the Internet and social media
  · Pitching story ideas for future articles, interviews and podcasts

• Sr. Web Designer

  AT&T

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; T; Telecommunications industry)

  January 2008 — November 2008 (11 months)

  · Designing ad banner graphics for YELLOWPAGES.COM and Yahoo! business search directories
  · Developing standards-compliant websites for over 5,000 small businesses for the nine states in the Southeast region
  · Performing website and graphic changes for over 10,000 customers and advertisers in the YELLOWPAGES.COM directory in the Southeast

• Freelance Designer

  Self-Employed

  (Online Media industry)

  April 2000 — November 2008 (8 years 8 months)

  · Now registered as 3eighteen media, LLC
  · Designed Web pages using Adobe Photoshop and front-end coding languages (CSS, XHTML, PHP) in a variety of applications
  · Designed custom themes for use with the Movable Type and Wordpress blogging systems
  · Designed e-mail newsletters for compliance in all major e-mail clients for several small businesses and large corporations
  · Designed logos and print materials for several small local businesses

• Web Services Developer (Contract)

  WebMD

  (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; WBMD; Internet industry)

  May 2007 — November 2007 (7 months)

  · Coding multi-level sponsor pages using front-end web languages (CSS, XHTML, JS) for senior producer advertising programs
  · Coding e-mail newsletters and cross-checking for compliance in all major e-mail clients
  · Coding internal e-mail newsletters for use as Outlook templates

• Jr. Web Designer

  AT&T

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; T; Telecommunications industry)

  August 2006 — May 2007 (10 months)

  · Designing ad banner graphics for YELLOWPAGES.COM and Yahoo! business search directories
  · Developing standards-compliant websites for over 5,000 small businesses for the nine states in the Southeast region
  · Performing website and graphic changes for over 10,000 customers and advertisers in the YELLOWPAGES.COM directory in the Southeast

• Electronic Media Specialist

  Georgia World Congress Center

  (Government Agency; 501-1000 employees; Online Media industry)

  March 2005 — August 2006 (1 year 6 months)

  · Managed multimedia and hypertext content for the three Authority websites
  · Maintained distribution lists of over 5,000 members for e-mail and fax communications in a secure fashion
  · Formulated a comprehensive statistical and content analysis of the three Authority websites and their corresponding e-mail marketing campaigns on a monthly basis
  · Programmed electronic wayfinding monitor system and external message marquees with information on a daily basis
  · Designed internal and external e-newsletters for the Georgia World Congress Center and Georgia Dome
  · Started a comprehensive e-mail marketing campaign for the Georgia Dome's Executive Members special offers

• Dealer Concierge (Contract)

  AutoTrader.com

  (Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Internet industry)

  April 2004 — January 2005 (10 months)

  · Maintained accurate documentation of dealer and sales contact and account information
  · Providing dealers with specialized technical assistance on utilizing Internet advertising to the fullest potential
  · Participated in a team-based account management program overseeing four salespeople remotely and ensuring their accounts were serviced
  · Performing billing and collections duties for overdue accounts in upwards of $5000

• Ticket Agent

  Woodruff Arts Center

  (Non-Profit; 201-500 employees; Music industry)

  November 2001 — January 2004 (2 years 3 months)

  · Sold tickets for symphony, theatre and art museum attendance during crowded hours
  · Upsold seats for symphony and theatre productions depending on patron feedback
  · Filed and collated incoming orders from fax, e-mail, phone and mail for patron will call

• Human Factors Engineering Intern

  George C. Marshall Space Flight Center

  (Government Agency; 1001-5000 employees; Aviation & Aerospace industry)

  June 2001 — August 2001 (3 months)

  · Constructed 3D mathematical models using Unigraphics and Solid Edge
  · Developed analytical methods and improvement plans for employing the use of Excel and MiniTab during the planning, execution and development of engineering assignments
  · Formulated a human factors engineering cost-assessment algorithm for cost analysis on an advanced engineering environment

• Robotics Education Intern

  Ames Research Center

  (Government Agency; 501-1000 employees; Aviation & Aerospace industry)

  May 2000 — July 2000 (3 months)

  · Created web and graphic designs for the Robotics Education home page using Photoshop, Illustrator, and Dreamweaver
  · Worked with the Kansas Institute of Practical Robotics programming and designing robots for the BotBall tournament in conjunction with the Educational Outreach Program
  · Tested physics experiments dealing with the Mars Rover and the SOFIA project

• Campus Representative

  CollegeClub.com

  (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Online Media industry)

  October 1999 — May 2000 (8 months)

  · Increased membership for CollegeClub.com for schools in the Atlanta University Center
  · Took photographs to reflect campus life
  · Coordinated events and manned booths at events with information about CollegeClub.com

Maurice Cherry’s Education

• Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University

  M.S. , Network and Communications Management , 2006 — 2008

  Dual concentration in project management and e-commerce

• Morehouse College

  B.S. , Mathematics , 1999 — 2003

  Activities and Societies:

  Beta Kappa Chi, Golden Key International Honour Society, National Association of Collegiate Scholars, National Society of Black Engineers

Additional Information

Maurice Cherry’s Websites:

• My Company
• My Portfolio
• My Website

Maurice Cherry’s Interests:

trombone, web design, graphic design, travelling, cooking, music, video games, reading

Maurice Cherry’s Groups:

National Society of Black Engineers, Beta Kappa Chi, Golden Key International Honour Society, 9rules Network, Mensa, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Freelancers Union

•    Obama for America
•    Atlanta Linking
•    Morehouse College Alumni Network
•    Atlanta Interactive Marketing Association
•    South By Southwest (SXSW)
•    Morehouse Alumni Group
•    Social Media Marketing
•    LinkedAtlanta
•    Keller Graduate School of Management (MBA,CFA, CPA, MPM)
•    Morehouse/Spelman Professional Network
•    SXSW Interactive
•    Morehouse and Spelman Alumni
•    Freelancers Union Group
•    Web Standards Design + Development
•    Designers Talk
•    CSS Linked
•    9rules
•    Atlanta Web Design
•    Entrepreneur 2.0 (maxiwill.com)
•    BLiNQ Media: Social Media Advertising Company
•    Sales Meets Social Media
•    Southeast Association of Media Professionals (SAMP)
•    Semantic Seed
•    IPhone and Android Developers Fund

Maurice Cherry’s Honors:

Mathematics Department at Morehouse College (Senior Seminar) - 2003
Mathematics Department at Morehouse College (Differential Geometry) - 2003
Mathematics Department at Morehouse College (Advanced Calculus) - 2002
George C. Marshall Space Flight Center - 2001
Ames Research Center - 2000
Morehouse College Project S.P.A.C.E. Program - 1999
Morehouse College Honors Program - 1999

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