This document is a resume for Jose Andrade summarizing his experience in interactive technology and digital leadership roles over the past 20 years. It details his roles and responsibilities managing teams and leading technology initiatives and digital strategies at various advertising and marketing agencies. It also provides an overview of his areas of expertise including web design, development, digital strategy, and experience with various technologies.

1. Jose Andrade
1350 N. Wells St. Chicago, Illinois - 60610 • jose.create@gmail.com • 646-543-5086 • 646-391-6956
SUMMARY
‣ Agency operations and leadership to include technology, planning, strategy,
project management, UX/IA and production teams
‣ Building and evolving organizational, capabilities and technology infrastructures
‣ Technology Innovations, Strategies & Tactics
‣ Business analysis, P&L, planning, and growth
‣ 7 years digital development and leadership in various technology systems and platforms
(e.g HTML, Flash, CSS, CMS, DAM, CRM, Infrastructure, UX/IA, Database, tablet, mobile)
EXPERIENCE –
AbelsonTaylor - Dates: October 2013 - Present
• Role: VICE PRESIDENT – DIRECTOR OF INTERACTIVE TECHNOLOGY
• Responsibilities:
‣ Lead, manage and resource development teams, vendors, low cost providers across technology initiatives and projects
‣ Work closely with digital strategy and initiatives across teams, clients and brands
‣ Work closely with agency leadership to evolve agency digital offering
‣ Evolve technology offering, processes and innovations
‣ Mentor and manage staff growth, performance and issues management
‣ Represent the technology arm of the agency in client and industry facing presentations
‣ Participate on corporate level task forces towards identifying efficiencies,
best practices and standards across agencies
• Services: Digital tactics & strategy, interactive and new media, web design & development, web marketing,
social media initiatives, events, multimedia, video, mobile, tablet
• Clients: abbvie, AstraZeneca, Amgen, Daiichi Sankyo, Lilly, Pfizer, Teva, UCB, Vertex, Purdue
Publicis Life Brands: Medicus - Dates: December 2009 – October 2013
• Role: TECHNOLOGY DIRECTOR
• Responsibilities:
‣ Establish, oversee, and evolve agency technology infrastructures, processes and capabilities
‣ Lead, manage and resource development teams, vendors, low cost providers across technology initiatives and projects
‣ Counsel on digital strategy and initiatives across teams, clients and brands
‣ Work closely with agency leadership to evolve agency digital offering
‣ Build technology schema, use cases, prototypes, presentations
‣ Mentor and manage staff growth, performance and issues management
‣ Represent the technology arm of the agency in client and industry facing presentations
‣ Participate on corporate level task forces towards identifying efficiencies,
best practices and standards across agencies
• Services: Digital tactics & strategy, interactive and new media, web design & development, web marketing,
social media initiatives, events, multimedia, video, mobile, tablet
• Clients: Abbott, Gilead, Sanofi-Aventis, United Therapeutics, Meade Johnson, AstraZeneca, Proctor & Gamble
Tribal DDB - Dates: August 2009 - November 2009 (CONTRACT POSITION)
• Role: OPERATIONS MANAGER
• Responsibilities:
‣ Managed agency infrastructure and resources
‣ Developed process and delivery roadmap
‣ Established and maintained relevant vendor relationships
‣ Established resource management approach
‣ Managed schedules and team calendars
‣ Worked closely with project management, the creative department, account, and finance to ensure
appropriate balance of budgets, timelines, and resources
• Services: Digital tactics & strategy, Interactive and new media, collateral, web design & development,
web marketing, social media initiatives, events, multimedia, video, mobile
• Clients: Don Julio, H&R Block, Merck, Novartis, Johnson & Johnson, Abbott
Nition Design (A Chandler Chicco Company) - Dates: April 2004 - August 2009
• Role: OPERATIONS DIRECTOR
• Responsibilities:
‣ Launched and managed a full service design, interactive and production division
for the Chandler Chicco Agency
‣ Lead architect and developer for multi channel projects
(.php, .asp, CMS, database, Flash, HTML, CSS, JavaScript)
‣ Developed a capabilities offering and rate card to include print, mechanical art, web, video, new media, interactive, new
business, graphic design, and production services
‣ Implemented processes, policies, conventions, best practices, and marketing strategies
‣ Established administrative infrastructure to include, comprehensive business plan, staffing, and agency growth

2. ‣ Developed and deployed a full technical infrastructure to include, workstations, communications, file server and services,
standard application sets, archival/de-archival system, file sharing systems
‣ Lead technical and development teams to multi-channel project execution on various technology platforms
‣ Oversaw all studio functions to include strategy, task delegation, time and budget estimating, studio vision/evolution,
training, people/process management, P&L
‣ Acted as division representative to agency stakeholders, clients, and vendors
• Services: Print and direct advertising, graphic design, brand identity, collateral, web design & development, web marketing, social
media, events, interactive, video
• Clients: Olympus, Coca-Cola, Genzyme, Novartis, Novo-Nordisk, Pfizer, Sanofi-Aventis, Allergan, UCB
AIChE (American Institute of Chemical Engineers) - Dates: September 2002 - April 2004
• Role: DESIGN/PRODUCTION DIRECTOR
• Responsibilities:
‣ Responsible for the creation, direction, overall branding, look and feel of the company identity and all marketing material
‣ Developed interactive CD/DVD ROM, e-marketing, websites, microsites, as well as event technologies
‣ Delegated tasks to and managed eight designers, production artists, as well as two developers
‣ Designed and developed look, feel, and production workflow of flagship magazine Chemical Engineering Progress (CEP)
‣ Directed event design, video, interactivity, production, workflow, and on site facilitation
‣ Strategized marketing and communication initiatives and direction
‣ Delivered and presented growth and strategy plans to executive board and key stakeholders
• Services: Print advertising, graphic design, magazine publishing, online identity, web graphics, e-marketing, events,
webcasting, interactive and new media
• Clients: Internal design division
Inergy Group - Dates: November 1999 – September 2002
• Role: STUDIO SERVICES MANAGER
• Responsibilities:
‣ Directed creative infrastructure of organization to include conceptualization, design, project management,
client contact, and hardware/software infrastructure
‣ Developed interactive CD/DVD ROM, e-marketing, websites, microsites, video
‣ Oversaw and managed graphic design and production teams
‣ Reviewed, established, and implemented studio procedures, workflow, and digital infrastructure
‣ Managed staff to meet daily deadline requirements and workload
‣ Maintained vendor and client relations updating database information and services as needed
‣ Researched emerging technologies, applied, deployed, and taught relevant technologies to staff
• Services: Interactive design and development, marketing strategy, CD-Rom authoring, graphic design, brand identity
• Clients: IBM, American Express, Xerox, Fujifilm, iWeb, Network Solutions, Barnes & Noble
Foote, Cone & Belding - Dates: February 1993 - December 1999
• Role: STUDIO MANAGER
• Responsibilities:
‣ Reviewed, considered, and managed the workflow and technical infrastructure of four studio departments
(A/V, digital production studio, imaging print studio, traditional comp studio)
‣ Developed first in market immersive websites for Citibank, Merck, Jamaica tourism (.asp, Shockwave, DHTML)
‣ Developed client and internal digital asset management system
‣ Developed file sharing workflows across agencies and vendors
‣ Deployed growth plan to foresee and execute studio futures
‣ Researched emerging technologies, applied, deployed, and taught relevant technologies to studio body
‣ Delegated and managed daily client deliverables
‣ Managed account parameters to include estimates, proposals, conferences, and presentations
‣ Worked closely with IT to develop, maintain and evolve technical infrastructure
• Services: Print advertising (general, direct, and broadcast), brand identity and strategy, web design, multimedia
• Clients: Colgate, AT&T, Nabisco, Tropicana, Lucent, Gevalia, Merck, Citibank, Universal Studios, United States Postal Service

3. Education
• School Of Visual Arts Advanced Graphic Design 2000
• United Digital Artists Web Tools and Technologies Certificate 1999
• Pratt Institute B.A. Advertising & Design 1986
Achievements
• Art Directors Club Judge for NJ, NY portfolio review 2009
• Webby Awards Lead architect/designer for four websites 2005
Affiliations
• U.S. Army Veteran
• Graphic Arts Guild
• American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA)
• Art Directors Club (ADC)
• 4A’s
• Adobe beta development and response team
• Apple development