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Florida, United States

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

• Oversee the operations of a digital technology consultation and development firm. • Guided affiliate marketing software integrations for high-profile international brands like Simply Organic and LOOK OPTIC.• Lead Developer for LOOK OPTIC.• Supported the integration of personalization technology on WhereTraveler.com.• Transferred digital assets from Morris to Gatehouse after the sale of Morris Publishing.• Completed a custom software development project for the Augusta Chronicle’s Masters website.

• Built the core WordPress theme for floridaelderlaw.org, a free legal resource to assist seniors.• Created FJTC’s Board of Directors Portal, an internal resource for communication and compliance.• Devised and recommended additional web-based solutions for a variety of legal needs, including restoration of voting rights for ex-felons.

Augusta, Georgia Area

• Led development within the Digital Innovation Team, the digital R&D lab for Morris Publishing.• Evaluated corporate video technology; tested viable alternatives; presented formal recommendations.• Supervised Web Libraries project to enable newspaper markets to create niche e-commerce portals.• Directed an Amazon Echo project for Where Traveler: created a number of Echo application prototypes leveraging content from Morris’ Where Traveler titles.• Performed the technical evaluation on three different content personalization vendors; integrated each technology into our digital platforms for testing; crafted the formal recommendation to leadership; facilitated the implementation of the winning technology.• Participated in a number of projects meant to improve user experience and staff workflow.• Monitored and managed the digital app portfolio.

Augusta, Georgia Area

• Supervised the mobile and digital product suite for all of Morris Publishing.• Directed the development and execution of digital media strategies by combining short-term project management skills with long-term strategic vision.• Drove the growth and evolution of dozens of digital products in the content and advertising spaces.• Evaluated new digital products from digital technology vendors; negotiated technology agreements. • Liaised with vendors including Gigya, Inform, Rumble, ShoutEm, Olive, Syncronex, NewZulu, YieldMo, Syndicaster, and many more.• Advised senior leadership on business and technology decisions affecting the company's digital products; demonstrated knowledge of business strategy and technical execution.• Led the Mobile Advisory Group, a monthly virtual roundtable of developers and content leaders.• Executed the digital video strategy by vetting, recommending, and leading the integration of multiple new video technologies.• Guided teams of designers and developers around the world on a variety of high-profile projects.• Rebuilt our core public-facing web products; transferred these systems from an outdated design and platform to a fully-responsive design built on Drupal 7 with a focus on product performance across all digital device types.• Overhauled the company’s flagship, public-facing photos platform Spotted.• Developed a new online television station in Morris’ Amarillo, Texas market called AGN TV.• Created a unified identity management solution using Gigya’s single sign-on technology.• Maintained an app catalog of 60+ titles; supported integrations, upgrades, and migrations.

• Led digital media production team responsible for developing, deploying, and extending the content management systems for multiple high-traffic news websites. • Oversaw large-scale CMS development projects involving designers and developers from multiple locations; drove the completion of dozens of projects, large and small.• Served as the project lead and/or senior developer of every iteration of Jacksonville.com since V1.0.• Contributed to multiple award-winning projects.• Advised senior management on technology, marketing, staffing, and other strategic decisions.• Developed numerous applications to serve various purposes for multiple newspapers' websites, including content publication/management and user interaction.

The Florida Times-Union

• Oversaw large-scale CMS development projects involving designers and developers from multiple locations; drove the completion of dozens of projects, large and small.• Served as the project lead and/or senior developer of every iteration of Jacksonville.com since V1.0.• Contributed to multiple award-winning projects.• Advised senior management on technology, marketing, staffing, and other strategic decisions.• Developed numerous applications to serve various purposes for multiple newspapers' websites, including content publication/management and user interaction.