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Portland, Oregon Area
- Current
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- typist at inter@ctivate, inc.
- Past
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- search.com at CNET Networks, Inc. (acquired by CBS Corporation)
- volunteer: palm-based data collection device for field research at san jose state university
- vice president of engineering at SavvySearch Limited
- director, research & intelligence at ibooks
- director, internet services at ARK Enterprises
- director of internet services at world information networks
- managing partner at kensho, llc
- academic computing specialist (programmer / analyst II) at university of california, san diego
- Education
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- University of California, Los Angeles
- University of California, San Diego
- university of california, santa cruz (UCSC) sierra institute
- university city high school ( uchs / university city hs )
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sean dreilinger’s Summary
Fourteen years of involvement in the online industry including design, development and operation of two web search engines (CNET Search.com and SavvySearch), a syndicated keyword advertising network, and the creation of vertical search and SEO programs for sites like mySimon, Shopper.com, News.com, Download.com, GameSpot, MP3.com, CNET Networks, and ZDNet.
Dreilinger holds a masters degree specializing in Information Systems and Information Access from the Graduate School of Information Studies at UCLA, and a bachelors degree in Visual Arts from UCSD.
sean dreilinger’s Specialties:
+ internet and online: strategy, analysis, architecture and operations
+ search industry and search engines: product development & management (information retrieval applications), search engine advertising (devising keyword and contextual advertising products to feature and syndicate bidded keyword listings), search-driven content applications, search engine marketing (SEM), search engine optimization (SEO)
sean dreilinger’s Experience
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typist
inter@ctivate, inc.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
December 1995 — Present (12 years 10 months)
Founding member of this interactive agency catering to clients such as Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART), Jenny Craig International, John Laing Homes, NBC Universal, the San Diego Padres (major league baseball team), the "world famous" San Diego Zoo, and Sunkist Growers.
Research and analysis of client industries (entertainment, water, power, agriculture, technology, housing & real estate) to discern trends, gather competitive intelligence, monitor opportunities, and recommend action. System analysis & design, software evaluation and prototyping for internet, ecommerce, intranet and extranet applications. Processes for improved web development and hosting. Create, test and launch strategies for ethical marketing of products and services on the internet.
In 2007, Inter@ctivate was ranked 1,993 on Inc. Magazine's 5,000 Fastest Growing Companies in America. -
search.com
CNET Networks, Inc. (acquired by CBS Corporation)
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; CNET; Online Media industry)
1999 — 2004 (5 years)
Co-founder & Manager of the Advanced Search Technologies Group, five people responsible for over 10% of $291 million annual revenue in a year when our company employed 2,080 people worldwide.
Product development, research, performance analysis, architecture and operations for CNET Networks, one of the 10 most-visited domains the web. Created and managed innovative, revenue-generating information retrieval products: search engines, recommendation engines, keyword & contextual advertising products, search engine marketing campaigns (SEM/PPC) and optimization (SEO). Search strategy & automation for international and domestic business units of brands like CNET.com, News.com, GameSpot.com, Shopper.com, Search.com (our own web search portal), ZDNet.com, Download.com, MP3.com, and mySimon.com.
Patent: Apparatus and Method for Delivering Information Over a Network. CNET Networks, Inc. assignee. Patent 7,016,892. 21 Mar. 2006. -
volunteer: palm-based data collection device for field research
san jose state university
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Research industry)
January 2001 — May 2002 (1 year 5 months)
contributed design and implementation of a handheld, gps-enabled data collection device used by graduate students to record insect behavior in the santa cruz mountains. performed needs analysis, data and application architecture, software selection and programming. guest speaker in associated SJSU graduate seminar. the design features a custom pictographic interface to open-source cybertracker software running on palm visor hardware.
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vice president of engineering
SavvySearch Limited
(Internet industry)
1998 — 1999 (1 year)
Co-founder of critically acclaimed metasearch company (an advanced web search engine). Awards and accolades included CNET Editor's Choice metasearch (1999 Search Engine Shoot-Out) and posthumous inclusion in Forbes Digital Best of the Web, 2000.
Architecture, operations, optimization and performance tuning to improve traffic handling, availability, security, and portability of this service that ranked in the Alexa Global Top 500. SavvySearch was acquired by CNET Networks. -
director, research & intelligence
ibooks
(Libraries industry)
July 1999 — October 1999 (4 months)
Short-term contract to provide competitive intelligence and marketing strategy, reporting to the CEO and venture capital sponsor of this pre-product, pre-IPO online digital publishing startup-formerly "the world's leader in online reference materials."
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director, internet services
ARK Enterprises
(Management Consulting industry)
January 1996 — December 1996 (1 year)
Evaluated the technology component of business plans selected by our CEO (Alan R Kidd) for management consulting and venture investment potential. Presented Internet & technology strategy to clients in a variety of industries, including telecommunications, healthcare, finance, and marketing.
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director of internet services
world information networks
(Education Management industry)
April 1995 — April 1996 (1 year 1 month)
Developed web based conference services for pioneering Online Conference Management company. Created Internet interfaces to peer-reviewed journals and customer conferences including Medicine Meets Virtual Reality, MIREX, HealthInfo National, HealthInfo West, and NMHCC Executive Briefings. Built and administered production web servers. Supported remote customers, researchers, and email discussion members.
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managing partner
kensho, llc
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
April 1995 — January 1996 (10 months)
Founded Kensho to "Bring knowledge to the Information Age in a flash." Grew business in three areas: information literacy, electronic marketing, and competitive intelligence on the internet. Kensho was acquired by ARK Enterprises.
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academic computing specialist (programmer / analyst II)
university of california, san diego
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Research industry)
June 1994 — April 1995 (11 months)
Responsible for a diverse departmental network serving 250 local and remote users and 120 machines. Established the department's first three web servers in 1994. Initiated a large scale network redesign and construction project. Introduced helpdesk service. Instructed faculty, students, and staff in networked information access. Supervised two level one programmers.
sean dreilinger’s Education
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University of California, Los Angeles
MLIS, information systems, information access, 1992 — 1994
graduation speaker, US Department of education scholarship, transcript/curriculum url: http://www.durak.org/sean/resume/online/ed/classes.php
- Activities and Societies:
- student governing board, MIT lab consultant, research assistant, teaching assistant, student member of ASIS, ALA, CLA
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University of California, San Diego
BA, visual art / media / photography, 1987 — 1992
Provost's honor list, Hunt Foundation grant to document homeless veterans during the Gulf War. US Grant for stereoscopic multimedia production, photography featured in a 25th anniversary calendar and two annual promotional posters for John Muir College
- Activities and Societies:
- aoinagi karate club - instructor and student
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university of california, santa cruz (UCSC) sierra institute
cultural geography of the sierra nevada 1990 — 1990
this was a field study quarter conducted by uc santa cruz professor mary beth hennessey. our 15-person class backpacked from the southern end if the sierra nevada (domelands) to the north (mono lake). documented online here:
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university city high school ( uchs / university city hs )
HS Diploma, 1984 — 1990
graduation speaker
- Activities and Societies:
- varsity letters in cross-country and track, producer & anchor on school television network, california scholarship federation (CSF), honor roll
Additional Information
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sean dreilinger’s Groups:
sempdx, web analytics professionals, cvs enthusiasts advocates evangelists, kernel panic linux users group
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UCLA MLIS Student & Alumni Network
sean dreilinger’s Honors:
Professional
Invited speaker at conferences and classes in London, Washington DC, Dallas, San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego for a variety of internet-related topics and audiences. Chapter Author: Linux Installation & Getting Started, published by SSC (1996, 1999, and various translations).
Athletic
Karate (team kata): Pan-American Games: 3rd place, Puerto Rico, 1993. ITKF World Championships: 4th place, Lima, Peru, 1990. AAKF National Championships: 1st place, 1994, 1988.
Artistic
Photography: frequently featured in blogs, included in an exhibit at the San Diego Museum of Natural History. Original music: performance and interview on Loudspeaker: Listen to This! that aired on 91X FM Radio.
sean dreilinger’s Contact Settings
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- consulting offers
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