Mike Davidson - Resume

Education

B.A., Business Administration – Concentrations in Marketing and Advertising
(1993-1997)

Graduate curriculum in Advertising Theory and Management (1996)

8/05 to present

Founded online participatory news media company, featured in The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Time Magazine, BusinessWeek, TechCrunch, and many other publications.
Provide user experience and design vision for company.
Manage staff of employees and oversee all company operations.

2/01 to 6/05

Provided design and art direction for web properties, broadband applications, streaming media, and other high profile online initiatives within Disney and ESPN.
Managed multimedia, broadband, and other special applications within Disney sites such as ESPN.com, ABC.com, and Movies.com.
Authored CSS/XHTML coding and design standards for site redesigns.
Represented Disney and ESPN at design/technology conferences.
Designed, developed, and deployed Flash applications, event packages, live gamecasts, fantasy sports games, and other content on ESPN.
Taught Flash, XHTML, and CSS to ESPN, ABC News, and other network-affiliated employees.

3/00 to 11/00

Provided creative strategy and art direction to a team of web designers and developers.
Designed and developed company’s identity elements and propagated them across all media.
Represented company at multimedia conferences and evangelized technology to potential partners.

2/99 to 3/00

Provided creative strategy, art direction, and copywriting for a team of web designers and developers.
Start-to-finish concepting, design, and production of high-profile, award-winning web sites.
Sites designed include: New York Rangers, Seattle Mariners, Minnesota Wild, K2 Skis, K2 Snowboards, K2 Bikes, K2 Skates, State of Alaska, Bellevue Square, and The Space Needle.

9/97 to 2/99

Designed and wrote copy for world’s top selling NBA, NFL, NHL, and MLB posters.
Authored and created marketing materials and business-to-business presentations.
Designed, administered, and oversaw all aspects of corporate web site.

Webby Award — five time winner (best sports site, people’s choice best sports site)
Macromedia Site of the Day — for K2 Skis, K2 Snowboards, K2 Skates, and K2 Bikes
Envision Award — three time winner (best overall site, best streaming video site, and best sports site on the net)
Seattle Show Award — six-time winner (two golds, two silvers, two merits, and a Best of Show runner-up)
Seattle Online Network Award — Best Site to Kill Time On (Seasonticket.com)
CoolHomePages.com — Multiple works on display
Featured on the cover of the 2000 Macromedia Annual Report
Featured in Print Magazine
Member Emeritus of Seattle Show Board of Directors
Designed Safeco Field inaugural ticket and all commemorative tickets for the Mariners on a recurring basis
Designed world’s first virtual observation decks in Flash

Online News Association (ONA) Conference Speaker
An Event Apart (AEA) Seattle Speaker
Interactive Media Conference Speaker
Syndicate Conference Speaker
SXSW Conference Speaker
WebVisions Conference Speaker
DV/Web Video Expo expert panelist
Flash Forward expert panelist
Instructor of Advanced Web Design and Advanced Flash classes at the School of Visual Concepts
Creative Assets and ArtSource seminars