Brian Ellis
63 West 13th Avenue
Vancouver, B.C. V5Y 1V5
604.209.6053
be@golferscap.com
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
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As a Manager, Internet Product & Services tested, delivered and provided support to sales and
customers on company software for all OS.
As a Marketing Manager increased online leads by 300% generating millions of dollars in sales.
As a Senior Agency Manager coordinated, trained and managed the best client service support
department in the 3rd party online advertising business.
As a Senior Agency Manager gained worldwide recognition for commitment to excellence by winning
the 25/8 Award for providing custom ROI reporting solutions for clients.
As a Consultant, proven experience developing software applications, designing web sites, providing
network administration, creating reports and training clients.
As Program Administrator developed Power Smart Evaluation Tool for screening proposals to the
BC21 Power Smart Program for use by Power Smart Clients.
Excellent analytical skills, described by North American sales Manager “Brian is always able to
understand a problem and give advice or council with a smile and great attention to detail.”
EXPERIENCE
Eyeball Networks (2006 – Dec 2014)
Manager, Internet Product & Services:
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Implemented and administered Atlassian Bitbucket, Bamboo and Jira services for use as code repository,
product build automation and product development issue tracking.
Designed GUI and developed usability documents for VoIP products.
Installed, monitored and administered multiple SIP, XMPP, STUN TURN and Web servers, in local,
hosted and Amazon EC2 environments.
Performed quality assurance on software packages before distributing to companies such as Blackberry,
Polycom, Philips and Intel.
Compiled, installed and tested software on Android, iOS, OSx, Linux, Windows and WinRT pc’s tablets
and phones.
Administration and support of company VoIP phones, software, email and networks creating huge savings
in support fees.
Marketing Manager:
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Obtained top 10 rankings in all major search engines for relevant product keywords increasing sales.
Responsible for 10’s of millions of dollars in online lead generation.
Revamped corporate web site, designed new sites and performed SEO.
Created product marketing materials and press releases.
Performed online advertising campaigns using Adwords and Microsoft AdCenter, offsetting costs by
implementing Adsense to generate income.
 Optimized websites by implementing and analyzing Google Analytics with conversion tracking.
Ellis Consulting (2001-2006)
Consultant:
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Documented e-mail tracking procedures with an ad server and interpreted campaign ROI reports.
Performed keyword analysis and search engine optimization.(SEO)
Google Inc. - Quality Rater.
Developed online; Golf Handicap Tracking, SOHO Expense Manager, Document Manager, LIMS, and
Contact Management applications.
 Created multiple web sites using HTML, PHP, ASP, JavaScript, CSS and DHTML.
 Designed online advertising creative using Image Ready, Image Composer and Photoshop.
 Trained clients in MS office software and was a Teaching Assistant for the UBC Continuing studies
Information Technology department.
Contract - Cavendish Analytical Laboratory
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Developed, programmed, implemented and supported a Laboratory Information Management System
utilizing VB, VB.Net, VBA, MySQL, PHP and HTML skills.
 Set up IIS web server and designed and supported multiple sites.
 Administered network, performed software and hardware purchases and upgrades.
Contract - Intrawest
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Designed project management reporting suite utilizing Excel, SQL and SQL Server.
Created Company Excel template with audit tracking.
Designed financial reports using Excel, Outlooksoft and SQL Server.
24/7 Media/Sabela Media (1999 – 2001).
Senior Agency Manager (Client Services)
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Working with over 40 advertising agencies successfully managed over 300 online creative and 40 E-mail
campaigns.
Provided support and communicated requirements between; clients, sales, technicians and research and
development.
Extracted, interpreted and designed custom ROI reports to satisfy client requests.
Developed and administrated technical documentation for 24/7 Media worldwide, implementing
operating and troubleshooting procedures.
Managed and Trained 12 Client Service Technicians, delegating and coordinating workloads.
Traveled to Conferences and to client meetings to promote, explain and demo 24/7 Media's online
targeting capabilities and online reporting suite.
Proactively modified advertising creative with HTML, JavaScript and Flash skills for clients to ensure the
functionality of their advertising campaign.
EDUCATION
 Bachelor of Science: Economics, University of Victoria
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
 Mission Control: Productivity Training
 Certificate in Internet Publishing, UBC
 Business Communication, UBC
 OutlookSoft Admin Training, Intrawest
 Lateral Thinking, Edward de Bono, BCHydro
 Sales & Marketing, Langara College
TECHNICAL SKILLS
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Programming Languages: HTML, CSS, PHP, JavaScript, SQL, VB, VB.Net
Databases: MySQL, SQL Server
OS: Android, iOS, OSx, Linux, Windows, WinRT
Graphics: Photoshop, Image Ready, Image Composer, Illustrator
Applications: Excel, Word, FrontPage, Outlook, PowerPoint, Project, WordPress and others