I’m looking for a job where my current UX design insight, varied tech skills, top-notch communication & marketing savvy can coalesce.
Silicon Valley native now back in the Bay Area. Skilled in web design, indie journalism, marketing & media production.
Experienced. Driven to achieve goals & passionate about the application of technology.
My career began in sales & account management in fields ranging from newspaper publishing to business Internet services. Thus began my real-world education in Internet tech & love for publishing in all its forms.
- ✦ Motivated Self-Starter
- ✦ Strong Communicator
- ✦ Skilled Web Designer
- ✦ Social Media Administrator
- ✦ Capable Project Manager
- ✦ Proven Marketing Skills
- ✦ Customer Support Veteran
Education
UX Design Certification - Google UX Design on Coursera. Certificate earned March 21, 2023
UX Design Fundamentals Certification - IBM SkillsBuild. Certificate earned August 27, 2024
AI Fundamentals Certification - IBM SkillsBuild. Certificate earned August 28, 2024
Associate of Science / Web Design -Masters Institute of Technology
Contact
peterdarinklein@gmail.com
1.502.319.0598
Experience
Consultant - National Match Play / Peter Klein Productions, LLC
2021 - Present
Provide marketing & startup consulting enabling this sports company to hold tournament play at world class golf resorts & thrive through its first 3 seasons.
- Increased player-count by 100% over the previous year
- Designed the company brand & design systems including their logo & all marketing collateral
- Built a user-friendly collapsible golf simulator prototype, unique to the marketplace
Managing Director / Founder - Independent Media Solidarity
2016 - 2021
Launched this independent news outlet as an alternative to the corporate news, cultivating a 100,000+ monthly viewership. Duties included reporting, managing staff, copy editing, video production & editing, marketing, and promotion.
- Expanded to 20+ staff in the US, Canada and Scotland
- Produced 2 documentaries viewed by millions
- Created a fully automated onboarding system that cut onboarding time by 70%
- Achieved 100,000+ monthly viewership
Contract Web Designer - Universal Remote Control
2012 - 2016
Hired by this leader in consumer and commercial automation products to lead the project to create a new consumer website. The new site has a much improved visual design, interaction design & meets new business objectives.
- Produced their first website Dealer Locator
- Collaborated on ongoing cross-functional projects
- Designed new features that raised distributor traffic by 35%+
Chief Web Developer - ELAN Home Systems (NICE)
2008 - 2012
Built and managed all consumer & enterprise websites for all 4 companies in the ELAN Group, in the consumer entertainment, security & control market, ELAN, Sunfire, ATON & HomeLogic.
- Created brand-new consumer websites for all 4 companies in the group
- Developed web tools & efficient processes that increased dealer count by 30%
- Produced 90% of requested video content for the web, social media & dealer training
Web Developer / Proprietor - Proveyance
2000 - 2008
Founded as a small web design boutique, we provided turn-key solutions for many small businesses & ecommerce solutions.
- Made retail sites that rivaled top national brands
- Provided dozens of solutions with Wordpress back ends to capitalize on the platform's ongoing enhancements and refinements