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Erick Betancourt
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SUMMARY
  • Fourteen years experience in Web design and development.
  • Twelve years experience developing and directing creative online marketing promotions.
  • Directed Web development team resources, including producers, programmers, technical support teams and design teams.
  • Developed strategy and direction for new business pitches, presentations, estimates, and proposals.
  • Researched and established relationship with development production resources in Vietnam.
  • Created international development process between US and Canada for world class advertising agency.
  • Experienced using development tools and Internet resources for creation of Internet content.
  • Awarded over 20 advertising and industry-related honors for Web development projects directed or produced.

EXPERIENCE

Eleven Inc., San Francisco, CA 2007 - 2009

Executive Producer 03/07 - 04/09

Responsible for overall digital development and production planning for various campaigns. Duties included new business and agency process documentation, interactive team management of producers, developers, Flash animators and quality assurance.

Clients:

  • Apple
  • Autodesk
  • Business Objects
  • Callaway Golf
  • Common Sense Media
  • Northstar at Tahoe
  • Oakland A's
  • OLPC
  • Virgin America
  • Visa

Freelance - Executive Producer 2006 - 2007

Euro RSCG Worldwide
  • Ask.com - searchtools.ask.com
Wolfe/Doyle
  • Trips 123 - www.trips123.com
  • Quick Sort - www.quicksortmail.com
  • Wolfe/Doyle - www.wolfedoyle.com
Evolution Bureau
  • adidas Major League Soccer - www.adidas.com/mls
  • adidas Football - www.adidas.com/americanfootball/

Publicis, San Francisco, CA 2005 - 2006

Supervisor of Project Management 5/05 - 1/06

Responsible for Project Management, Quality Assurance and development teams. Duties include oversight of over 60 active projects in the queue, creation of development process, client relationship management, new business development, resource management, traditional project management capabilities such as project definition, creation of Information Architectures, Functional Specifications, and test plan implementation.

ChevronTexaco, San Ramon, CA 2002 - 2005

Executive Producer 10/02 - 5/05

Responsible for Interactive planning and development of multiple Intranet and Internet sites for several Operating Companies within ChevronTexaco. Duties include new business development, traditional project management capabilities such as project definition, creation of Information Architectures, Functional Specifications, Schedules, Estimates, and the management of technical and design development teams throughout the projects cycle.

Sample Work:
  • Map of Operations www.chevrontexaco.com/operations/
  • Wax Products Site www.chevrontexaco.com/operations/wax
  • Over 30 Intranet sites/applications developed and maintained

McQuerter Group , Burlingame, CA 2002

Director & Executive Producer 2/02 - 9/02

Responsible for Interactive planning and development of multiple Intranet and Internet sites for several Operating Companies within ChevronTexaco. Duties include new business development, traditional project management capabilities such as project definition, creation of Information Architectures, Functional Specifications, Schedules, Estimates, and the management of technical and design development teams throughout the projects cycle.

Project / Consulting Clients:

  • Snapple
  • IPass
  • McQuerter

Doremus, San Francisco, CA 2001-2002

Director of Interactive 8/01 - 2/02

Responsible for Interactive capabilities including creation and management of development process within traditional B2B Advertising agency. Development and implementation of extranet used for client project management and internal process guidelines. Provided traditional Executive Producer duties such as project plans, resource management, and various production tasks.

Project / Consulting Clients: New Business Spec Work for:

  • Hitachi Data Systems
  • Commerce One
  • Tektronix
  • iPass
  • SGI
  • Fujitsu
  • Toshiba
  • Check Point

Tribal DDB, San Francisco, CA 2000-2001

Director of Production 12/00 - 7/01

Direct strategy development, implementation and execution of online marketing programs for digital advertising agency. Integrate with traditional advertisers to develop a digital extension of traditional advertising campaigns. Directly responsible for traditional Producer, Resource Manager, and QA duties, including resource management of creative department. Manage Web site production resources, maintaining balanced team workloads to ensure top-quality and timely project deliverables.

Develop and manage the "Rules of Engagement" outlining how U.S. offices work on development projects with the Canadian office. Define web development projects.

Project / Consulting Clients:

  • Glad
  • Liquid Bleach
  • STP
  • Brita
  • Marketocracy
  • Active Sky

Sample Work:

  • STP  www.stpgastips.com
  • Armor All  www.armorall.com
  • Tilex  www.tilex.com
  • Fresh Step  www.freshstep.com
  • BASOC  www.basoc2012.com

SF Interactive, San Francisco, CA 1998-2000

Executive Producer 3/99 - 9/00

Directed teams of producers, creatives, and account managers to achieve client objectives for this online marketing services agency. Manage company-wide Web site production resources, maintaining balanced team workloads to ensure top-quality and timely project deliverables. Work with senior management on new business presentations. Directed team of six producers.

  • Build Web development process and systems
  • Developed proposals for new Web development projects, including scooping, pricing, and scheduling
  • Encourage innovation and new approaches

Senior Producer 12/98 - 3/99

Managed multiple producers on Web site development and online advertising projects. Managed resource allocation, budgets and schedules to provide timely client deliverables.

  • Responsible for understanding of technical and creative development for marketing strategies
  • Responsible for maintaining client expectations and relationship during development cycle
  • Identify and create development standards to ensure quality of work and efficiency
  • Develop relationships with third party service providers
  • Collaborate with senior team on new business pitches

Producer 7/98 -- 12/98

Manage multiple Web site development projects with team of developers, designers, coders, and QA.

  • Worked with teams to resolve development problems related to deadlines and budgets
  • Negotiated with departments to resolve resource allocation
  • Defined and managed client and internal objectives
  • Organized and managed project assets for development

Projects / Consulting Clients:

  • Jamba Juice  www.jambajuice.com
  • IMA  www.imaedge.com
  • RockShox  www.rockshox.com
  • NASCAR  www.smsonline.com
  • Blue Marlin  www.bluemarlincorp.com
  • Vail Resorts  www.blueskybasin.com
  • Therasense  www.therasense.com
  • Got Milk?  www.gotmilk.com
  • EPolicy.com  www.epolicy.com
  • Crissy Field (GGNPA)  www.crissyfield.org
  • Made To Order  www.madetoorder.com
  • eCircles.com  www.ecircles.com
  • Discover Brokerage  www.dicoverbrokerage.com
  • Nat'l Film Preservation  www.filmpreservation.org
  • Della.com
  • Netcentives
  • HP (SCA) / HP Color Leadership campaign
  • Swatch
  • VeriSign
  • Shamen Botanicals

Expert Software, Coral Gables, FL 1995-1998

Online Services Manager 3/97 - 7/98

Directly responsible for traditional Webmaster duties, including coordination of technical matters with ISP, maintenance of a Windows NT and a UNIX Web server, rendering of content produced by other departments into HTML, and implementation of new Web-related technologies. Participated in the redesign and re-launch of Expert Software's Web presence, which consisted of an interactive Web site and a push channel (based on BackWeb). The BackWeb channel comprised of several graphically intensive types of content, including a weekly horoscope. Other notable activities include:

  • Implementation of a corporate presence on America Online, now out of service
  • Implementation of an interactive Web-based McDonaldland environment for children
  • Implementation of Web-based resources, such as catalogues, technical support databases, online games, etc.

Supervisor, Technical Support 10/96-3/97 - Product Specialist 4/95-10/96

  • Supervised 16 Help Desk staff members
  • Implemented new technical and sales phone strategies
  • Implemented and maintained technical database of FAQ's for over 200 titles in a FileMaker Pro database
  • Working and technical Knowledge of over 200 consumer software titles consisting of multiple versions
  • Internal QA database Team Leader / Demo presentations of over 100 new release

Sample Work:

  • McDonaldland Online  www.expertsoftware.com/McDonaldland.htm (no longer live)
  • Expert Software  www.expertsoftware.com (no longer live)

SKILLS

Internet: Extensive use of Internet environments, technologies, content, applications, browsers, HTML scripting, JavaScript, CGI, SQL, ASP, JAVA, image formats and tools

Software: Homesite, PhotoShop, LinkBot, WebTrends, Coast Webmaster, Quark Xpress, Corel Draw, Macromedia Flash, Macromedia Generator, Creator Emblaze, Web Image, FTP clients, BackWeb, Rainman, MS Word, MS Excel, File Maker Pro, Microsoft Project, Windows NT, Windows 98, Windows 95, Windows 3.1, UNIX

OTHER

Bilingual (English and Spanish)
Excellent technical documentation skills
Excellent communication skills
High-level creative ability

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