Project Manager Management

KENNY WILT

* ******** ****, ****** *****, California 92694

Mobile: 949-***-**** Email: *****.****@*****.***

SUMMARY OF EXPERTISE

• Senior Web Development Manager experienced in applying project management discipline to lead business

solutions and manage multiple projects and resources. Fifteen years experience in successfully leading cross

functional teams to help organizations become more efficient and gain a competitive advantage. Proven leader

in defining strategic initiatives and goals and a reputation for excellence that consistently exceeds expectations.

Effective catalyst in encouraging interoperability across departments. Strong relationships with Sr. Management,

Technical and Creative resources.

TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE

Linux, Apache, Mysql, PHP, WordPress Multi-user, DokuWiki, Oracle, SQL, MS.Net, OpenText, Omniture

SiteCatalyst, MicroStrategy, MS Project, Agile/SCRUM, Google Site Search, Google Analytics, Salesforce,

Sharepoint, Webtrends, Adobe CS5, Corel Painter, Vue Infinite, Toonboom

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SR. PROJECT MANAGER

Kelley Blue Book –Irvine, CA 5/11 to Present

Member of the PMO to ensure the success of company initiatives.

• Project Manager over the development of a custom 7” Android tablet and custom inventory application for use

with the inventory management of dealerships. The ruggedized tablet is being designed for the extreme

operating environments for the target audience. The Android inventory management and booking application is

being designed for online and offline processing

• Coordinating the management of the engineering design firms work on the tablet to meet an aggressive timeline

• Supporting the ongoing development and enhancement for an industry focused web application, Quick Values,

that provides vehicle values for financial and dealer institutions.

WEB PROJECT MANAGER

James Hardie Building Products – Mission Viejo, CA 10/09 to 11/10

Defined and managed all digital engagement strategies including web and social media touch points.

• Managing all facets of a major site redesign initiative for five of the company’s core websites. This included the

submission and review of a request for proposal to five agencies and initial wireframe design comps. The new

website infrastructure incorporates content management system technology. The new websites will use HTML5,

CSS3, and jQuery in a LAMP environment. Integrating data sources into website infrastructure including

Salesforce and Pivotal.

• Working with internal and external stakeholders to identify optimal user experience for next generation website

implementation.

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• Working with agencies to utilize social media networks to engage current and future customers. This includes a

substantial presence on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube. Using social media outlets for audience

engagement through content updates, contests and promotions.

• Responsible for the deployment of the ExactTarget campaign management system to enhance communication of

the company brand to the customer base.

• Managed the implementation of a new digital asset management system for all marketing assets including

images, videos and rich media elements. This system is integrated into the new web content management

system.

• Developing the companies search engine optimization strategy and metrics analysis.

• Identified mobile app applications to develop that engage consumers and spread the company’s value

proposition.

WEB STRATEGY TECHNOLOGY ANALYST

Capital Group – Irvine, CA 1O/07 to 7/09

Responsible for short and long range strategic initiatives for the American Funds websites. Identify emerging web

technologies and provide a strategic road map.

• Managing the research and development of emerging web technologies and trends based on site data and industry

analysis.

• Defining web analytic framework to drive innovation and determine site opportunities. Creating report suite to

support and guide business objectives.

• Developed the strategic plan for the American Funds websites to deliver a superior customer experience.

• Researching online self-service opportunities for American Funds websites to enhance the user experience while

gaining site efficiencies.

• Providing comprehensive analysis of Search Engine Optimization (SEO) for AF sites.

• Responsible for developing the Retirement Online Channel Web Site Business Plan.

SR. PROJECT MANAGER

Freedom Communications – Irvine, CA 5/04 to 9/07

Project Manager for the development and implementation of Internet technologies to meet the business challenges for

this media company which is comprised of eight television stations, three metro newspapers (including the Orange

County Register) and over thirty regional community papers.

• Responsible for the design and implementation of the Interactive initiatives for the new Freedom Interactive

division. These include a comprehensive list of action items to realize substantial revenue gains, including

centralized ad serving technology from 24/7 Realmedia OAS, Omniture web analytics, Google search and paid

search. Responsible for the centralization of all 240 Freedom websites to a centralized content management

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system to consolidate support and maximize revenue. Integrating Monster.com into all 80 primary sites as our

jobs provider. Integrating Brightcove video platform and Zvents calendaring suite into all sites.

• Full responsibility for the analysis and implementation of the traffic sales and inventory management system for

the Broadcast division. Researched viable technologies and vendors in this space. Assembled a steering

committee from key representatives of the eight television station. Performed thorough vendor analysis and

system testing. Selected VCI as the vendor and implemented a centralized system with Citrix integration. First

year savings exceeded $250,000 with an additional estimated sales revenue increase projected to be between

$500K - $1 million.

• Established a comprehensive project intranet website to provide up-to-the-minute status on all internal projects.

This provides an easily accessible source of information to communicate effectively to our customers.

SR. TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM MANAGER

Pacific Life – Annuities & Mutual Funds Division, Newport Beach, CA 1/00 to 4/04

Responsible for the strategic deployment, project management and full life cycle analysis of E-Business technologies

for this highly successful financial company. This company's financial B2B websites have been ranked highest among

industry peers. Systems include Microsoft IIS web servers, Oracle 9i, and UNIX and iPlanet, BEA application servers.

Application development is in J2EE and Dynabase.

• Responsible for the full life cycle development and support for the extranet site that services an extensive

broker/dealer community. Extranet site provides comprehensive applications and services to assist the reps in

managing their book of business. Provide guidance and management support to the development staff to ensure

that products are thoroughly tested and delivered within given timeframes.

• Designed and managed the development and deployment of an online marketing order center for external reps to

request forms, marketing materials and sales ideas. Leading the deployment of streaming media servers to

enhance the communication of the Marketing and Sales departments reach to external broker dealer

representatives via the companies B2B websites.

• Responsible for the evaluation and implementation of Blackberry wireless technology to serve the needs within

the company. Assisting the Sales Force Automation and Data Warehouse systems to publish to wireless devices

from their SFA system. Developing a comprehensive wireless solution to assist the needs for remote Field Sales.

MANAGER, DIGITAL ASSET STRATEGIES

The Walt Disney Company – New Technology & New Media, Burbank, CA 3/94 to 12/99

Developed the strategic vision for the implementation of media asset management technology for the Walt Disney

Company and all divisions. Provided guidance and direction to business units in the deployment of media asset systems.

Identified key technologies and vendors to develop an enterprise strategy for the management of mixed media, which

includes, still images, video, animation, audio, and QuickTime VR. The New Technology & New Media department

reports directly to the CEO of the Walt Disney Company. Interacted with the highest levels of executive management at

the Walt Disney Company.

• Performed financial impact analysis on existing Disney media asset systems and authored and published

specifications & guidelines for the deployment of media asset technology within Disney. Completed the full life

cycle business analysis in partnership with sponsoring departments of over forty media asset management

initiatives.

• Hosted a monthly Media Asset Management user group meeting for all business units to create an environment in

which technical and procedural information regarding media asset management can be exchanged.

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• Encouraged interoperability across business units by developing a standardized Disney nomenclature and

compatibility with industry standard file formats.

• Guest panel speaker at the Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA) ‘98 conference in Miami on the

topic of digital archiving strategies. Shared the panel with members from Lucasfilm and The Discovery Channel.

PROJECT MANAGER

The Walt Disney Company – Corporate Alliance/McDonald’s, Burbank, CA. 1/97 to 8/98

Project Manager for the development of a multi-million dollar private B2B media asset management system co-

developed with the McDonald’s Corporation. This web-based system provides Disney source artwork to McDonald’s

and their ad agencies to help develop a promotional campaign to a Disney property. Campaign artwork is posted by the

McDonald’s ad agencies for electronic online approval by the Disney marketing groups. The system utilizes a custom

Bulldog media asset system, an Oracle 8 database integrated LDAP running in a Sun/UNIX environment.

• Worked with the Disney marketing groups along with a McDonald’s project team and ad agencies to define end-

user requirements for improving workflow and communications between the two companies.

• Planned the media asset system architecture with the selected vendors and Disney IS and developed a working

prototype. Designed the user interface and system functionality. Managed internal and contracted resources for

the development of this system.

• Designed a networked, JAVA-based master promotional calendar system to track the rollouts of the 500 various

Disney/McDonald’s promotions in over 114 countries each year.

• Responsible for defining and maintaining the project plans and budgets for this multi-vendor global project.

• Nurtured several Disney subsidiary companies to agree on a joint vision of the development of media asset

technologies within the company.

• Managed the efforts of a full-time data librarian for the scanning of assets and system administration functions.

SENIOR SYSTEMS ANALYST

The Walt Disney Company - Worldwide Services, Burbank, CA. 3/94 to 1/97

Member of the Corporate End User Computing Services department which supports 1400 corporate users in an

extensive Novell environment.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI

Minor in Industrial Technology with an emphasis in graphic arts

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