Christopher L. Koerner
St. Louis, MO
nobelx at gmail dot com
Objective
I am looking to further my career engaging new trends, finding new uses and empowering people in digital media. I enjoy an atmosphere where creativity and learning are key components in creating opportunities to grow and develop as an individual. My personality is well suited to positions where commitment to the end user and time frames are critical.
Education
Bachelor of Communication Technology
Saint Louis University
Associate of Arts
Jefferson College
Career Experience
Saint Louis University
Student Development – Web Project Coordinator 2008 – Present
This is still happening. Buy me lunch and I’ll tell you all about the cool stuff I do.
- Migrated division and departmental content into enterprise content management system (CMS)
- Managed existing content and developed new content, hierarchy and organization within the CMS
- Trained new users and provided support for the CMS
- Collected and analyzed reports regarding traffic statistics to determine success of online campaigns
- Developed and maintained the student news and event resource SLU Connection
- Managed the development of the Saint Louis University iPhone App
- Contributed to the 2010 redesign of the Saint Louis University web presence
- Organized workflows and managed the data for the 2010 employee wellness program, “Walk to Madrid”
- Developed the first online prayer book, soon to become the first printed version in over 12 years
- Organized and managed the annual Lent site for the SLU community
- Developed various interactive tools for the undergraduate student community such as quizzes, polls, GPA calculators
- Technical advisor to both the student run radio station (KSLU) and TV station (SLU-TV)
- Provided annual web strategy training to student leadership to further strengthen their web presence
- Technical and creative manager of the student staffed video production team called the Student Media Production Team
Saint Louis University
John Cook School of Business – Web/IT Coordinator 2007 – 2008
- Maintained all web services for the JCSB including 300+ page website.
- Created and shared web policies and procedures for University-wide CMS
- Worked with Marketing and Communications to develop new CMS schemas for implementation across campus.
- Helped to develop and document long-term projects for IT management for both server and client side activities.
- Trained and managed student workers to prepare them for a successful career after college.
- Chaired JCSB Web Committee and kept key administrative staff abreast of on-going web activities.
- Enabled students to have access to modern business technology via our Student Collaboration Lab project.
- Developed strong Search Engine Optimization techniques for the Business School utilizing tools such as Google Analytics and
- proper metadata implementation.
Saint Louis University
Information Technology Services – Desktop Support Analyst 2006 – 2007
- Documented policies and procedures for a variety of software and hardware configurations.
- Trained a large technical support staff on Macintosh Desktop Management.
- Hosted multiple workshops for IT professionals to teach and discuss various campus technologies.
- Fostered prosperous relationships between various IT teams and support staff.
- Managed and redesigned enterprise-level workstation deployment as Project Leader.
Saint Louis University
College of Arts and Sciences Information Technology Services – Desktop Support Analyst 2005 – 2006
- Conducted the maintenance and repair of computer and audio/video hardware.
- Communicated and collaborated with users to help assess their technological needs and goals.
- Developed clear documentation for internal and external projects in a wiki-based environment.
- Planned long-term technology implementations in a team-based environment.
Apple Computer
Educational Sales – Campus Representative 2004 – 2006
- Evangelized Apple products on the campus of Saint Louis University.
- Lead a site-specific marketing campaign for a $3.8 million account for Q1.
- Generated $540k in retail sales for December.
- Exhibited excellent public speaking skills while demonstrating Apple technology to students.
- Organized and hosted meetings with members of the SLU academic community.
- Created and executed creative events on campus to increase product visibility.
Skills
Windows
OS X
HTML/CSS/Javascript
Wordpress/Moodle/Ingeniux CMS
Google Analytics
WebCT/Blackboard/Wimba
iLife/iWork
Final Cut, Premiere
Photoshop/Illustrator/Dreamweaver
Microsoft Office
Presentations
School of Social Work - “Social Work + Social Media”
Executive Staff – “SLU.edu Redesign”
Division of Student Development – “Exploring the Social Web”
Student Government Association’s “Leaders of the Pack” – “The Internets”
SIGUCCS – “Modular Imaging Architecture”
Personal Timeline
2011 – Still happening!
2010 – Went to Seattle, learned a lot about CSS3, javascript and how awesome 4 year olds are.
2009 – Worked on some cool projects at work and with my wife, didn’t get to travel.
2008 – Co-authored a technical paper for SIGUCCS and presented it in Portland, OR at their Fall Conference
2007 – Heartland Delta V delegate for Saint Louis University
2006 – My daughter was born & I graduated from SLU