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= Michael Cottam, SEO Consultant =
 
= Michael Cottam, SEO Consultant =
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I received a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours, Electrical Engineering, Computer Option, Minor in Management) from [[McGill.ca|McGill University]], Montréal, in 1988. In my spare time, I was president of the Interfraternity Council, VP of my fraternity, started a newspaper, played on 3 broomball teams and coached a fourth, and worked part-time writing assembly language software for microwave landing systems for jet fighters at [[CMCElectronics.ca|Canadian Marconi]] (the MLS system I worked on was installed on Air Force One in March 1988).
  
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[[Image:MichaelCottam.jpg]] I received a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours, Electrical Engineering, Computer Option, Minor in Management) from McGill University, Montréal, in 1988. In my spare time, I was president of the Interfraternity Council, VP of my fraternity, started a newspaper, played on 3 broomball teams and coached a fourth, and worked part-time writing assembly language software for microwave landing systems for jet fighters at Canadian Marconi (the MLS system I worked on was installed on Air Force One in March 1988).
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After graduation, I moved to Toronto and worked at [[IBM.com|IBM]] Canada Headquarters on their volume products (e.g. PCs and components) inventory forecasting and supply/demand systems--heavy mainframe programming in PL/I, DB2 databases, and ISPF.
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After graduation, I moved to Toronto and worked at IBM Canada Headquarters on their volume products (e.g. PCs and components) inventory forecasting and supply/demand systems--heavy mainframe programming in PL/I, DB2 databases, and ISPF.
 
  
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A couple of years later, I started consulting with ProCom in Toronto, doing mainframe database and ISPF projects for Esso Petroleum.  While at ProCom, I developed and taught a C programming class, helping bring their staff of very experienced COBOL programmers up to speed on C language programming.
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A couple of years later, I started consulting with [[ProCom.ca|ProCom]] in Toronto, doing mainframe database and ISPF projects for [[Esso.com|Esso Petroleum]].  While at ProCom, I developed and taught a C programming class, helping bring their staff of very experienced [[COBOL.com|COBOL]] programmers up to speed on C language programming.
  
 
In 1992, I moved to Portland, Oregon, working at Intersolv on the PVCS version control developer tools for several years (PVCS Production Gateway 2.0 and PVCS Version Manager 5.2).
 
In 1992, I moved to Portland, Oregon, working at Intersolv on the PVCS version control developer tools for several years (PVCS Production Gateway 2.0 and PVCS Version Manager 5.2).
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In the late 1990's, I joined STEP Technology in Portland, Oregon, and worked on teams creating everything from Windows applications to e-commerce websites, with a number of very large projects in the online banking and real estate industries.  In my last year at STEP Technology, I created a small team of highly specialized experts (including [http://www.hanselman.com/blog/ Scott Hanselman], [http://www.linkedin.com/in/brucewil Bruce Wilson], and [http://www.amazon.com/Professional-Server-2005-Programming-Programmer/dp/0764584340 Rob Vieira]) that consulted to all of STEP Technology's clients.
 
In the late 1990's, I joined STEP Technology in Portland, Oregon, and worked on teams creating everything from Windows applications to e-commerce websites, with a number of very large projects in the online banking and real estate industries.  In my last year at STEP Technology, I created a small team of highly specialized experts (including [http://www.hanselman.com/blog/ Scott Hanselman], [http://www.linkedin.com/in/brucewil Bruce Wilson], and [http://www.amazon.com/Professional-Server-2005-Programming-Programmer/dp/0764584340 Rob Vieira]) that consulted to all of STEP Technology's clients.
  
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In 2001, I co-founded [TheBigDay.com], a honeymoon registry and travel company with Terry Beard, Dan Skerritt, Phil Stevens, and Larry Custer.  Here is where I "went to school" on SEO, learning how to get our site ranked for key honeymoon travel phrases ahead of the giants in the travel industry. My business partner Terry introduced me to the [http://www.rotarypdx.org Rotary Club of Portland], which I joined in 2003.
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In 2001, I co-founded {{LinkPair|TheBigDay.com}}, a honeymoon registry and travel company with Terry Beard, Dan Skerritt, Phil Stevens, and Larry Custer.  Here is where I "went to school" on SEO, learning how to get our site ranked for key honeymoon travel phrases ahead of the giants in the travel industry. My business partner Terry introduced me to the [[RotaryPDX.org|Rotary Club of Portland]], which I joined in 2003.
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As well as my [http://www.michaelcottam.com independent consulting], I am an Associate at [[SEOmoz.org|SEOmoz]], answering questions from PRO members in their Q&A forum, and contributing articles to the SEOmoz main blog fairly regularly.  In 2011, I founded [[visualitineraries.com| Visual Itineraries]], a tool for travel agents to showcase destinations and resorts. I'm on the board of [[SEMpdx.org|SEMpdx]] as well, currently responsible for sponsorships for SEMpdx events and the annual [[SearchFest.org|SearchFest conference]].
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==Articles I've written on AboutUs.org:==
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* [[Link Juice: Save Every Drop]]
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* [[Shared Page Titles: Classic SEO Mistake]]
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* [[Twin Home Pages: Classic SEO Mistake]]
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* [[Multiple Subdomains: Classic SEO Mistake]]
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* [[Don't Block Search Engine Crawlers]]
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* [[Flashy Websites Can Be Too Hot for Bots]]
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* [[Get Ready For Search Engines]]
  
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As well as my independent consulting, I am an Associate at [www.seomoz.org SEOmoz], answering questions from PRO members in their Q&A forum, and contributing articles to the SEOmoz main blog fairly regularly.  I'm on the board of [http://www.sempdx.org SEMpdx] as well, currently responsible for sponsorships for SEMpdx events and the annual [http://www.sempdx.org/searchfest SearchFest conference].
 
  
 
==Contact==
 
==Contact==
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You can leave me a message on my [[User talk:Michael R Cottam|talk page]].
 
You can leave me a message on my [[User talk:Michael R Cottam|talk page]].
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You can find me on {{Facebook|url=http://www.facebook.com/michael.cottam}} and [[Twitter]] {{Twitter|Michael512}}.
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If you have a smartphone, you can scan the QR code below for all my contact info:
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[[Image:MichaelCottamQRcode.gif]]

Latest revision as of 23:05, 6 June 2011

Michael Cottam, SEO Consultant

I received a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours, Electrical Engineering, Computer Option, Minor in Management) from McGill University, Montréal, in 1988. In my spare time, I was president of the Interfraternity Council, VP of my fraternity, started a newspaper, played on 3 broomball teams and coached a fourth, and worked part-time writing assembly language software for microwave landing systems for jet fighters at Canadian Marconi (the MLS system I worked on was installed on Air Force One in March 1988).

After graduation, I moved to Toronto and worked at IBM Canada Headquarters on their volume products (e.g. PCs and components) inventory forecasting and supply/demand systems--heavy mainframe programming in PL/I, DB2 databases, and ISPF.

A couple of years later, I started consulting with ProCom in Toronto, doing mainframe database and ISPF projects for Esso Petroleum. While at ProCom, I developed and taught a C programming class, helping bring their staff of very experienced COBOL programmers up to speed on C language programming.

In 1992, I moved to Portland, Oregon, working at Intersolv on the PVCS version control developer tools for several years (PVCS Production Gateway 2.0 and PVCS Version Manager 5.2).

In the late 1990's, I joined STEP Technology in Portland, Oregon, and worked on teams creating everything from Windows applications to e-commerce websites, with a number of very large projects in the online banking and real estate industries. In my last year at STEP Technology, I created a small team of highly specialized experts (including Scott Hanselman, Bruce Wilson, and Rob Vieira) that consulted to all of STEP Technology's clients.

In 2001, I co-founded {{{2}}} (visit), a honeymoon registry and travel company with Terry Beard, Dan Skerritt, Phil Stevens, and Larry Custer. Here is where I "went to school" on SEO, learning how to get our site ranked for key honeymoon travel phrases ahead of the giants in the travel industry. My business partner Terry introduced me to the Rotary Club of Portland, which I joined in 2003.

As well as my independent consulting, I am an Associate at SEOmoz, answering questions from PRO members in their Q&A forum, and contributing articles to the SEOmoz main blog fairly regularly. In 2011, I founded Visual Itineraries, a tool for travel agents to showcase destinations and resorts. I'm on the board of SEMpdx as well, currently responsible for sponsorships for SEMpdx events and the annual SearchFest conference.

Articles I've written on AboutUs.org:


Contact

You can leave me a message on my talk page.

You can find me on 3188364f61a5caec6cea3db52bd7ee92.png: [}}} Facebook] and Twitter 846ccd6cf422489a6efc5302b6c475af.png: @Michael512.

If you have a smartphone, you can scan the QR code below for all my contact info:

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