Current
  • SEO Manager at Yahoo!
Past
  • Program Manager at PayPal
  • Sr. Web Producer at Paypal
  • Project Manager at Rhombus Technologies, Inc.
  • Project Manager & Web Developer at 1105 Media
  • Applications Consultant at Plutus Enterprises
  • Manager & Consultant at Fame 1 Computers, Inc.
Education
  • Mt. Sierra College
Connections
341 connections
Industry
Internet
Websites

Tony Adam’s Summary

- Search Engine Marketing Expert with experience in Search Engine Optimization, Viral Marketing, PPC Campaign Management, and Social Media. SEO knowledge includes page strength, linkbait, social media platforms, etc.

- Overall Product creation, management and development with experience in all facets of technology including web, social media, and information technology. Expertise in creating great products along with working on great teams and leading teams to develop those products.

- Project Management background in multiple levels of management and an expertise in "execution." (e.g. Web, SEO, IT, etc.).

- Client/Vendor/Partner Relationship Management & Marketing skills performed at many different organizational levels ranging from SMB to Enterprise organizations.

- Web Development experience in languages such as Asp.NET, PHP, standards based HTML/CSS with a focus on Customer Experience and quality web products.

- Design and copywriting experience in web/print sales and marketing materials.

Tony Adam’s Specialties:

- SEO (Search Engine Optimization), SEM (Search Engine Marketing) & Viral Marketing
- Product Creation, Development and Management
- Project Management, Planning, & Execution
- Standards based HTML & CSS, PHP, .NET, Ruby on Rails
- Customer Relationship Marketing & Management


Tony Adam’s Experience

  • SEO Manager

    Yahoo!

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; YHOO; Internet industry)

    July 2008Present (1 month)

  • Program Manager

    PayPal

    (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; ebay; Internet industry)

    January 2008July 2008 (7 months)

    Program Manager of Web Standards

  • Sr. Web Producer

    Paypal

    (Public Company; ebay; Internet industry)

    January 2007January 2008 (1 year 1 month)

  • Project Manager

    Rhombus Technologies, Inc.

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

    July 2006October 2006 (4 months)

    Mytripz.com - Client - (contract)
    - Managed project and product development of Social Networking website built in Ruby on Rails from concept to beta launch. Ensured product launched under budget, on schedule and with crucial functionality

  • Project Manager & Web Developer

    1105 Media

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

    May 2006October 2006 (6 months)

    - Introduced project management principles, including a FSD (Functional Specification Document) and project planning standard.
    - Created excellent business unit relationships through increased communication and teamwork between cross functional teams.
    - Worked on initial planning and architecture of content management and publishing systems.

  • Applications Consultant

    Plutus Enterprises

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

    October 2005May 2006 (8 months)

    - Coordinated mutliple development projects with cross-functional teams to ensure client/business unit software development efforts were reached on time.
    - Maintained multiple internal web and software systems to ensure day-to-day operations were handled, this included the software development of a newly introduced error reporting tool and several enhancements to these applications.
    - Increased application support through documentation and training efforts with several cross-functional teams.

  • Manager & Consultant

    Fame 1 Computers, Inc.

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

    February 2002October 2005 (3 years 9 months)

    - Achieved new business goals while introducing new products and services through management and training standards, that contributed to tripling consulting revenue.
    - Managed day-to-day business operations and managed multiple consulting and client facing services to achieve increased client relationships which led to higher sales.
    - Introduced Search Engine Optimization and Marketing while also creating a company wide initiative to build a new company website. Managed multiple vendors, contractors and internal employees with agile methods to meet milestones and deadlines in order for a proper launch.
    *website was ranked #1 or Page 1 for almost all relevant keywords.


Tony Adam’s Education

  • Mt. Sierra College

    B.S., Computer Information Technology, 20012004


Additional Information

Tony Adam’s Websites:

Tony Adam’s Interests:

- Search Engine Optimization - Viral, Social Media, Internet Marketing - Product Management, Development, Planning - Web Standards Evangelist, Design, and Development

Tony Adam’s Groups:

Member:
LA.NET Developers Group – 01/04
Webmaster World – 08/04
Search Engine Warch - 12/04
BarcampLA – 04/06
Lunch 2.0 - 06/07, SEO Meetup

  •    PayPal Alumni on LinkedIn (PALs) member
  •    LinkedSEO member
  •    SMX - Search Marketing Expo member
  •    BAG - Bay Area Geeks member
  •    Search Marketing Salon member
  •    SearchEngineWatch.com Forums member

Tony Adam’s Honors:

PayPalian Award - Q2 2007


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