David Needham Email & Phone Number

Champaign, Il, Us

New York, Ny, Us

I oversee the training team at Datadog to ensure that we are constantly improving our customer-facing education efforts. In this role I: * Partner with our engineering and product teams to guide our Technical Curriculum Developers to produce engaging high-quality training courses and content for Datadog’s customers and employees. * Evaluate customer training requirements, and oversee our team as we turn those requirements into a roadmap with clearly scoped courses that have well-defined learning paths. * Developed an interview rubric and hiring plan that was successfully executed to grow the Customer Education & Training from 7 to 14 members. * Transformed our workshop strategy into a highly scalable initiative by creating dynamic playbooks with self-service options for other Datadog teams, facilitating thousands of interactions, resulting in proven correlation between program expansion and increased Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR). * Provided program management for workshops at Datadog's DASH conference and summits, fostering collaboration among over 100 trainers and teaching assistants with unprecedented success internationally. * Improved CSAT scores at events year over year even as we increased efficiency and effectiveness: offering more workshops while decreasing Technical Curriculum Developers time on the project. * Orchestrated a comprehensive search and complete migration to a new learning management system (LMS) and interactive lab platform in 2022. * Collected and analyzed data to make strategic decisions that grew engagement and completion rates for self-paced courses and workshops. * Assisted with the creation of a Datadog certification program and coordination with psychometricians from our vendor for test development and delivery.

Saint Paul, Mn, Us

In 2016, I ceased sales operations and assist the board of directors to transition Enjoy Creativity into maintenance mode to facilitate my move to a full-time position at a different company. * Managing and sustaining websites for a diverse array of nonprofit organizations to ensure seamless functionality and optimal utilization of vital online platforms. * Managing financial operations and overseeing the meticulous preparation and submission of state and federal tax filings and regulatory paperwork to maintain nonprofit status for our organization.* Conducting strategic meetings with board members to collaboratively formulate our annual plan and establish objectives to ensure continued stability.

Saint Paul, Mn, Us

In 2013, I reformed Enjoy Creativity as a 501(c)3 Nonprofit Organization, assuming full-time leadership responsibilities, and recruiting the board of directors. Under my guidance, we cultivated a dynamic team, specializing in assisting churches, ministries, and nonprofits with cutting-edge online marketing strategies and bespoke web design solutions. * Managed day-to-day operations encompassing sales, marketing, finances, and project management. * Designed, developed, and themed aesthetically pleasing websites with Drupal, WordPress, and Carrd, showcasing a mastery of web development principles. * Developed and delivered comprehensive training curriculum and online educational materials. * Supervised contractors throughout projects, providing individual mentorship and guidance to optimize project outcomes and foster professional growth. * Implemented cutting-edge workflow automation and maintenance strategies, enhancing productivity and operational efficiency.

Saint Paul, Mn, Us

I established Enjoy Creativity in 2006 as a freelance business, specializing primarily in PHP development and theming for the Drupal CMS while also executing paid projects across a diverse spectrum of technologies including Adobe Flash, Adobe Flex, and Adobe Photoshop. Additionally, I provided expertise in graphic design and professional photography to deliver comprehensive solutions tailored to client needs.

San Francisco, California, Us

I lead the training & customer education programs at Pantheon. I'm passionate about creating useful and engaging technical content while supporting my team to do the best work possible. What I love about my role:💪 Empowerment to pitch, plan, & execute projects while managing small project teams.👨‍💻 Contributing to several open source communities, including Drupal & WordPress.⭐ Collaborating with nearly every department (Product/Engineering: training and support for new launches & community feedback, Sales: custom workshops, HR: onboarding training, Marketing: conferences, etc).❤️ Onboarding, mentoring, and supporting from my colleagues on the DevRel team.Every day is different, but this often includes live training workshops, webinars, videos production, conference presentations, documentation, blog posts, community engagement, game shows, & more.

San Francisco, California, Us

St Paul, Us

* Provide strategic leadership and administration* Mentor and consult businesses with web development services* Train and support agencies to provide better service to their clients* Empower freelancers through discussion, training, and collaboration

San Francisco, California, Us

* Wrote curriculum for multi-day Drupal courses* Instructed students at Drupal events all over the world* Taught a regular course for Stanford University staff* Presented at dozens of Drupal camps and conferences* Created smart, modern, responsive Drupal themes* Trained and consulted: — government agencies (FEMA, US House of Rep, United Nations, ...) — universities (Stanford, SJSU, UC Berkeley, UCSF, CCA, ...) — publishing companies (MIT Press, SF Examiner / DC Examiner, 7x7, ...) — nonprofits (Electronic Frontier Foundation, Malaria No More, ...) — and many others

Batesville, Ar, Us

* Taught a comprehensive course in interactive media (animation, web, video, photography, etc).* Managed a team of college-aged counselors throughout the program.* Responsible for 50+ high school students grades 7 to post graduation. * Mediated problems using conflict resolution in high-stress environments.* Responsible for group counseling and one-on-one personal help.

Dallas, Texas, Us

* Creating design plan, comps and wireframes.* Modification of existing theme to incorporate changes.

Peoria, Illinois, Us

* Project management and planning* Web development in the Drupal CMS* Development using PHP, SQL & Apache* Flash programming in ActionScript 3

Peoria, Illinois, Us

* Training & interviewing employees* Organizing meetings & employee programs* Responsible for website maintenance* Provided software and networking tech support for entire campus* Network administration* Computer and network deployment* Spyware, malware & virus removal

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* Programming AIR applications in Adobe Flex* Designing and implementing interfaces and data visualization in Adobe Flex* Web design and development in content managed websites using PHP and Javascript* Graphic design in ImageReady & Photoshop

Peoria, Illinois, Us

While working at Methodist Hospital (MMCI) I was proud to support the IT team in whatever way I was needed most. As a result, I had a variety of responsibilities:* Troubleshooting & maintaining computers & medical equipment on a Novel network* Web design and implementation in Remedy software* Debug & troubleshoot medical hardware and computers connected to the network* Work as a principal liaison between Information Systems and various provider-facing and customer-facing departments to resolve helpdesk tickets and phone calls* Install and maintain PC/network hardware and software including operating systems, applications, utilities, PC's, servers, printers and communication equipment.* Imaged and set up replacement computer workstations and necessary peripheral devices according to specifications.* Administration of DCHP tables and other networking responsibilities

Oak Brook, Il, Us

* Logo tweaks in Illustrator and Photoshop as well as animation in Flash* Website development and maintenance* Search Engine Optimization* Marketing copy writing