John Douglas

Current

• Product Manager: Analytics+Deep Caching at Move Networks

Past

• Visual Effects Artist at Ringside Creative
• Managing Partner / Lead Designer+Project Manager at Studio Logic, LLC
• Conference Specialist/Traffic Coordinator at Coolfire Interactive

• Flash Developer at Aquent
• MIP Tech at Ford Motor Company
• Asst. Avid Editor at Radish Creative
• Asst. Stedicam Operator at David Isern
• Production Assistant at ESPN / ABC Sports / VH1

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Education

• University of Michigan
• Sony Institute of Technology
• Columbia College Chicago

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Connections

162 connections

Industry

Marketing and Advertising

Websites

• My Website

John Douglas’s Summary

Past 6 months have been devoted to studying the business of internet television - everything from technology & cost analyses, to assessing viewership trends & activity. Also have put in considerable effort to help progress ITV advertising initiatives, misc internal operations processes, and helping to develop various sales tools & programs

Previous 6 years devoted to television post production processes- 6 months in broadcast distribution, 3 months in engineering, 5+ years in visual effects; also have been working with the internet since 1998, including streaming video (1998) & flash (1998); technical and creative web design+project management since 2000 in both B2B and small business environments

Technical and creative achievements ranging from invitations to the Sony Institute of Technology (San Jose, CA) to handling promotions and design for nation-wide events featuring Moby, David Bowie, Outkast, Sasha+Digweed, Bad Religion and others

John Douglas’s Specialties:

Visual Effects Related: Flame, Inferno, Combustion, Particle Illusion, Compositing, Rotoscoping (Paint+Masking), 2D+3D Tracking, Design, Motion Graphics, Concepting, Advanced Keying, Photoshop/Illustrator

Web Related: Photoshop/Illustrator/ImageReady/Acrobat, Flash, Actionscript, HTML/XML, Advanced CSS skills, PHP/ASP, mySQL/SQL, Javascript, SEO, Usability, Branding/Re-Branding

Misc: Hardware/Software Troubleshooting, Web Project Management, Online Entertainment Marketing+Promotion

John Douglas’s Experience

• Product Manager: Analytics+Deep Caching

  Move Networks

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Internet industry)

  January 2008 — Present (1 year 1 month)

  Recently moved into the Product Management role covering both or Deep Caching and Reporting/Analytics products & services.
  
  Previously worked as a Business Analyst for Advanced Development & Research:
  Provide business and statistical analysis for variety of projects in an effort to maximize the organization's competitive advantage
  
  Area of Responsibility & Focus: Support the organization by offering and managing detailed analysis related to potential opportunities & threats, assessing various trends within the industry, understanding consumer habits, and exploring various impacts of changes in advertising, content & technology

• Visual Effects Artist

  Ringside Creative

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  August 2001 — January 2008 (6 years 6 months)

  Flame/Inferno operator on variety of regional and national commercial spots for Ford, General Motors, Chrysler, Volkswagen, Mazda, US Cellular and Michelin; performed supervised/unsupervised visual effects work including green screen composites, fixes, rig removals, 3D composites, and logo/type treatments in both SD and HD; clients include Team Detroit (JWT/YR), BBDO, Campbell-Ewald, Leo Burnett, Crispin Porter+Bogusky, and Doner
  
  Engineering Intern (2002): Assisted engineering department in providing technical support to entire organization; handled PO requests on a daily basis; instrumental in year-end equipment audit
  
  Duplication Intern (2001-2002): Perform various duplication, encoding/transcoding and videotape library services

• Managing Partner / Lead Designer+Project Manager

  Studio Logic, LLC

  (Partnership; 1-10 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  2000 — January 2008 (8 years)

  Started in 2000, the company began as online entertainment promotions company with 8 key members. Helped define company strategies and seek out potential clients; create proposals; work with clients to define online promotional needs and manage client development services; handle all web design work (HTML/Flash), as well as all internal marketing and promotional material; National clients include Clear Channel/SFX, Ticketmaster and MCT/Bold Management
  
  In 2005 the company disbanded and the entity is now used as a means though which various consulting and freelance services are offered.

• Conference Specialist/Traffic Coordinator

  Coolfire Interactive

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Internet industry)

  2000 — 2001 (1 year)

  Fulfill update requests for multiple Ford B2B websites (FDealer, QCDealer, LMDealer); Accommodate client technical needs by working with developers and coordinating ColdFusion development efforts spread across New York, Los Angeles and Detroit offices

• Flash Developer

  Aquent

  (Internet industry)

  2000 — 2001 (1 year)

  Create interactive flash movies for General Motors' various online technical training websites

• MIP Tech

  Ford Motor Company

  (Public Company; Broadcast Media industry)

  1998 — 2000 (2 years)

• Asst. Avid Editor

  Radish Creative

  (Media Production industry)

  1999 — 2000 (1 year)

  Assist project producer and editor in digitizing/logging tapes and handling Avid media management duties (Freelance)

• Asst. Stedicam Operator

  David Isern

  (Broadcast Media industry)

  1998 — 2000 (2 years)

  (Freelance)

• Production Assistant

  ESPN / ABC Sports / VH1

  (Broadcast Media industry)

  1999 — 1999 (less than a year)

  (Freelance)

John Douglas’s Education

• University of Michigan

  BBA Finance, 2008

• Sony Institute of Technology

  1997 — 1998

  - Advanced Equipment Troubleshooting Course ('97)
  - Mastering Digital Technology Course ('98)

• Columbia College Chicago

  Broadcast Television (Summer Program) 1997 — 1997

  - Advanced Television Production: Multi-Camera
  - Advanced Television Production: Field Production + Editing
  - Advanced Television Production: Computer Related Production

Additional Information

John Douglas’s Websites:

• My Website

John Douglas’s Interests:

rock climbing, snowboarding, mountain biking, fashion+architecture+interiors, music, movies, art

John Douglas’s Groups:

WDHS

•    Young Professional Connection

John Douglas’s Honors:

Silver Caddy Award: Hackapalooza Live Event (Group Award)
- Created animated graphics for event and DVD

John Douglas’s Contact Settings

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• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• job inquiries
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• business deals
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