Damian Rollison Email & Phone Number

Arroyo Grande, CA, US

SOCi is an award-winning platform built specifically for "next-level" multi-location marketers. Our customers include top brands and influencers like Ace Hardware, Sport Clips, and Anytime Fitness who have the impossible challenge of managing their digital presence across hundreds and thousands of locations. As central command for multi-location marketers.

Regular contributor since 2012 of articles, commentary, and research related to the local search industry and the intersection of technology, commerce, and customer experience.

Authored research reports, whitepapers, case studies, blog posts, and other materials; co-hosted regular webinar series and podcast; spoke at conferences and contributed to industry publications; managed strategic partner relationships; consulted on product development and client relationships.

Responsible for company’s global product roadmap including online marketing products in the US, Canada, UK, and Australia. Managed technical and product requirements for multimillion-dollar partner integration projects with large channel partners including Deluxe, Hibu, and Yellow Pages Canada. Managed all client documentation, sales sheets, website design.

Responsible for independent planning and instruction of multiple course categories in the English department, with particular emphasis on the design of online courses using the Blackboard instructional platform. Collaborated with faculty and administration to expand the college’s online course offerings and satellite programs.

Managed product development for the company, including the development of technology for producing and updating a comprehensive database of 14 million US businesses. Wrote and maintained all product specifications and technical documentation. Drafted issued U.S. patent #7,363,129 for aftermarket automotive diagnostic technology. Managed partner integration.

Authored several articles on startups and emerging technology: http://venturebeat.com/author/damian-rollison/. Developed new story ideas and conducted original research, interviews, and reporting. Articles reprinted on the New York Times website.

Founded agency focused on design and building of websites for small business clients. Hand-coding of HTML and CSS; design work in Photoshop; sites built in WordPress platform.

Supervised the digital imaging initiative for an online academic project dedicated to archiving digital reproductions of materials from libraries and museums worldwide. Established procedure for capturing and cataloguing hundreds of digital images and oversaw a team of graduate student research assistants.

Worked as part of three-person team to manage the physical production of up to twenty paperback titles per month in editions of several thousand, from work order through final delivery. Responsible for the international paperback edition of the #1 New York Times bestseller Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier, among other titles.

Education record

Ma, English

Activities and Societies: DuPont Fellowship, several academic publications, co-organizer of national academic conference

Ba, English

Activities and Societies: Dean's List, Phi Beta Kappa, High Distinction in General Scholarship, Honors Thesis