Project Wrangler
Greater Seattle Area
Project Wrangler
Greater Seattle Area
PMI-certified project manager with experience in Web, software, and hardware with proven record of successfully defining, evolving, and delivering large, complex projects on time and under budget. Solid track record managing creative types in both professional and performance settings. Tireless organizer of people, time, and words. Experienced public speaker who can present technical information in a fun and easily digestible way. Crafty thinker and energetic contributor with a keen interest in preserving the creative process while delivering measurable results.
Content management and editorial, marketing strategy, marketing execution, website management, film/video writing and producing. I'm also a professional voice actor.
(Public Company; MSFT; Computer Software industry)
January 2009 — Present (7 months)
Marketing campaigns, product launch management, and project portfolio management for Bing mobile products. www.bing.com/mobile.
(Performing Arts industry)
March 2002 — Present (7 years 5 months)
Voice-over artist and audio editor, on-mic in some fashion since 1988. I specialize in online tutorials, technical narration, and corporate presentations. But I've also screamed for video games, hawked car accessories, and voiced an animated vegetable.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MSFT; Computer Software industry)
October 2006 — November 2008 (2 years 2 months)
- Created new processes and documentation for 36 international subsidiaries and helped them launch a portion of Windows Media Center in Windows Vista.
- Produced a series of educational videos for Windows Media Center
- Project managed the redesign, launch, and maintenance of the Windows Media Center consumer website on microsoft.com, increasing monthly traffic by 500% in six months. Managed web production agency, SEM and SEA initiatives, campaigns, and Silverlight demo production and implementation.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Performing Arts industry)
May 2005 — April 2007 (2 years)
subatomic LLC is the production company that oversaw the Seattle Neutrino Project (a live film experience), short film creation, and several co-productions with other Seattle performing arts organizations. I handled marketing, promotion, and show bookings.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MSFT; Computer Software industry)
May 2005 — May 2006 (1 year 1 month)
I worked on two projects during my one year contract. First, I built an online store for software applications designed for Windows XP Media Center Edition, overhauled the Partners area of the Media Center website, and marketed the heck out of both. Then I moved to a the Windows Product Management team, assisting with research to figure out what should comprise the next versions of Windows, and when all that should happen.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Online Media industry)
September 2003 — May 2005 (1 year 9 months)
Managed content acquisition for Weed (an online music distribution service) including strategic agreements with content aggregators, recruiting of independent record labels, producers, and artists, creation of training, documentation and support for content providers. Launch planning, advertising, public relations, copywriting and editing for website and marketing materials.
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; RNWK; Internet industry)
2000 — 2002 (2 years)
Managed go-to-market programs for non-PC Media products with RealNetworks OEM partners. Guided the HP/Real hardware project from idea to store shelf including requirements for planning, design and functional specifications, scheduling, QA, budgeting and content packaging .
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; RNWK; Internet industry)
1997 — 2000 (3 years)
Developed, managed and executed a variety of programs leveraging both on- and offline content to drive adoption of RealNetworks’ publishing tools.
(Computer Hardware industry)
1996 — 1997 (1 year)
BA , Business , 1991 — 1994
Concentration in arts & entertainment management
PMP Certification, March 2008
Time Magazine's Person of the Year, 2006