Chris Hambly

Current

• CEO at Audana
• The Godfather at Social Media Mafia

Past

• Founder at MB Publishing
• Director at Audiocourses.com
• Senior Lecturer at Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College

• Creative Developer at Crayon Marketing
• Asia Pacific Institute of Information Technology at APIIT
• External Examiner at Staffordshire University
• Course Developer at Plymouth University
• Creative Media Developerat Hambly Interactive (Self-employed)
• Course Developer / Lecturer at Truro College
• Aircraft Technician at Royal Navy

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Education

• The Open University

Recommended

16 people have recommended Chris

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Online Media

Websites

• My Company
• My Blog
• My Company

Chris Hambly’s Summary

Chris Hambly MA ODE (Open) is an educational technologist, and web development consultant, who chooses to work with dynamic clients helping them to unlock potential.

As well as being a distance learning pioneer (he founded the first ever online learning portal of its kind, and saw it through a merger), Chris has considerable face-to-face academic and professional experience in both the further and higher education sector having taught A Levels through to leading BSc and BA degree authoring and management for a number of UK universities as well as external examining and consulting for oversees technology related degrees in the Asia Pacific region.

With over 10 years of delivering online education Chris is a skilled moderator of web communities, conversation, experienced Chair on countless academic boards, and has racked-up numerous commercial web development experiences with household brand names such as The Coca Cola Company.

Chris has significant experience in leading and managing virtual learning communities where he excels at defining systems and processes which enable greater efficiency of resources, both human and material.

He is a keen musician, critical thinker, and has been working as an Internet professional since 1994, having been a recording studio/PA engineer and a Royal Navy aircraft communications technician previously.

He is studying for his PhD in Educational Technology and social communications and is prolific in the social media space, through founding and leading the Social Media Mafia which runs regular new-media unconferences and educational events, in many countries, with the mission of facilitating critical thinking amiably.

Chris Hambly’s Specialties:

Web Strategy

* Educational Technology
* Search Engine Optimisation
* Web Branding
* Search Engine Marketing
* Email campaigns
* New / Social Media
* Virtual communities

Stuff I Create

* Events - conferences, seminars, niche meet-ups
* WebSites
* Virtual Communities
* Academic Courses
* Podcasts

Connections

* Academics and University Cultures
* Ad / PR Agencies
* Geeks and Freaks
* Technology

Chris Hambly’s Experience

• CEO

  Audana

  (Marketing and Advertising industry)

  February 2007 — Present (1 year 11 months)

  A full-service web development consultancy specialising in educational technology, strategy, marketing, search optimisation, community and events.
  
  • Branding
  • SEO
  • SEM
  • Marketing
  • 3D Virtual Worlds
  • Websites
  • Podcasts
  • Social Networks
  • Immersive environments
  
  More info: http://audana.com

• The Godfather

  Social Media Mafia

  (Events Services industry)

  January 2007 — Present (2 years)

  RESEARCH: Multi-disciplinary academic research with an emphasis on applied social media, influence, metrics and brand engagement. What is being said about your brand on the Internet, and why? Our Family will find out for you.
  
  EVENTS: Industry events including seminars, conferences, social-networking meets, web-based information outlets, training, lunches, dinners and professional special interest groups.
  
  FACILITATION: The Family facilitate information exchange on your behalf concerning issues that relate to your brand/company. We have a large talent-rich pool of skilled moderators at our disposal who can enable transparent conversation, based on fact.
  
  More info: http://socialmediamafia.com

• Founder

  MB Publishing

  (Marketing and Advertising industry)

  September 2004 — April 2008 (3 years 8 months)

  Chris founded this start-up and now manages it through his company Audana.
  
  MB Publishing is a free press release submission portal with significant search engine coverage. Submit here and Google finds it within hours.
  
  Currently publishing around 100 new releases a day.
  
  Complete syndication service.

• Director

  Audiocourses.com

  (E-Learning industry)

  January 2000 — April 2008 (8 years 4 months)

  Chris founded this start-up company and oversaw a successful merger with SAE Institute, he now manages the portal through his company Audana.
  
  AudioCourses.com is a large community driven portal featuring the following themes:
  
  • Daily pro-audio news
  • Distance learning school for music technology
  • Research base for educational technology
  • Podcasting and online streaming audio content
  • Blogging and marketing

• Senior Lecturer

  Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College

  (Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

  September 2005 — December 2007 (2 years 4 months)

  Chris was brought in to lead the development of the BSc Audio and Music Technology degree for the University as well as initiate and grow the department to include wider disciplines such as moving image, new-media and technology convergence.
  
  Chris successfully raised the bar for the degree, bringing in significant industrial experience and connections and through his web marketing efforts increased the recruitment levels to be the highest for the Faculty of Technology.

• Creative Developer

  Crayon Marketing

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Online Media industry)

  January 2007 — July 2007 (7 months)

  • Worked as part of their Virtual Thirst team to develop a brand presence for The Coca Cola Company in the 3D virtual world of SecondLife.
  
  More info: http://www.virtualthirst.com/

• Asia Pacific Institute of Information Technology

  APIIT

  (Educational Institution; 51-200 employees; Education Management industry)

  June 2006 — June 2006 (1 month)

  Reviewing partnership arrangments and validating 6 BSc (Hons) Technology courses in conjunction with Staffordshire University.

• External Examiner

  Staffordshire University

  (Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

  May 2006 — May 2006 (1 month)

  External examiner for the validation and review of degree programmes run in partnership with APITT.

• Course Developer

  Plymouth University

  (Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Education Management industry)

  September 2000 — July 2003 (2 years 11 months)

  • Authored HND Sound Engineering & Multimedia Integration Award
  • Delivered HE instruction across all levels
  • Led programme team
  • Brought together industry practise and academia
  • Pioneered online course marketing and branding

• Creative Media Developer

  Hambly Interactive (Self-employed)

  (Self-Employed; 1-10 employees; Media Production industry)

  September 1998 — July 2000 (1 year 11 months)

  • Researched and developed multimedia products for business and education sector
  • Designed and built websites in various markets
  • Conducted marketing activities for SMEs
  • Produced various audio and music recordings
  • Taught English to Italians in language school

• Course Developer / Lecturer

  Truro College

  (Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Education Management industry)

  September 1994 — July 1998 (3 years 11 months)

  • Co-developed entire Sound Engineering and Music Technology Department
  • Authored and delivered numerous FE programmes in sound engineering and music
  • Taught “A Level” music and City & Guilds qualifications
  • Responsible for department purchasing
  • Provided IT training and support for staff
  • Initiated a large proportion of IT ideas and concepts for e-learning college-wide

• Aircraft Technician

  Royal Navy

  (Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Military industry)

  December 1986 — August 1989 (2 years 9 months)

  Worked long unsociable hours keeping helicopters working.

Chris Hambly’s Education

• The Open University

  MA ODE, Open and Distance Education, 1998 — 2001

  This qualification is part of a programme that starts with the Postgraduate Certificate in Online and Distance Education and culminates in the MA.
  
  These qualifications are presented by The Open University's Institute of Educational Technology and are open to students from countries all over the world. They offer the unique opportunity to study the theory and practice of online and distance education through courses designed by experts from the Institute who are using information technology to reinvent open distance learning.

  Activities and Societies:

  AES
  External Examiner
  Senior Lecturer
  Musician

Additional Information

Chris Hambly’s Websites:

• My Company
• My Blog
• My Company

Chris Hambly’s Interests:

Virtual communities,social networking,branding,buzz,music

Chris Hambly’s Groups:

AES, Social Media Mafia, Twitter

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