profileProfile

Web Technologist / Client Engineer

talented across an unusual breadth of abilities. Accomplished developer, designer, manager, producer, analyst, and facilitator. Extensive interactive experience and track record innovating creative applications of technology. Ready to lead major initiatives from pre-sales and analysis through execution and deployment.

expertiseExpertise

Management:

Client relationship management, technical account management, sales engineering, facilitation, product management, project management, oral and written communication.

Technical:

Flash, Actionscript, AS3, Papervision 3D, Processing, Java, Javascript, JSP, Velocity, Max/MSP Jitter, Pd, PIC BASIC, Site Templating, Prototyping, SQL, Database Administration, HTML, CSS.

Creative:

Product design, user experience design, audio production, video production, sound engineering, interactive art, editing, photography, performance, illustration, improvisation.

accomplishmentsAccomplishments

Exodus Communications:

Engagement Manager for Merrill Lynch, our biggest client in the East. Participated in 3 months of crucial negotiations leading to successful contract renewal, achieving $14 million in recurring annual revenue. Interfaced with executive and technical leadership to ensure client satisfaction, supervised delivery, co-managed a team of nearly 30.

NBC Universal:

Developed the Media Viewer – the functional and visual centerpiece of the NBC local sites launched in 2008. Analyzed the business requirements and design, identified the technologies, authored and managed the project plan, finessed the user experience, and executed the programming, using Flash, AS3, and Papervision3D.

Condé Nast Publications:

Front End Tech Lead for Condé Nast's flagship style.com sites – providing technical leadership and expertise to develop the Condé Nast fashion brands (Vogue, GQ, etc.) for the Web. Assessed designs, recommended technical solutions, led front end web development, set and executed code standards, wrote great code.

Exodus Communications:

Project Manager implementing the New York Mercantile Exchange's online trading site. Responded to the call to drastically accelerate the schedule when the World Trade Center attack shut down the physical trading floor. We quickly launched three days later, shattering the previous record level of transactions.

Instinctual Media:

Invented, designed, and constructed electronic instruments to create audio, video, and networked communication. Designed and constructed responsive installations and environments that interact with your presence and activity. Invited to exhibit and perform in galleries and museums in New York, Brazil, and Switzerland.

experienceExperience

NBC Universal Local Integrated Media

New York, NY
2008 - Present

Senior Front End Web Developer

Condé Nast Publications

New York, NY
2007 - 2008

Senior Front End Web Analyst

Style.com

Instinctual Media

New York, NY
2004 - 2007

Owner, Web Development and Audio / Video / Media Production Company

WNYC / National Public Media, iVillage, coolhunting.com, MTV, Ultra16, Mythologie Design Partners, others

Exodus Communications

New York, NY
1998 - 2002

Engagement Manager

Merrill Lynch

Technical Account Manager

Merrill Lynch, General Electric

Implementation Project Manager

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Encompys, FXAlliance - The Bank of New York, Accenture, JP Morgan

Internet Application Developer, Software Developer, Database Administrator

Fidelity Investments, Morgan Stanley, The New York Times Digital, The Hartford Life Insurance Company, others

ROP Digitech

New York, NY
1997 - 1998

Digital Pre-Press Sales Representative

HBO / The Reno Company

New York, NY
1996

Documentary Video Production Assistant

educationEducation

New York University - The Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP)

New York, NY
2002 - 2004

Master's degree in Interactive Media

Tisch School of the Arts

Cumulative GPA 3.8/4.0

The University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA
1988 - 1994

Bachelor's degree in Art History, Bachelor's degree in English Literature and Critical Theory

College of Arts and Sciences

Cumulative GPA 3.1/4.0