David Speakman Email & Phone Number

Fort Wayne, IN, US

Fort Wayne, Indiana, US

Oversees the newsroom's assignment editors, who serve as the first point of contact for people calling in to the news department with questions and news tips. Manages this staff that actively collects story ideas for news segments, special reports and investigations.Coaches new multimedia journalists.

Indiana Licensed Realtor.Consult with clientsUnderstand clients' real estate needs and preferences, and provide advice on market conditions, prices, mortgages, and legal requirementsFind propertiesSearch open listings, generate lists of properties for sale or rent, and compare properties to determine a competitive market pricePromote propertiesCreate.

I specialize as a hired gun for Silicon Valley-based start-ups and legal firms in the following areas:PRODUCT/PROJECT MANAGEMENT: I specialize in working with a core group of creatives (everything from journalists to designers to software engineers) to enable them to meet goals - on time - and within budget.IP and GENERAL LEGAL document assistance.

Was responsible for upholding successful company operations by implementing business strategies and fostering business relationships. Duties included maintaining frequent communications with company Executives, reviewing operational data and financial statements to track the progress of business initiatives to guide company in areas like accounting, sales.

As most-senior momager of this company, I lead managing staff, coming up with strategies to benefit the company and keeping track of budgets. For a games company you will also be coming up with new program ideas to develop and produce.

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Crafting a compelling vision and strategy, building an efficient team, managing finances, to driving sales and marketing efforts.

Assist attorneys with case management, including research, document organization, and preparation for court hearings, trials, and appeals.Research and preparation: Gathering information from various sources, organizing exhibits, documents, evidence, briefs, and appendices, and helping with interrogatories and discovery requestsTrial preparation: Assisting.

Maintain constant communication with managers, staff, and vendors to ensure proper operations of the companyDevelop, implement, and maintain quality assurance protocolsIncrease the efficiency of existing processes and procedures to enhance the company’s internal capacityEnsure that operational activities remain on time and within budgetTrack staffing.

Organizing and managing case files, including summarizing and indexing documents

Research: Conducting legal research and confirming the accuracy of informationDrafting: Preparing legal documents, such as motions, pleadings, judgments, and statementsFiling: Organizing and ensuring required documents are filed with the courts on timeScheduling: Scheduling appointments, court appearances, and mediation or deposition hearingsEvidence.

As a commitment to community, I served a two-year volunteer stint on the board of the LGBT community center of Santa Clara County, California, during its expansion and build-out phase in the early 2000s.

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My areas of focus were coverage of media, telecommunications, and venture capital while developing the website, assigning writers and editing online articles from a diverse group of voices into a coherent, uniform branded voice under the Red Herring Banner.

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I worked for the now-defunct start-up weekly trade magazine based in San José, California. During the time, I wrote many news briefs and feature stories. My main focus was as reporter of banking and financial news in Silicon Valley.

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ETFN E-Trade Financial Network - Short-Term Contract News Editor/ConsultantWorked with an editorial team to brainstorm multi-media news, opinion and advice columns (This is what we called blogs and vlogs in the pre-blog era) geared toward the customer base of E*TRADE and its product lines.

San Francisco, CA, US

Originally hired on as a financial news reporter, I was quickly promoted first to AM News Manager and then to Associate News Director and worked as such until ON24 reorganized its corporate structure to eliminate original-branded content. Oversaw a multinational team that produced more than 70,000 news and information stories during my tenure. Duties: Lead.

San Francisco, CA, US

Developed 7-10 news story ideas daily and worked with the news Director, Producers and Assignment Manager to develop a strategy for each day's news offerings for KRON's cable news channel based in San Francisco and which reportage team would be assigned what stories. Afterward, I set up the stories, contacts and interviews then met with two to three.

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WPTA-TV, Fort Wayne, Indiana Jan. 1996-Sept. 1997KNTV, San Jose, California Sept. 1997-Sept. 1998I started out at the Fort Wayne, Indiana affiliate as evening assignment and weekend editor until I was transferred to a sister station in the San Francisco Bay area. I developed story ideas (and backup Plan B - and Plan C, just in case) worked with the news.

Editor at Churubusco News - 1994 – 1995: Editor of Weekly small-town newspaper; Reporter at Albion New Era - 1992 – 1993: Worked as a photographer/reporter for weekly small town newspaper chain.Won a best deadline news reporting citation from the Hoosier State Press Association in 1993.

Internship for WBST-FM, the flagship station for Indiana Public Broadcasting.Worked with the marketing and community relations (public relations) staff for the flagship station of the Indiana Public Radio network. My job internship consisted of working on the monthly program guide. I was promoted from paid intern to staff member and assumed more duties.

J.D., Law

Certificate (A.A.), Paralegal Studies

B.G.S. (Liberal Arts), Journalism, Business And Organizational Communication (Speech Communictaion), Art History