Hi, I'm Mark Danielson. I'm a manager in website production in the Twin Cities area. I'm happily employed and am mainly here to network and stay in touch with friends and former colleagues.
This is my professional site. I maintain a blog at nonlocality.com, and may also be found on Flickr, Facebook, Twitter and the like. (Of course, any views stated here or on any of my other locations are my own and not those of my employer. Can you tell I work with lawyers?) Thanks for stopping by!
Objective
While I'm not actively seeking a career change, I love challenges and am always willing to discuss new opportunities.
Core Skills & Experience
Management
- High-volume website development
- Employee mentoring & development
- Vendor/outsourcing relationship management
- Process engineering
- Quality assurance
- Web marketing
Other Skills
- Accessible design
- Search engine optimization
- XHTML 1.0
- CSS I & II
- WCAG 1.0
- Section 508
Work History
FindLaw.com, 1999 - Present
Manager, Development & Client Tech, February 2007 - Present
- Manage and be accountable for cross-functional group of two team leads and 25+ individual contributors responsible for development and maintenance of over 9000 customized law firm websites
- Oversee groups administering email management, domain registration, and quality assurance testing
- Define team responsibilities and performance metrics
- Mentor and facilitate professional development of team members; conduct performance reviews and handle salary administration and planning
- Manage onshore and offshore vendor relationships
- Define product specifications and service guidelines; work with account management, project management and product groups to ensure correct implementation
Team Lead, Product Fulfillment, 2001 - January 2007
Managed cross-functional group of 20+ responsible for development and maintenance of over 9000 customized law firm websites
Team Lead, Template Fulfillment & Design, 2000-2001
Managed highly-focused team of seven in the design, development and maintenance of over 3500 template-based websites
Senior Web Designer, 2000
- Designed and coded customized websites to client specifications
- Handled substantial interaction with clients and third-party marketing organizations
- Worked with Photoshop, HomeSite, Dreamweaver, and other Web-related applications
Earlier roles at FindLaw included Web Designer and Production Specialist.
Education
University of Minnesota: Carlson School of Management
Master of Business Administration (In Progress)
Currently enrolled in Carlson's Part-Time MBA Program. Expect completion in 2010.
University of Wisconsin at River Falls, 1996 - 1998
Bachelor of Science in Journalism
Graduated in May 1998. (Minor in Philosophy.) 3.308 cumulative GPA.
University of Wisconsin at Manitowoc, 1994 - 1996
Associates Program
3.639 cumulative GPA
Other Relevant Education
- Thomson Management Development Program, 2002-2004
- South By Southwest Interactive Conference, 2000-2003, 2005-2007
- Nielsen Norman Group Usability Week - New York, 2002
- Lynda.com Traveling Road Show Seminar (Minneapolis), 2001
References
Available upon request.
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