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San Francisco, Ca, Us

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Chief technologist for a semi-stealth, public-media-funded, social networking project, centered around world news. Created a custom CMS using Python and the Django framework. Wrote JavaScript code for accessing the Google Maps API to produce dynamic maps of world news events. Created python-based NNTP aggregator, which wrote to a MySQL back-end database, for a custom AP wire service management system. Reviewed vendor contracts. Key Accomplishments: Created Prototype Social Network about world affairs, using Python / Django.

Managed the technology function for a leading online news source, with millions of monthly visitors. Oversaw software development and IT functions. Projects included a site redesign, major architectural changes to the technology infrastructure, moving offices and colocation facilities, creating a comprehensive technology budget. Oversaw changes to the custom-built, Perl-based content management system. Managed engineering and IT staff.Technical

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Managed a group of engineers, web developers and QA engineers (from 12-22 in number), while overseeing all technical development tasks for the search engine called HotBot, Wired News, Wired Magazine, Lycos Music, Lycos News, Lycos Video, Lycos Weather, Webmonkey and Sonique. Oversaw creation of new development processes and standards that resulted in increased throughput and quality of software releases. Set strategic and technical direction for unit. Technical skills: Unix (Solaris and Linux), Windows internet technologies including .NET and ASP, Perl, Apache (with many custom modules), SQL Server, Sybase, Oracle, Vignette StoryServer, Java, C, C++, PHP, TCL, CVS, Perforce, SourceSafe.

Managed a group of eight Web developers, facilitated technology decisions for a wide variety of client Web projects, and set the company's strategic, technical direction. Technical responsibilities included a variety of front- and back-end Internet technologies, including: database integration (Oracle, Sybase, SQL Server), content management systems (Vignette StoryServer and an in-house developed system), Java development (applet, servlet and GUI development), Perl (CGI and Mod_Perl in Apache web servers), Web Server administration and configuration (Apache, Netscape, IIS). Clients included IBM, Infoseek, 3Com, E-Trade, Netscape.

San Jose, California, Us

Technical responsibilities included complete Web site programming (Perl and C, CGI and custom client-server development using sockets), database integration projects, development of in-house production systems, custom Web applications for special editorial packages. Management responsibilities included setting standards and objectives for technical staff, as well as recommending technical direction for the organization, which represented the largest newspaper in the Silicon Valley.

New York, Ny, Us

Helped to conceive and create several online sites for Newhouse Newspapers and Conde Nast publications, including New Jersey Online, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Yuckiest Site on the Internet, Rain or Shine, Conde Nast Traveler, and Epicurious. Set strategic technical direction for the emerging division. Created the first US web site with a five-day weather forecast.Technical skills: C, Perl, HTML, JavaScript, and Unix Web server configuration and administration.

Austin, Texas, Us

Oversaw and managed vendor relationships and EDI system for software fulfillment. Technologies included unix shell scripting, Oracle 7 / SQL report creation.

New York, Ny, Us

Created and maintained large-scale, networked databases supporting large corporate litigations. Technologies included DBase IV, R:Base, Novell networking, several full-text search engines on document repositories consisting of hundreds of thousands of unique pages. Established interoffice email system.

Ba, English

High School

Mj, Journalism