2015.May.Clingerman.resume
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The document provides contact information and a summary of work experience for Michael S. Clingerman. It outlines his objective to work on a creative team developing products that improve quality of life using information and technology. It then lists his skills and experience with various roles, companies, and accomplishments in fields like branding, design, business development, and product development.
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- 1. Michael S. Clingerman 3500 90th Ave. SE #262 , Mercer Island, Washington 98040 mc.polandassociates@gmail.com artonthemind@gmail.com | Cell: 408.838.2848 H: 206.388.3257 WEBSITES & DESIGN SAMPLES www.mcdesignthinking.com | www.poland-‐associates.com | www.michaelsean.com SUMMARY. Artist, problem solver, ideation wiz, start-‐up-‐junkie, traditional Italian marble sculptor, and owner of a cat named Sushi. OBJECTIVE. To be part of a creative powerhouse team tasked with ideating, conceptualizing, and developing, products that improve the quality of life leveraging powerful information & technology. SKILLS -‐ Brand development/management -‐ Ideation & creative strategist -‐ Business development & strategist -‐ Creative direction, leader and mentor -‐ Agency, consulting, and sales experience -‐ Product monetization -‐ Market differentiation abilities -‐ Web & mobile development exposure -‐ Adobe creative suite software -‐ Business model creation and execution -‐ Basic Agile/Scrum project exposure -‐ Strong UI & UX understanding -‐ Strong interaction design sense -‐ Wireframing skills Balsamiq & Adobe Illustrator -‐ Product mock-‐up in Invision software -‐ Intermediate 3D Modeling -‐ Strong hand rendering skills -‐ Strategic Design Thinker / HCD -‐ Superior collaborative skills & team skills -‐ Superior communications skills EXPERIENCE StuffVentures LLC (StuffRescue Mobile App) Seattle, WA , Washington 2013 -‐ Present Stakeholder and Co-‐founder -‐ Developing a distributed technology stack across consumer-‐grade hardware for cost effective scaling and providing robust and responsive service to users. Accomplishments ● Lead a lean team of co-‐founders building Android & IOS platforms -‐ scheduled for launch in U.S., Canada, and EU Countries with a first to market approach, user testing scheduled late Q4 2015. ● Creative direction of a unique brand using a viral-‐growth methodology of user adoption (The Lean Startup), frequent in-‐depth user engagement in micro communities, and inter-‐community actions. ● Preliminary JV & testing with University of California at Berkeley as a staging ground for product release. ● Developing a highly monetizable mobile platform businesses with a large scope of work in a short time vector with little capital. POLAND Associates Seattle , 2013 -‐ Present Co-‐founder www.poland-‐associates.com Creative Director -‐ Provided brand identity and strategic communications consulting to multinational corporations, startups and non-‐profit organizations. Co-‐Create strategies and provide creative direction on projects. Partnered with a communications director and online business developer (Sonya Poland), to build comprehensive and long-‐term brand solutions for clients. www.poland-‐associates.com Nile Fiber ™ & Treefree Biomass Solutions Inc. Seattle, WA 2011 -‐ 2012 Stakeholder, Creative Director, & Business Developer -‐ Spearhead branding strategy, web deck materials, presentations for TFBS & Nile Fiber ™ product line, and annual shareholder speaker. www.nilefiber.com Accomplishments ● Provided funding for new R&D into torrefied E-‐Coal for (ADX). (2013 E-‐Crop approved by the US Government). ● Formed and co guided JV partnership in a Hawaii valued at $300M. www.nilefiber.com
- 2. Michael Sean Inc., San Francisco , California 2003 -‐ 2012 Business Developer & Designer-‐ Manufacturer of designer furniture specializing in custom steel fabrication -‐ Leveraged groundbreaking 3D-‐modeling approach to access fast sales. www.michaelsean.com Accomplishments ● Lean business model cutting product development lead times from 112 days to 7 days ● Three (3) customer returns in (9) years of business with stellar customer reviews ● Designed an efficient distribution system using ground truck transportation and customer service to guarantee a positive customer experience. ● Developed extensive relationships with design professionals across the West Coast and New York City. Senet Entertainment Berkeley , California 2005 -‐ 2006 Business Developer, Co-‐Designer Accomplishments -‐ Co-‐Designed in 3D, Manufactured and promoted “GameHex”, a provider of premium videogame event services. "Seen at Sundance 2005 Festival. // Pitched and partnered with UC Berkeley on project to bring networked exterior campus based Kiosks for student awareness, entertainment, and file sharing with UC B. Dept. of Rec. Athletics Sergio Davila Inc. New York, NY / San Francisco, California / Lima, Peru , California 2002 -‐ 2004 Co-‐Stake Holder, Co-‐Creative Direction, & Business Developer www.sergiodavila.com Accomplishments ● Menswear fashion brand with manufacturing in South America. ● Spearheaded rebranding strategy, marketing, sales, and product development roles. ● Perfecting distribution channels, two seasonal launches. ● Expanded an 8 piece product line to 35 pieces in one year. ● Saw a 300% profit on existing sales YOY due to manufacturing changes in South America. Yahoo! Inc. Sunnyvale , California 1997 -‐ 2000 Yahoo! Interactive Design Director GUI www.yahoo.com Built a skilled, well working creative production team managing all homepage campaigns sold by sales and fostered creative group camaraderie in my department. Managed, directed a group of designers, art directors, and web architects tasked with supporting and improving Yahoo! Properties. Improving homepage sales tools, and site-‐wide advertising research, backup design work for Y! Japan. Accomplishments ● Strategy, Ideation, and development of a spectrum of advertising & promotional vehicles for fortune 100 advertisers ● Effectively managed and produced numerous multimillion-‐dollar campaigns for clients. (Pepsi Cola, Procter & Gamble properties, American Airlines, Intel, The GAP, as well as Y! in-‐house campaigns like Y! Phone and Wallet, etc.) ● Oversaw original brand development Yahooligans! ● Co-‐Creative direction on Y! Personals ● Strategized campaign ideas & pitches with sales to acquire new advertisers like Procter & Gamble Yahoo! Inc. Sunnyvale , California 1997 -‐ 2000 Yahoo! Advertising R&D (20% roll of the above position) www.yahoo.com ● Responsible for banner ad expansion program, participation in user testing groups (UX) feedback for product effectiveness and improvements, new ad unit review sessions ● Team member of “The future of Yahoo!” Occasional ideation camps with executives and stakeholders to determine the future UX of the Yahoo! Network. ● Product monetization ideation for many Y! Properties including Y! Personals, Y! Finance, Yahooligans!, Y! Mail, Y! Autos, Y! Wallet (Collaboration with property producers) ● Fostered occasional cross-‐pollination and ideation of new monetizable products with sales and marketing departments for mockups, A-‐B Testing and consumer adoption.
- 3. Yahoo! Inc. Sunnyvale , California 2000 -‐ 2001 Offline Art Director Yahoo! Marketing www.yahoo.com ● Off-‐line brand management (Y! Brand Police), package design, and brand applications for products/merchandising new ventures with distributors as a team, Ad agency interactions ● Guerrilla marketing ideation with marketing stakeholders Turner Network Television / Cartoon Network Atlanta , Georgia 1996 -‐ 1997 Co-‐Creative Direction for SPIV (Turner now Time Warner) www.timewarner.com Ogilvy & Mather Atlanta , Georgia 1995 -‐ 1996 Freelance Art Director Co-‐Led design pitches for Kodak, Gulfstream Airline, and Coca-‐Cola, and Griot’s Garage as spec work for new clients Macuarium Inc. Atlanta , Georgia 1994 -‐ 1996 Georgia Senior Art Director Co-‐Managed a programing team of six + engineers and 3 art directors. EDUCATION IDEO.org San Francisco, California April, 2015 Human-‐Centered Design Course (HCD) , Certificate of completion University of Washington Seattle, Washington Winter, 2012 Course: Oct. 2012 Introduction to Pulp & Paper/Bio-‐products Marble Sculpture Apprenticeship Pietrasanta, Italy, Sept. 2001-‐May 2002 Marble Sculpture -‐ Certificate of completion -‐ Marble Sculpture Apprenticeship Marble/Marble Symposium Marble, Colorado Aug. 2001 Marble Sculpture -‐ Certificate of completion -‐ Marble/Marble Symposium Colorado (96 HR. Program) The Savannah College of Art and Design Savannah, Georgia May, 1995 ● BFA -‐ Graphic Design, GPA 3.6 ● BFA -‐ Minor in Contemporary Art History , GPA 3.6 -‐ INTERESTS Leadership – Spiritual community development The Oneness University (2004-‐Current) Mindfulness, meditation, and community development group -‐ San Francisco -‐ Organized and facilitated with volunteers the largest U.S. community centered in San Francisco, CA. Built a 1500+ person community in 4 years Social Concern and Awareness – Fine art rescue and Pro Bono work The Stowitts Museum & Library (2000-‐2010) Assisted rescue of an American artist Stowitts. www.stowitts.org Pro Bono design & branding strategy work -‐ Ignite Nation (2012-‐2014) -‐ Assisted Ignite Nation A peer mentoring program based education solution. Current and future projects include web and strategy. Personal and Creative Development – Italian marble sculpture Sabbatical & Professional Art Mentoring in Pietrasanta Italy. Sept. 2001 – May 2002 (192HR / 30 day Program) Advanced traditional Italian sculpture & Private 8 month apprenticeship with Kyle Smith, accomplished American sculptor Marble/Marble Symposium Aug. 2001 Marble, Colorado (96 HR. Program) www.marbleinst.org. Studied marble sculpture with Kazutaka Uchida & Madeline Wiener accomplished international Japanese sculptor. AFFILIATIONS Board Member -‐ The Stowitts Museum & Library (2000-‐2010) Assisted rescue and recognition of Stowitts