Name: Matt Lawson (American)
Age:35

Current Residence: Aptos, CA
Email: matt AT medialabpro.com
Cell: (831)-531-4695

Internet Marketing•Internet Development•Management

OBJECTIVE / TARGET JOB

Seeking an opportunity in a promising business venture for continued growth in Business Management, Web/Physical Marketing, Internet Consulting, Web Development. My ideal situation is working with a group of healthy minded individuals that want to work as a team.

Desired Job:
Desired Salary:

Entrepreneur, Salesman, Employee, Temporary/ Contract /Project
Discuss Privately

EXPERIENCE

12/06 – 01/08

Synergyhive.com Inc.

Stamford, CT - US

Chief Technology Officer

Served as CTO- Management of all development work.

Description of project:
Synergyhive™ is a both a social network and a marketplace.

Synergyhive™ embraces and extends the enhancements now possible from new technological capabilities commonly referred to as “Web 2.0”. Synergyhive™ is a social network interface designed to attract third-party software developers who are experts in their respective fields. This is done by providing a ready marketplace for them to offer their software (web site enhancements, called “widgets”) and for them to earn revenues for doing so, in the form of micro-payments, from thousands of users. The core functionality of this design is to encourage and reward continued innovation of the Synergyhive™ experience without having to fund continued software development that is contributed by perhaps thousands of highly skilled software developers attracted to the network.

10/02 – 12/06

Spec360 Ltd.

Guangzhou, China

International Export Manager

Spec360 provides import services for wholesalers to broker and sell thousands of products sourced from hundreds of Asia producers. Some of the sectors include, Type II Portland Cement, Building and Construction Supplies, Steel Rebar, Hardwood Furniture, Hotel Amenity Supplies, Paper Supplies, Major Chain Store supplier for Wal-Mart and Target and more than 500 top construction companies and building material distributors. Managed all export projects and daily work for ASIA. Supplied comprehensive data to support USA sales team, including product sourcing, capacity spreads via multiple manufactures, business/contract negotiations, and manufacturing/factory relations/inspections. Oversaw manufacturing of multi-million Handicraft product line for Wal-Mart, and Target. Managed all technology related work including a 35 person technology team in China.

2/02 - 9/02

Seagate LLC.

Scotts Valley, CA. -US

Seagate Employee

Developed an Intranet Purchasing Portal Website, all of the components of which can be updated and maintained using only a web browser. The entire visual aspect of the website, as well as its functions and contents, are updated and managed using a web browser, from any computer in the network. Furthermore, there are differentiated access levels according to the role ascribed to each member of the project management team, thus creating an easy to use group work tool that enables the smooth handling of a complex website and automates content development, maintenance and management. There is no need for the continual minor updates and editing normally handled by a webmaster.

6/2001 – 2/2002

Adzeal, Inc.

Santa Cruz, CA. -US

CEO

Worked to develop/manage web based marketing company. Adzeal is based on the Superorganism theory, where many domains or channels work together to sell E-commerce products and to collect user data.

Adzeal controls hundreds of domains in a Matrix network to sell E-commerce products for customers. Adzeal also collects e-mail data.

My job has been to manage all business and marketing elements and relationships.

1/2000 – Present

BASIC5HOSTING.NET

International

Owner

Managed ALL web marketing and all tech issues for Virtual Hosting company, web design, and website management. I personally signed up 3000+ $10 customers using creative marketing techniques.

4/2000 - 1/2001

Cadia, Inc.

Santa Cruz, CA. -US

CEO

Cadia--an online entertainment theme park and portal--has created an online advertising solution that provides companies with an innovative and engaging medium for displaying product and brand images to potential online customers: product-embedded games and virtual environments. Advertisers pay Cadia for exposure within Cadia and also for access to user profile information for the purpose of one-to-one geo-target marketing. We have also created an online entertainment portal where users get an addicting, easily accessed, and highly entertaining experience that cannot currently be found in any other online portal community with the degree of customizability and fun that Cadia offers.

8/1999 - 4/2000

Humanicom, Inc.

Santa Monica, CA. -US

Portal Director

I was responsible for developing a massive portal infrastructure. 120 data centers world wide. Worked with Broadband portal solution. Infoseek search products. I worked closely with dozens of top computer and internet companies. I was in charge of strategic partnerships on the internet. My job included management of the Internet marketing team. I have the ability to meet and do a deal with many top companies. I was the senior producer for the BBC Millennium World Broadcast, reporting to the BBC, CTO and my CTO and CEO.

6/1995 - 1/1998

TheSound, Inc.

Santa Cruz, CA. -US

Marketing Director, President

TheSound.com. was one of the first streaming audio companies on the internet. As one of 2 main owners I wore many hats. Worked all aspects of building an early Internet business.

1/1994 - Present

FORESTCALL.COM

International

CEO, President

I have worked as a contract web developer/producer/project manager on more than 500 commercial web sites. I am an experienced webmaster. Besides application and website development most of my internet experience revolves around growing user bases and working with marketing/sales energy on the web. Through out most of my adult life including my education process I ran this company, which provided extra income. See websites-

The following is a partial list of websites and projects I have designed and managed:

Work completed in 2006-2008

Note: See my updated portfolio at my other site-
http://www.medialabpro.com

Golf Marketing Company
http://www.golftipsmag.com
http://www.golffams.com

Community Site Projects
http://www.professionalrockstars.com
http://www.southasianlife.com

Trust Foundation
http://www.globalwarming101.com

Paris Based Marketing Company
http://www.augustism.com

New York Based Video Distribution Company
http://www.sandra-carter.com/home/

Fuel Company
http://www.bluestareast.com/main/

Vitamin Health Company
http://www.synergyhive.net/epr/

Building Materials Company
http://www.spec360.com
http://www.paramitafurniture.com
http://www.paramitahomes.com
http://www.bulkshippingonline.com

Before 2006

Client: CMGI-(Humanicom, Inc) - Project: NetAid 2000 – worked as Senior Web Producer

Client: Humanicom, Inc. - Project: BBC Millennium World Broadcast (MTN) Senior Web Producer.

Client: Marie Callenders - Project: company website for food products and corporate website.

Client: Frank Lisco - Project: Famous artist website.

Client: Paramount Pictures - Project: 'Star Trek First' Contact movie website.

Client: Paramount Pictures, GNP Crescendo Records - Project: 'Star Trek' 30^th Anniversary Enhanced CD and website.

Client: Babylon 5 Productions - Project: 'Babylon 5' The official FanClub website and interface

Client: Fox, News Corporation - Project: 'X-Files' Online Game

Client: Threshold Entertainment - Project: 'Mortal Kombat' official movie website, Video game, CD-ROM

Client: LIVE Entertainment - Project: 'The Arrival' Official movie website

Client: Walt Disney Pictures - Project: 'That Darn Cat' Official Movie website

Client: MCA Universal - Project: Interactive presentation, 'BUSH'

Client: Metro Goldwyn Meyer - Project: 'Traci Lords' Angels and Outlaws, Online Serial

Client: Priority Records - Project: Rhyme and Reason Enhanced CD Demo and website.

Client: Kids Light Internet Channel - Project: 'KLIC' website

Client: A.A.F.E.S. American Armed Forces Exchange Services - Project: Music & Video E-Commerce website for the US Military. I designed a store to sell music, and videos to the US Military. Database holds 30 million products and 130+ million Social Security numbers. The store uses multiple redundant, replicated servers.

Here is a few major internet companies I have worked with on a co-venture and or contract basis:

BackWeb - Telos - Vivo - Macromedia - Genuity - Exodus - Netscape – Microsoft –HP –CMGI –Vignette-

EDUCATION *

1/1996 – 2002

UNIX

US-CA-San Jose

Professional System Administrator

Linux Admin.          PHP/MySQL, AJAX, JavaScript, HTML/CSS

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1998 – 2001

Certified System Admin.

US-CA-San Jose

MS Certifications

I have completed several certifications.

-NT4 & 5 Server Admin

-Exchange Server

-NT4 & 5 Registry

–MS E-Commerce Server

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6/1996

UCSC

US-CA-Santa Cruz

Bachelor's Degree

UCSC B.S. June 1996.
Course concentrations included software programming and philosophy.

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8/1999

UW

US-WI-Madison

Masters Degree

The University of Wisconsin—Madison August 1999.
Course concentrations included Religious Studies, with an emphasis in Tibetan Buddhism.

SOFTWARE SKILLS

Knowledgeable in the following software applications

Flash MX

Fireworks MX

Dreamweaver MX

PhotoShop

MS-Office

Visio

Many others

Power Point/Word/Excel

NotePad

REFERENCES

Please ask me-

Joe Boschi

Seagate Technologies, LLC.

Director Procurement Dept.

Phone Number:

Email Address:

Reference Type:

Professional

Willy Vision

WillyVision, Inc.

CEO

Phone Number:

Email Address:

Reference Type:

Professional

Jim Jensen

Hewlett Packard

Director Video Division

Phone Number:

Email Address:

Reference Type:

Professional

Cedric Griss

Karunga Technologies

CEO

Phone Number:

Email Address:

Reference Type:

Professional

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

I love working with the energy on the web.

I try to live a Buddhist lifestyle.
I love the forest

I love endurance sports.