As a technical architect I lead some of our most demanding projects / clients using some of the latest technologies, as well as good old fashion HTML/CSS/JavaScript some times. While WordPress plays a role in much of what we do, I have a broad experience across many platforms, technologies and methodologies.Ndevr is a team of highly experienced technologists you can count on no matter what stage your project is in.

Oversaw management, architecture, development and delivery of projects for the Open Source Practice, consisting of over 50 technology consultants in New York, Boston and Philadelphia.I have a hands on experience developing and architecting large content sites such as People.com, EW.com, Parade.com, MTV.com Blogs, CarAndDriver.com, Menshealth.com, Womenshealthmag.com and more.Architected and maintained an internally hosted blogging platform using WordPress for multiple sites receiving over 1 million pageviews/day.NorthPoint Digital specializes in delivering customized, cost effective, high-impact, enterprise content management (ECM), Web Community, and Search Engine Optimization solutions by leveraging the power of mid-tier ECM products, Open Source technology, Web 2.0, and SEO tools.

Identified and hired the application development team responsible for redesigning and maintaining foxnews.com. Trained and mentored new developers in the proper development techniques and practices.• Oversaw improvements to the site that reduced the monthly Akamai costs by $25,000 and page download times by 2 seconds per page.• Managed migration of banner and video ad serving from an internally hosted OAS platform to Double Click's D.A.R.T. (now DFP) allowing for greater capacity and a reduction of infrastructure costs.

Launched Quad Magazine’s website utilizing the latest XHTML and CSS standards. Architected caching techniques to greatly improve user experience. In addition to client requirements RSS feeds and SEO techniques were implemented in time for the launch.Oversaw, mentored and led a team of 6 senior developers assigned to supporting AOL branded sites. Translated business requirements to Technical Specifications. Engineered the platform for AOL’s Oscars and Golden Globes sites, each received 30 million page views on their peak days and generate over 1 million dollars in revenue.Lead Developer for timeforkids.com responsible for template architecture; supporting multiple site redesigns as the site grew to over 1 Million page views per week. Produced interactive games and quizzes utilizing Vignette StoryServer, Flash, Director, and JavaScript to support site specials and the Games Channel.

Built new interactive games and quizzes using Macromedia Director.Delivered weekly site updates of HTML pages to coincide with magazine’s publishing schedule.Overhauled the react.com site templates for increased ad impressions, page views and search engine crawling.Reduced weekly content update time / costs by implementing a template structure to react.com pages.

Created interactive ad banners on NJ.com for local and regional advertisers. Monitored the site’s print and online marketing initiatives.Designed and developed the Contest section of NJ.com aggregating all running contests on the site and in the Star Ledger.