Jeff Backschies Email & Phone Number

Seattle, Wa, Us

Seattle, Wa, Us

Greater Seattle Area

As a consultant with Elevation Consulting & Coaching, I help manage partner relationships, recruit new talent and provide program management expertise for the firm.

Bellevue, Washington, United States

- Provided weekly status reports to cross-organizational teams and senior leadership for key initiatives, ensuring transparency and alignment throughout the project lifecycle- Managed and facilitated weekly team meetings to ensure work status is concisely and accurately recorded and communicated- Collaborated with product management stakeholders to create compelling presentations to champion innovative work concepts- Guided the process of identifying key performance indicators (KPIs) and to align work with our team's strategic goals- Facilitated comprehensive onboarding for new team members, equipping them with the necessary knowledge and tools to quickly be productive within the team- Collaborated cross-functionally with multiple business and technology teams to ensure alignment on prioritized delivery

Greater Seattle Area

- Second in command of technology practice, reporting directly to Chief Technology Officer- Ran programs and initiatives advancing strategic technology direction of the agency- Develop work estimates and statements of work for new business- Work with cross-discipline project teams to structure engagements - Manage team of six developers - Manage and mentor six-member project management team- Run daily triage for technical and project management teams- Led cross-discipline efforts to revamp website-creation workflows and practices

- Chosen to fill in as T-Mobile account director, GLG's largest account- Successfully led short-handed team through period of growth- Responsible for scoping projects, activating teams and driving account direction - Served as main contact for T-Mobile clients for regular communications and escalations - Led redesign of T-Mobile's online purchase flow

– Worked with business development and strategy teams to define and scope new business– Wrote technical requirements and functional specifications for new projects– Led technical delivery of large project to integrate multiple systems into Avaya's self-service customer support portal– Led effort to select and implement Brightcove as the video provider for T-Mobile websites and won the Brightcove Play Innovation Award for best campaign

– Producer for multiple Web sites and technology initiatives for client firms– Developed and managed project schedules, budgets and resources– Authored project requirements and worked with creative and development teams to hit project milestones– Managed development of T-Mobile “Remixer” web site that included an online video editing tool – Led conversion of T-Mobile microsites to Webtrends analytics system

– Rebuilt and managed GolfYellowPages.com Web site to be fully-searchable database-driven directory– Managed design and implementation of refreshed Golf Yellow Pages logo and corporate identity– Migrated existing Golf Yellow Pages customer database to Salesforce.com

Redmond, Wa

– Developed content programming operations manual for AIM Games, a service where online games were integrated into the AOL Instant Messenger service, allowing users to play games against friends on their contact list– Performed daily and weekly publishing updates for AIM Games Web site– Was programming liaison between AIM and its primary games development partners, WildTangent and Masque

Dulles, Va

– Authored requirements and managed launch for "AOL Rate-a-Buddy!" programming platform that allowed users to submit photos to be rated by other users– Authored requirements for "Click-to-Add Self Expression" -- a promotional vehicle designed to bubble up new and contextually relevant instant messaging self-expression elements such as Buddy Icons, IM sounds and unique smiley sets– Assisted with development of instant messaging expressions taxonomy and acquisition and review of expressions assets

Dulles, Va

– Managed contextual promotional inventory for AOL, CompuServe and Netscape personal finance channels, built promotional database to simplify editorial planning and analysis– Worked with AOL performance reporting group to create weekly reports for the Personal Finance channel – Managed on-time launch of AOL Insurance department redesign– Authored requirements for the Personal Finance channel search -- a subset of AOL Search tailored for use within the Personal Finance channel

Dulles, Va

– Developed, wrote and published compelling content for Sports, Entertainment, Careers and Music screens– Responsible for all reporting for AIM Today site– Wrote and published AIM 4.7 download pages in cooperation with the AIM product team

Dulles, Va

– Incorporated new content partners into ICQ channels by developing programming plans, creating mockups for branding and placement – Managed partner relationships by holding weekly editorial conference calls to go over immediate editorial needs and issues and long-term plans– Managed day-to-day programming for Sports, Tech and Net and Careers screens

Dulles, Va

– Incorporated new content partners into AOL.COM Web Centers by developing programming plans and creating mockups for branding and placement – Integrated partner content horizontally throughout AOL.COM by finding niches where partner content would be a good fit– Developed content plans and wrote copy for special event and seasonal packages to elevate AOL.COM and AOL.COM partner content

Carlsbad, Ca

– Producer for the FANSonly GTE Road Trip where I was responsible for editorial direction and interactivity as well as technical logistics – Managed more than 25 bulletin boards for FANSonly Network member schools and organizations– Produced weekly live celebrity chats with celebrities from within the FANSonly Network– Built original USCTrojans.com website, edited incoming stories and acted as primary contact with USC Sports Information Office