Resume for Marios Alexandrou
MARIOS ALEXANDROU
52 Elvaston Drive, Toronto, Ontario, M4A 1N4
WORK EXPERIENCE
Management Consultant (TN Visa), STEAK, 09/11 - Present
Management Consultant (TN Visa), Rosetta
SEO Project Manager (H1B Visa), Acronym Media, 09/07 - 06/10
- developed a comprehensive training program to ensure SEO campaigns are executed efficiently by junior and senior personnel
- automated data gathering and report creation -- tripling and quadrupling productivity in some areas
- enhanced Acronym Media's SEO offering by incorporating social media optimization using Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter communities; content creation, syndication, and promotion; and keyword research, monitoring, and opportunity identification
Senior SEO Specialist (H1B Visa), DigitalGrit, 01/07 - 08/07
- determined the strategy and executed the tactics necessary to drive traffic to websites with the ultimate goal of delivering a positive ROI via conversions, leads, and sales
- participated in business development activities such as technical sales, proposal writing, and SEO capability presentations
- optimized websites in industries such as software, online education, hospitality, pharmaceuticals, and real estate
Account Manager (H1B Visa), Reader's Digest Association, 10/05 - 12/06
- Worked with various business units, the Magazine Circulation group in particular, to get their web related projects designed, developed, and deployed to the Reader's Digest website.
- Acted as the liaison between the business and the technical staff providing the necessary guidance and feedback as necessary.
Computer Systems Analyst (TN Visa), IPS, 01/04 - 09/05
- extended Reader's Digest's online customer care center application to include support for international customers and to deliver dynamic product offers based on user attributes
- enhanced the advertising capabilities of the RD.com site by creating an interface for non-technical users to allow for updating ad banners and controlling ad rotation
Computer Systems Analyst (TN Visa), TekSystems, 06/02 - 01/04
- gathered business requirements from management and end-users for a financial information system designed to gather and store (Oracle database) information from European affiliates
- ensured that the system was implemented within time and budget constraints
Computer Systems Analyst (TN Visa), RMP Consulting Partners, 08/02 - 06/03
- architected a content management system that allowed non-technical people to make real-time updates to their websites without needing to understand HTML or other web-related technologies
- worked with business owners to assess how they could benefit from an e-commerce site and how they to could integrate a content management system in to their site's work flow
Computer Systems Analyst (TN Visa), The Maxim Group, 04/01 - 05/02
- worked with and mentored several developers during the migration of portions of www.readersdigest.com from a Windows-based (ASP, Visual Basic) platform to a Unix-based (JSP, Java) platform
- assessed new requirements and recommended solutions to other departments ensuring that requests were technically feasible and that the implementation remained consistent with the existing site architecture
- developed a system (Visual Basic, ASP, SQL Server 2000) to process and report on publication orders provided as files (XML or delimited) by external parties
Computer Systems Analyst (TN Visa), Etensity, 11/00 - 04/01
- designed and built a web-based content management system (ASP, COM+, SQL Server 7.0) for a public relations company that allowed non-technical employees to, in real-time, update the events, client lists, celebrity photos, website images, job descriptions, and press coverage on their website
- collaborated with the CFO of a new-media advertising company to architect a multi-tiered intranet application (UML, XML, COM+, SQL Server 2000) that included functionality to streamline the sales process, centralize demographic information, manage accounts, simplify ad placement, and schedule maintenance tasks
Computer Systems Analyst (TN Visa), Comvision, 09/99 - 10/00
- led a team of web developers in the design and implementation of a three tiered (ASP, SQL Server 7.0, COM/DCOM, MTS, XML) web-based subscription management system that enabled corporate buyers to order magazines and journals for different people at different office locations around the world
- created an e-commerce/auction site using ASP and SQL Server 7.0 where programmers could sell source code to the highest bidder or in response to specific requests from buyers
- interacted with clients, gathered requirements, and worked closely with user interface designers during all projects
Team Lead (consultant), Shaw Communications, 02/99 -08/99
- designed an intranet application using ASP, COM/DCOM, MTS, and Oracle for the Shaw@Home help desk that reduced the time it took for a customer to have their problem resolved while at the same time increasing the number of calls that the help desk team could handle
- directed the software development efforts of 4 junior intranet programmers and provided mentoring to prepare them for taking on more responsibility at the end of the contract
- introduced the use of advanced software development techniques such as source control, code reviews, and test plans for intranet development
EDUCATION
University of Waterloo, Waterloo, 09/92 - 04/97
- Honors Bachelor of Mathematics in Computer Science