Ian Bates Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

New York , Us

- Guide and direct team operations, architecture decisions, and make technical decisions based on risk and tradeoffs, ensuring they align with the business objectives- Manage two teams of developers (onsite and across the US) from junior to staff level with onboarding tasks, developer empowerment and motivation, regular collaborative pull request feedback, individual mentoring, and ensuring consistent delivery of revenue-driving products on time and within budget- Evaluate and audit codebases (SCSS, JS, and Vue) for site performance and implemented paths to upgrade- Pitch phased project plans to shareholders with focus on development, maintenance, and resource benefits, all while thinking outside of the initial scope of the project- Consolidate and standardize cross-team workflows (project management, development, and business intelligence teams) for reporting and ticketing within JIRA- Enhanced custom PHP framework for elections microsite experiences (2020, 2022), additional unification of core functionality which reduced build time to market/overall cost- Architecture roadmapping for additional consolidation of code which aimed to increase efficiency and reduce maintenance overhead by eliminating pain points and production issues – reduced redundant code, updated/removed legacy code, and upgraded software where security was a concern

New York , Us

- Overhauled CSS architecture for Fox News and Fox Business which improved developer efficiency by using a standardized and consolidated codebase that reduced the overall build compilation time and cost. This resulted in improved time to market for new widget/component creation and reduced QA required due to more strict linting rules. - Built custom scalable PHP framework for elections microsite experiences (2016, 2018)- Built custom front end wireframes for show page microsites (The Five, Hannity, etc.)

New York , Us

- Conversion from PSD to standards-compliant HTML5/CSS3/jQuery, responsive layouts with modular and semantic naming convention for scalability and replication- SASS / CSS development for rapid dev/prototyping and ultimately generating compressed, finalized code for a production environment - Drupal CMS front end integrations

New York, Ny, Us

- Working closely with Production team to turn their mockups into reality.- Work closely with developers to ensure all code is checked in and verified before anything is pushed to production- Slice and code mockups for production websites- Cross-browser/OS testing and hacks via conditional stylesheets on Mac and Windows platforms in the major browsers (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, IE7+, Opera)- eBlast slice, code, and test in various email clients utilizing Table structured layouts (Mac Mail, Gmail, Hotmail, Outlook 2003/2007/2010, Yahoo Mail, MSN Mail)- Site maintenance of all production websites using JIRA bug tracking systemProjects completed:- Blouin Artinfo Internationalized websites (Front-end architecture, various modules, vertical layouts, and ad targeting, major Drupal support)- Blouin Artinfo blog network (WordPress responsive international network template and plugin creation)- Blouin News (Front-end architecture, and Drupal support)- Blouin News blog network (WordPress responsive network template and plugin creation)- Blouin Art Sales Index (Front-end architecture for resdesign)- Blouin Boutique (Front-end architecture integrated with Geodesic eCommerce platform)- Email template generator (Custom script to generate standards compliant email blasts)

- Utilize OPS system and integrate functionality within upcoming website. - Create marketing materials, trade show flyers/brochures, postcards, templates, etc. - Design websites and microsites for mobile phones.

Work alongside programmers to develop a google map application for geocoding points, and pulling information from a database to populate infowindows.Front-end design work of slicing and coding version two of their website. Responsible for cross browser compatibility, CSS3 and XHTML, as well as some jQuery scriptlets.

Web design/development for York College's Radio Station, WVYC 99.7FM. The site won "Best Website" in March 2010 at the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System conference, NYC.

Responsible for website redesign for Ocean Printing, Print Digital Plus, and EZ Print Button.

Intern responsible for collateral and marketing design for ForceField Headbands campaign.