"Wandering" Dave Rhee

Social Media is often touted as a buzzword -- yet few true strategists approach this complex area with a basis in analytics geared towards maximizing Return On Investment, both short-term (campaign-based) and long-term (brand evangelism).

My approach is based on solid web analytics -- I moderate the Web Analytics Forum, where 5000+ global analytics professionals exchange best practices, and am a member of both the Marketing and Social Media committees of the Web Analytics Association.

My social media experience includes over 15 years of management of the internal best practices "Sysop Forum" on CompuServe from the late 1980s, where the pre-web pioneers of the internet created online communities, many of which still thrive in new forms and across multiple social network technologies.

As a general manager and problem solver, I attempt to address highly complex, cross-domain business issues, creating value for organizations of many different types by combining strategic and functional expertise in technology strategy consulting, web and marketing analytics, social networks, telecom network engineering, investment management, broadcast television news software, knowledge management, and education.

I am happy to forward connection requests, so please do not hesitate to ask.

"Wandering" Dave Rhee’s Specialties:

- Social media strategy
- eCommerce
- Analytics for marketing, web, and overall Business Intelligence
- Analytics for Social Networks (pioneer in this field)
- Strategy and execution for the Complete Online Customer, from acquisition through conversion, attach, upsell, support, repeat sale, and referral
- Strategy for marketing mix across traditional and online customer channels

"Wandering" Dave Rhee’s Experience

Advisory Council Member

eMetrics

(Privately Held; Management Consulting industry)

2008 — Present (less than a year)
Analytics Country Manager - Germany

LBi

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; LBI; Internet industry)

2007 — Present (1 year)
Analytics Country Manager - Germany

OX2

(Privately Held; Internet industry)

2007 — Present (1 year)
General Manager, Social Network Moderator

Web Analytics Association Forum

(Internet industry)

2006 — Present (2 years)
Acting Director, Business and Web Analytics

Gateway

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; GTW; Computer Hardware industry)

2005 — 2007 (2 years)
Director, General Manager

Orange Academy

(Primary/Secondary Education industry)

2004 — 2005 (1 year)
Investment Technology Consultant

Gould Asset Management

(Investment Management industry)

2005 — 2005 (less than a year)
Director, General Manager

Etum Academy

(Primary/Secondary Education industry)

1997 — 2004 (7 years)
Sysop Forum General Manager

CompuServe Sysop Forum

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

1989 — 2004 (15 years)
Co-Founder, Director

Blogshares

(Privately Held; Internet industry)

2003 — 2003 (less than a year)
Fletcher Jones Scholar

Claremont Graduate University

(Internet industry)

2000 — 2002 (2 years)
Senior Network Engineer

Sprint

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

1995 — 1997 (2 years)
Director, Emerging Technologies

Newsmaker Systems

(Privately Held; Broadcast Media industry)

1994 — 1995 (1 year)
Network Technical Specialist

CompuServe

(Public Company; Telecommunications industry)

1989 — 1994 (5 years)

Network Services Division
Senior Staff Consultant

Cambridge Technology

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)

1988 — 1989 (1 year)

Cambridge Technology Group was privately held, then later became Cambridge Technology Partners (CATP), which was later folded into Novell.

"Wandering" Dave Rhee’s Education

Harvard University

Bachelor's degree, Computer science, organic chemistry, 1983 — 1988

Senior thesis work with E.J. Corey, 1990 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry: Computer-assisted retrosynthetic analysis of complex organic compounds.
Manchester College

1986 — 1987
Claremont Graduate University

Ph.D., Management Information Systems, Social Network Analysis, Predictive Analytics

Dissertation in progress; creating metrics for financial valuation of online communities.
Claremont Graduate University - Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management

Executive MBA, General management, Strategy

Studied General Management and Strategy with "Father of Modern Management" Peter Drucker, and Creativity, Innovation, and Flow with noted scholar and researcher Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi.

Additional Information

"Wandering" Dave Rhee’s Websites:

My Blog

"Wandering" Dave Rhee’s Groups:

Blue: The DallasBlue Business Network (23,000+ members)
eOffice
DFW Entrepreneur Network
Harvard Club of Israel
Harvard Jobs
Executive Suite
Web Analytics Demystified
LinkedSEO
WebAnalysts.Info Web Analytics, E-business Optimization, and Online Marketing Blog Group
Pro Marketers - For Marketing Professionals
DataShaping
Facebook.com
Web Analytics Association
SKYPE user
Internet Marketing
Internet Technology Hub
EMEA Executive Search
Google Group
Claremont Graduate University Alumni
Email Marketing Roundtable
eMarketing Association Network
Internet Marketing Conference .com
Creating Results from Cultural Diversity
Harvard University Alumni
Harvard Business School Alumni Network
Microsoft Excel Users
Gateway Employees Alumni
Salesforce.com Professional Network
The 4-Hour Academy
Web Analytics Professional (+2000 members) Join now!
Six (6) Degrees of Separation (The Largest Group)
Philadelphia Interactive Marketing Association
Expat
Startup Specialists
E-Commerce Solutions
Web & Marketing Analytics Group - IQ Workforce
CNS - CompuServe Network Services Alumni
Green
Aficionados of Classical Music
After the Invite
OX2 Web Analytics
Connected Marketing Networking Group
Video Commerce