Don Bergquist Email & Phone Number

Denver, CO, US

New York, NY, US

SintecMedia, the leader in advertising business management, announced today that it will relaunch as Operative. The global organization will focus on delivering the technology components global media companies need to create their own ad sales and content platform across digital, linear, advanced TV and other channels.

Jerusalem, IL

Rock Hill, SC, US

• Challenged by employer to take newly acquired two-piece broadcasting software offering from a concept to a working demo in time for International Broadcasting Convention and deliver it for general field release in 16.
• Honored with “The Patent Award” in February 2010 for successfully filing a patent on the Dynacast software and playing a key role in competitively positioning company in the industry.
• Recognized with “Certificate of Achievement” in September 2008 for delivering a working demo in less than 2.5 months and in time for the International Broadcasting Convention.
• Reduced product delivery time 80% and saved the company thousands of dollars by repurposing code released in previous software and using software we owned to create user-friendly interface.
• Proposed and implemented requirements management solution that significantly improved communication and understanding between the Development Team and Stakeholders.

Rock Hill, SC, US

• Designed interchange between Landmark (a broadcast sales tracking system that identified the demographics, inventory, and value of commercial advertising products) and H-Class (a platform that allowed communication.
• Independently learned how to use Landmark software and Mercury Quality Center testing tool.
• Improved reporting capabilities, saved company time, and reduced product defects by developing an innovative methodology that identified what bugs required testing.
• After only 4 months, assigned to create and lead training sessions and mentor a team of 4.
• Hand-selected for high-profile global assignments in England and South Africa.

US

• Began working on the H-Class platform, as one of the first two Business Analysts on a team of five. Used Agile Development strategies to break software down into small, independently developable and testable pieces. As.
• Designed business requirements for H-Class platform, working on the user interface, security module, and scheduling module.
• During a slow time, independently offered to help a previous supervisor whose team was struggling to deliver a product release on time.— Initiative resulted in temporary work assignment in England to test outstanding.
• Saved employer the cost of purchasing test-planning software by designing database to hold and report requirements for each phase of start-up project.

US

• Worked across multiple product lines and managed a staff of 2 to convert BMS Traffic System to Web-faced application. Created plan to migrate support of Novar Outsourcing from one office to another.
• Working under a tight deadline, played a key role in creating and delivering Web-based software in time to be demonstrated at NAB—a key industry trade show.

US

Functioned in a management role to oversee daily activities of the Technical Support Team of up to 15. Mentored product support team and served as internal escalation point.

Served as development team’s client advocate for new broadcast traffic solution. Planned, developed, and executed system testing routines. Developed installation and training plan for new system.

Assessed training needs of Customer Service staff and created training programs to increase ability to serve client base. Designed, planned, and executed internal and external training programs.

Provided training to new clients and consulted with established clients on system set-up and use.

US

Tampa, FL, US

Tampa, FL, US

Ba, Broadcast Production

Aa, General Studies