Lauren Bogner Email & Phone Number

Lenexa, Kansas, United States

I joined Keyhole Software as the 17th employee in 2011—one of just two company-wide who wasn't a software developer. As of 2023, 100 team members call Keyhole home. I have worn a variety of hats throughout the transition and still love what I do.RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE- Managing the recruitment and growth of our team with the *right* employees. I'm happy to report that, on average, Keyhole employees possess more than 17 years of experience and have been with the company for five years or more. They also rank us 4.8/5 on Glassdoor!- Culture management, with a focus on maintaining a company culture that supports & empowers developers to innovate, collaborate, and humbly over-deliver quality software. My goal is to take away any blockers and give my team the tools to be successful, whatever they may be. - Work within the executive team to strategically pivot through changing market conditions while keeping true to company values and promoting company growth.- Management of company communication. Examples include internal employee communication, white papers, tutorials, books, architecture proposals, technical blogs, case studies, presentations, Statement of Work (SOW) documents, etc. - Oversee all aspects of HR, including benefits programs, onboarding, offboarding, and employee support.- Ensure the success of the recruiting, operations, and marketing team.

Hq: Lenexa, Kansas / Other Territories: St. Louis, Denver, Lincoln, Omaha

RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDED- Point of contact for day-to-day Keyhole matters. While I don't know all the answers, I can get you pointed in the right direction for everything Keyhole-related.- Managing the recruitment and growth of our team with the *right* employees. - Managing all marketing activities for the company and its products, including technical blogging, social media, email marketing, and content-driven websites. - Creation & management of company communication. Examples include white papers, tutorials, books, architecture proposals, technical blogs, case studies, presentations, Statement of Work (SOW) documents, design, etc. - Management of Keyhole's participation in events, both internal and external, ensuring we support our employees and the local development community at conferences, user groups, and educational events. - Human resources & operations, including direct report management, new hire onboarding, team liaison activities, RFP response, benefits administration, administration of annual employee engagement survey, profile management, employee screening and interviewing, background checks, and more.

Leawood, Ks

Adapting to day-to-day company needs and performing various operations roles as necessary including: - Management of all marketing tasks for the company, including web design and development of KeyholeSoftware.com, KeyholeLabs.com, and GrokOla.com; bi-weekly development blog; social media marketing; and paid advertising. Formalized web design and development skills, especially for the WordPress and Github Pages platforms.- Management of the Keyhole development blog, a technical blog with new posts released weekly spanning Java, .NET, JavaScript, Agile, and development topics. Coordinating with 80+ authors of different writing abilities and technical interests to publish content relevant to users. Significant content editing (with over 500+ blogs to date) on Keyholesoftware.com, Keyholelabs.com, Byzantinetools.com, and Grokola.com with publicity activities to ensure readership- As the sole technical recruiter from 2011 (17 employees) to January 2017 (78 employees), and one of two recruiters after that time, I worked to ensure that our team continued to grow with the right employees with the correct skills. I continue to be the single point of contact through the employment process, from initial recruiting contact to interviewing, hiring, on-boarding, benefits administration, and employee engagement. - Management of all Keyhole internal events, including bi-monthly educational tech nights, happy hours, annual holiday party, annual family picnic, and other events. - Manage Keyhole Software's presence at external events, including conferences like the KC Developer Conference, Dev Up, and Nebraska.Code() conference; local user groups; public seminars; etc. - Adapting to various company needs and assisting with human resources, benefits administration, profile management, team liaison activities, monthly newsletter, design, RFP response, and more.

Leawood, Ks

Joined the Keyhole team in 2011 to fulfill the daily needs of the growing 17-employee team. As one of two team members not focused on application development, I worked directly with the Managing Partners to lessen their workloads so they could focus more clearly on growing new business. Key responsibilities included:- Managing the coordination and execution of marketing activities for the young company, including the establishment of social media marketing [Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Google+, Youtube, Reddit), KeyholeSoftware.com v2.0, and a weekly development blog. - Utilizing social media platforms to increase awareness by creating content engaging to the target market and establishing a presence on social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter, Wordpress, YouTube, Digg, Reddit and StumbleUpon for which to display it. - Functioned as the sole recruiter to ensure that we have a talented team to meet the needs of a diverse client base.- Generating pipeline opportunities within the IT commercial sector throughout the Midwest.- Adapting to day-to-day company needs and performing various operations roles as necessary. Examples include time reporting administration, company profile management, office administration.

Shawnee, Ks

Providing consulting services on a part-time basis to small businesses and individuals with a focus on:- website design, development, and search engine optimization- content marketing, content creation, and social media marketing - resume and/or profile creation, editing, and optimization- marketing, social media, and branding analysis

Lawrence, Kansas Area

- Established and maintained all social media advertising for two clinics located in Lawrence and Wichita, Kansas. Efforts included accounts on social media platforms Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and Foursquare. Accounts consistently showed growth in follower and fan bases, and advertising was coordinated within a strict budget. Note: social media accounts of Lawrence & Wichita clinics were not managed by Lauren after September 2011.- Responsible for the initial membership of client contracts. Kept a consistent sales closing rate of at least 15 percent higher than the national average.- Maintained an up-to-date record of all employee insurance and personnel/HR paperwork, ensuring that the clinic kept to state and federal guidelines.