Resume

Summary of Qualifications

Over fifteen years of experience in designing and managing web teams, web sites, and online and print marketing campaigns. Currently the Webmaster / Marketing Technology Group Manager at Morrison & Foerster LLP (www.mofo.com). Adept at managing all aspects of marketing programs – with proven track record of excellent results.

Experience

Maintain overall responsibility for mofo.com and other firm-affiliated sites. Manage the firm's web team.

• Have launched multiple sites for this world leader in legal services, including primary responsible for migration, design implementation, and overall functionality.
• Manage email marketing campaigns with deep expertise in best practices.
• Succeed in a fast-paced international environment.

Performed a broad variety of marketing activities for this Linux Management Appliance company, including web team manager and creative manager.

• Created company web site, including design, content creation, branding, and development of multimedia materials.
• Created and art–directed company's appliance design, product GUI, product packaging, and support documentation.
• Produced company intranet, collateral (datasheets, white papers, case studies, and corporate fact sheets), banner ads, e–newsletter, and print advertising campaigns.
• Created special promotional web sites with key partners, including the "Linux on zSeries at Work" collaboration with 11 industry leaders.
• Successfully coordinated and promoted company at myriad special events and conferences. Successfully managed event budget exceeding $100k.
• Managed localization of content and acted as marketing liaison for both foreign and domestic partners. Responsible for successful launch of company partner portal, leading to company's first successful mutual lead-generation program.
• Created SalesForce integration processes on company web site, resulting in streamlined and vastly improved lead generation. Efforts resulted in more than 2,000 new leads per year.

Managed and developed consulting firm's web site (www.lecg.com), including content, graphics, and user interface. In addition:

• Developed Lotus Notes personnel database, including programming and content generation.
• Coordinated special events and seminars, resulting in new business for the company.
• Responded to investor request and webmaster email.
• Developed key responsibility for marketing research and resulting strategic marketing recommendations.

Worked as marketing contractor with CNET's builder.com, the web developer resource and conference. Responsibilities included:

• Provided marketing materials and logistical support, including show guide creation, invoicing / billing issues, and staffing of show office.
• Conducted internet research and prepared databases of prospective sales, marketing, and press clientele.

As a member of the California bar, managed caseload and handled all aspects of litigation for plaintiffs' employment law firm (Law Offices of Paul Wotman) and broad–based defense litigation firm (Ericksen, Arbuthnot, Kilduff, Day & Lindstrom). A sample of duties include:

• Argued matters in court, successfully mediated multi-million dollar cases, and participated in arbitrations and trials.
• Selected as member of high–profile class action litigation team concluding with trial in federal court, personally conducted hundreds of depositions.
• Supervised a large team of paralegals in document–intensive organization and research project.

Education

University of Arizona / University of Arizona College of Law

• J.D. Degree. Dean's List. President, Law School Film Society.
• B.A. Degree (Psychology/English). Dean's List. Served as legislative aid for Arizona state legislature. Testified in support of bills, conferred with lobbyists and legislative liaison, and conducted research and prepared memoranda. Researched and drafted proposed legislation.

Technical Skills

Highly proficient in a variety of software programs, languages, and operating systems, including:
 

Content Management Systems: Drupal, SiteCore, and other proprietary systems   HTML software: Homesite, Dreamweaver   Graphic creation software: Adobe Creative Suite I, II, and III, including Photoshop, Illustrator, ImageReady, InDesign, and Acrobat Professional   Scripting languages: Including familiarity with Javascript and PHP.

Web optimization / SEO, SEM: CSS, SSI, page optimization, SEO / SEM, and AdWords campaigns   Web server / transfer tools: Comfortable with Apache and proficient FTP, SSH and SCP clients (ssh, PuTTy, PSCP.)   Version–control systems: cvs, etc.   Image–capture, video editing: SnagIt, Camtasia   Office / text editing tools:: MS Office Suite – Word, Excel, PowerPoint – vi / emacs