David Southgate Resume

Project Manager

2008 - Present
DESARROLLO INTEGRAL DEL SUR, INC. (DISUR)
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Manage DISUR's EPA Brownfields Area-wide Planning Pilot project for 3,500-acre petrochemical area of 11 Brownfield sites in Guayanilla and Peñuelas, Puerto Rico. Responsible for overall project success, consultant management, scope management, budgeting, project schedule, RFP and consultant recruiting process, quarterly federal reports, executive briefings, funds transfer, compliance management enforcement, and Project liaison between EPA, DISUR, C-Level Stakeholders and local and state government.

• Identified granting opportunity and wrote winning proposal for $175,000 planning project, one of 23 selected nationally.
• Applied PMP processes and created overall project plan and project processes, including RFP development, communications and community outreach planning, and QAPP documentation.
• Recruited leveraged collaboration from subject matter experts, the American Architectural Foundation's Sustainable Communities Design Academy, and a partnership with Worchester Polytechnic Institute and Environmental Finance Center, increasing total project value to $450,000.

IT Project Manager and Operations

2004 - 2008
I:AVALANCHE CORP.
Ponce, Puerto Rico

Successfully managed top-ranking Web-based promotional vehicle for South Puerto Rico, LetsGoToPonce.com. Site garnered publicity for the region in About.com, Associated Press, New York Times, and Adrenalina TV (Fuel TV on Fox Sports Español and Latin America). Segmented email subscribers climbed year over year by 100 percent. Site and Company recognized as "Tourism Ambassador" by Puerto Rico Tourism Company (Island Tourism Minister).

• Managed LetsGoToPonce.com through the entire project lifecycle.
• Wrote business plans and needs analysis; obtained seed money, salary incentives and financing with Government Development Bank of Puerto Rico.
• Wrote technical requirements documents, hired, trained and directed staff of six, including Web developers, designers, salespeople and writers.

IT Project Manager and General Manager

Jan. 2004 - Aug. 2004
CASIANO COMMUNICATIONS, WEB RESPONSE
San Juan, Puerto Rico

Tripled revenue at IT division of the largest Hispanic-owned periodical and newspaper publisher in the United States.

• Picked up IT Project Management midstream for 30+ Web site projects.
• Established Project Management development cycles and procedures.
• Eliminated non-performing areas of PuertoRicoWow.com, suggesting staff reassignments for additional cost savings.

Freelance Writer

2001 - 2004
INTERNET.COM, CIOUPDATE, CNET, PROJECTS@WORK MAGAZINE
Ponce, Puerto Rico

Contributed to the development of Project Management professionals with more than 100 articles on Project Management and IT Management issues in International Publications. Published in English, Spanish and French. See sample portfolio.

• "Project managers as change leaders," Projects@Work Magazine, November 2004
• "Best-practice training programs have helped many companies improve their project management efforts," Projects@Work Magazine, June 2003
• "The best way to scrutinize a project budget," CNET's TechRepublic.com, February 2003
• "Four approaches to staff reallocation in project management," TechRepublic.com, February 2003

Web Strategist

2001
DIGITAL PULP
New York, NY
Designed a complex Web taxonomy and managed the online redesign of Scholastic.com, replacing nine separate registration processes with a single universal registration used by tens of thousands of Scholastic's registered teachers. Project met Management's objective to improved cross-use of content produced by multiple and competing business units.

• Presented findings on ways to improve financial performance of Internet ventures to C-Level executives, resulting in adoption of proposals and sales.
• Managed team of two designers and three developers.
• Supported sale of Web development services with sound business metrics, marketing data, and Web usage statistics.

Project Manager

1999 - 2001
TECHIES.COM
Minneapolis, MN
Transformed company's digital publishing unit by championing cost-benefit of database-driven content management system and launched online publishing. Resulted in $2 million annual savings for company and generated $500,000 of advertising revenue from online content, e-mail newsletter, and community strategies.

• Authored functional requirements of content management systems.
• Established editorial plans, standards, systems, procedures, and metrics.
• Hired and managed a six-person staff of editors, writers, and an online community manager, as well as more than 20 freelancers.

Executive Producer

1997 - 1999
KEY INVESTMENT
Minneapolis, MN
Managed 10 custom Web projects from sale to completion. Clients included Dayton's, Hudson's and Marshall Field's; flowersandgifts.com; Minnesota Wild Hockey NHL; University of Minnesota; KS95-FM and; KSTP-AM.

• Managed more than 20 custom database-driven Web projects from sale to implementation.
• Managed technical project teams of eight people, delivering projects on time.
• Clients included Dayton's, Hudson's and Marshall Field's; flowersandgifts.com; Minnesota Wild Hockey NHL; University of Minnesota; radio broadcasters KS95-FM and; KSTP-AM.

Marketing and Public Relations Manager

1995 - 1997
INTERMEDIA ARTS MINNESOTA
Minneapolis, MN
Responsible for institutional and program marketing and public relations.

• Wrote and edited all advertising content and managed publication development.
• Expanded audience base more than 1,000 percent.
• Hired and led creative teams that created targeted marketing materials within budget and deadline.
• Led organization through re-branding project that unified the organization's marketing collateral and included the organization's first Web site.
• Created direct mail fundraising and membership campaigns that raised more than $30,000.

2010
Project Management Training refresher
Practical Solutions, LLC

2002
Interamericana University
Ponce, Puerto Rico Campus
Spanish Language Studies

2001
Comptia IT Project+
Certified Professional

2000
Gartner Institute
Project Management Core Capabilities

2000
Microsoft Project
Basic and Advanced

2012 - 2014
Ponce Chapter Workforce Investment Board, Director

2011 - Present
Project Management Institute, Member

2008 - 2009
South Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce, Director

2008
Internet Committee, DISUR (Community Regional Socio Economic Development Organization), Member