Dan Ruby
Education
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
BA, Rhetoric 1972-01-01 - 1974-01-01
Glenbard
, -Work Experience
Family History Machine
Current
Family History Machine
Festival Preview
2005-09-01 - 2012-05-01
Festival Preview
Fawcette/Enterprise Architect Magazine
2001-10-01 - 2004-07-01
Fawcette/Enterprise Architect Magazine
FTMG/Knowledge Management Magazine
1998-01-01 - 2000-06-01
FTMG/Knowledge Management Magazine
CMP Media
1996-01-01 - 1998-01-01
CMP Media
NewMedia Magazine
1996-01-01 - 1997-01-01
NewMedia Magazine
iDG/NeXTWORLD
1991-01-01 - 1996-06-01
iDG/NeXTWORLD
NextWorld
1990-01-01 - 1993-01-01
NextWorld
Ziff-Davis/MacWeek
1987-05-01 - 1990-09-01
Ziff-Davis/MacWeek
Ziff Davis Publishing/MacWEEK
1987-01-01 - 1990-01-01
Ziff Davis Publishing/MacWEEK
Skills
Summary
Family History Machine is a product concept for presentation of family histories in historical context. My own family history is used in a demonstration at http://familyhistorymachine.com/project/ruby-family-history-project. Old resume follows: Objective: Direct innovative content and business strategies for online and print media ventures Highlights • Developed fertile community of “enterprise architects” that can be leveraged in a new business • Chief editor positions at trade business technology magazines • Central role in numerous magazine launches and web startups • VP of content for business-to-business web venture • Experience/knowledge across range of technology and business subjects • Creative approaches in information architecture • Editorial eye for synthesizing trends • Leadership and managerial skills Specialties: Enterprise computing, information architecture, magazine startups, conference programming, web content strategies
