Melissa Ward

Current

Web Site Developer/Managing Partner at NewWard Development, LLC

Past

IT Specialist at Ayco Corp
IT Analyst at Continental Grain

Education

State University of New York at Albany
Pace University

Recommended

24 people have recommended Melissa

Connections

220 connections

Industry

Internet

Websites

Melissa Ward’s Summary

Web development is both and art and a science. While most web development firms focus on solely on aesthetics, our firm creates a custom web interface that is both pleasing to the eye, representative of your business and highly targeted to your market. NewWard helps you create more then just a web site; we help you create an online marketing model that enables you to track leads and sales. At NewWard Development, LLC we know that the bottom line to all your efforts is to increase your return on investment. An effective web site increases both your business income and your productivity.

Internet Marketing Specialist: We get to know you and your business, and delve deep into your target market. Don't know who your market is? We will help you figure it out. We utilize proven solutions for organic (free) Search Engine Marketing Methods and set up and monitor PPC Campaigns. Create Web Based marketing plans and track ROI on web based marketing efforts. We implement a system that allows you to take advantage of social marketing methods to increase web traffic and target the customers you want to do business with.

Our goal is to ensure that your web site serves the visitors you want to attract and do business with. We have several applications that allow our clients to maintain their own website without costly updates and does not require you, the client, to know HTML. You wear enough hats, let us make sure that your web site is working for you instead of you working for it.

Application Development: With focus on PHP/MySql, HTML, Flash, Java & CSS. We also offer ASP, ASP.net and access database development.

Have an idea that seems out of reach? Call us... our "out of the box" thinking gets our clients online faster, cost effectively and more efficiently then they ever thought possible.

At NewWard Development, LLC it is our job to Make Your Website Your Best Employee.

Melissa Ward’s Specialties:

Internet Marketing, SEO, PPC Campaign Creation, Graphic Design , Web Customer Service Analyst, Web site ROI analyst.

Melissa Ward’s Experience

Web Site Developer/Managing Partner

NewWard Development, LLC

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)

January 2000 — Present (9 years)
IT Specialist

Ayco Corp

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

January 1990 — February 1991 (1 year 2 months)

Creation of Marketing system to track leads & sales.
Trained staff in all company wide applications.
Designed customized marketing campaigns used for corporate presentations.
Graphic design of benefits packages for each client.
IT Analyst

Continental Grain

(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Computer Software industry)

September 1987 — September 1989 (2 years 1 month)

Designed applications to track individual commodity trader's p&l
Designed forcasting models for trading commodity futures.
Planed, designed and Implemented standardized shipping, trading and purchasing applications company wide (internationally).

Melissa Ward’s Education

State University of New York at Albany

MBA, IS, 1990 — 1992
Pace University

BS, Computer Science, 1983 — 1987

Additional Information

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Melissa Ward’s Interests:

technology, internet, snowmobiling, motor-sports, marketing, public speaking, business development, web / internet training

Melissa Ward’s Groups:

Chamber of Southern Saratoga County,
Albany-Colonie Chamber of Commerce,
Saratoga County Chamber,
Rotary International - Twin Bridges Rotary Club,
Country Trailblazers, Inc.,
Tech Valley Business and Womans Association (BPW),
E-Womens Network,
BRNG,TVNG