Simone Yard

Current

CEO / Co-Founder at Melendez-Yard Multimedia

Past

Business Manager / Sales at Entropy Free LLC
Advertising Consultant at Job Target
Consultant - Recruting Manager/ WebMaster at Business Advanced Systems

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Education

City University of New York

Recommended

5 people have recommended Simone

Connections

94 connections

Industry

Computer Software

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Simone Yard’s Summary

Simone is currently serving as CEO of Melendez-Yard Multimedia Inc. a company she co-founded in 8/2006 with co-founder Edwin Melendez. Melendez - Yard Multimedia Inc. owns and operates a series of Networking Communities and Job Boards. As well as a full service website design company.

Experience

Prior to starting Melendez-Yard Multimedia Inc, Simone worked in the staffing and recruitment industry for over 10 years. She has worked as an Administrative Recruiter for AppleOne Employment Services, Custom Staffing and Top Temps in NYC. She also worked for Openxi as high level Tech Recruiter sourcing candidates for companies such as Deutsh Bank, GE, and Microsoft. Simone has also worked as a corporate recruiter at Pfizer Pharmaceuticals in Groton, CT and as a Recruitment Advertising Consultant for Job Target in New London CT.

Simone has also performed Website Design & Development, SEO, and Search Engine Marketing (SEM), and back linking services for mid sized to small business. She also performs Keyword Research and Internet Branding Services of all kinds.

Her discipline in the tech and staffing world has let her to develop various job boards' websites and online communities such as SmartTechPeople.com, Smart Health Professionals.com, SmartSalesExperts, TheSpotlightPages.com, UrbanWomensbc.ning.com, and mymultimediadesigns.com.

Words of wisdom:

Ultimately, man should not ask what the meaning of his life is, but rather must recognize that it is he who is asked. In a word, each man is questioned by life; and he can only answer to life by answering for his own life; to life he can only respond by being responsible."

By - Viktor Frankl

Simone Yard’s Specialties:

Specialties: Website Design & Development
Search Engine Marketing
*Google AdWords
*Analytics (Google Analytics, )
*SEO on-page best practices
*Link building
*Social Media Marketing strategy and implementation

Simone Yard’s Experience

CEO / Co-Founder

Melendez-Yard Multimedia

(Internet industry)

January 2006 — Present (3 years 7 months)

Melendez - Yard Multimedia, Inc. is a Internet media, and service provider. We provide Website Design, Search Engine Optimization, and Internet and Search Engine Marketing Services. We also currently own and operate a few social networking communities, e-zines, and job boards.

Our Mission is to make as big a positive difference in the happiness, consciousness, personal power, and lives of as many people as possible, primarily through educating, empowering, and enlightening, ourselves our members, clients and our community.

Websites -
smarttechpeople.com
smartadminpeople.ning.com
smartsalespeople.ning.com
mymultimediadesign.com
thespotlightpages.com
Business Manager / Sales

Entropy Free LLC

(Information Technology and Services industry)

August 2008 — November 2008 (4 months)

We are a start-up, innovative IT Consulting Firm located in Brooklyn, NY.

My duties include, business management, and sales.
Advertising Consultant

Job Target

(Internet industry)

October 2007 — April 2008 (7 months)
Consultant - Recruting Manager/ WebMaster

Business Advanced Systems

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Staffing and Recruiting industry)

January 2007 — July 2007 (7 months)