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David H. Ford

Director of Digital | Web | Creative

 Award winning web developer and digital design professional with 18 years experience at ad/brand marketing agencies, software shops and technology focused startups. Previously Director of Digital Content & Creative at The Channel Company (formally UBM Tech | Channel) for the Partner Marketing group (powered by SharedVue), the leader in software marketing solutions for the channel. I was a part of SharedVue's core team from lean startup in 2007, to acquisition in 2010 by UBM, to its current iteration as part of The Channel Company.

 My Current Role

Currently I am the Web Manager | Corporate marketing at Cree Inc. a multinational manufacturer of semiconductor LED materials and devices, headquartered in Durham, North Carolina.

Employment

Web Manager | Corporate Marketing

Cree Inc. 2014 - present

Manage Corporate Web Team and all public facing web properties for commercial and consumer.

Director of Digital Content & Creative

The Channel Company
(UBM Tech | Channel) 2010 - 2014

Oversaw monthly web content updates for 50 enterprise sized clients on our web syndication, email marketing and social platforms. Managed 15 employees on 4 teams including Web Design & Production, Content Services, UI / UX design and Partner Outreach.

Director of Web Services

Strategic Insights2007 - 2009

Managed internal/external team of web designers/developers. Managed start-to-finish conception, design, production and maintenance of web properties on a variety of technologies and platforms from simple/static to dynamic server-side.

Director of Web Services

Strategic Insights 2007 - 2010

Oversaw the planning, management, and execution of customer implementations, and ongoing management of customer environments.

People Skills

Project Management

Team & Cross-Team Mgmt

Agency/Vendor Management

Graphic & Multi Media Skills

Photoshop

Illustrator

InDesign

Flash

After Effects

Technical Skills

HTML(5) & CSS(3)

Javascript & jQuery

PHP & MySQL

Classic ASP & SQL

.NET C# & MVC

Coding by hand & WYSIWYG

CMS Skills

Word Press

Drupal

Joomla

SiteCore

Magento

Education

BA Int'l Marketing | French

University of Illinois | UIUC 1991

MA in Linguistics

Illinois State University 1996

Diplom Graphic | Web Design

Media Workhaus Akademie,
Munich, Germany 1999

Certifications

COMPTIA A+ Certified

ECPI | Raleigh, NC 2004

Languages

English

French

German

Personal Information

Snail Mail David H. Ford

 111 Lochfield Dr

 Cary, NC 27518

Contact Me

Phone 919.760.3733

Email Email Form

Website / Blog mediawig.com