Brian David Email & Phone Number

Pennsylvania

• Manage datasets and generate reports on the impact of literacy and math intervention programs, to be presented to school districts in support of sales and on-going programming• Lead team of analysts responsible for Gains reporting in the Central US, handle planning and strategy with sales team, manage major accounts and special projects, work with end customers to define and meet their reporting goals• Handle monthly reporting for major clients including the Miami-Dade, Washington D.C., Tulsa and San Antonio school districts• Regularly trusted with customized projects for high-demand clients, including a state-wide report intended for the Louisiana Department of Education• High-end user of Excel and Powerpoint with a deep understanding of HMH intervention products and a proven record of handling a demanding workload, producing quality reports and meeting deadlines.

New Castle, Pa

• Handled writing, editing and design services for clients and marketing materials, including customer presentations• Managed customer mailing data, developed bulk mail products using standard data management tools and specialized postal software• Handled variable-printing and mail merge software, and ran printing production machinery.

Pennsylvania

• Developed concept, business plan and grant proposal for unique online effort • Served as project manager for all content-related initiatives, including brand imaging and marketing, and headed public relations, fund-raising and outreach efforts• Handled speaking engagements before potential funding groups and the public using Powerpoint and video techniques• Established technical writing standards and spearheaded content development guidelines• Wrote primary content for the site and developed storytelling and editing standards for contributed content

Greater Pittsburgh Area

• Spearheaded launch of North Suburban Sunday section and expansion of Wednesday North Suburban section• Provided direction and oversight to newsroom staff• Supervised, managed and trained new and existing employees• Supervised budgeting process and prioritized spending• Led news coverage decision-making, determining the relevance, importance and interest level of current issues and events• Led design and copy-editing efforts• Analyzed market information to develop requirements for new products• Developed and implemented hiring policies and procedures• Followed best practices in scheduling and assigning projects• Facilitated weekly projects with management, advertising, circulation, design and photography staff• Acted as liaison between clients, stakeholders and management• Developed extensive knowledge of business; municipal, school and county government; politics and education; land development, transportation and environmental issues, as well as the struggles and triumphs of ordinary people doing extraordinary things • Wrote opinion columns and editorials, establishing a “voice” for my publications

Pennsylvania

• Created business plan and requirements for wood pellet manufacturing facility in Western Pennsylvania• Developed all public relations materials and marketing plans. • Established company’s position in the biomass/alternative-fuel and forestry industries• Established project plans to include rollout schedules, acquisitions and task deadlines• Analyzed logistics, financial and legal data and prepared reports outlining critical implementation issues. Wrote technical analysis for financial review• Researched and developed supply chain requirements• Created wholesale marketing initiative and quality assurance standards• Negotiated real estate, supply and sales contracts

• Recruited by regional daily to revamp design and redirect news coverage• Supervised 10-member news staff; directed news coverage• Oversaw installation of new content management/design systems; created successful document-editing templates• Created innovative new design featuring a modern take on retro themes

• Managed all aspects of news operation for community weekly, including coverage, design, budgeting and staffing priorities• Newspaper won back-to-back victories as Pennsylvania’s Best Small Weekly in Keystone Press competition with my leadership • Wrote award-winning articles, columns and editorials• Handled design, photo-editing and some photography• Oversaw installation of new computer program• Created modern new design for publication• Worked closely with both local and regional management and advertising staff• Represented newspaper to public both informally and in public speaking engagements

• Hired as a copy editor, overseeing county-wide coverage and creating county section• Promoted to design editor as point person in revamped editing system, which put design of all major section fronts in my hands• Created and codified new standards for design quality• Created page-design templates in use years after I left

• Hired as general-assignment reporter• Promoted to coverage of fast-growing suburban area and management of associated weekly publication• Oversaw major expansion of weekly publication in news coverage and circulation• Created new standards in modular page design which were implemented in the daily publication

Bachelor Of Arts, English

Bachelors, English

Education record