Current

Director of Web Strategies
Leisure Publishing Co., Inc. – Roanoke, VA

Primary responsibilities include search marketing and all monetization initiatives for the company’s web products as well as an advisor to select clients on the subject of search marketing. Additional responsibilities include coordinating research, strategy, site envisioning, planning and requirements, user experience and conversion, web design and web development.  This position is accountable for the performance of statistical and financial business objectives.

Additional requirements include: providing vision, leadership and management to the web strategies team consisting of work study interns, web producers and web developers as well as oversight and management of the development, maintenance, content submission and marketing of the Leisure Publishing web presence including the core magazine websites and other web profit-center initiatives.

Search Marketing Consultant
Primary responsibilities include the elevation of client web products in search engine results pages and online traffic building through the use of organic search engine optimization, link building, relational schema manipulation (confidential), and other advanced organic techniques as well as pay-per-click and other pay-per performance programs. Other support functions include site audits, in house staff training, analytics monitoring, research, online reputation management and other search-related specialties.

Select past clients have included state and regional tourism agencies, higher ed, real estate brokerages, publishing companies, defense contractors, health systems and hospitals, investment partnerships and others.

Past

Director of Interactive Marketing
Krasnow Law Firm – Roanoke, VA

Primary responsibilities involved coordinating all marketing efforts, both traditional and Internet, on behalf of the law firm. Conceptualizing new themes for advertising, discerning strengths in current advertising and measuring return on investment of all marketing efforts across all platforms. Serving as liaison between the law firm and outside advertising and media contractors including web development firms, online marketing companies and media contacts.

Senior Web Developer
ICONS, Inc. – Roanoke, VA

Initial primary responsibilities included conceptualization, layout and design of customer websites, e-business applications and content management systems. Later responsibilities included consulting with clients regarding their Internet marketing and search engine optimization needs, optimization of websites for search engine placement and implementation of Internet marketing and advertising programs for company clients. Additional responsibilities in a reciprocal partnership with another corporation included marketing, sales and product development, coordinating programming and product design with IT staff, and executive level communication.

Great Seal of the Commonwealth of Virginia
Magistrate (VI)
Supreme Court of Virginia – 23rd Judicial District

Appointed by the Chief Judge of the 23rd Judicial Circuit to serve as an impartial judicial officer and to conduct probable cause and administrative hearings, to issue warrants of arrest, civil custody and detention orders, search warrants, civil warrants, conduct bail hearings for arrested offenders and serve the public and law enforcement agencies within the 23rd Judicial Circuit as well as other outside law enforcement agencies and various local, state and federal levels.

Experience(d)

Radford University Seal
Bachelors of Science
Major: Criminal Justice, Minor: Sociology
Radford University, Radford, VA (1997)

  • Regularly attend industry conferences, webinars and other training and information events
  • Avid networker with other search marketing professionals across the USA, UK and Australia
  • Regular participant in closed industry associations and organizations dedicated to research and information gathering
  • Frequent lurker of search marketing blogs, research articles and other industry publications

Education

Contributing Author on SEO
AgentGenius.com

Guest Author on WordPress SEO
Raven Internet Marketing Tools

Internet Marketing Speaker
Roanoke College Innovation Challenge

Volunteer
Roanoke Area Ministries

Community Service

Hello and thanks for stopping by.

I began my career after college following my (at the time) desired career goal in law enforcement and judicial administration by accepting an appointment as a Magistrate for the Commonwealth of Virginia. Suffice it to say, I meted out just for the citizenry of the Commonwealth, one person at a time.

I have stood face-to-face with accused murderers, rapists, child abusers as well as petty thieves and other scofflaws. It was a rewarding career path but began to change me personally in ways I had not expected nor did I particularly favor.

While in college, I had an interest and hobby of web design. In my spare time as a Magistrate, I picked up an HTML bible and began to redevelop my skill set. I eventually accepted a position as a web developer for a local web development agency.

Since 2001 my specialty and (work) passion has been search engine marketing. It is constantly changing and requires an agile mind and ability to quickly pick up new information, assimilate and apply for results. Enough about those things, this is my personal page after all!

My personal passion. I have been married for 13 years to my wonderful wife to whom I owe my life (quite literally and also figuratively) and our family includes a (new) son Oliver and daughter Victoria. I have owned two dogs in my life: Bootsy who was lost to me when I was a teenager and Rooster who we recently lost (too soon Roo).

I am also known to pull the car over to move turtles out of the road, relocate mice and rescue other random critters.

Other interesting tidbits:

  • I am an Eagle Scout and member of the BSA Order of the Arrow.
  • I have a real estate license (doesn’t everyone these days?).
  • I earned the nickname “Snakeman” while the naturalist at a local summer camp during college.
  • I volunteered with two local rescue crews during my college years and attained the certification of EMT-Cardiac Technician.
  • I enjoy oil painting.

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