Web Design and Development Consultant at Socialwise, Inc.
Greater San Diego Area
- Current
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- Web Design and Development Consultant at Socialwise, Inc.
- CEO at Greenest Marketing
- CEO at Greenest Host
- Past
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- Ecommerce Instructor at Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising
- Director of Marketing at Streamload, Inc.
- Managing Director at FirstWeb Media
- Senior Account Manager at Proflowers, Inc. / Provide-Commerce, Inc.
- Marketing Manager at Proflowers, Inc.
- Business Development Manager at Proflowers, Inc.
- Director of Website Content at WebEntrepreneurs.com
- Account Executive - Sales at Enterprise Rent-A-Car
- Research & Promotions Assistant at KFMB Television/Radio (Midwest Television)
- Education
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- Columbia University - Columbia Business School
- University of California, Berkeley
- University of San Diego
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Mike Corrales’s Summary
My passion is for high tech marketing, building businesses that align with my personal values, and helping other socially conscious businesses and organizations succeed.
Mike Corrales’s Specialties:
Website design and development efficiency expert, Open-source software development (LAMP and Java), Internet marketing, marketing strategy, public relations strategy, data center management, clean technology development, green business strategy and sustainability management.
Mike Corrales’s Experience
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Web Design and Development Consultant
Socialwise, Inc.
(Internet industry)
January 2009 — Present (7 months)
Socialwise is a developer of blended social network applications, innovative group gifting technologies, and online payment platforms.
* Manage product development and oversee design operations of innovative new web service targeting teen consumers.
* Create efficient software development plans and design cost-saving development methodologies. -
CEO
Greenest Marketing
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
January 2008 — Present (1 year 7 months)
Greenest Marketing's mission is to transform socially responsible organization's websites from static information sources to powerful marketing and sales tools; reaching more potential customers and building meaningful relationships with existing ones.
* Directly managed all design, marketing, sales and support staff.
* Strategically planned and executed online marketing and social media marketing functions for clients.
* Performed all project management duties, including: gathering requirements, understanding project scope, delivering requirements documents, producing project plans, delivery timelines, and managing all human resources on each project.
* Proactively communicated project progress and provided support for all marketing and design projects.
* Developed design concepts and oversaw the creative team's efforts to develop them to meet client requirements.
* Selected technology solutions and directed its implementation to meet client's business requirements. -
CEO
Greenest Host
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
March 2007 — Present (2 years 5 months)
Greenest Host is a web hosting solution for small to mid-sized businesses that is powered by 100% solar energy.
• Conceptualized technology solution; researched and designed hardware and software to take service from concept to market-leading green technology service in less than four months.
• Performed all pre-launch business planning, budgeting, strategy, technology build-out, and deployment of online service.
• Secured Series A financing.
• Managed support, IT staff and technical functions related to providing outsourced hosting and data center operations services.
• Strategically planned and executed all marketing and social media marketing campaigns. Devised and implemented PR planning and strategy.
Accomplishments -- International press coverage including: being named one of PC World's "10 Greenest Tech Products" in 2007, being selected as a TechCrunch40 demo company and features in CNET, InfoWorld, eWeek, The Huffington Post, and many other media outlets. -
Ecommerce Instructor
Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising
(Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Higher Education industry)
October 2007 — May 2008 (8 months)
Taught Merchandising and Marketing majors Ecommerce / Internet Marketing at the nation's leading, fully accredited, private fashion college.
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Director of Marketing
Streamload, Inc.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)
July 2004 — March 2007 (2 years 9 months)
• Directed 20 marketing and customer service professionals and oversaw technology brand development, direct marketing efforts, marketing communications, public relations, creative development, web design, event marketing, and customer service.
• Formulated strategic roadmaps: market segmentation, competitive analysis, positioning, user testing, and product requirements for consumer product development; ensuring the development of market-driven products.
• Developed and implemented tools to track, streamline and improve new customer acquisition, customer retention, market research, customer relationship management, online marketing campaign management, and corporate blogging.
• Awards: SD Business Journal’s 100 Fastest Growing Companies 2005 & 2006, Most Innovative New Product Finalist 2006 (CONNECT), Red Herring’s 100 Top Private Companies 2006, PC Magazine’s Digitallife “Best in Show” 2005 & 2006, SIIA CODiE Awards 2005 & 2006, CES Innovator Award 2006, Webbie Award 2006. -
Managing Director
FirstWeb Media
(Partnership; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
February 2003 — July 2004 (1 year 6 months)
FirstWeb Media uses state-of-the-art web-building and hosting technology. They are able to create professional custom websites, rich with dynamic, interactive, database driven modules -- until now only available to companies with large budgets and dedicated resources.
• Provided strategic development strategy, design input, project management and ongoing support for over 125 corporate, ecommerce and marketing clients.
• Planned and Executed all online and offline marketing activities for FirstWeb Media.
• Created, designed and executed all trade publication advertising and print collateral for telecommunications manufacturer.
• Paid-inclusion search marketing consulting and implementation for companies in the areas of extreme sports-related equipment and apparel, telecommunications equipment, web design and development, Internet hosting, orthopedic and ergonomic products, real estate listings, and home loan financing. -
Senior Account Manager
Proflowers, Inc. / Provide-Commerce, Inc.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Internet industry)
July 2002 — February 2003 (8 months)
• Managed direct-sales related efforts with commerce partners for in-store product sales, corporate incentive programs, marketing incentive programs, and online collaborative commerce partnerships.
• Created new initiatives, incremental growth opportunities, and brand extension programs for major retail partners.
• Developed and ran flower and gift-related sales channels for partner companies such as QVC, Costco, and Kroger.
• Managed retail in-store, corporate incentive and collaborative commerce sales staff.
• Set and managed to monthly, weekly and daily sales targets.
• Strategized and developed new, non-traditional retail and wholesale opportunities. -
Marketing Manager
Proflowers, Inc.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Internet industry)
July 2000 — July 2002 (2 years 1 month)
• Secured, managed and grew relationships with top online marketing partners including Amazon.com, MSN, Yahoo, and Google to account for more than half of company’s new customers.
• Tested marketing concepts and campaign variables using disciplined direct marketing techniques to realize incremental efficiencies in marketing campaigns; resulting in profitably increasing marketing efficiency over 400% and an additional 100% in successive years.
• Directed radio advertising efforts in 125+ U.S. radio markets
• Managed personality-based radio advertising agency and built efficient year-round endorsement personality portfolio.
• Constructed tracking database to measure personality and market proficiency, generate KPI reports, and provide near-immediate performance feedback for personalities and ad agency.
• Managed all print-related acquisition-marketing campaigns; including marketing concepts, ad copy, and print designs
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Business Development Manager
Proflowers, Inc.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)
October 1999 — July 2000 (10 months)
• Initiated affiliate recruitment and built and managed new business partnerships
• Designed reciprocal partnership marketing programs with outside companies
• Created promotional opportunities surrounding peak-seasons – ran national contests and sweepstakes and created viral marketing campaigns.
• Built and managed secondary online sales channels including online stores in Yahoo Shopping, Amazon.com, and other online retail outlets -
Director of Website Content
WebEntrepreneurs.com
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
June 1999 — October 1999 (5 months)
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Account Executive - Sales
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Internet industry)
June 1998 — June 1999 (1 year 1 month)
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Research & Promotions Assistant
KFMB Television/Radio (Midwest Television)
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Broadcast Media industry)
September 1996 — August 1997 (1 year)
Mike Corrales’s Education
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Columbia University - Columbia Business School
Executive Program in Strategic Marketing Management , Marketing/Management , 2006 — 2006
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University of California, Berkeley
Course studies in web and XML application development 2001 — 2001
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University of San Diego
1998 , Communication Studies , 1994 — 1998
Student Body President – Associated Student Government
• Selected, trained and supervised 50 student leaders
• Directed short-term, large-scale fundraising efforts in excess of $30,000
• Enacted policy; including writing of constitution, by-laws and organizational procedures
• Advocated student interests and issues with administration, board of trustees and state legislature
• Directed more than $500,000 in student funds to clubs, student organizations and event programmers.
• Conceptualized, secured university backing, and founded USD-tv – USD’s first student-run television station.- Activities and Societies:
- Associated Students (AS), United Front, Resident Assistant
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Mike Corrales’s Interests:
• Clean technology products and services – currently developing a new consumer solar technology application • Open source web application development • Building startup organizations • Film, Music, Art, Travel
Mike Corrales’s Groups:
• San Diego iMarketers Association – Board Member (2005-present)
• High Tech Marketing Alliance (HTMA)
• San Diego Direct Marketing Association
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Build Green World
Mike Corrales’s Honors:
• University of San Diego Alcalá Award recipient; administration and faculty’s selection for highest student honor as USD’s outstanding graduate.
• USD’s Outstanding Senior Man Award recipient; as selected by fellow classmates.
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