
DAVID KILKENNY
SENIOR PROGRAM DIRECTOR at Product teams across NikePERMISSION TVTANK DESIGNTHE NPD GROUPALIGN COMMUNICATIONS
Summary
TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY
Environments: iOS, Android, Windows
Specialties: Management Leadership, Mentor, Program Management, Enterprise
Application Development, Process Establishment/Improvement,
Campaign Management, Video Production, Agile Project Management,
Scrum Master, UX Design, Retail Design and Logistics, Creative
Developer Management, Project Scoping, RFP Vendor Management,
Budget Estimating, Usability Testing, Front-end HTML/CSS/JS, Video
Production.
Experience
SENIOR PROGRAM DIRECTOR
R/GA / NEW YORK
David is currently Senior Program Director, overseeing Product teams across Nike, Samsung US, Samsung Retail,
Equinox and Johnson Johnson. He is also responsible for establishing Product + Service leadership agency-wide - developing the Product Management training curriculum and governance model to deliver best-in-class work for
R/GA clients.
He has previously provided product leadership across enterprise CMS migration, site redesigns, and mobile application builds. His experience also encompasses experiential, retail hardware management, logistics, DOOH, and campaign content creation.
● Serve as the Product team leader and manager for Integrated Producers and Product Managers ranging in experience from Associate to Executive. Responsible for direct report reviews, team compensation, mentorship and career growth.
● Established the Product Management capability within the greater agency. Set training curriculum, career path, onboarding, and governance model.
● Provide product leadership for technically challenging assignments - primarily working with custom retail installations and multi-language web and mobile application projects
● Collaborate with design and development teams to validate approach, sell-through concepts and ensure the team is managing project profitability.
● Work in partnership with SVP level agency leadership managing VP to C-Suite level client relationships.
● Support new business efforts for client RFP's out of the New York office.
● Total yearly budget oversight is 20+ million.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
R/GA / New York
Managed a $20M+ portfolio that included the Samsung US mobile brand business.
SENIOR PRODUCER
R/GA / New York
SENIOR DIGITAL PRODUCER
Arnold Worldwide / Boston
David split his tenure at Arnold between the NY and Boston offices. He managed social activations and digital campaigns for clients such as Carnival Cruise Lines, Aetna, Vertex,Volvo, and Panasonic.
SENIOR DIGITAL PRODUCER
PERMISSION TV / WALTHAM
Product managed internal platform initiatives and supported new clients requiring custom deployments on the PTV platform. Lead a team of two designers and three developers that managed the product backlog. Also worked on all new customer acquisition efforts.
TECH LEAD
TANK DESIGN / Cambridge
Primary front-end development and experience design (XD) lead for all digital clients.Responsibilities included HTML, Javascript, CSS, Flash development, and XD as well as supporting the business development team.
SENIOR DESIGNER
THE NPD GROUP / Port Washington
Served as the design lead and front-end developer for all digital marketing initiatives. Channels included CRM, experiential, bespoke platforms, marketing campaigns and the corporate website. Supported internal and client facing applications with front-end development, visual design and XD.
DESIGNER
ALIGN COMMUNICATIONS / New York
Served as the XD, Visual Design and Front-end Development lead for marketing and proprietary asset-management platform initiatives. Provided application training and video solutions to support employee and customer on-boarding.
Education
MANSFIELD UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Science in Communications, Communications
Bachelor of Science in Communications, 2001
MANSFIELD UNIVERSITY, Mansfield, Pennsylvania
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DAVID KILKENNY
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