Professional Experience
AMP Agency
Sr. Director of Front-End Technology · Jan 2021 — Present
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Remote / Portland, OR
- Runs a team of several front-end developers and support hiring decisions for technical department
- Verify budgets vs timelines
- Work closely with department heads to establish and codify processes both within the technical department and cross-discipline on everything from code style to release-cycle management
- Continue contributing 85%+ of time to billable project work
SmallTalk
Director of Front-End Technology · Jan 2019 — Dec 2020
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Remote / Portland, OR
- Run a team of several front-end developers and support hiring decisions for department
- Establish overall front-end technical standards and approach for all projects
- Allocation of technical staff to projects
- Work with Account managers to establish estimates, timelines, and overall project budgets for new and existing business
- Develop company-wide standards for technical implementation and handoff
- Develop new-business pitch content to sell new business with cross-discipline teams
Velowerks
Sr. Manager, Front-End Engineering · April 2017 — Jan 2019
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Remote / Portland, OR
- Run a team of several front-end developers and support hiring decisions for department
- Established front-end code standards
- HR Manager for Senior- and Mid-level developers, providing both career guidance and technical support
- Project-level technical lead for all Front-End projects on a variety of platforms
- Estimate efforts for projects, and allocate staff according to needs
- Participate in new business pitches
Epsilon
Lead Front-End Developer · Feb 2013 — March 2017
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San Francisco, CA
- Act as lead developer on several high-profile projects
- Establish and document department-wide code standards for front-end technologies
- Lead stand-ups
- Lead bi-weekly releases, including documenting all release notes
Gyro
Sr. Web Developer · March 2012 — Jan 2013
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San Francisco, CA
- Worked on PHP, WordPress, HTML email, and JS-based SPA for various B2B clients such as Ryder, VMWare, Varian
- Participlated in creative pitch sessions with rest of Creative team
88 Brand Partners
Sr. Interactive Developer · Feb 2010 — March 2012
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Chicago, IL
- Supported on day-to-day devops and IT responsibilities for the company
- Developed PHP, HTML websites for clients such as NorthShore University System, Discover Card
- Built internal employee / manager review tool
- Build HTML banner ads
Visible
Web Developer · March 2009 — Jan 2010
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Chicago, IL
- Built PHP, WordPress and custom HTML websites for a variety of clients
- Supported on day-to-day devops and IT responsibilities for the company
Lisa P. Maxwell
Web Developer · March 2008 — July 2009
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Chicago, IL
- Built PHP, WordPress and custom HTML websites for a variety of clients
- Built a ActionScript-based streaming chat and video website
- Front-end developer on a dynamic print-ad building system
- Supported on day-to-day devops and IT responsibilities for the company
Infomercial.TV
Web Developer and Integrator · May 2006 — March 2008
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Los Angeles, CA
- Designed, developed and maintained campaign landing pages and full websites for direct-marketing clients
Big Fish
Web Developer · July 2004 — March 2006
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Boston, MA
Designed and developed and maintained campaign landing pages and full websites for a variety of clients.