Steven King

Current

• Senior technologist at Signal MG

Past

• Developer at Self employed consultant
• Executive Editor at McGraw-Hill
• Senior Editor at Ziff Davis

• Senior IT Consultant at Self Employed (Self-employed)

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Steven King’s Summary

Senior technologist with 20 years of software/networking experience.

Career highlights:

- UI/UX design and product management for high velocity social software projects. Architectures for social networking, communities, social workflow, social CRM, social supply chain, folksonomy, Web 2.0, 2001 - present

- Technology planning and positioning for Microsoft, Intel, HP, IBM, Cisco, AMD, THUS, Motorola, Demon Internet, Gateway, 2000 - present

- Architected B2B web venture with editorial and ecommerce services - soho-telecom.com, 2000

- Produced 50+ high-end commercial web sites, 1996-present

- In-depth technology reports and white papers for leading network and IT companies, 1991- present

- Wrote 100+ articles and columns for an international audience of IT/network professionals, 1987 - present

- Wrote internationally published white paper on next-generation Internet protocols (sponsored by Nortel and accepted as informational RFI by IETF), 1999

- Founded a systems integration firm that deployed groundbreaking distributed computing systems for government, corporations and universities, 1985

- Designed and installed over 100 production distributed processing systems, 1981-present

- Designed and installed the first internetworking systems in the US Capitol building and adjoining Congressional buildings in Washington D.C., 1986

Steven King’s Experience

• Senior technologist

  Signal MG

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  March 2006 — Present (3 years 9 months)

  I provide application and systems integration, software UI design, advanced ethnography and technology strategy to leading media and technology companies,
  
  - Design social workflow software and systems
  - Write marketing and business plans
  - Participate in merger, acquisition and venture capital efforts
  - Integration planning for complex, service oriented architectures

• Developer

  Self employed consultant

  (Privately Held; Myself Only; Information Technology and Services industry)

  February 1991 — January 2006 (15 years )

  Provided technology consulting and strategic writing to large and small high tech companies, including: Intel, WorldCom, Nortel, Sun Microsystems, Motorola, Softbank, McGraw-Hill, CMP Media, IDG, First Telecom, Wellfleet Communications, Bay Networks, Synoptics, Systems Strategies, Lexical, Horizon Software, MAXM, Momentum Software, Agile Networks.

• Executive Editor

  McGraw-Hill

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

  February 1988 — February 1991 (3 years 1 month)

  While employed by this leading publisher of technology books, magazines and trade periodicals, I developed content for an international audience of networking and IT professionals:
  
  - Provided editorial direction and priorities
  - Managed coverage of emerging IT and Internet technologies
  - Wrote in-depth feature stories on a regular basis
  - Edited senior network industry consultants and executives
  - Organized industry seminars and forums
  - Created in-house advertisements and promotions
  - Wrote monthly opinion column for 100,000 readers

• Senior Editor

  Ziff Davis

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

  April 1987 — October 1988 (1 year 7 months)

  Ziff-Davis is a leading publisher of computer and networking periodicals. As a staff writer/editor and lab manager, my work for Ziff included:
  
  - In-depth feature stories on a range of networking topics
  - Early coverage of e-mail and Internet topics (1987)
  - Worked with senior editors and award-winning art directors
  - Interviewed top network experts and consultants
  - Participated in industry seminars, shows and events
  - Set up first public testing lab for LAN and internet equipment working closely with Microsoft, Novel, 3Com and other leading network vendors
  - Hands-on evaluation

• Senior IT Consultant

  Self Employed (Self-employed)

  (Self-Employed; 1-10 employees; Computer Networking industry)

  February 1984 — April 1987 (3 years 3 months)

  I designed networked systems for government, corporate and university sites, and a number of prominent Capitol Hill law firms.
  
  - Developed system and network schematics
  - Designed front-end user interfaces (navigation, menus)
  - Integrated and installed operating and application software
  - Supervised cable-plant and server room installations
  - Designed networked data-backup systems