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