Michael R. Bertocchi

Front End Web Development Certification (in progress)

February 2024 - April 2024

Montgomery College, Rockville, Maryland

Bachelor of Arts, Mass Communication

1988 - 1993

Towson University, Baltimore County, Maryland

Digital Content Editor

May 2019 - October 2023

NumbersUSA, Arlington, VA

• Leadership: Served as key member for the nation's largest grassroots immigration reform organization with more than eight million participants, taking on increased levels of responsibility during course of tenure.
• Web Management and Maintenance: Proofread, edited, and posted blogs and news articles written by Directors, Chief of Staff, and other co-workers to political activism website using Drupal content management system. Edited photographs and graphics. Updated other website pages.
• Collaboration: Worked with State and Local Activism Outreach Director to email Action Alerts to our participants using Sparkpost/MessageBird and with Directors, Chief of Staff, and other co-workers.

Document Conversion and Web Specialist

October 1999 - May 2019

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Washington, DC

• Leadership: Served as key member of web team for 58,000+ member international women’s health organization, taking on increased levels of responsibility during course of tenure.
• Web Management and Maintenance: Converted company-produced Microsoft Word, Adobe InDesign, and Adobe Acrobat documents into HTML. Proofread and posted to website using Sitecore content management system. Regularly conducted rolling content audits. Designed templates; edited photographs and graphics.
• Mobile Apps: Co-developed organization’s first-ever mobile app by testing User Interface (UI) and properly tagged committee opinions to facilitate the proper XML export.
• Audience Response System: Programmed, set up and supported the iClicker audience response system used during presentations to hundreds of attendees at annual meetings, postgraduate courses, and training workshops.
• Collaboration: Worked with Clinical Content Product Management department on website publications. Revised meta tagging and upgraded search engine optimization. Established relationships with outside publishers to obtain and content-share other publications for use on website. Advised outside vendor on redesign, smoothly handling major staffing changes mid-project.
• Member Relations: Provided direct technical support via telephone and email to members, including helped to navigate extensive website and troubleshot technical problems.

Editor

October 1998 - October 1999

Council for Profession Recognition, Washington, DC

• Web Management: Took over all responsibilities for updating content on newly launched website. Published quarterly newsletters, pamphlets, books and events notices.
• Writing & Editing: Handled coordination, production and printing of all publications for internationally recognized early childhood education accreditation association. Edited books, classroom educational materials, teaching guides and brochures. Wrote for and edited the quarterly newsletter, “Council News and Views,” for 14,000+ members.
• Production: Coordinated production of all materials in English and Spanish, including: preparing camera-ready copy, setting production schedules. Ensured compliance with organization’s standards and specifications.