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WILLIAM C. NEWMAN

Portland, Oregon
(541) 441-4272 | [email protected]
billynewmanphoto.com | wphoto.co

Professional Profile

Systems-oriented IT Project Manager and Digital Content Lead with fifteen years of concurrent practice in enterprise infrastructure, CMS architecture, accessibility compliance, and creative media production. Proven across legal, government, SaaS, and Fortune 500 environments in zero-downtime security migrations, WCAG 2.1 AA remediation, cross-functional team leadership, and high-volume digital asset pipeline management. Currently serves as sole technical operations resource for a seven-attorney estate planning firm, maintaining 99.2% network uptime, while operating an independent photography studio serving tourism, technology, and retail clients across the American West.

Core Competencies

Legal & Enterprise Platforms
LEAP legal software | Microsoft Office 365 | Google Workspace | Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Lightroom, Premiere, Acrobat) | Canva

Professional Experience

Information Systems Project Manager / Digital Content Systems Manager
Carolyn W. Miller, P.C. — Portland, OR
January 2025 – Present

Sole technical operations resource for a seven-staff estate planning law firm. Manages all IT infrastructure, platform administration, digital content systems, vendor relations, and staff technical support on a part-time 1099 contract basis.

Manage full IT infrastructure and digital content systems for the firm, serving as the sole technical operations resource across a seven-person staff including two attorney principals.
Resolved a firm-wide DNS NXDOMAIN outage in April 2026 by identifying and correcting a WatchGuard firewall IP whitelist misconfiguration, restoring system access across all locations within hours.
Administer the LEAP legal software platform, coordinating all system updates, third-party integrations, and staff-facing technical documentation.
Directed a complete security stack migration from SentinelOne to Huntress and Microsoft Defender, including staff communication, transition documentation, and vendor coordination with Uptime Legal, with zero operational downtime.
Deployed Windows 11 workstations preloaded with Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Cloud, and LEAP for six remote staff members; configured FortiClient VPN with certificate-based authentication, maintaining 99.2% network uptime.
Authored and deployed PowerShell automation scripts to streamline new user account provisioning and software deployment, reducing manual setup time.
Developed plain-language standard operating procedures enabling non-technical legal staff to execute digital document workflows independently, significantly reducing IT escalation volume.
Conduct ongoing audits and maintenance of public-facing firm directory listings across legal registries, identifying and correcting data discrepancies before they reach prospective clients.
Direct quality review of all client-facing digital documents, enforcing formatting and presentation standards across external communications.
Established secure data destruction procedures for all decommissioned firm hardware, ensuring compliance with data privacy requirements.
Manage end-to-end procurement, vendor communication, and warranty tracking for all firm hardware and software assets.

Content Project Manager (via KFORCE)
Williams-Sonoma International — Remote
September 2024 – November 2024

Managed digital content production workflows in Jira across West Elm, Pottery Barn, and Williams-Sonoma Home brands on a high-traffic multi-brand e-commerce platform.
Routed visual assets and web content through structured QA and deployment pipelines, maintaining publication accuracy across multiple regional markets.
Coordinated content handoff approvals between creative, technical, and QA teams, ensuring on-time delivery for seasonal campaign launches.

Web Content Coordinator / Content Designer
Marion County Health and Human Services — Salem, OR
June 2023 – February 2024

Hired specifically to migrate sixteen department websites, rebuild content architecture, and bring all properties into WCAG 2.1 AA and Section 508 compliance. The existing infrastructure relied on complex raw HTML that non-technical department staff could not update, leaving public-facing health information chronically outdated.

Directed full CMS migration and content architecture overhaul across sixteen departmental websites, converting legacy raw HTML into structured WYSIWYG block editing modules within SharePoint.
Conducted comprehensive WCAG 2.1 AA compliance audits using Siteimprove across all migrated sites, resolving broken links, deficient metadata, and missing alt-text throughout the transition period.
Built the county’s first public-facing program pages for Behavioral Health and WIC services, establishing direct digital access for 355,000 residents who previously had no online entry point to these programs.
Authored plain-language web copy for all program pages, translating complex public health service information into accessible content calibrated for a general community audience.
Transferred content management capability to department staff upon project completion, eliminating the centralized IT bottleneck that had kept public information stale and removing ongoing dependency on IT for routine updates.

Reference: Melissa Gable, Communication Manager — 971-375-6736 | [email protected]

Technical Project Manager / Digital Media Publishing Manager
Outform — Remote
December 2022 – June 2023

Global retail experience agency with a $500M+ client portfolio. Managed technical execution and content publishing coordination for national and international retail display initiatives.

Managed technical execution for national retail display programs serving Bose, Intel, Samsung, ASUS, and H&M across U.S. and European markets.
Oversaw deployment of Bose retail displays across 200+ locations and Intel Gaming Cube installations across 150+ U.S. and European sites, ensuring on-time delivery and installation accuracy.
Led QA validation protocols for Samsung LED display systems, reducing post-installation defect rates by 60% through structured pre-deployment testing.
Managed Linux server infrastructure supporting interactive AR mannequin systems for H&M flagship retail locations.
Administered Jira project infrastructure supporting 25+ concurrent projects with customized sprint cycles tailored to client campaign timelines.
Coordinated content publishing schedules across multi-region digital platforms, maintaining deployment accuracy and timing across overlapping U.S. and international campaign cycles.
Maintained a rolling publication calendar tracking active, pending, and scheduled content states across simultaneous regional deployments.

Reference: Usama Kafil, Technical Project Manager — 510-320-8117 | [email protected]

Digital Content QA Auditor (via Apex Systems)
Apple Inc. — Remote
November 2022

Audited and verified public-facing digital information for the Apple Maps platform, enforcing editorial guidelines and spatial data accuracy prior to each publication cycle.
Applied structured content verification protocols across a continuous data review queue, identifying and resolving accuracy errors in public-facing location information before release.

Web Content and WordPress Manager
15Five — Remote
October 2021 – April 2023

SaaS performance management platform serving 40,000+ monthly visitors. Role operated concurrently with Nike and Outform contracts. Responsible for CMS architecture, digital asset pipelines, accessibility compliance, direct-report team supervision, web analytics, and a standalone microsite build.

Managed CMS architecture, digital asset pipelines, and publishing operations across the full public-facing web presence.
Supervised a cross-functional web production team of eight, with three direct reports spanning developers, project managers, graphic designers, and content editors.
Led WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility remediation across 200+ web pages, achieving full public site compliance and eliminating accessibility barriers.
Built the Thrive event microsite including registration flow and content layout, directly supporting public event attendance and participant sign-ups.
Tracked web analytics and user engagement via Google Search Console, using performance data to inform content updates and publishing priorities.

Digital Content Creation Lead (via Mindlance)
Nike, Inc. — Beaverton, OR
March 2022 – August 2022

Production coordinator inside Nike’s Digital Product Creation division within a matrixed organization where asset handoffs moved across internal brand teams and external partners on accelerated timelines.

Served as production coordinator for 300+ Nike Kids holiday season styles, routing each deliverable through color design lead review, product item assignment, and image artist file and layout data completion.
Routed web media assets through review and approval workflows, maintaining formatting standards and content accuracy across high-volume digital pipelines.
Enforced Nike’s internal format and publication specification standards across all digital product assets at partner handoff, preventing non-compliant visual media from reaching external release channels.
Directed task management and reporting workflows using Wrike, Excel, and Miro for cross-functional teams of 12, achieving 98% on-time delivery.

References:
Jessica Fuiten, Digital Product Creation Manager — 503-998-0177 | [email protected]
Norrene Godfrey, Digital Creation Lead — 503-806-2215 | [email protected]

Digital Content Producer and Media Manager
Guaranty RV — Eugene, OR
Phase 1: September 2014 – August 2018
Phase 2: May 2019 – April 2020

$150M+ RV retail operation. Phase 1 established the digital production system from inception. Phase 2 returned to operate that system at full sustained volume.

Built and standardized digital media production workflows from inception, establishing asset naming conventions and formatting standards that enabled consistent daily publishing at scale.
Implemented Hootsuite and Meta Business Suite as core scheduling and delivery architecture for all social and digital channels.
Implemented an end-to-end 360-degree virtual tour program, managing the full production pipeline from on-site capture through stitching, quality review, and final online delivery.
Operated established pipelines at sustained high volume, formatting and publishing an average of 300 visual web assets per month.
Coordinated social content calendars across Hootsuite, Canva, and Meta Business Suite, maintaining brand consistency and publication accuracy across all campaign cycles.

Web Content Manager / WordPress Developer
Presentation Design Group — Portland, OR
September 2013 – June 2014

Managed B2B digital marketing and WordPress development projects for agency clients across multiple industries.
Improved client website performance by 40% and increased lead generation by 30% through technical optimization and content strategy refinements.
Managed Hootsuite scheduling, Google Analytics audience tracking, and multichannel content calendar management for client campaigns.

Technical Support Program Manager
Jawbone — Remote
2012 – 2014

Led a 45-person technical support team for UP Band wearable devices across consumer and enterprise accounts.
Collaborated with executive leadership to implement QA processes that improved customer support resolution times by 35%.

Founder and Principal Photographer
WPhoto.co — Portland, OR
June 2012 – Present

Commercial, editorial, and personal photography studio in continuous operation. Clients include civic agencies, regional brands, and individuals. Services encompass brand content, marketing campaigns, wedding and portrait photography, and comprehensive digital asset management.

Selected clients: Travel Oregon (Travel Southern Oregon), Airbnb (Plus program, Maui 2018–2020), Chevrolet, Intel, Samsung, Nike, ASUS, Bose, H&M, Rare Beauty.

Deliver landscape and travel photography for state tourism agencies and regional brands, producing web-optimized imagery of public lands and waterways for statewide digital publication.
Execute commercial wedding and portrait photography with full digital asset management and client delivery pipelines.
Produce brand campaign photography for product launches and retail activations, coordinating with agency partners and brand marketing teams.
Manage end-to-end digital asset management and delivery for commercial clients, ensuring color-accurate, format-compliant deliverables.

Founder and Editor
BillyNewmanPhoto.com — Independent Media Platform
2012 – Present

Independent media platform covering outdoor photography, backcountry travel, night sky observation, and field production techniques. Audience of photographers and outdoor enthusiasts. Publishes photo essays, gear guides, field reports, and podcast content.

Digital Content Producer
Rogue Wilderness — Grants Pass, OR
May 2010 – September 2013

Operated a daily social publishing pipeline for an outdoor recreation and river guide company across early social platforms.
Produced outdoor recreation media formatted for Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, managing asset ingest and scheduling across multiple channels.

Digital Content Producer and Video Publishing Coordinator
Dutch Bros HQ — Grants Pass, OR
June 2010 – June 2012

Produced corporate training video content for internal distribution across the organization.
Managed YouTube channel operations and internal web video distribution platforms.
Produced documentary-style campaign content for brand marketing channels.

Web Publishing Assistant
Oregon State University, Athletics Department — Corvallis, OR
August 2008 – June 2010

Entered live game-day statistics into the Athletics web CMS in real time during competitive events.
Maintained athletics department web content across active competitive seasons, ensuring accurate and timely publication of schedules, results, and rosters.

Education

Bachelor of Arts — New Media Communications and Digital Arts
Oregon State University | Corvallis, OR
College of Liberal Arts

Concurrent university employment during degree:

Athletics Web Publishing Assistant
KBVR Podcast Engineer
Student Newspaper Photographer
KLDR Social Media Coordinator

Publications

Photography Books — Self-published via BillyNewmanPhoto.com

Landscape Portfolio — a curated series capturing wild terrain across the Western U.S.
Black and White — a study in monochrome imagery using traditional and digital methods
Working With Film — a guide to integrating analog processes into today’s workflows
Western Overland Excursion — a photographic road trip through vast American landscapes

Amazon Author Page: amazon.com/author/billynewman

Media & Broadcasting

Billy Newman Photo Podcast — Host and Producer | billynewmanphoto.com/series/billynewmanphotopodcast
Behind-the-scenes stories, creative process breakdowns, and field production technique discussion.

Night Sky Podcast — Host and Producer | billynewmanphoto.com/series/thenightskypodcast
Astronomy, constellation recognition, planetary motion, star mythology, and skywatching guides.

Relax with Rain — Host and Producer | billynewmanphoto.com/series/relaxwithrain
Ambient soundscape production for deep work, rest, and mindfulness.

Field Research & Expeditions

Wilderness Photography and Documentation
American West | 2011 – Present

Conduct wilderness photography expeditions across Western public lands, documenting terrain, ecology, and night sky phenomena for commercial deliverables and independent publication.
Early expeditions included 50- to 100-day road campaigns across Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, California, and Arizona.
Primary documentation locations: Wallowa Mountains, Alvord Desert, Grand Tetons, Yellowstone, Moab, Canyonlands, Yosemite, Grand Canyon.
Current focus: accessible public lands, morning field work, and landscape documentation supporting commercial client deliverables and long-form book projects.

Practical Astronomy and Night Sky Observation
Field-based | 2011 – Present

Conduct night sky observation and practical astronomy through direct field observation, supporting photography scheduling and educational content.
Track constellation movement across seasons, planetary motion, Milky Way positioning, and moon phase planning for commercial and personal photography scheduling.

Civic & Community Engagement

Founder and Administrator
Kelly Christensen Memorial Scholarship — Josephine County, OR
March 2013 – May 2022
via Redwood Education Foundation | redwoodforeducation.org/scholarships/342-kelly-christensen-memorial

Nine years of continuous WordPress administration, donation portal maintenance, and multichannel outreach for a regional scholarship fund honoring Kelly Christensen, English and Student Government teacher at Hidden Valley High School. Operated entirely on a volunteer budget with no paid promotion or external marketing resources.

Maintained the foundation’s WordPress installation, donation portal endpoint, and social media presence across Facebook and Twitter for nine consecutive years.
Directed a 300-touchpoint multichannel outreach campaign targeting 70 regional faculty members across email and social channels, building and validating the contact list from scratch each campaign cycle.
Authored plain-language campaign copy calibrated to a faculty donor audience, coordinating email and social publishing on a consistent schedule throughout each campaign window.
Campaign resulted in full annual scholarship funding each cycle, achieved entirely through direct outreach coordination with zero paid advertising.

Volunteer Web Content Contributor
Next2Sea and LostValley.org — Ongoing

Contribute WordPress CMS additions, multi-paragraph web copy, and documentary interview production for civic and community-facing websites.

Contract Photographer
Travel Oregon — Travel Southern Oregon — Oregon

Delivered photography on contract for a state tourism agency, producing web-optimized imagery of regional public lands and waterways for statewide digital publication.

References

Available upon request.

Melissa Gable
Communication Manager, Marion County Health and Human Services
971-375-6736 | [email protected]

Usama Kafil
Technical Project Manager, Outform
510-320-8117 | [email protected]

Jessica Fuiten
Digital Product Creation Manager, Nike
503-998-0177 | [email protected]

Norrene Godfrey
Digital Creation Lead, Nike Digital Product Creation (via Mindlance)
503-806-2215 | [email protected]

Last updated: August 2026