Dan Shields
Gainesville, FL
(352) 374-3742
daniel_shields@hotmail.com

OBJECTIVE

Obtain a permanent management position at the University of Florida.

CAREER SUMMARY

Recognized for leadership, drive, customer focus, and communication skills.

EXPERIENCE

University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. August 2008 to present

Web Manager:

• Develop, promote, and coordinate centralization and standardization of UF and affiliated web sites.
• Manage web site functionality and updates among UF departments, designers and programmers.
• Achieved Supervisory Challenge Certificate: six courses in management.

Perry Roofing, Inc., Gainesville, FL. September 2006 to July 2008

Director of Business Operations; Executive Committee Member:

• Directed IT, Human Resources, Marketing and Warehouse departments for $22M business.
• Created and maintained inventory system and procedures.
• Directed creation of commercial roofing project management software, processes, and reports.
• Created hiring guidelines, liaised with employee leasing company, and managed employee conflicts.
• Presented department reports as a member of the Executive Committee.

Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA. July 2000 to October 2005

Technical Product Manager:

• Grew $12M international network e-commerce program from 12 partners to 178.
• Exceeded revenue stretch goals each year using sales, demographics, and trend analysis.
• Presented e-commerce program specifics to targeted potential business partners.
• Managed web producers, software releases, tech support, and customer surveys.
• Wrote business software requirements and created fiscal projections and reporting workflows.

Producer (consultant):

• Developed and managed internal e-commerce partnerships to record-setting successes.

PR Newswire, Jersey City, NJ. September 1999 to February 2000

Investor Relations Producer:

• Project manager for the creation of Fortune 500 investor relations websites.

Cisco Systems, Inc. (consultant), Santa Clara, CA. March 1998 to November 1998

Electronic Publishing Specialist:

• Top producing marketing web publisher for $8B e-commerce site.
• Trained clients, vendors and international staff in web publishing procedures.

Thomson Publishing, Foster City, CA. August 1990 to July 1997

Electronic Full Text Supervisor:

• Managed 100+ publisher partnerships.
• Increased department productivity by 20% and implemented peer communication programs.
• Successfully supervised staff of 15 in three groups that created database articles and graphics.
• Developed CD and online products.
• Created training materials and trained staff on hardware, software, and network usage.
• Won Employee Achievement Award in recognition of productivity and morale increases.

Editor/Production Specialist:

• Wrote and edited articles regarding federal tax and labor policies.
• Designed, produced, and implemented legal publications.
• Set up office computers, and trained coworkers to use hardware and software.

EDUCATION

Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., English B.A., 1989

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

• Strategic Communications Online and Electronic Communications Subcommittee - April 2009 to present: serve on two subcommittees
• UF Information Technology Action Plan Committee - October 2008 to April 2009: Recorder
• Roof Connect Online Committee - March 2007 to July 2008: Committee member

COMPUTER SKILLS

Letters of Recommendation:
University of Florida Interim CIO, Chuck Frazier
University of Florida Associate CIO, Fedro Zazueta
Perry Roofing, Gainesville, FL

Community Involvement:
Habitat for Humanity: Alachua County, FL; Santa Clara, CA
Suburban Heights Neighborhood Association: Gainesville, FL

• System experience: Windows XP, Apple OS X, UNIX.
• Applications: Microsoft Office, CRM, Project, Product Studio, SQL, and VSS; HTML; JavaScript; Quark XPress; Adobe FrameMaker, Photoshop, Acrobat; Freehand; Illustrator; Lotus Notes; Subversion, Putty, Amaya, Contribute.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

• Habitat for Humanity: Alachua County, FL; Santa Clara, CA
• Suburban Heights Neighborhood Association: Gainesville, FL

This page was last updated August 7, 2009.