Mike Cohen Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

Governors Island, New York

Governors Island, New York, Ny

Governors Island, New York, Ny

• Teach vessel-operations and career and financial management classes at a vibrant New York City public maritime high school.• Operate and troubleshoot the school’s state-of-the-art ship simulator, running on twenty-fourWindows servers.• Captain the school’s motor and sail vessels and train students in their operation; co-leadovernight first-year student orientation programs on the school’s sailing vessel.• Created and presently manage the school’s Vessel Operations blog; assist students withcontent development and approve and publish all content and design via Wordpress.

New York, Ny

• Captain the award-winning sail-training schooners Pioneer and Lettie G. Howard and thehistoric tugboat W.O. Decker.

New York, Ny

• Provide final approval of all content for the monthly print publication of Rug News and Design,the leading trade magazine of the Oriental Carpet industry, as well as all digital contentpublished across various web properties and social media on an ongoing basis.• Direct all aspects of Information Technology, including the following: –> Creating and managing multiple company websites via Wordpress and previouslythrough Joomla and Drupal –> Liaising with and overseeing external vendors –> Maintaining and updating all company hardware, software, servers, and mobile devices –> Facilitating daily interaction between employees spread over four states and abroad –> Leading the transition of the magazine’s print archive to the Web• Develop print and web content advising readers how to maximize their use of technology andsocial media within the industry.• Hire, train, and manage on-site reporters/bloggers for trade shows and events; approve andpublish blog posts via Wordpress.• Executed the transition to a complete multi-platform remote office workplace, includingimplementation

Brooklyn, Ny

• Originated, programmed, maintained, and modernized the official websites of clients includingAustralian singer/songwriter Ben Lee, indie musician Ben Kweller, and pop musician DuncanSheik.• Developed and published all content via Drupal, Wordpress, and custom CMS solutions;regularly updated content and design as technology evolved and as new systems becameavailable.• Launched, maintained, and modernized clients’ social media solutions, including MySpace inthe early 2000s, and Facebook and Twitter as they grew relevant.• Communicated with fans and with music-industry entities on behalf of clients.