Project Manager Quality Assurance
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David Cooley
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Summary
Proficient interactive designer, strategist, project manager and quality assurance lead.
Skilled in digital media creation, desktop publishing and digital asset management.
Experienced manager of multi-purpose creative teams; a creative problem-solver and
consistent performer.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Advertising, The University of Texas at Austin, May 1992
Additional studies: The Creative Sequence in Advertising
Skills
Concept development
Digital media design and production
Interactive project management
User Experience (UX) strategy
User Interface (UI) design and production
Digital Asset Management (DAM)
Content Management System (CMS) implementation
Print design and productionEmployment
April 2009 to presentHewlett-Packard Company --- Houston, Texas
The world's largest information technology company; provides computing products and
services in more than 170 countries.
Senior Designer
Global Communications and Global Information Technology divisions
Designed and produced digital and printed materials for senior executives, including
quarterly and annual publications, videos and presentations (Global Information Technology
/ Global Technology and Business Processes and other business units).
Collaborated with executive communications teams to develop and maintain articles and
interactive content for the global IT news portal and executive webcasts.
Established a centralized Digital Asset Management (DAM) framework for IT Global Business
Development and Communications teams. Online archive secured and organized access to more
than 3TB of production assets for video, audio and print projects.
January 2009 to April 2009Chevron Corporation --- Houston, Texas
A global energy company engaged in the exploration, production, manufacturing, marketing
and transportation of oil and natural gas products.
Web Project Manager (contract)
Chevron Business and Real Estate Services, Information Design & Communications (CBRES
IDC)
Coordinated intranet site updates for Chevron's Financial Shared Services business units.
Directed IDC Web developers and assisted with quality assurance. Updated status of open
tasks in SharePoint and communicated issues to clients, team Leads and Group Supervisor.
Wrote project proposals for Chevron.com and Global Aviation work groups.
Collaborated with IDC Account Management team to estimate time, materials and resource
requirements for various online projects.
Revised CBRES IDC's Coding Standards.
Managed the creation of reference documents for cross-functional teams in multiple office
locations.
Recommended hosting and maintenance strategy for IDC standards and best-practices guides.
November 2008 to January 2009The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center --- Houston, Texas
One of the top cancer care institutions in the nation; includes centers dedicated to
patient care, research, education and the prevention of cancer.
Program Manager, Web Content
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Information Services (MDACC IS)
Coordinated production of the redesigned MDACC public website (10,000+ pages of content).
Directed Internet Services content team, contractors and external service providers.
Assisted clients with migration issues and scheduled site maintenance updates.
Supervised the design, production and maintenance of internal and external content.
Reviewed processes for medical and legal approvals. Provided oversight to ensure
compliance with
Section 508 standards.
Improved project management workflow.
Collaborated with division management to streamline project intake system. Utilized
SharePoint to improve tracking of task status and project resources.
August 1997 to November 2008Stanford Financial Group, Inc. --- Houston, Texas
A network of privately-held companies providing wealth management services to high net-
worth clients worldwide.
Creative Director,
Digital Media
Other titles/roles held:
Digital Media Specialist, Web Developer, Technology Manager and
Mac System Administrator.
Founded digital media team; managed development staff and technology vendors.
Led creative development and managed programming, testing and launch of interactive
projects.
Team created and maintained more than 20 web sites and intranets for Stanford companies.
Established online branding strategy.
Improved name recognition and enhanced cross-selling opportunities for Financial
Advisors.
Designed web sites, brochures and collateral for coordinated advertising campaigns.
Sales in North America, South America and the Caribbean grew an average of 19%.
Wrote digital media production procedures, design standards and project style guides.
Process and strategy guidelines streamlined development, reducing production costs.
Managed audiovisual systems and vendors for large-scale corporate meetings.
Produced and edited corporate videos; budget for quarterly events exceeded $2.5 million.
Established searchable photography, video and creative asset archives for global
marketing teams.
Populated database of more than 80,000 audiovisual elements; assigned keywords and usage
rights.
Access to centralized resources accelerated production and helped ensure brand
consistency.
Provided Macintosh system administration and technical support.
Managed department server, RAID and configurations for digital video, animation,
Web/interactive and print collateral production.
March 1995 to August 1997System One AMADEUS, LLC. --- Houston, Texas
Provider of information management software for the travel industry.
Digital Media Designer
Designed and maintained corporate web sites and intranet.
Developed graphical user interfaces (GUIs) for software applications.
Created interactive product demonstrations and presentations for North American sales
force.
Designed course materials and documentation for in-house trainers.
Produced and maintained corporate communication materials for various business units.
Projects included full-color brochures, trade show graphics and miscellaneous collateral.
November 1992 to March 1995Information Development, Inc. --- Houston, Texas
A technical documentation company serving clients in the Aerospace and Oil & Gas
industries.
Project Manager and Lead DesignerContinental Airlines: Updated flight standards manuals.
Aircraft included Boeing 737-300, 747 and McDonnell-Douglas MD-80.
CITGO Petroleum: Produced refinery safety training videos.
Interviewed subject matter experts, wrote scripts and created storyboards. Established
camera blocking and provided supporting animations and graphics.
Amoco Production: Created online training database and published course catalog.
Edited technical documents for several oil & gas clients; provided graphics and technical
drawings as needed.
FreelanceJanuary 1995 to present
ContractCreative Designer and Developer
Providing freelance digital media consulting, design and development services to clients
in the performing arts, oil & gas, aerospace, culinary, advertising, marketing, retail and
software industries.
Software Proficiency
Adobe (CS3+)
Photoshop Extended
Illustrator
InDesign
Acrobat X Pro
Dreamweaver
Fireworks
Premiere Pro
After Effects
Media Encoder
Flash Professional
Lightroom
Soundbooth
Captivate
Contribute
SiteCatalyst
Apple
Mac OS X (10.2+)
iOS (2.0+)
Final Cut Pro
Motion
Soundtrack Pro
Aperture
iWork
BootCamp
Quicktime Pro
Quicktime VR
iTunes / iTunes Connect
Safari (1.0+)
Xcode
Microsoft
Windows XP / Vista / 7
SharePoint
Office 2003 / 2010
Communicator / Lync
Internet Explorer (7+)
Web Publishing Center
SharePoint Designer 2010
Web Development
HTML / XHTML
CSS
ActionScript
JavaScript integration
JQuery integration
Web Content Mgmt
Percussion Rhythmyx
SDL Tridion
Drupal (open source)
Joomla (open source)
WordPress (open source)
Web Analytics
Webtrends Inc., Webtrends
Google Analytics
Visualization
Autodesk Maya PLE
Google SketchUp
Blender (open source)
Virtualization
Parallels Desktop
Digital Asset Mgmt
Extensis Portfolio Server
Autonomy / Virage MediaBin
Online training in progress
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