OBJECTIVE

Senior eMedia, Publishing or Entertainment Industry Executive

• Develop High-End Web Destinations, Products and Project Management
• Manage Teams of Editorial, Marketing, Technical and Design Professionals
• Dynamic Content, Sales and Marketing Ideas in the Media Industry
• New Business and Project Development

BACKGROUND

• Led planning, development and growth of multiple Web properties in the B2B, commercial, non-profit and academic sectors.
• Founded Firehouse.com, the Web's leading portal for Fire, Rescue and EMS, with nearly 600,000 unique visitors and 12 million page views monthly.
• As Vice President of the Interactive Division of Cygnus Business Media, led all online sales, marketing, content, design and technical teams.
• Led acquisition of web platforms, including Officer.com and Fire-EMS.net.
• Products have garnered industry prominence.
• 2006 FOLIO: Magazine Top Web Site in B2B.
• American Business Media Jesse H. Neal Award, Top B2B Web Site.
• American Society of Business Press Editors, Top Online Community (Firehouse.com), New Web Site Bronze (SecurityInfoWatch.com).
• Named MIN Magazine's 21 Most Intriguing People Media Professionals in 2005.
• Developed plan to integrate print and online property teams on all levels.
• An experienced, passionate new media and publishing team leader, with an eye towards developing unique programs and products to increase industry dominance, user base and revenue.

EXPERIENCE

Go Forward Media -- 2006 - Present
Consultant

• Consulting for business-to-business media, non-profit and public safety organizations.
• Develop and manage national program for youth in the emergency services for the National Volunteer Fire Council.
• Assist companies with planning, development and growth of new media products and print/online integration.

Cygnus Business Media / Cygnus Interactive -- 1998 - 2006
Vice President, Interactive

• Led all Interactive initiatives for leading business-to-business media company.
• Grew overall Divisional revenue significantly in three years.
• Built Interactive Division staff from scratch, including content, marketing, design/development, support and technology teams, to almost 70 personnel in multiple locations nationwide.
• Full P&L responsibility for Division.
• Handled recruitment, training and management tasks for the Division.
• Managed multi-million dollar new product launch investment fund over three-year period.
• Reported directly to the CEO, working closely with executive and senior management to grow company's online footprint substantially, with more than two dozen new properties.
• Developed third party relationships with such companies as Google and Career Builder, driving significant new revenue streams.


Training

• Educated online and print editors, content and marketing teams and sales professionals on integrating print and other offline components.
• Speaker at industry events on online and new media product development.

New Product Development

• Launched successful Webcast and Podcast programs in multiple business markets, including FAA-endorsed aviation technician recertification and CPA continuing education service.
• Led development and launch of dozens of new web-based products, including company's first video center with on-site coverage from multiple trade shows, dynamic industry business directories, real-time news and community features; and more.

Technology

• Led development of custom content management system
• Oversaw third-party application research, acquisition and implementation, including e-mail platform to deliver more than 12 million outbound content, sales and marketing messages monthly to over 500,000 opt-in registered users.

Firehouse.com (Cygnus Business Media) -- 1998 - 2006
Founder & Publisher

• Conceived and launched emergency service industry's leading Web portal in 1998.
• Managed investment of nearly $1M.
• Created relationship and managed acquisition of leading law enforcement portal Officer.com.
• Site has been recipient of many awards in the B2B and public safety community.
• Developed and launched subscriber-only component featuring customized content and features.
• Led launch of EMSResponder.com for emergency medical services community following company's purchase of related properties.

CoolWriter Publications (College Park, MD) -- 1995 - 1998
Founder

• Developed online and offline marketing, content and web-based products for commercial companies, business media, trade show and non-profit organizations.
• Named one of four Washington Times 'Who's Who' in area Internet Executives.
• Oversaw major print marketing campaign for Charitable Gaming Association.

Journal Newspapers, Inc. (Rockville, MD) -- 1996
Reporter

• Reported on breaking news, government affairs and general industry news.

MORE ON DAVE

• University of Maryland, College Park, MD
  Journalism Major, 1993-1996.
• Maryland Media - College Park, MD
  Currently Serve on Board of Directors of non-profit organization that oversees student publications at the University of Maryland, 2005-Present.
• The Diamondback - College Park, MD
  Served as Associate Editor, News Editor, Assistant Sports Editor and Reporter for daily student newspaper, 1993-1995.
• Hyattsville Volunteer Fire Department, Hyattsville, MD, 1987-Present.
  Life Member. Serve as Firefighter/EMT, formerly held positions of Chairman of the Board, Vice President, Fire/EMS Lieutenant, Fire Marshal and Public Information Officer.
• Society of Professional Journalists
  National Mark of Excellence in 1995, for Breaking News Reporting.
• Oak Hill Basketball
  Manager of nationally-ranked high school basketball team (1991-1992), Webmaster (2007)

HOBBIES

• Writing, Volunteering (Firefighter/EMT), Photography (My Flickr), Movies, Terps Basketball, Orioles Baseball, Wizards Basketball, Redskins Football, Design, Coming Up with Cool and Festive Ideas