Resume
David A. Cate
Personal Goal
- Create memorable brands and interactive experiences that tell great stories and influence decisions.
Work Experience
1997-Present
- New Media Director
The GoTriCities Network, Kingsport, TN
Created regional network of popular Internet destinations including online newspapers, community web portals and commercial web sites. Managed team of designers, programmers and sales staff to build full-service Internet production studio.
1992-1996
- Special Publications Coordinator
Kingsport Times-News, Kingsport, TN
Published special interest publications for The Kingsport Times-News. Created, designed, paginated, marketed, sold and published a variety of publications ; web and 4-color.
1984-1992
- Advertising Account Representative
Kingsport Times-News, Kingsport, TN
Managed diverse retail accounts for daily newspaper. Created award winning advertising campaigns and successful marketing ideas and custom publications.
1983-1984
Mechandising Representative
Proctor & Gamble, Johnson City, TN
Responside for several product launches of Proctor and Gamble products in Eastern TN and Southwest, VA.
1983- 1984
Assistant Manager
Captain D’s – Bristol, TN
Nightime manager for fast food franchise. Scheduling, production, employee training and inventory control.
1980-1982
Radio Personality
WQUT-FM, Johnson City, TN
Hosted daily/weekly radio programs, commercial production and public appearances.
1978-1980
Radio Personality
WKPT-AM, Kingsport, TN
Weekend and nighttime radio personality.
Technology Skill Sets
Authoring and Graphic/Presentation Software: Photoshop, Excel, Word, GoLive, Dreamweaver, Flash, Director, Final Cut Pro, Powerpoint, Quark, Freehand, Pagemaker,
Scripting Languages; HTML, CSS, Javascript, PHP, MySQL, Unix, OSX
Server Management Software: OSX, Apache, DNS, FTP and Email Applications
Education: East Tennessee State University 1980-2002
Personal: Jazz pianist, avid reader, writer, hiker and traveling
Honors:
1st Place Best Overall Newspaper WebSite – TN Press Association 2007
1st Place Newspaper WebDesign – TN Press Association 2003
2nd Place Newspaper WebDesign- TN Press Association 2003
2001 Addy Award- Best WebSite Design
Best Color Advertising Newspapers – 1997 – Mid Atlantic Newspapers
Salesperson of the Year, 1984, 85,97,89,90,92,94
Organizations:
Northeast Tennesee Technology Council- Board of Directors
Greater Kingsport Arts Council – Board of Directors
Kingsport Rotary Club
Newspaper Association of America
Tri-Cities Metropolitan Advertising Federation
References available upon request
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