23503 Briarcreek Blvd. Spring, TX 77373 BOB GUNNER 832-296-6887 or 713-364-3019 [email protected] BobGunner.com www.linkedin.com/in/bobgunner/ Content Manager/Journalist/New Media Pro & Web Content Editor/Manager/Drupal Website Developer/ & Interested In New Full-Time Career Opportunities Broad-Based Skill Set, 25+ Years of Experience in Newspapers/Information Design and Content Creation for Traditional Print, Broadcast and Internet Websites & Publications. Results-focused, quality-driven professional with extensive experience in business and operational development positions, demonstrating consistent achievement of objectives, service skills, and dedication to organizational goals. Advanced presentation and relationship development abilities, with track record of generating successful branded publications for newspapers-daily & community, radio stations & Internet-based publications and websites (business and personal). I have spent my whole career helping companies big and small to expand their new media exposure and branding.marketing needs. Core Knowledge & Skill Areas: Content Creation & Web Development, Design Ad & Editorial Copy Writing, Management (Dynamic & Static) & Publication Development Reporter/Editor Maintenance/SEO Editing/AP Style Email Newsletter Production Technical Writing Multimedia/Graphic Niche Market Development Journalism & Digital Design Public Relations/Newsletter Photography/Video Development Production Social Networking Team Training & Mentoring Management & HR Drupal CMS Development CSS Experience WordPress Development New Media Blogging HTML & Responsive RELEVANT MAINSTREET AMERICA, SPRING, TX 12/2012 – 04/2013 EXPERIENCE DRUPAL WEB DEVELOPER/CONTENTMANAGER Responsible for the design and content creation/management/site maintenance of company websites. The dynamic websites I created were Drupal CMS-based, and responsive. I was also involved in promotion planning and digital signage. FAT CAT NEW MEDIA, SPRING, TX 4/2009 – PRESENT DRUPAL WEB DEVELOPER/WEBMASTER/EDITOR & PUBLISHER Owner. Responsible for the design and content creation/management/site maintenance of small business websites, public relations and reporting/photography/video/copy writing for local and national media sources, print and online. The dynamic websites are Drupal CMS-based, incorporating web 2.0 application functionality. I created this start-up to keep my career skills intact, networking and giving something back to my home community while pursuing full-time employment. Accomplishments: I have been recognized as an ePublishing pioneer for my work in developing eBooks as noted in this article by The UK Guardian published in 2002: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2002/jan/03/ebooks.technology Developed, acted as Editor & Publisher, and Managed a hyper-local community news & entertainment magazine ThePaperMagazine.com for The Woodlands, Spring, Conroe & North Houston for the past 8 years supporting community journalism, non-profits and local news coverage. For 2015, the site stats were as follows: 428,318 Visitors, 3,405,698 Page views and 174,495 Unique Visitors. The site is responsive and has a large mobile readership, To see how relevant our news coverage is in our coverage areas, go to Google News and type in one of our coverage areas (THE WOODLANDS, TX/ SPRING, TX/ CONROE, TX/ NORTH HOUSTON, TX) and you will find our local articles spotlighted regularly. FatCatWebProductions.com On a freelance basis assisted local small businesses and services with their web development and SEO needs. For portfolio and diversity purposes, hyperlinks to samples of these sites are available at homepage for review. As well as articles and a list of other services I have offered to clients to help them with their business vision. Fat Cat New Media ePublishing publishes eBooks and Print-On-Demand books by contract, and because I am a journalist and published writer of fiction, I have self-published many Kindle eBooks in the past few years to take advantage of the new ePublishng marketplace. A list of my many paperbacks and eBook titles published over the years and available for purchase is available at: http://www.amazon.com/Bob-Gunner/e/B007C1GFLS/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1 458387149&sr=1-2-ent THE AMMONS LAW FIRM, HOUSTON, TX 1/2009 – 4/2009 MEDIA COORDINATOR & WEB DEVELOPER/WEBMASTER Responsible for the design and content creation/management/site maintenance of this large Houston-area personal injury law firm’s websites, mini-sites, public relations and copy writing for local and national media sources, print and online. The dynamic websites were open-source Joomla! And Drupal CMS-based, and the main homepage was classic ASP, incorporating some web 2.0 application functionality. Accomplishments: Transferred the firm main website from a third-party agency into an in-house operation, reducing production costs, maintained a firm blog, and established a search engine optimization and social networking promotional strategy. Produced and distributed pr news releases for print & Internet-based media outlets nationally & locally, promoting firm cases and encouraging case referrals. Developed nine mini-sites for the firms’ specialty marketing purposes, such as airplane accidents, truck accidents, etc. BAYOU CITY MEDIA GROUP, INC., THE WOODLANDS, TX 7/2006 – 11/2008 MANAGING CLUSTER EDITOR/CONTENT MANAGER Responsible for the editorial direction and content management of four hyper-local community newspaper/information portals, WoodlandsOnline.com, SpringToday.com, ConroeToday.com and TomballToday.com. Selected Accomplishments: Managing cluster editor duties of four portals, assigning stories and special projects, editing, and acting as a gatekeeper to assure they met AP and legal standards. Designed and implemented opt-in daily news update newsletters for each portal, and assisted in any interactive or graphic development needs for the cluster. I was one of the key planners to help research and develop a game plan for the company to expand into 60 additional area markets. Assisted in many different business aspects of the organization, including 2 acting as an HR representative and assisting sales and supporting and training staff as needed. CLEAR CHANNEL RADIO, HOUSTON, TX 2/2001 – 4/2006 HOUSTON WEB DESIGNER/CONTENT MANAGEMENT Responsible for assisting the content manager with revision of eight radio station websites including news stations KTRH, KPRC and 790 KBME under Ken Charles. I edited and was responsible for conversion of broadcast news copy and revision of news releases to print spec and AP style, as well as the day-to-day updates and revisions of various music-formatted stations including: The Buzz (KTBZ), KLOL, KHMX, KKRW, and SUNNY 99.1 (KODA.) Accomplishments: Copy writing, news writing, editing, graphics creation and multimedia element creation, digital photography, video production and much more. HTML hard coding, JavaScript, style sheets, Flash, etc. were used to create page elements and interactive advertising elements. Designed, wrote and distributed opt-in weekly and monthly HTML promotional newsletters that were delivered by email for all stations in the cluster, including Randy Lemmon’s Gardenline weekly newsletter. During my time with Clear Channel I published and broadcasted over 800 issues of these opt-in newsletters. I was also additionally employed part-time as the Webmaster for the Lufkin/East Texas Clear Channel stations: KYKS, KAFX, KTBQ and KSFA under Johnny Lathrop for the year of 2005. QUESTIA MEDIA, INC., HOUSTON, TX 1/2000 – 7/2000 INFORMATION SPECIALIST/SOFTWARE ENGINEER I wore many hats for this Houston Internet start-up with over 200 employees that was created to develop a fee-based digital library and research service to allow students to research and write their college papers 24/7. Accomplishments: I assisted with the development of an XML DTD, developed and designed a prototype for a company Intranet portal, and did extensive research and development projects for consideration of implementation into the new service. I was considered a top eBook authority, and created a proposal for the consideration of implementation of additional mobile spin-off products. I worked with many groups in the company including engineering, marketing, technical documentation, and others on many different related projects during my tenure. See : www.linkedin.com/in/bobgunner/ for complete experience, clippings of published work and personal references also available on request. 3.