New media maven

UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND, USA
Deputy Chief: Internet, Broadcasting and Interactive Sevices, May 2001 - present
• Management: manage the organization's global internet and broadcasting investments -- strategy, operations and functional resources for production and development teams, budgets etc. Visit www.unicef.org
• Strategy: developed a strategy to optimize the organization's online and broadcast resources, rationalize organization-wide expenditure and meet needs.
• Content: initiated and drove the creation and production of web-specific content modules and features, with supporting processes, funding and resources. This has become a daily, global news bureau-styled operation.
• Technology: co-ordinate working group to obtain additional funding and review and select appropriate hardware, software and consultants.
• Brand: supervise the interpretation and implementation of the organization's revised brand across these media.

M-WEB AFRICA, RSA
Executive producer June 2000 - May 2001
• Management and strategy: One of the six executives who managed and led the company (www.mwebafrica.com), developed and supervised the implementation of strategies and products to suit specific markets, countries and regions..
• Business development: Travelled extensively throughout Africa to develop business contacts, understand local markets and undertake research that formed the basis for establishing new corporate franchises in various countries.
• Content: managed the team of content editors, designers, producers and developers that developed and grew the various portals. Seized opportunities to leverage resources and skills across countries; develop best practices and provide support.

THE SUNDAY TIMES JOHANNESBURG, RSA
Internet Editor July 1997 - June 2000
• Content: spearheaded the launch, growth and development of the Sunday Times Online (www.sundaytimes.co.za) -- incorporating the digital assets of South Africa's largest newspaper into one of the country's most popular online destinations. Boosted sharp and sustained increases in both usership (average year-on-year growth of 60%) and revenues.
• E-commerce: Implemented overwhelmingly successful e-commerce pilot project, which established trusted trading e-relationship with the site's 60 000 unique business users. The project netted tens of thousands in online sales and generated in excess of R1 million in related offline retail outlet sales.
• Online evangelism: Implemented a process of change management to spread the word and vision of the Internet throughout the organization. The process was extremely successful in securing buy-in and ownership of the online assets and brand.
• Strategy: developed cohesive strategies, funding, human resources, related policies and management team to drive online asset development
• Contracting: negotiated third party contracts with providers.
• Publicity: presented at commercial and academic conferences and made media appearances on television and radio.
• Training: trained newsroom staff in CARR (Computer-Assisted Research and Reporting)

THE WASHINGTON POST CO. WASHINGTON DC, USA
Online Producer 1996 - 1997
• Conceptualized, designed, produced and published complete web content for the International, National, Business and Classifieds sections of WashingtonPost.com (www.washingtonpost.com)
• Producer for the News Digest, the site's 24-hour, breaking news coverage
• Researched and evaluated independent sites for inclusion in references and contextual links
• Special projects included the 1996 Presidential Inauguration, Relocator and Career Library
• Special reports including Drug Smuggling, Native American nationalism, The Supercabinet

NEW MEDIA CONSULTING WASHINGTON DC, USA
Consultant 1995-1997
• Consulted to a number of clients -- ranging from an art dealer to an online grocery venture -- on how web technologies could be applied within their businesses, including enhancing corporate image, market presence, public awareness and bottom line sales.
• Implemented strategy in the form of front- and back-end web solutions, marketing and assisted in evaluating and securing venture capital funding for specific clients.