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Dan Weinsoft

Contributing Assistant Professor

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Contact Information

Salem Campus

Address
900 State Street
Salem  Oregon  97301
U.S.A.

Biography

ECOMMERCE DIRECTOR

Portland, OR  | (503) 475-8969 | dan.weinsoft@gmail.com | linkedin.com/in/dan-weinsoft/

Motivated leader with over 17 years of experience in digital marketing and ecommerce. Expert at identifying customer needs and providing customized solutions and strategic direction. Skilled at analyzing quantitative and qualitative information. Articulate communicator who thrives in a technology-driven, fast-paced environment. Dedicated to delivering operational excellence.

CORE COMPETENCIES

  • Digital Marketing
  • Sales Channels
  • Conversion Rates
  • User Testing
  • Digital Marketing
  • User Experience (UX) Design
  • Fiscal Budgeting and Forecasting
  • Data Analysis and Research
  • Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO)
  • Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
  • Client Satisfaction
  • Project Management
  • Website Optimization
  • Customer Acquisition
  • Inventory Control
  • Customer Panels
  • Critical Thinking 
  • Problem Solving
  • Public Speaking
  • Sales Goals

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Google Analytics, Shopify Plus, Magento, BigCommerce, SiteCore, Woocommerce, Wordpress, Squarespace, VWO, Optimizely

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

GOODR 1/2019 - PRESENT

DIRECTOR, ECOMMERCE, 01/2019 - Present

  • Lead all direct-to-consumer ecommerce operations, reporting, and strategic growth plan for over 55% of total company revenue.
  • Customer Experience (CX) tactical execution for on-site conversion rate optimization, advanced segmentation, and sales.
  • Search Engine Optimization (SEO) initiative and content strategy leader growing largest online channel.
  • Email marketing strategy lead and copywriter to over 200,000 active subscribers attributing over 30% of online revenue

THE GOOD 11/2015 - 12/2018

DIRECTOR, CONVERSION AND UX STRATEGY, 07/2016 - 12/2018

  • Led the Conversion Growth Program™ and grow the client base from 9 to 24 simultaneous ecommerce and B2B clients.
  • Managed a $300K budget and team of 5 while growing annual revenues from $500K to $1.5M and monitoring expenses.
  • Achieved between 35-150% growth in online conversion rates and 9:1 ROI for 24 clients with up to $21.5M in online sales. 
  • Performed deep quantitative and qualitative research from 100% primary data sources.
  • Monitored web analytics, revenue reports, marketing tools, and campaign data, reporting results to client executive teams.
  • Conducted surveys, live consumer panels, online unmoderated user testing, sentiment studies, and stakeholder interviews.
  • Produced optimization tests on UX, creative design, content strategy, and front-end development for 1M monthly users.

CONVERSION STRATEGIST AND UX ANALYST, 11/2015 - 07/2016

  • Created the Conversion Growth Program™ for a subset of clients at $500k in revenue to the company.
  • Earned a strong 9:1 return on investment and improved sales margins for 7-9 simultaneous clients.
  • Solved up to 45 online optimization problems per month with professionalism and 0 downtime.
  • Collected, compiled, and modeled data to draw conclusions, test hypotheses, and support decision making.
  • Improved conversions by 20-40% through event tracking, multivariate testing, customer segmentation, and data analysis.

THE NEW GROUP 2010 - 2015

USER EXPERIENCE AND INFORMATION ARCHITECT, 2014 - 2015

  • Oversaw major client accounts valued at $2.5M in annual revenues.
  • Facilitated 100s of client definition sessions to guide development for key site UX and user flow mapping.
  • Outlined functional specifications and interactive details for creative and technical site development. 
  • Created and executed user test plans with 5-40 users each, generated prototypes, and analyzed results.

EARLY CAREER HISTORY

PROJECT MANAGER, The New Group 2010 - 2014

SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER, Babcock & Jenkins 2007 - 2010

ACCOUNT MANAGER, Vital Technical Marketing 2003 - 2007

EDUCATION AND CREDENTIALS

MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, Willamette University 2017

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (BS), BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, SPORTS MARKETING, University of Oregon 2003

Education

  • M.B.A., Willamette University
  • B.S., Business Administration, Sports Marketing, University of Oregon

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Willamette University

Atkinson Graduate School of Management

Salem Campus

Address
900 State Street
Salem Oregon 97301 U.S.A.
Phone
503-370-6167

Portland Center

Address
200 SW Market Street, Suite 101
Portland Oregon 97201 U.S.A.
Phone
971-717-7260