Benjamin Birney Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

Responsible for risk management, policy design and implementation, Board of Trustees interaction, and litigation management at a national public policy think tank.

New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

Dual-role in-house counsel, responsible for internal legal advice on a variety of business matters and managing outside counsel projects.

New York, Ny, Us

Executive management of accounting, human resources, technology, and legal teams. Numerous hands-on projects in all operational areas.

New York, Ny, Us

Advisory and development work for a rapidly expanding technology company revising and updating its technology stack to accommodate growth plans.

Responsible for formulating technology strategy, managing departmental budgeting for 2018, overseeing project execution, and planning new vendors and projects for 2018.

Responsible for operations, business development, and business affairs at BroadwayHD, an innovative media company that records and streams Broadway, Off-Broadway, West End, and high quality regional theatrical productions. Projects included domestic and overseas licensing (inbound and outbound) for BroadwayHD's productions; oversight of all technical development projects across eight platforms (web, Apple TV, Roku, Android, iPad, iPhone, Chromecast, Ericsson Smart TVs); development and maintenance of business partnerships in production and distribution (including Amazon Channels and WNET/New York); internal management of operations department; budget development and tracking for product and operations departments.

Responsible for multiple aspects of managing a start-up media streaming venture in New York City. Areas of accountability include technology, personnel, media rights acquisition, finance, operations, marketing, business development, and customer service. Report directly to business owners. Originated numerous distribution and partnership deals with key entertainment industry players including NBC Universal, Disney, and BBC Worldwide Americas. Interfaced with Broadway industry executives to secure access to content. Managed product and technical development, coordinating the efforts of three software development vendors across seven platforms (web, Apple TV, Roku, iOS, Android, Chromecast, Smart TV). Supported financing efforts. Performed extensive data analysis on the company's customer base to extract actionable intelligence. Led the hiring process for key mid-level employees. Oversaw marketing and PR work across three vendors, managing $2 million in marketing budget. Participated in producing two major Broadway live streams, including SHE LOVES ME, recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the first-ever live stream of a Broadway show. Oversaw technical execution of all live stream events. Advised business owners and executive team on strategy. Grew business from birth to substantial progress toward long term subscriber growth and content goals.

Managed business affairs, technology development, and launch planning for start-up video streaming business.

Principal consultant at international trade law and computer forensics consulting firm. Employed and managed one associate and one assistant.

Principal partner in law firm of Birney, Frederick, Quinlan & Tupper, LLC. Responsible for business development, firm management, and project execution. Performed project management, vendor selection, legal research, customs pre-clearance, and logistics contracting on behalf of overseas clients doing projects in the U.S. Assisted overseas clients in multi-national contract negotiation and copyright research. Traveled to Abuja and Lagos, Nigeria, to develop business contacts and scout for opportunities for North American companies.* Example project: Successful project management, logistics, and legal services engagement for central African telecom sector client using the services of Maine-based engineer to create a new prototype product.* Successful experience navigating Nigerian import and customs pre-clearance processes.* Regularly advise colleagues in the legal community regarding effective and economical decisions regarding legal information technology.* Perform a wide variety of computer forensics investigations and evidence reviews for attorneys and corporate clients.* Pro bono practice representing otherwise under-served members of the Maine immigrant community in civil and criminal matters.

Software Development Consultant. Built service layer and data access layer for media delivery application using PHP CodeIgniter application framework. Interfaced with Stripe payment processor and BrightCove mass media storage service. Extended functionality of a large historical data archive PHP web application, including transition from the Lucene full text search engine to Apache Solr. Advised clients on feasibility of requirements, designed and implemented solutions.

Assisted U.S. District Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr. with legal research and drafting.

Gathered requirements from clients, advised on feasibility, suggested technical and business process adjustments, designed technical solutions. Implemented solutions using PHP, MySQL, XHTML, CSS, Javascript, and other associated technologies. Lead developer and software architect on a project to digitize, store, and make rapidly searchable a very large volume of historical archive material. Used CakePHP application framework and Zend Lucene full text search engine. The design required specialized considerations to accommodate large data volumes. System integration with Amazon S3 for file storage. Also performed maintenance and feature addition work on C# .NET application that I previously helped to design and build in the first instance.

Responsibilities similar to Tilson Technology Management in 2011-2013. Focused more on maintaining C# .NET application described below.

Gathered requirements from clients, advised on feasibility, suggested technical and business process adjusgments, designed technical solutions. Implemented projects in both PHP/MySQL and C# .NET/MSSQL. One of two lead developers on a large project to automate the procurement and logistics process for a large defense contractor using C# .NET, MSSQL, Lucene, and Microsoft BizTalk. Integrated with JD Edwards, an Oracle-based Enterprise Resource Planning system. Also participated in technical sales and information technology project management. Trained and mentored junior staff; developed business for the company.

Owned and managed a small web development business. Built and customized content management systems to accomplish small business management and outreach tasks. Managed sub-contractors, including graphics designers. Integrated software with a wide variety of external systems including PayPal, Authorize.net, Beanstream, SalesForce.com.

Juris Doctor, Law

Bachelor Of Arts, Computer Science