tarek j. anandan

online communications // internet strategy // websites // web analytics

// Experience

technotarek Washington, DC

Proprietor

  • Freelance consultant in the areas of website development, Internet strategy, and online communications
  • Serve several nonprofit and philanthroipic organizations
  • Develop and maintain variety of website and online technologies including content management systems, event registration systems, and custom applications

American Institutes for Research Washington, DC

Senior Systems Analyst; Senior Project Manager; former Director, NDTAC

  • Lead Internet strategy, website planning and development, online communications, and web analytics efforts for several large-scale federal technical assistance projects
  • Directed a $6.5M federal technical assistance center; responsible for client relationships, strategic planning, presentations at national speaking engagements, and staff and financial oversight
  • Supervised up to 15 staff in the areas of technology development, communications, research, and administration

Social Science Data Analysis Network Ann Arbor, MI

Manager

  • Oversaw operations including a staff of eight programmers, designers, and researchers from an annual budget of $300,000
  • Led six independent projects with responsibility for external communications, marketing, development, and grant reporting in the areas of education curriculum, educational technology, and social media

Committee for Economic Development Washington, DC

Research Associate

  • Worked directly with policy scholars and business executives to produce reports on a variety of policy topics including international development, poverty, and immigration
  • Conducted literature reviews and interviews, analyzed socio-economic data, and drafted policy reports

// Education

University of Michigan

Master of Public Policy (MPP)

Michigan State University

Bachelor of Arts in Economics, with honors

// Qualifications and Skills

Website Development

HTML, XHTML, CSS, PHP, mySQL, Photoshop, Dreamweaver

Web Analytics, Statistics, and Data

Google Analytics, WebTrends, Web Analyzer, Log Analysis

Search Engine Optimization

Google Webmaster Tools, Google PageRank, Keywords

Project Management

Staff Management, Budget and Financial Management

Other

eMail Marketing, Webinars, Online Communities

// Activities and Leadership

Governor

Alumni Board of Governors, School of Public Policy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Member

Technology Committee, National Board, Young Nonprofit Professionals Network, USA

Founding Board Member; Treasurer

Young Nonprofit Professionals Network, Washington DC

Reviewer

Cable’s Leaders in Learning Awards, Cable in the Classroom Foundation, Washington DC

Instructor

South Africa Distance Learning Project, University of Cape Town, South Africa