T ravis Yates
*** ********* ***** * *********, VA 23114 352-***-****
*****@***************.***
Objectiv Digital Media Marketing Strategist / Webmaster seeking new
e: opportunity.
Summar An excellent communicator with general administrative, marketing and
y: m anagerial supervisory experience including finance, accounting,
h uman resource management, fundraising, program management
a nd independent leadership and judgement.
30 years experience of successful business to business, business to
consumer, non-profit marketing;
17 years of online digital marketing experience as well as 12 years of
m ilitary medicine.
E xtensive and proven advanced varied skillsets; webmaster, web
designer, graphic artist, speaker/presenter, instructor, marketer,
p hotographer, videographer, social media marketer, author,
accountant, office manager, supervisor, and musician.
P roven advanced experience and knowledgeable in marketing within
d igital media, social media marketing, mobile marketing, email
m arketing, print, direct mail, cinema and video marketing
strategies.
P rofessional Experience:
1994 - Remington Agency - Full Service Advertising, Marketing, Web
cur re D evelopment Agency - President, Business Owner / Digital
nt M arketing Strategist / Webmaster
• Own, operate and manage full service agency
• Perform general administrative duties; accounting, billing,
develop and w rite grant and client proposals, etc.
• Manage client projects, supervise and t rain staff, outsources and
f reelancers on client site maintenance and marketing procedures
• Develop and create client brochures, web and DVD based
t raining videos, power point presentations, web sites, logos
1999 - Legal Technology I nstitute, University of Florida College of Law
2005 Di rector, Creative and Web Development Services
• Developed and disseminated a wide range of information and
d ata through numerous medias, including websites, social
networks, radio, television, newspapers, magazines, professional
journals, posters, exhibits and advertisements.
• Developed fi rst law fi rm websites in the state of Florida
• Presented / Spoke at numerous Law Conferences across the
nation
• Authored numerous articles for various publications on digital
marketing topics
• Supervised interns and freelancers performing client projects
1982 - Uni ted States Navy Medical Corps - Medical Public Relations L iaison -
1994 I ndependent Corpsman
• Increased physical exam audio screenings from 12 per day to 110
per day by appropriating a six man audio booth and automating
p rocedures
• Developed fi rst database for active / reservist annual physical
requirements
• Supervised and managed staff of 25 medical corpsman and
delegated duties
• Performed administrative office duties; evaluate and prepare
annual performance reports of staff, record keeping, daily reports,
etc.
Computer Softwa re Skills:
• MS Office, Publisher, Outlook, Power Point, Excel, Access,
F rontpage, Win 98, XP, Vista, 7
• Adobe Creative Suite; P hotoshop, Dreamweaver, InDesign,
F lash, Acrobat, Fireworks
• Finance / Tax - Quick Books Pro, Quciken, Turbo Tax
• Audio - P ro Tools, MS Sound Recorder, Korg 8 trk., Camtasia
• Video - Camtasia, Serif Movie Plus3, Sonic Fire Pro, Animoto
Advanced Skills in D igital Ma rketing and Social Media Ma rketing:
• SEO - Search Engine Optimization techniques and strategies
• SEM - Search Engine Marketing techniques and strategies
• Social Network Marketing - Facebook, L inkedIn, Yelp, Digg,
T wit ter, Tweetdeck, Google Places, Mashable, etc.
• Video Marketing - Youtube, Pixorial, Techsmith, Camtasia, etc.
• Email Marketing - L istserves, Constant Contact, H igh Impact
E mail, etc.
• Article / ebook Marketing - Pubit, Mobi ebook Creator, Kindle
D irect, Li terati, etc.
• Mobile Phone Marketing - QR codes, BizM3, SMS Providers, etc.
P rofessional Skillsets:
• Speaker/Presenter - M arketing / Digital Technology - Law
conferences and seminars - Chicago, San Francisco, New York,
F lorida and others; - up to 3500 attendees
• Authored numerous articles, ebooks, grants, client proposals,
technical Navy and t raining manuals
• Instructor / Trainer - Instructed attorneys on computer software
and web applications numerous t imes - up to 300 attendees,
t rained sailors on numerous bio/chemical/nuclear emergency
medical procedures – up to 650 per t raining slot, and many other
medical t rainings
• Taught basic nursing and other medical procedures to
subordinates
Volunteer Expe rience:
• Veterans Hospital Psychiatric Ward, Gainesville, FL - Music
T herapy Program
• St. Francis House Homeless Shelter, Gainesville, FL – Music
T herapy
• Commwealth Chapel, Richmond, VA - Graphic Arts Volunteer for
P rint Collateral
• Holicky-Sitter Luncheon – supports local Marine Reserve Unit,
M arine Detatchment at Fort Lee, Marine recruiters, family
support for all wounded at McGuire VA Hospital and those on
active duty overseas
Fundraising Experience:
• Currently working on national campaign to obtain socks and other
small articles for active duty soldiers in Afghanistan and I raq
using social media and solicitation of large corporates
• Team Leader for “Toys for Tots” local campaign – ran annually for
four years at Naval base
• Consultant on how to use the web for campaign to raise money for
v ictims of hur ricane Kat rina
M ilita ry Awards:
• Navy Achievment Medal
• Navy Surface Warfare Medal
• Navy Air Warfare Medal
• Letter of Commendation
Civilian Awards and Accolades:
• 1st place team sales 1976
• Record breaker for team sales 1976
• Thi r ty-two letters of appreciation - Remington Agency - 1994 -
2011
E ducation:
• Santa Fe College, Gainesville, FL - Communications
• Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ - Communications
• DINFOS, (Dept. of Information Services), Journalism / Photo
Journalism, Indianapolis, I N
• Medical Corps School, Chicago, I L
• Field Medical School, Camp Pendleton, CA