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| To think I've been doing all this for 16 years. That's about as long as it's been around to do. During that time, I've built more sites than I can count, hand-coded HTML in my dreams, used countless versions of Photoshop and other tools, and my latest multi-year adventure has been with PHP & MySQL. I think about the big picture and the small details, which just means I can see past the actual code and know the limitations and advantages of the various approaches & technologies one could use. I see sites as growing, living entities which shouldn't become frozen in time the moment you release them to the client. I have a passion for this stuff, or why else would I have been doing all this extra stuff? |
| Resumes are great for some professions and even some people, but I've never had much hope for it in terms of aptly describing what I've done or can do. I would hope that you'd take a look at this site and all the ones which are linked from it (see the full list). But I know it serves some purpose, so here it is. It's also available in alternate formats (see the right column). |
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Matte Elsbernd matte@elsbernd.net |
| PROFILE |
| Not your typical web professional. I've been around the block; Worked in quite a lot of companies/verticals and played many different roles. I bring a range and depth of experiences that is unique and this allows me to play a role beyond what's laid out in any job description. I'm hard to fit into a box and so I'm best off in roles where there are few of them. I am ready to bring ideas to life either on my own or by managing a development team. I get things built. |
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Content - research, copywriting, copyediting and proofreading Design - web graphic design, branding, animations, video and audio Development - hand-coded HTML, PHP, CSS, XHTML, JavaScript, mySQL & CGI Information Design - schematics, use-cases, functional specifications, mockups Maintenance - unix/apache, CMS, SEO, traffic analysis and customer support Management - creative & technical staff management Strategy - website and business-process development and brainstorming |
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matte.elsbernd.net - my personal portal www.firmlist.com - largest guide to web design/development firms www.electricalsocket.com - 16-year collection of experimental web projects www.usedideas.com - ideas collection www.hexhues.com - online color site www.resrc.com - guide to new media resources |
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The Royal Saltworks - San Francisco, CA Founder 04/98 - Present The Royal Saltworks is a publishing company capitalizing on the transformation of all business models using interactive tools/technologies. With a network of websites, apps and resources focused primarily on the interactive professional community, The Royal Saltworks is bringing the information and tools you need, to life. the > The Firm List > RESRC > BehindtheURL |
| Edelman Digital - San Francisco, CA - Interviewed 7/08 |
| ON24 - San Francisco, CA - Interviewed 6/08 |
| Yates Advertising - San Francisco, CA - Freelance Work 03/08-04/08 |
| Buzzillions - Milbrae, CA - Interviewed 01/08 |
| Kin Lani Charters - off-site - Freelance Work 12/07-02/08 |
| Kadium/Euro RSCG - San Francisco, CA - Interviewed 12/07 |
| LeapFrog - Emeryville, CA - Interviewed 10/07 |
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Charles Schwab, Inc. - Creative Services - San Francisco, CA Interactive Studio Manager 04/07 - 01/08 Day-to-day management of an agency studio producing everything from banners & emails through intranet applications. > Direct management for staff of 13 designers & developers > Process refinement & workflow automation |
| SixApart - San Francisco, CA - Interviewed 03/07 |
| Yahoo! - Santa Clara, CA - Interviewed 03/07 |
| HealingQuest - off-site - Freelance Work 01/07 |
| AVA Living - off-site - Freelance Work 12/06-02/07 |
| Apple - Cupertino, CA - Interviewed 12/06 |
| ATTIK - San Francisco, CA - Offered Full-Time Position 12/06 |
| Discover.com - off-site - Freelance Work 10/06-11/06 |
| Autobytel - Irvine, CA - Interviewed 07/06 |
| EVB - San Francisco, CA - Offered Contract Work 06/06 |
| Venables Bell & Partners - San Francisco, CA - Offered Contract Work 05/06 |
| BlastRadius - Vancouver, BC - Interviewed 02/06 |
| Weidlinger Associates - Los Altos, CA - Freelance Work 11/05-05/06 |
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Charles Schwab, Inc. - Creative Services - San Francisco, CA Interactive Producer (contractor) 05/04 - 07/04, 09/04 - 10/04 & 12/05 - 04/07 Technical project management in an internal ad agency. > Developed & managed technical specifications and project timelines > Bridge between the studio and the client > Managed external vendor relationships |
| QuinnStreet - Foster City, CA - Interviewed 11/05 |
| Dealix - Redwood City, CA - Interviewed 11/05 |
| TBLPod - off-site - Freelance Work 10/05-06/06 |
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Friendfinder, Inc. - Palo Alto, CA Lead/Senior Project Producer 04/05 - 10/05 Project & Product management for a network of dating sites. > 5-20+ projects for each 2-week development cycle > Managed the integration of various website acquisitions > Oversaw teams of between 2-20 developers & designers > Led team of 2-3 other project producers > Performed rapid UI-prototyping for new site features |
| GoFish Technologies - San Francisco, CA - Interviewed 05/05 |
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Current TV - San Francisco, CA Web Designer (contractor) 11/04 - 01/05 Short-term contract to help design promotional web application for an unlaunched cable television start-up. > Developed wireframes and functional specifications > Built mock-ups of initial web application |
| Yahoo! - Sunnyvale, CA - Interviewed 08/04 |
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Young & Rubicam - San Francisco, CA Web Producer (contractor) 11/04 - 01/05 Short-term contract to manage quick redesign of a major international retailer's website. > Built CSS-positioned, table-less website using PHP > Orchestrated project among multiple vendors and client divisions > Managed project schedule & team of 1-3 designers/developers |
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Minnick Web Services - Sacramento, CA Web Developer 06/03 - 03/04 Day-to-day publishing of content for various technology magazine's websites. > Published content in Interwoven Teamsite & other CMS applications > Search engine optimization (SEO) research and implementation |
| PageWeavers - Sacramento, CA - Freelance Work 04/03-07/03 |
| FansRule - Lowell, MA - Interviewed 08/02 |
| City of Lowell - Lowell, MA - Freelance Work 06/02-11/02 |
| StoneTech Professional - off-site - Freelance Work 06/02 |
| Ontra Systems - off-site - Freelance Work 05/02-06/02 |
| Vegas Rescue - off-site - Freelance Work 04/02 |
| MIT / Information Systems - Cambridge, MA - Interviewed 04/02 |
| Cosmic Blender - Watertown, MA - Interviewed 02/02 |
| Dominis Group - Boston, MA - Freelance Work 01/02-04/03 |
| SmartBargains - Boston, MA - Interviewed 11/01 |
| Pearson - Boston, MA - Interviewed 07/01 |
| Nascent State - Boston, MA - Interviewed 04/01 |
| ModernProject - off-site - Freelance Work 02/01-06/01 |
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Irma S. Mann, Strategic Marketing, Inc. - Boston, MA Group Creative Director, Interactive Marketing 10/00 - 10/01 Developed & managed the interactive capabilities at a traditional, travel-focused advertising/marketing agency. > Managed a team of 1-3 designers & account managers > Oversaw external vendor relationships > Conceptual development and information design for client projects |
| B3 Interactive - Waltham, MA - Interviewed 08/00 |
| ThoughtBridge - Boston, MA - Freelance Work 08/00 |
| DailyJolt - Boston, MA - Freelance Work 07/00-08/00 |
| VeltiNet - off-site - Freelance Work 06/00-07/00 |
| PaperMundo - off-site - Freelance Work 06/00-01/01 |
| MOCA Inc. - Boston, MA - Freelance Work 05/00-08/00 |
| Tallon - Boston, MA - Interviewed 04/00 |
| SiteUsers - Boston, MA - Freelance Work 12/99 |
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Razorfish - Cambridge, MA Information Architect 12/99 - 02/00 Worked with several start-up clients to define their site & business needs. > Led discovery workshops with clients to develop website & business strategies > Partnered with UK-based branding firm to help define the start-up's identity > Developed schematics & functional specifications |
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Open Ratings - Cambridge, MA Information Architect (Contractor) 10/99 - 03/00 Worked with several start-up clients to define their site & business needs. > Led discovery workshops with clients to develop website & business strategies > Partnered with UK-based branding firm to help define the start-up's identity > Developed schematics & functional specifications |
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Peoplestream - Cambridge, MA Web/UI Designer (employee) 03/99 - 11/99 Lead front-end role within an early-stage start-up building a proprietary web application. > Developed use-cases, wireframes and functional specifications > On strategic development team for business & website |
| NBC - New York, NY - Interviewed 11/98 |
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Newfangled Graphics - Providence, RI Senior Designer 09/98 - 12/98 Design & development of websites & online advertising for small clients. > Conceptual design for banner ads & websites > Site maintenance & graphic production |
| I3 - Seattle, WA - Interviewed 08/98 |
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Conduit Communications, Inc. - Boston, MA Digital/Web Designer (employee) 12/97 - 09/98 Lead designer for a technology firm, in both their Boston & London offices. > Oversaw the growth and development of the Visual Delivery department > Worked on international development teams, both remotely and onsite > Development/design for Fortune 1000 intranets, extranets and websites |
| NBC Interactive - Burbank, CA - Interviewed 10/97 |
| Preview Travel - San Francisco, CA - Interviewed 10/97 |
| Calcoast - Grover Beach, CA - Interviewed 10/97 |
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Internet Entertainment Group - Seattle, WA HTML Programmer (employee) 01/97 - 05/97 Part of a small development team focused on maintaining and growing a large set of content sites. > Enhanced and standardized multi-site templates & CGI scripts > Streamlined site-maintenance workflow |
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Amazon.com - Seattle, WA Warehouse Staff (contractor) 01/97 Temporary position involving the distribution & fulfillment processes that lie behind the websites.br /> > Worked in the warehouse doing order fulfillment |
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WebNet, Inc. - Tacoma, WA Web Page Designer (employee) 07/96 - 11/96 Lead designer/developer for small web design firm. > HTML development & design work for clients > Branding & strategy definition for the firm |
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Stanford University Graduate School of Business - Palo Alto, CA Graduating June 2010 Sloan Fellow - Masters Science in Management |
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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo, CA Graduated June 1996 Major - Liberal Studies Minor - English |
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