Andrew Skinner

Suit Up, Show Up, Try my Best.
PROFESSIONAL
EDUCATION

I have never really been faulted for a lack of effort. In college, I had lavish dreams to conquer Silicon Valley with my Computer Engineering degree.  In real life, I wound up in Opelika, Alabama (lovely small town) caring for 20+ horses and running an equine therapy for kids with special needs. Not exactly Silicon Valley, but vitally important to my professional and personal growth.

Life has a way of delivering unexpected opportunities to grow and develop each day. My focus is greet each new challenge with a smile and diligent effort.

Suit Up. Show Up. Try My Best.

Wash. Rinse. Repeat.

  • Professional Experience
Owner
21 ads media

2019 – Present

• Print and digital creative design for local and regional clients

• Content moderation and maintenance for 17 different sites simultaneously

• Complete website overhaul for Greater Huntsville Humane Society, including development of custom WordPress adopt-a-pet plugin, improving monthly adoption rate by 17%

• Website optimization for New Day Accounting allowing them full control over their website while scoring 62/100 of Google’s PageSpeed Insights, a 35% increase from previous configuration

• Averaged 321.5 monthly site visits for first four months of Avalon Family Care’s web presence

• TN-based farm-to-table restaurant logo design and comprehensive merchandising bundle

• 100% pro-bono services provided for Redeeming Grace Ministries, a center for recovery for women

Director of Development
Merrimack Hall Performing Arts Center

2018 – Present

• Developed strategic marketing plan and increased social media following by 15% in 18 months 

• Full redesign of organization’s website, print & digital marketing materials,  cumulative online donations for Aug – Sept 2020: $13,619

• Composed & maintained grant cycles for state and private funding totaling $50,000 in first 6 mo.

• Assisted full-scale theatrical productions in theater, music, and dance

• Developed yoga curriculum for students with special needs

Director of Development
Storybook Farm

2015 – 2018

• Responsible for design, printing, and delivery of comprehensive marketing materials

• Increased online program registration by 58.33% from 2016 to 2017

• Responsible for IT administration of Salesforce, MobileCause, and other office support programs

• Increased constituent size by 49% following the successful implementation of Salesforce

• Successfully cut costs across the organization while modernizing practices and reducing waste

• Increased annual Fall fundraiser donations by 300% from 2016 to 2017

Graduate Teaching Assistant
University of Tennessee

• Provided effective and timely support to senior-level students in project designs

• Assisted with activities in Imaging, Robotics, and Intelligent Systems Laboratory

• Completed research on scalable, parallel super-computing on ORNL’s Kraken

  • Education
Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering
University of Tennessee, Knoxville

2004 – 2009

Andrew Skinner

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