Resume

Information Services industry

March 2011 – Present (4 months)

Being a new dad, I have minimal time on weekdays so I make up for it on Saturdays….or Dadurdays.

We are a community of Dads who, like myself, have dedicated entire days to spending time with their kids.

Visit us at dadurday.com

Programming Director – Social Media Club Columbus, Ga

Nonprofit Organization Management industry

December 2010 – Present (7 months)

Just launched a local chapter of the Social Media Club International.

At the heart of the Social Media Club is great interactive events. I manage all aspects of the activity calendar for the local chapter.

I am responsible for:

(1) Developing and managing the schedule of events
(2) including regular (monthly) public meetings and planning meetings, Identifying topics for upcoming events
(3) coordinating with the Partnership Director to secure speakers and identify venues for each event
(4) securing speaker bios
(5) preparing the event program for each public event, including agenda, directions and other special instructions
(6) hand off event program to Promotions Director for publicity and Production Director for planning and coordination of event.

Founder – ProjectSocial.org

Market Research industry

September 2010 – Present (10 months)

Let me introduce you to an extraordinary opportunity to empower your goals through social media.

Imagine a business-scape where you could communicate effectively to your customers without leaving the building. We empower you to utilize the available resources within social networking and act as a catalyst for your plan.

I founded this organization to provide resources to applicants who need consultations on Social Media and Internet Strategy that skate by on thin budgets.

Making social media…more social.

Privately Held; Online Media industry

July 2010 – Present (1 year)

I love food and I am finding out that so does everyone else! As the Founder and COO of photofoodblog.com I facilitate a community of food lovers and enjoy it immensely. I am happy to see so many people come together to share!

I monitor and make changes to the site daily. My day to day is to implement strategic development changes, integrate the latest social media tools and make sure the community has someone to lean on for help and direction. I also love seeing the food!

This project was a simple experiment with mobile blogging using my Android smartphone to photograph just about every meal I was having. Not everything made it and some times I was simply prompted because the food was too beautiful to not want to show everyone.

To eat and enjoy is good; but to share is divine.

So here we are.

A little bit of notoriety, time and some great dishes across the land and we have some direction for the PFB site. We now have posts from San Francisco to Detroit. Portland to Florida.

Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry

June 2010 – Present (1 year 1 month)

We don’t just build websites. We build communities.

I am the guy who helps you get the job done. You want me on your team because I can help build relationships with your networks using the web. I am an experienced social media professional, eCommerce hero and web development heavyweight who works the web from all angles.

If you didn’t know, I own and operate Stand And Stretch. With over 12 years web development under my belt, I know the web and have set out to prove it.

We enable people to connect and engage their potential networks to convert and retain relationships from personal careers to small businesses and all the way up the corporate ladder.

It all starts with one person and that person is you.

Your career, your business and even your social life has potential to create more opportunities. Our goal is to provide you a resource for building a wide network of relationships in all available aspects of the web. We make our resources available to you as you see fit and customize our programs to fit your goals.

Entertainment industry

June 2010 – Present (1 year 1 month)

Create and edit podcasts for a fascinating look at film and other entertainment news.

Media Production industry

September 2010 – April 2011 (8 months)

As Director of Technology and New Media at BTC I helped unlock their full potential on the web. This valuable experience helped bridge the gap from development into management for my professional skill set.

My responsibilities included strategic ad package creation for top-tier clients, project creation, management of team resources, budget balancing, web development/analytics, server management and even documentation. I wore wear many hats as I become more integrated into this infrastructure.

Public Company; Apparel & Fashion industry

June 2010 – September 2010 (4 months)

Building brand awareness by creating remarkable content that keeps Soffe and Junk Food Tees fresh! I write alongside a team of guest bloggers and writers that participate in fun and engaging content creation.

Our main goal is to engage “people”, not just fans, and provide a channel of promotional and informative context for relationships to develop. Obtaining the cultivating the attention of the visitors will provide many opportunities to convert passer-by’s into loyal customers.

I am excited to integrate myself with these BIG brands!

Public Company; Apparel & Fashion industry

April 2010 – September 2010 (6 months)

Comprehensive J2EE development connecting B2B and B2C eCommerce utilizing IBM WebSphere to communicate internal ERP systems with growing multi-division infrastructure. Other responsibilities will include web development in a wide range of languages including PHP, C#, Flash(AS3) and Java.

Information Technology and Services industry

September 2005 – September 2010 (5 years 1 month)

Over 5 years utilizing a wide range of technologies to develop solutions for The Game. Most of this time was spent learning methodical approaches within different environments to broaden my programming knowledge and project planning abilities.

These environments include both open source and Windows based development, mostly Web. The Windows Application development revolves around an external software package dispersed through the US to Sporting Goods stores to allow order placement to our main data center. This app utilizes ASP.NET service oriented architectures to send and retrieve data through common web protocols. I have also maintained several PHP/MySQL ecommerce sites.

My concentration is in a C#/ASP.NET Web application called GameOne. It creates an automated bridge between new, external orders and our MAS200 accounting software minimizing work load for the entire work force at The Game. This bridge increases productivity and decreases the amount of effort required to maintain incoming orders. The use of ASP.NET AJAX partial page updates and use of LINQ has allowed me to create a quick, user-friendly, data-driven interface in minimal time. The GameOne project is the first organized effort to utilize a service oriented approach to combine our MAS 200 ERP accounting package with our separate, customized order entry software.

The release of Build-A-Cap™ has proved to be the largest and most anticipated interactive cap builder The Game fans have ever seen. It began as a small Flash project and has been released to the public as of September 2009. Check it out here: http://www.2thegame.com/buildacap

In my spare time at work, I also use The Game’s Facebook Fan page and Twitter account to help circulate the “g” logo and act as a beacon for headwear trends.

I continually utilized Flash, jQuery and AJAX applications to serve the user a rich environment to elevate The Game in the market and strengthen our brand.

Information Technology and Services industry

June 1997 – August 2005 (8 years 3 months)

Web design beginning with static web pages to early implementations of server-side programming and Flash. Comprehensive knowledge of HTML, JavaScript and CSS. Most of the work consisted of creating Information sites to allow clients to get a stake in the growing internet rush. I advised businesses and clients to create an online presence to increase their visibility and authority.

Hootsuite University – Certification, Hootsuite Professional

2010 – 2010

Inbound Marketing University – Certification, Inbound Marketing Professional

2010 – 2010

The Inbound Marketing Certification acknowledges the recipients proficiency in Inbound Marketing principals and best practices. These principles include: blogging, social media, search engine optimization (SEO) lead conversion, lead nurturing, and closed-loop analysis.

In order to receive the Inbound Marketing Certification, the recipient must pass a comprehensive certification exam with a score of 75% or higher.

Activities and Societies: http://inboundmarketing.com/user/15061 [IMU Profile Link]

Columbus State University – MS, Applied Computer Science

2007 – 2010

I am able to apply techniques and technologies from the following areas:

Algorithm Analysis and Design
Programming Languages
Database
Computer Architecture
Operating Systems
Computer Networks

In addition, my specialization in Software Development concentration allows me to be able to produce a software solution using an object-oriented programming architecture. Also, I have a robust ability to produce a web-based software solution using high-level development tools as resources.

Overall, I can provide planning and execution with solutions in a distributed and/or enterprise environment.

Columbus State University – BS, Applied Computer Science

1998 – 2005

This degree provided myself with a rigorous education in computer science with particular attention and practice given to mainframe business applications, human computer interaction and web programming. It is particularly geared to the large system computing needs of the companies that dominate the local economy.

My specialization is interaction between human and computer.

“Lucas is an expert in social media applications as it relates to business and community needs. He provides objective metrics to assist local businesses and consumers/citizens in meeting their needs with available social media outlets. His company, Stand and Stretch, is a beacon for social media services in the 3rd largest city in Georgia. If you want your organization or business recognized in the growing social media market, there is no better choice than Lucas Shaffer and Stand and Stretch.”April 6, 2011

“I had the pleasure of working with Lucas the past few months and must say… he is a sales persons dream.

“I’ve had the pleasure of working with Lucas on an eCommerce web project (www.rapalaappparel.com). Lucas was able to easily and accurately translate my design vision into a secure, usable and appealing eCommerce application. His development skills and knowledge made the process move smoothly and quickly. We finished the project in record time.

“Lucas is extremely talented. His ability to create as well as make his creations functional and easy for people understand and operate is a great asset to our company. I would highly recommend Lucas to any company who asked.” May 19, 2010

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