Project Manager Quality Assurance

Jason M. Landes

***** ******** ****

Evansville, IN 47725

Phone: 812-***-****

Email: abmgea@r.postjobfree.com

Education:

University of Illinois, Springfield

Master of Arts, 1998

Bachelor of Arts, 1994

Concentration: Communication

Experience:

Business Systems Analyst

American General Financial Services, Evansville, IN

-Identify, validate and document the business requirements, objectives and

project scope of IT development and support projects.

-Act as lead liaison between business users and project implementation

teams, consisting of: IT programmers, project managers, legal and

compliance administrators and quality assurance representatives.

-Formulate and maintain project timelines and budget matrixes to ensure

projects are completed on schedule and within budget.

-Write and develop project documentation / presentation materials,

including: status reports, work estimates, technical specifications, risks

and issues, workflow charts and diagrams, gap analysis' and training

resources.

-Research and evaluate industry trends and/or product offerings and present

findings to senior management and operations staff.

December 2006 - Present

Operations & Project Manager

The Rockome Group, LLC, Arcola, IL

-Managed daily building, grounds, and maintenance/equipment operations for

Rockome Gardens, a family-oriented theme park.

-Lead and implemented construction/renovation projects for restaurant,

retail stores, meeting/event halls, camping/fishing facilities, and

landscaping/gardens.

-Researched and negotiated agreements with construction

contractors/vendors, insurance agencies, and county health department

representatives.

-Analyzed and reported financial information to management and investment

partners.

-Created advertising/marketing concepts and copy for various mediums,

including: television, radio, magazine, newspaper, direct mail, corporate

Web site, park signage, restaurant menus, and sales/trade show collateral.

-Negotiated and scheduled media buys for television, radio, magazine,

newspaper, and billboard promotions.

-Recruited, interviewed, trained, and evaluated park/restaurant employees.

August 2005-March 2006

Marketing Communications Coordinator

Consolidated Communications, Inc., Mattoon, IL

-Lead and managed the execution of strategic marketing/advertising

campaigns for the 15th largest independently owned telephone company in the

nation.

-Created concepts and wrote copy for various mediums, including: newspaper,

radio, direct mail, Web content, sales brochures, trade show collateral,

customer bill inserts, and telemarketing scripts.

-Served as key contact between internal graphics team and external

agencies/vendors to ensure projects were on schedule and within budget.

-Negotiated and scheduled media buys for newspaper, radio, and billboard

promotions.

-Conducted market research to determine effective promotional opportunities

and solutions.

-Communicated marketing and promotional strategies to internal managers and

leadership team members.

-Analyzed and evaluated results of campaigns to determine overall

effectiveness.

-Responsible for daily corporate Web site updates and maintenance.

-Coordinated exhibits for trade shows and corporate meetings/events.

September 2000-August 2005

Advertising Project Manager

Multi-Ad Services, Inc., Peoria, IL

-Lead and managed the development of large-scale marketing/advertising

collateral, including: corporate Web sites, CD-ROMs, ad planners,

commercial print, automotive accounts, and product illustrations.

-Cultivated synergistic working relationships with clients and agency

contacts that improved project efficiency and created future business.

-Coordinated the collaborative efforts of a team of multimedia/web

developers, graphic designers, illustrators, copywriters and pressmen to

assure proper fulfillment of client requests.

-Ensured that projects were completed on schedule, within budget, and above

customer expectations.

-Researched emerging Web technologies and evaluated vendors for use on

special development projects.

August 1998-June 2000

Multimedia Designer/Programmer

Springfield Public Schools - Instructional Resource Center, District #186,

Springfield, IL

-Developed The Great Flood of 1993 educational CD-ROM.

-Devised object-oriented navigational flowchart.

-Designed screen elements and graphical layout.

-Created graphical user interface.

-Researched and wrote program content.

-Compiled and edited images and graphics.

-Wrote, gathered, and edited sound elements.

June 1998-January 1999

Multimedia Project Manager

Bottom Time SCUBA, Springfield, IL

-Developed SCUBA at a Glance educational CD-ROM.

-Constructed navigational flowchart and user interface.

-Developed graphical layout and screen templates.

-Directed, shot, and edited digital video segments.

-Wrote program content and scripted voice-overs.

-Created, shot, and compiled still images.

-Rendered testing procedure that ensured program accuracy and quality.

-Designed cover artwork and packaging for CD-ROM.

August 1996-December 1997

Computer Skills:

Proficient with Photoshop, InDesign CS2, Quark, Dreamweaver, Homesite,

Acrobat, Authorware, Access, Word, PowerPoint, Project, Visio and Excel on

Macintosh & Microsoft platforms. Also proficient in HTML.

References:

Available upon request.

Contact this candidate