Information Architecture
/ Content Consulting 
Not enough bandwidth in your content team? Interested in developing new
content services? Are your customers having a hard time finding information? I’m a content expert who can help publishers
solve content problems, or take a great new idea from concept to product fruition. My expertise in this area will help
turn a great content idea into a world-class product. Ways I can help your company- Function as a content expert to help develop
new content ideas
- Execute research, strategy, vision and requirements for information products
- Develop search and information architecture for the Enterprise / corporate website
- Develop
integration, aggregation and user generated content strategies
- Develop healthcare / consumer
taxonomy and domain models
- Implement auto-classification and entity extraction solutions
- Develop Meta data models for web services and mobile devices
- Develop Directory services
for small businesses
Recent Content Project I helped Relay Technology Management, a pharmaceuticals startup develop and execute
their content strategy which included loading and parsing large-scale content databases from PubMed, ClinicalTrials.Gov, NIH
and the FDA amoung others. We employed the MeSH Taxonomy as an organization strategy, and used the Attivio Active Intelligence Engine as the consumer-facing BI tool.
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Search Engine Consulting I’m a search engine expert who can help you solve enterprise
search problems. I founded the Northern Light search engine, and have defined, designed and shipped many information related products
and services in my career. My expertise in search and information architecture will insure the proper implementation
of an enterprise search solution. I’m also very adept at defining a world-class user experience in search products.
Other ways I can help your company
- Function as a temporary search expert/manager
- Develop
the search strategy, vision and search requirements
- Develop optimization strategies for content
- Develop the search specifications and RFP’s for the enterprise search vendors
- Help
facilitate the search engine selection process through proof of concept projects
- Help with visual
design of user interface for internal deployment of the search platform
- Develop the strategic
search and information road-map for the executive team
- Develop the search and information architecture
for the corporate web site
- Train an internal resource to assume the role of search engine expert
at the end of the project
Search Engine Projects Recent search engine projects include projects with MShopper.com, Fetch My Content, Inc., Relay Technology Management and several collaborations with Attivio.com. |
Start-up Consulting
I can help you stretch your investment dollars. I’m an entrepreneur who can help
early stage companies take a great idea from concept to product fruition. Most start-ups can’t afford the services of
an experienced product development executive – but, they do need access to that experience and expertise in the early
days to focus the evolution of the idea into a world-class product. My expertise in this area will strip the uncertainty out
of turning a great idea into a great product. Ways I can help your start-up
- Function temporarily as a senior product development executive
- Develop the product strategy, vision and requirements
- Develop product specifications that engineering can actually code to
- Develop the information and search architecture for the website
- Kick-start the wireframe and visual design process
- Develop the strategic roadmap for the executive team
- Develop the internal product management infrastructure
Startup
Experience
Currently mentoring startups at the Northeastern University Incubator - IDEA.
I'm
also advise the following startups
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