Simon Metz - Engagement Director

I have experience in both consulting and corporate environments where my core strength is leading the strategic vision for teams of project managers, producers, technical architects, software engineers, information architects, and designers. I focus on strategic business requirements and helping my clients monetize in the digital channel, creating engaging user experiences, managing project risk. With my background I ensure that we deliver search engine optimization, optimized web architecture, and regulatory compliance such as FDA 2253, SEC/NASD, and CAN-SPAM

My projects are technology agnostic and include open source, .NET, J2EE, HTML, and Flash based platforms.  Many of my current projects are driven by a rich taxonomy which is used for internal search and to build relationships between content objects. I continually leverage my technical background and have experience in Content Management Systems such as SiteCore, Vignette, Interwoven Teamsite, and Drupal and I have also worked on numerous custom CMS applications on J2EE and .NET platforms.

View the Applications and Sites Simon Metz has managed.

I am now an Engagement Director at HUGE a top interactive firm in New York with a roster of clients that includes IKEA, JetBlue, Nestle Waters, CNN, iVillage, AETV and many others. Engagement Management begins with the sales process, then overseeing project engagements while helping accounts grow organically. Engagement Directors work to ensure that our client's brands are properly focused in the digital channel and continue to leverage other channels where appropriate. We work with all capabilities so that projects are staffed appropriately, and we also are responsible for forecasting and revenue recognition on a book of accounts. We ensure that the deliverables are of the highest quality and that client satisfaction is always addressed.

I was Director of Delivery at Digitas Health part of the Publicis Group. There I managed the design, development, and maintenance of web initiatives where I lead delivery teams of project managers working on web site, portal, and email programs for pharma clioents such as Bristol-Myers Squibb, Sanofi-aventis, and Roche.

I previously worked at IconNicholson where I managed teams on interactive projects for diverse clients such as Mass General Hospital, Nestle Waters and McKinsey & Co. At IconNicholson, I was part of a team which updated McKinsey's focus on the McKinsey Quarterly from a print journal with a digital presence, to a digital channel for the brand that had a secondary print component. He was also the SEO SME across a number of clients including MasterCard, McKinsey & Co, Nestle Waters, Forrest Labs, and Valspar Paint

Prior to IconNicholson I worked at Time Inc. Interactive which manages and developed content for most of Time Inc.'s premier sites time.com, people.com, and ew.com. At Time Inc Interactive I was the manager for SEO (Search Engine Optimization) where I drove SEO projects, built Best Practices documentation and worked with the development team to implement major changes in application and web coding to leverage data and optimize pages. To see more about SEO projects and Simon Metz view the Search Engine Optimization page.

Prior to Time Inc. Interactive I worked at a division of Omnicom Media, C2 Creative, which developed and supported enterprise wide Content Management, Digital Asset, and Kiosk systems. My clients at Omnicom included U. S. Trust, Philips Lighting, Daimler Chrysler, Sony, Intel, Daimler Chrysler, and Cablevision.

Because of my work in CMS, SEO, and complex data systems while at IconNicholson and Time Inc. Interactive, I have become particularly involved with The Semantic Web and Meta Data structures to drive search and display functionality.