Summary
With over 17 years of Internet experience, I've been involved in every facet of the Internet industry. From training and strategy to design/development to marketing and social media, I have had the privilege of helping several organizations and school districts move forward in their effective use of the Internet, media, and technology.
My goal is to take the knowledge I've gained over the years and use it to help organizations and school districts discover the possibilities available for accomplishing their mission.
Specialties
Web Strategy and Planning
Internet Marketing
Social Media marketing
Technology and Education Consulting
Internet Ministry Consulting
Internet Development (HTML, CSS, PHP, MySQL)
Video Production using Final Cut
Experience
Senior Project Producer, Owner
Reconnect Productions
January 2011 – Present (1 year 2 months) Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area
Web Development Services - HTML, CSS, PHP, MySQL, Wordpress CMS, Joomla CMS
Internet Marketing / Social Media Consulting/Training
Photography / Digital Image Enhancement Services
Video / Audio Production Services
Technology Integration Assistant
Forest Hills Public Schools
Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Education Management industry
September 2011 – Present (6 months) Forest Hills Central Middle School
Developing strategies in conjunction with teachers to utilize technology more effectively in the classroom.
Provide first level technical support for Central Middle School
Family Ministries Technical Coordinator
Ada Bible Church
Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Religious Institutions industry
February 2011 – October 2011 (9 months) Ada, Michigan
Audio / Visual Technology Support for multiple children's ministry rooms
Volunteer Coordination & Recruitment For Weekend Services
Creation and Execution of Presentation Needs For Weekend Services
Internet Marketing Manager
Zondervan Publishers
Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Publishing industry
September 2008 – December 2010 (2 years 4 months) Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area
Management Of Several Web Site / Mobile App Projects
Development of Internet Marketing and Social Media Strategy
Execution of Social Media Strategy via Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Geo-location Services (Foursquare, Gowalla etc), QR Codes, etc.
Development & Execution of SMS Marketing Strategy
Management of Vendor/Customer Relationships, Internal/External
Video / Audio Post-Production Tasks
Internet Training Developer/Event Manager
Gospel Communications International
Nonprofit; 11-50 employees; Nonprofit Organization Management industry
June 2007 – September 2008 (1 year 4 months)
Management & Execution of 2007 and 2008 Internet Ministry Conference (250 - 300 attendee conference)
Development of Internet Training Materials/Website Content
Execution of Social Media Strategy via Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube
Management of Vendor/Customer Relationships, Internal/External
Video / Audio Production
Web Developer, Web Producer
RBC Ministries
Nonprofit; 501-1000 employees; Religious Institutions industry
May 1995 – May 2007 (12 years 1 month) Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area
Creation of Internet Strategy
Development of Multiple Websites
Execution of Website Usability Testing
Co-leadership of Internet Team with CIO
Management of Vendor/Customer Relationships, Internal/External
Creation of Graphics For Print & The Web
Education
Calvin College
BA, Communications
1991 – 1995
My focus at Calvin College was on video and audio production. I also received a minor in Journalism which fine tuned my writing and layout design skills.
