Summary
Having developed, and marketed
hundreds of websites, Cyndi is a Master Internet Marketing
Strategist. Her extraordinary ability to discern what’s missing, to
retool and strategically market products and services online, has
made her a highly sought after resource for Internet Marketing
expertise.
Cyndi has a strong technical background. Her technical skills, coach
training, remarkable business results, and certification as a
Guerrilla Marketing Coach, make Cyndi a highly valued resource for
small businesses and entrepreneurs.
Cyndi is the Internet Marketing mastermind behind the Joe Vitale
Executive Mentoring and Miracles Coaching Programs. Mentored by Joe
Vitale himself, Cyndi designs, creates, writes and marketed all of
Joe's mentoring and coaching program websites.
Cyndi has a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Certifications
in Internet Marketing, Search Engine
Optimization, Co-Active Coaching, and Guerrilla Marketing.
Technical Skills
| Operating Systems: |
Windows 3.11/95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP, DOS, and Unix |
| Languages: |
XML, Visual Basic, HTML, Visual C++, Borland C, SQL |
| Software: |
Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Project,
Outlook, FrontPage, Visio, Dreamweaver, Macromedia Fireworks,
Camtasia Studio, Pinnacle Studio, various Internet browsers and
FTP utilities, and more |
| Online Applications: |
1shoppingcart, aweber, getresponse, SendStudio,
ScreenCast, Audio Generator, Instant Video Generator, Goggle
AdWords, Overture, various SEO & Keyword suggestion tools, and
more. |
Education
| University of Texas at San Antonio |
1986-1996 |
| Bachelor of Science in Computer Science |
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Work Experience
| Northstar Ventures, Austin, TX |
January 2005 - Present |
| Internet Marketing Manager |
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Developed the Internet Marketing
Strategy and Marketing Plan for dozens of products and mentoring
programs - such as Joe Vitale (Internet Marketing) Executive
Mentoring Program and Miracles Coaching Program; Joe Vitale
video products; Joe Vitale book promotion; Northstar Video
Subscription, tele-seminars and mentoring programs; Bob Doyle
and Dan Poynter video products.
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Implemented all Internet Marketing
strategies and tactics, for the above products and services,
including: over 100 email campaigns, over 25 websites, PPC
campaigns running $5000 per month, list building and lead
generation campaigns that generated thousands of leads and over
$2.5 million in
revenue, joint ventures, audio and video marketing, blog
marketing, search engine marketing, articles, Web 2.0 and more.
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Coached and mentored 35 startup
and small business owners on how to apply Internet Marketing to
their business.
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Created and conducted training
programs for Internet Marketing mentors that included: product
concept validation, product development, marketing planning,
implementation of marketing strategies and tactics, product
launch and ongoing marketing campaigns.
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Gave one on one consultations with
mentors to develop custom marketing strategies and tactics for
over 100 clients.
| SBR Marketing LTD, New Braunfels, TX |
March 2004 - November 2004 |
| Director of Marketing |
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Develop Internet Marketing
Strategy and Plan to achieve the desired results. Increased
traffic by 600% in 4 months. Gained number 1 ranking in Google
and Yahoo for primary keyword. Moved up to low 20's on Google
for highly competitive secondary keywords. Increased Alexa
ranking from 82,000 to under 20,000.
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Completely redesigned existing
website, managed the implementation of the redesign. Implemented
over 15 new features designed to increase traffic, increase
sales, and increase conversion. Some of the features include:
Multiple RSS news feeds and blogs, Question & Answer, tool
to monitor other websites up-time, tool to select best website
for user based on criteria for 6 questions, articles, downloads,
special reports and more.
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Managed and implemented all Search
Engine Optimization (SEO), submission, paid inclusion, and
pay-per-click campaigns for over 100 domain names and 87
websites. Managed and implemented large $25k banner campaign on
multiple targeted website networks. Managed a large $250k radio
campaign in over 10 cities on numerous targeted talk radio
stations. Managed multiple $1,000 a month pay-per-click
campaigns on all top search engines and second tier search
engines.
| Internet Marketing Business Coach /
Consultant |
March 2002 - Present |
| Internet Marketing Strategist / Website
Promoter / Consultant |
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Conduct Internet Marketing
Makeover Consultations to evaluate existing websites and analyze
the key elements of website effectiveness: design, content,
sales copy, follow-up automation, and search engine
optimization. Then identify key objectives and recommend changes
and enhancements to meet the objectives. Develop Internet
Marketing Strategy and Plan to achieve the key objectives.
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Work with clients existing
web developers to implement the Internet Marketing
Strategy.
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Design targeted E-mail Marketing
Campaigns to generate direct sales or build an email list for
follow-up.
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Perform Search Engine Optimization
process to get a higher ranking in the popular search
engines.
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Setup Auto-responders and E-Mail
services like Constant Contact.
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Develop Joint Venture letters and
proposals to tap into thousands of visitors from other people's
websites.
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Perform website results tracking
and analysis of the results of Internet Marketing campaigns as
part of ongoing consulting services to verify that the desired
objectives are achieved.
| Website Designer / Developer / Copywriter /
Project Manager |
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Perform website design from an
Internet Marketing perspective based on goals and objectives.
The goals and objectives drive the content, design and
technology used.
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Perform website content
development from an Internet Marketing perspective written in a
compelling way that doesn't require the visitor to
"think" about what to do next. The visitor is directed
to take the next action all along the way.
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Work with graphic artist and video
editor to design banners, header graphics, and other visual an
audio elements that support the website objectives. Including
streaming and other media files for video and audio.
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Work work client to ensure the
website design and content reflect the clients identity. Release
preliminary versions of the website for client approval. Perform
quality assurance testing to verify website functionality.
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Secure a web host and setup the
website, email addresses, and domain name(s) registration.
Publish website content to the web host using various browsers.
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Setup E-Commerce ability using
turn-key services like Clickbank, Paypal and various merchant
solutions.
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Perform search engine submission,
paid placement, online ads, pay-per click services, pop-ups,
affiliate programs.
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Write email and website sales
letters to generate leads or direct sales.
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Manage multiple client website
development projects using additional web developers,
copywriters and graphic artists.
| Jump-Start Business Coach |
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Jump-Start Business Coach
specializing in working with entrepreneurs with limited budgets
and big dreams who want to launch or jump-start a
business.
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Coach clients over the phone or
in-person to maximize their existing skills, expertise and
strengths to quickly reach their business and personal goals.
| Online Guerrilla Marketing Coach |
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Conduct Guerrilla Marketing
Coaching and Training sessions to develop a 7-step Marketing
Plan to focus marketing efforts on areas that will reach the
target market while staying within a limited budget.
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Identify the best Online and
Offline Marketing weapons to use within the 7-step Marketing
Plan to reach the desired results.
| Interactive Silicon Inc., Austin, TX |
April 2001 - March 2002 |
| Quality Assurance Manager |
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Managed Quality Assurance and
Performance Engineering Teams within the Engineering
Organization.
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Developed all test plans and
processes for Linux and Windows test environments.
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Hired, trained, coached, and
developed all team members.
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Successfully lead a mission
critical project from start to finish which enabled the company
to continue.
| MSHOW.com, Austin, TX |
June 2000 - February 2002 |
| Senior QA Analyst |
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Designed, planned, scheduled,
performed, and reported on the software testing and QA
activities for a multi-tiered, interactive broadcasting, Web
conferencing and streaming media Web application.
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Mentored and coached other QA
Technicians and Analysts on QA techniques/approach, application
knowledge, and technical issues.
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Performed complex functional,
integration, regression, performance, stress, load, capacity,
and fail-over testing.
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Developed test plans and test
scenarios for complex web application back-end drivers, content
delivery, audio and video streaming, and newwork protocols based
on design and functional specifications.
| Research Dynamics, Inc., San Antonio, TX |
Nov 1996 - May 2000 |
| QA/CS Team Leader |
July 1997 - May 2000 |
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Establish the direction for the
development and administration of the company's Quality
Assurance and Customer Satisfaction program.
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Coached company President, Vice
Presidents, and Managers on QA practices.
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Lead a team of 14 persons from all
areas of the company in the implementation of the QA/CS
Plan.
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Coordinates all aspects of the
company's Software Testing Services, such as developing and
administrating the service, training and coaching Software
Testing Specialists, and facilitating change and improvements
throughout the Testing Group.
| Data Race, Inc., San Antonio, TX |
June 1992 - May 1996 |
| Modem Validation Engineer |
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Lead a team of three modem
validation engineers.
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Established modem validation
department.
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Trained validation technicians and
engineers. n Performed all aspects of testing process.
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Created automated test scripts.
| Netronics Inc., San Antonio, TX |
May 1989 - August 1990 |
| Computer Technician / Technical Support
Representative |
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Computer Background / Associations /
Training / Certifications
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Completed John Childers Million
Dollar Speakers Training
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Trained in Advanced Internet
Marketing Techniques
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Certified Guerrilla Marketing Coach
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Completed
116 hours of Co-Active Coach Training by The Coach
Training Institute
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Completed 6 weeks Internet
Marketing Training
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Member of the International Coach Federation (ICF)
since
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Member of the San Antonio Professional Coaches
Association
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Member of the American Society for
Quality
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Software Systems Testing &
Quality Assurance Techniques Training
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Independent Computer
Consultant
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President of local Computer Users
Group (SALSA)
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System Operator of local Computer
Bulletin Board Systems
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Jan 2004
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1986 - 1994
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