Kevin Crossman

35417 Ronda Court, Fremont, CA 94536
Home: 510-713-8174
Cell: 510-393-2883
kevin@kevdo.com

Objective

A challenging, exciting position in a Web-based environment.

 

Professional Skills Summary

Accomplished Manager in Enterprise Web Production, Technical Architecture, Usability, and Customer Service/Interaction.

  • Strong Project Management and Enterprise roll-out experience
  • Enterprise application implementations include intranet applications, content management
  • Managed Enterprise site redesigns in both intranet and external Website environments
  • Experience presenting Web-based solutions to Senior Management
  • Strong usability and user experience skills and experience
  • Extensive technical staff management: producers, developers, designers, and analysts

Professional Experience

Juniper Networks Inc., Sunnyvale, CA – August 2006 - Present
Information Architect – Engineering Tools and Infrastructure / Engineering Information and Training

  • Product manager for engineering intranet site
  • Responsible for site structure, support, training, and usage of site
  • Intranet Business Owner for two engineering business groups, responsible for training and maintenance of best practices for Juniper intranet site
  • Partner with subject matter experts within organization to maintain quality reference material for new hires, managers, and employees within the engineering business groups

Robert Half International Inc., Pleasanton, CA – February 2004 - July 2006
Manager, Intranet Products – Intranet Services Group

  • Oversee maintenance and daily operations of intranet
  • Work collaboratively with IT Applications, Creative, and User Experience teams to facilitate intranet strategy, usability testing and performance management
  • Extend business-owner content contribution using Interwoven TeamSite content management
  • Work with teams to drive development of user interface, navigation, and requirements for next-generation, portal-based intranet
  • Extend intranet to include back-office application integration
  • Communicate with management regarding intranet utilization and extension of usage

Robert Half International Inc., Pleasanton, CA – July 2000 - February 2004
Intranet Project Manager – Intranet Content Department

  • Responsible for daily operations/production of intranet site
  • Streamlined operations to meet tight deadlines with reduced staffing levels
  • Directly supervise six Developers and Producers, indirect supervision of four additional team members
  • Managed two separate intranet redesign/rearchitecture projects covering more than 80% of entire site
  • Managed implementation and vendor relations for Interwoven TeamSite content management tool
  • Enhanced department production model and lead development of production development standards and best practices, including the publishing of an Intranet Style Guide
  • Worked with department managers and leads to prepare Web documents and design sites.
  • Oversaw categorization of existing content on intranet home page, including user focus groups and usability testing

Robert Half International Inc., Pleasanton, CA – March 2000 - June 2000 (promoted)
Web Producer – eBusiness Applications

  • Work with internal departments to prepare Web documents and design sites
  • Light HTML and Web design for intranet microsites
  • Analyzed server logs and click rates, use data for redesign of page elements

SRI International, Menlo Park, CA – 1999 - March 2000
Web Producer – Information Technology Services

  • HTML and Web design for intranet and external websites
  • Collaborated on intranet site redesign implementation
  • Installed, customized, and implemented Solaris version of Ultraseek Search Engine for intranet and external websites
  • Worked with internal departments to migrate their external websites from old look to new look
  • Worked with internal departments to prepare intranet documents and design sites
  • Managed internal news & headlines, calendar of events, and links on intranet
  • Basic webserver administration and maintenance, familiar with Unix
  • Analyzed server logs and click rates, use data for redesign of page elements

SRI International, Menlo Park, CA – 1993 - 1998
Information Specialist – Research Information Services

Information Architect Role / Webmaster

  • Assisted Webmaster with document preparation for intranet/external sites.
  • Co-designed intranet, including home page layout and directory structure.
  • Designed and managed the Corporate Research Library website from inception in 1995.
  • Maintained Library Web links, co-presented Internet search presentations.

Information Retrieval Role – SRI Information Center / Library

  • Worked for SRI researchers to provide on-demand literature searches and reference services.
  • Business, marketing, news, social science and scientific subject searching.
  • Worked under time deadlines and within project budgets.
  • Searched a variety of online systems such as Dialog, STN, and Dow Jones.
  • Very familiar with Boolean, proximity, truncation, and index searches.

SRI International, Menlo Park, CA – 1989 - 1993 (promoted)
Information Assistant – SRI Information Center / Library

  • Clerical/Administrative tasks in various, increasingly professional roles.
  • Worked in Document Delivery and Circulation departments.

Education

San Jose State University, 1990 - 1993
Masters of Library and Information Science

University of California at Santa Barbara, 1985 -1989
B.A. Physical Anthropology

 

Seminars and conferences

  • Kerr-Hill Personal Performance Program for Managers – Kerr-Hill, Inc.
  • Managing Projects for Success – Center for Project Management
  • PowerSpeaking – Frederick Gilbert Associates, Inc.
  • Effective Communications – Robert Half International
  • Supervisory Training – Robert Half International
  • Behavioral Interviewing – Robert Half International
  • Presenting Data and Information – Edward Tufte
  • Usability and Testing – San Jose State Professional Development Program
  • Intranets ’99, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007 Conferences – Presenter in 1999, 2001, 2003
  • Internet Librarian 1998 and 1999 – Presenter in 1999

Awards and Leadership

Toastmasters International (SRI Organon, Hacienda Park, Juniper Jabbers clubs)

  • Advanced Toastmaster Gold and Competent Leader Awards
  • Twice President of SRI, Hacienda Park, and Juniper clubs
  • 2006-2007 Area Governor for Pleasanton/Livermore clubs
  • 1999 Toastmaster of the Year for Mid-Peninsula Division (San Mateo County)
  • 1998 and 1999 Toastmaster of the Year at SRI Organon
  • Club Webmaster – SRI Organon site twice named Best Toastmasters Website in Golden Gate Region (SF to Monterey)

Nominated for Robert Half International’s annual Circle of Excellence Management and Leadership Award in multiple categories – 2000-2005

Silicon Valley WebGuild (Association of Internet Professionals)

  • Director of Communications – Fall 1999 - Summer 2000

Eagle Scout – Boy Scouts of America

  • Cub Scout Pack 163 Committee Chair, Fremont, CA – March 2008 - present

 

Interests

Web Design / Content Creation at Kevdo.com, the Narrow Interest Portal

  • The Frat Pack Tribute and Frat Pack Podcast, www.the-frat-pack.com
  • Lip Balm Anonymous, lipbalmanonymous.com
  • The Search for the Ultimate Mai Tai, www.kevdo.com/maitai/
  • Sites receive media attention on TV, radio, print, and Web
  • Participated in two national TV interviews, over two dozen radio interviews, and numerous print interviews for national and international media outlets