Daniel Zmud

Produce websites and database applications for the Harry Ransom Center, an internationally renowned humanities research library and museum. Collaborate with collection curators, librarians, designers, and database programmers in the creation of useful tools for staff, researchers, and educators. Collaborate with public relations, marketing, and fundraising staff in the promotion of exhibitions, events, and affinity programs. Oversee digital preservation of rare photographs, artworks, books, audio recordings, and motion picture film. Produce video documentaries and online broadcasts of live events. Supervise production staff, interns, and contractors. Produce online exhibitions of digitized collection materials as well as multimedia productions for museum kiosks and gallery installations. Ensure website accessibility and Section 508 compliance. Extend online reach through social media applications such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Oversee all aspects of periodic website redesign efforts, including project scoping, bid solicitation, and final implementation.

Produced information portals and online communities for The Resident Club, a developer of private label websites for the residential real estate marketplace. Collaborated with key editorial, sales, and marketing staff to establish online strategies, projects, and priorities. Developed project proposals, cost estimates, and implementation schedules. Recruited information architects, database analysts, and production staff. Evaluated technology solutions for content management, web publishing, and user traffic analysis.

Produced "eduCommerce" websites for Powered, a company exploring social media and online education. Led internal cross-functional teams in executing efficient project plans on time and within budget. Anticipated challenges and devised creative workarounds. Launched online communities for clients such as Barnes & Noble, Dell, and Bloomberg.

Produced content for GreatOutdoors.com, an outdoor recreation website. Facilitated increases of user traffic through grass-roots marketing and acquisition of user-generated content. Re-purposed television and print content from media partners, including text, graphics and streaming audio/video. Developed websites for media partners such as Outdoor Life Network.

Coordinated integration of online merchants into Mall.com, an online shopping portal. Managed and trained new members of the production staff. Converted merchant inventory into a format compatible with Mall.com's backend database.

Produced cycling content for GreatOutdoors.com, an outdoor recreation website. Re-purposed television and print content from media partners. Developed a dynamic publishing tool to enable foreign cycling correspondents to directly file race coverage reports. Developed websites for several media partners, including Outdoor Life Network and VeloNews Magazine.

Produced entertainment features for Austin360.com, an Austin-oriented website. Re-purposed newspaper content from the Austin American-Statesman. Coordinated real-time festival event coverage from the field. Utilized digital cameras, streaming audio and video, animation, and interactive feedback boards to enhance user experience. Developed websites for two Austin-based radio stations (101X and KGSR), incorporating 24 hour streaming audio feeds and photographic slide shows.

Rated competition websites on the quality of their interface design, content, and technical performance.