Molly Wadhams Webb: CV

 
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Work Experience
January 2005 - present
Web Manager and Researcher at Demos, a think tank, London, UK:
  • Planned and managed the redevelopment of the Demos website, integrating social software research tools
  • Led the Korea research for the Atlas of Ideas: China, India, Korea and the new geography of science, an 18-month study funded by 14 government and corporate partners on emerging trends in biotech, nanotech and ICT, and the implications for scientific collaboration with the UK
  • Conducted in-country interviews over 10 weeks in Korea, China and India with high-level government and research institutions
  • Spoke regularly to a variety of audiences in China, Korea, the UK, Europe and the US on UK and Asian science and technology trends, and how the internet is changing politics
  • Developed multiple projects in the areas of science, technology, innovation and environment
  • Publications include: Korea: Mass innovation comes of age (2007) and The Disrupters: Lessons for low-carbon innovation from the new wave of environmental pioneers (forthcoming 2007)
May 2000 - August 2003
Held the following positions over three and a half years at Oxygen Media, a women's website and television network, New York, NY: Director of Interactive Production, Production Manager and Project Manager for Oxygen.com, Business Systems Manager for Womenshands.com, Oxygen's e-commerce site, and Production Manager for Ka-ching.com, Oxygen's finance site.
Achievements and tasks included:
  • Increased productivity of the editorial producers through templates and workflow development despite an 80% reduction in staff
  • Surpassed targeted increases in network affiliates and viewership by producing web-based projects
  • Created sell sheets and traffic synopsis for the sales teams
  • Managed multiple external newsletter lists (over 300,000 names)
  • Implemented and managed production through four redesigns including the installation and build of two content management systems
  • Planned and implemented technical training on content management system for editorial and business users
  • Directed the goals, strategy, schedule and resources for daily web production while coordinating between design, sales, marketing, promotion, engineers and outside clients
September 1999 - May 2000
Business Development, WomenJapan.com, Tokyo, Japan
  • Analyzed Japanese Internet market to develop revenue-generating E-Commerce plan for this Japanese start-up website
  • Coordinated in Japanese with developers, designers, engineers and store clients to develop E-Commerce enabled websites
  • Translated and edited website content from English sources
  • Acted as initial contact and liaison to international business partners
  • Managed relationships with international websites and English speaking clients worldwide
Education
September 2004
MSc Environmental Policy, Planning and Regulation: Distinction
London School of Economics and Political Science, London, England
Thesis topic: Nanotechnology and Discourses of Ecological Modernization
May 2003
Microeconomics, Baruch College, New York, USA: A
May 2001
Graphic Design, The New School, New York, USA: n/c
May 1999
BS Languages and Linguistics: GPA 3.79
Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., USA
Japanese Major, Phi Beta Kappa
1997 - 1998
Nanzan University, Nagoya, Japan
1 year academic exchange for culture, language and translation study
1992 - 1993
Keimei Gakuen, Tokyo, Japan
1 year academic exchange for language study
Skills
Business:
Project Management, Training, Public Speaking, Japanese Language
Technical:
PC/Mac proficient, Unix, HTML, CSS, BBEdit, Homesite, MS Office, MS Project, Visio, Adobe Photoshop, Interwoven TeamSite, Movable Type, Filemaker Pro, Perl (basic), Dreamweaver
Awards
2006
Prospect Magazine's Think Tank Website of the year award for demos.co.uk
2003
Web Marketing Association's WebAward for outstanding achievement in website development for Oxygen.com
Other Work Experience
May 2002 - December 2004
Freelance Webmaster, Fair Labor Association, Washington, D.C.
  • Gathered requirements, redesigned, developed and launched fairlabor.org website
  • Implement changes and production updates as needed
December 1997
Japan Liaison, Natural Resources Defense Council, Washington, D.C.
  • Acted as culture and language liaison at Global Warming Conference in Kyoto
  • Assisted in interpretation, online reporting and event planning
5 years total between 1989 - 1997
Held various positions in guest services including hosting visiting education groups from Japan at Shelburne Farms Inc., an environmental education non-profit founded by my family in 1972.
Summer 1999
City Manager Localmusic.com, Washington, DC
  • Assisted in sales, marketing, design and overall website strategy
  • Developed relationships with partners and clients
August 1998 - May 1999
Assistant Company Manager Shear Madness, The Kennedy Center, Washington, DC
  • Coordinated scheduling, auditions, and advertising for the theater production
  • Managed billing and payment of actors
Academic years 1993 - 1994, 1997 - 1998
Administrative Assistant Office of Alumni and University Relations, Georgetown University
  • Assisted in document preparation and travel planning for development officers
  • Performed research and general clerical support