After shutting down my startup of over 5 years I decided to work with my hands making physical products that utilize arduino processors. We have launched a couple novelty product lines and have been successfully selling, testing, and growing the brand. In 2022 I have moved back into tech and Web3. https://ibuildcoolshit.com

QwipIt was founded with one mission, to make conversations more human. QwipIt initial product is a video clipping tool that allows you to create short fun video loops from any video on the internet. Our other offering is that we work with large media and entertainment companies to create chat bots that help them connecting with their biggest fans in a very intimate setting. We have been successfully bridging the real world marketing of these companies with technology that is creating huge ROI for them.

Technology leader working with developers and management to put Agile Development methodology in place, writing technical specs and wireframes that assist the developers in building applications that meet the requirements of management and sponsors.Complete staggered migration into Drupal CMS. Allowing more editorial control of the site and less developer oversight that has increased content creation and increased over all page views.Integrated with Twitter and Facebook to create a two screen experience that incorporated talent into the user experience all controlled by backend Drupal Modules.Successfully built a restful API that feed iPhone, iPad and Andorid tablet apps, which allows absolute control of the user experience from design to content.2013 Site Launcheshttp://www.blastr.comhttp://www.dvice.comhttp://www.defiance.com/en/series/http://www.chillertv.comhttp://www.syfygames.com

Web Developer for fast paced media company initiating and developing creative solutions to increase revenue and save time. Currently working with developers and management to put Agile Development methodology in place, and writing technical specs that assist the developers in building applications that meet the requirements of management and sponsors.Developed and integrated API's with Facebook and Twitter, to build a Bravo Live Viewing Party experience that won the Mobile Excellence Award for Best Community/Fan Content. Assisted in the development of a full site re-launch utilizing Drupal CMS. Created several modules which have led to the success of the website achieving page view requirements and generating revenue. Initiated Akamai CDN integration with Drupal CMS which off-loaded 97% of traffic from bravotv.com, making the Bravo servers more reliable and able to handle large traffic spikes.Worked with outside partners and management to implement full video integration with Hulu® for televisionwithoutpity.com. This solution brought the full 50,000+ videos to the site utilizing the Hulu API, creating new revenue potential for the website.

Owner and proprietor in a web development shop whose mission was to provide exceptional design and development services to small businesses. Led development direction, maintained client relationships and managed all sales efforts. Designed and Developed Drupal E-commerce website for a hobby shop using many technologies including Faceted searches and filtering.Created from concept to delivery one18th.com, an online community website where content is fully user driven. This site grew to over 12 million page views per month and included message forums, galleries, reviews and articles all designed around PHP and MySQL.Built pay per click advertising website clickrc.com, a banner affiliate service similar to Google AdWords. It served ads in different formats to many niche websites via JavaScript and PHP targeting keywords on pages through advanced caching technology. Developed backend ticket quoting system for Exito Travel that would allow an agent to input a booking, and allow the customer to purchase, and then print PDF E-Tickets created on the fly via XML. This was a project that utilized PHP and MySQL while maintaining OOP methodology.

Managed in house web and graphics art department, providing strategic leadership to a team of 3 design professionals. Led design direction and maintained corporate websites.Developed and designed Avion Brand portal website avionrc.com using Web 2.0 technology utilizing PHP and AJAX interface design.Initiated project management web initiative for the staff to coordinate between China and New Jersey. Project Management application was developed in a PHP and MySQL environment.Designed Flash product presentations featuring streaming video and Flash ActionScript.Created fully CSS/HTML table-less templates for E-commerce B to C website including all menus product search and browse results.Installed and implemented corporate IT infrastructure, deploying routers and firewalls to network computers and provide internet access and VPN to local network. Managed and supported several domain controllers under Windows Server 2003 and the Linux environment.

Lead graphic designer working in house to direct and design websites including their corporate website and largest client’s websites. Facilitated relationships with clients and coordinated design aspects for major projects. • Led a team of people to design fliers, brochures and corporate identity which are still used today.• Installation and support of multiple server clusters on Linux and Windows Server 2003.• Maintained backups of exchange server and multiple web servers.