Doug Gapinski
Senior Account and Delivery Director at 8th Light
- Role
- Project Director at 8th Light
- Location
- Seattle, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Doug Gapinski
With over 15 years of experience in project management and team leadership for higher ed,…
Experience
Project Director
Sep 2019 — Present · Seattle, WA, US
8th Light is a software consultancy specializing in creating custom software. Services include web and mobile development, cloud infrastructure, and legacy system modernization, with an emphasis on crafting high-quality, sustainable code. For 8th Light, I manage teams representing up to 33% of the company\'s $20-30 million in revenue, and help deliver successful products for Groupon, Cars.com, LegalZoom, Riot Games, and Fidelity Life Insurance.• Increased revenue for 8th Light by $3.9 million annually for 8th Light by growing a partnership with LegalZoom as primary account/delivery director. For LegalZoom, led teams supporting onboarding, subscriptions, payments, A/B tests.• Improved operational efficiency within 2 years by decreasing build times and identifying cloud savings for Riot Games.• Led a team for Harvest House of Cannabis to launch 17 virtual stores using a headless CMS and custom menu integrations, positioning for expansion and acquisition by a larger firm.• Develop optimization tools for 8th Light, including a resourcing process and tool that improved utilization prediction accuracy by 50% and a margin estimator that increased margins.• Manage and career coach up to 8 employees concurrently, with a high success rate in cultivating skill development and outcomes that result in promotion.
Education
Indiana University Bloomington
BFA, Studio Art / Graphic Design
1997 — 2000
Skills
- Web Project Management
- Digital Strategy
- User Experience Testing
- Program Direction
- Interaction Design
- Integrated Marketing
- Design Thinking
- Agile Methodologies
- Web Design
- Art Direction
- User Interface Design
- Graphic Design
- User Experience
- Content Strategy
- Web Strategy
- Concept Development
- Google Analytics
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Mobile Devices
- Social Media
- Creative Direction
- Logo Design
- Information Architecture
- Agile Project Management
- Advertising
- Transition Planning
- Interactive Advertising
- Usability Testing
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