CTO at Unigo
Greater New York City Area
- Current
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- CTO at Unigo
- Co-Founder at Pocket Wally Productions
- Technology Strategist at The SocialBloc Project
- Member at Member at New York CTO Club
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- VP Application Development at The Princeton Review
- Developer at Blue Tiger Democrats
- VP Application Development at Zedak Corp.
- SVP Application Development at ACTV Inc.
- Technical Lead at Enterprise Systems Inc.
- Education
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- Florida Institute of Technology
- Clarkstown HS North
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Barry Goldberg’s Summary
I am a senior level technologist with more than 16 years of software development under my belt. I am technology agnostic, having developed systems on numerous platforms and in many languages.
I have developed complex systems for the financial, education and media industries. My approach to software development starts with the usability and design of an application. I believe that you can only accomplish the goals of an application through a clean and elegant design.
I recently left The Princeton Review, where I was VP of Application Development and joined Unigo.com as the CTO. Unigo is a college review and social networking startup in NYC.
I am also involved with The SocialBloc Project, a digital media strategy think tank based in New York.
I joined The Princeton Review in late 2004. I was drawn to the Review by its reputation as a bleeding edge company and by my passion for educational software. My responsibilities included management of all (web and windows) software systems across the company serving as VP and Chief Architect.
Before The Princeton Review, I was at Zedak Corp. (my second stint there) where I was responsible for the management and architecture for Zedak's product and software development. I helped expand Zedak's product offering to large financial institutions, and the software I developed supported the multi-billion dollar revenue streams of clients such as UBS, PaineWebber and Morgan Stanley.
In August of 2000 I joined ACTV, a digital media company, which provided services and applications for digital television and broadcast enhanced media. Serving as Sr. Vice-President of Application Development, I was responsible for managing the development teams of all ACTV's web based applications. My purview included software development of all the subsidiaries of ACTV which included online media, education and gaming arms.
Barry Goldberg’s Specialties:
• Internet Technologies - HTML, XHTML, XML, AJAX, JavaScript, VBScript, JSP, ASP, Servlets, IIS, Apache, Tomcat, Cold Fusion, WebSphere, ASP.NET, PHP, Python/Django, WordPress, Drupal
• Project management, product development, emerging technologies;
• Languages: Java (Servlets, JSP), Visual C++, Delphi, Pascal, Visual Basic, PHP, ASP, C#
• Database Technology: MySQL, Oracle, DB2, Microsoft SQL Server, SubSonic
• Media Technologies: iTV, ATVEF, WebTV, AOLTV, Liberate, OpenTV, VBI
Barry Goldberg’s Experience
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CTO
Unigo
(Online Media industry)
October 2008 — Present (1 year 2 months)
Senior executive and chief architect responsible for defining and implementing Unigo's web presence and product offering. Oversee all software development (in-house and offshore) with hands-on management of architecture, coding, design and product definition. Responsible for all technical operations including network, email, data center, software licensing and system monitoring. Establish and maintain vendor engagements and negotiate software licensing agreements. Identify web-related or technical business opportunities and risks for executives and board of directors.
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Co-Founder
Pocket Wally Productions
(Internet industry)
September 2008 — Present (1 year 3 months)
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Technology Strategist
The SocialBloc Project
(Internet industry)
August 2008 — Present (1 year 4 months)
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Member
Member at New York CTO Club
(Internet industry)
September 2007 — Present (2 years 3 months)
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VP Application Development
The Princeton Review
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; TPR; Education Management industry)
November 2004 — September 2008 (3 years 11 months)
• Responsible for all software development, including internal and customer-facing Windows and web-based applications. Tasked with identifying and developing core components, services and applications that can be shared across all business units in order to streamline redundant systems and reduce costs related to software development, maintenance and our overall hardware footprint.
• Manage budget of $8 million for 2006 and a team of 50, including developers, project managers, consultants, QA and third-party development shops.
• Determine outsourcing opportunities that reduce costs and increase productivity, negotiate contracts with third-party vendors and oversee all vendor engagements (domestic and foreign).
• With CEO, set technology and product strategy for the company, focusing primarily on leveraging common software functionality across business divisions including architecture for multi-lingual, single sign-on and services-oriented architectures. -
Developer
Blue Tiger Democrats
(Internet industry)
2005 — 2006 (1 year )
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VP Application Development
Zedak Corp.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)
March 1997 — November 2004 (7 years 9 months)
Management and architecture responsibility for Zedak’s product and software development. This is a hands on position where my main responsibilities include account and project management, design, architecture, integration, data modeling and coding. My daily tasks include prioritizing and tracking multiple development teams while cultivating new and maintaining existing client relationships.
• Supervise and develop strategies for Zedak development efforts to support short and long term goals.
• Enforce SDLC, from discovery and definition, to design and development, to deployment and support.
• Direct the use of strict source control and incident tracking procedures.
• Develop appropriate support and marketing materials including brochures and websites.
• Work closely with clients such as UBS PaineWebber and Morgan Stanley, to ensure project success; coordinating integration into their environment. -
SVP Application Development
ACTV Inc.
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; IATV; Internet industry)
August 2000 — January 2002 (1 year 6 months)
Responsible for software management of all ACTV’s web-based application development. Applications included web-based synch-to-broadcast applications, streaming and iTV (Interactive Television) applications as well as corporate, B2B and B2C websites. These products served the educational, entertainment and sports markets.
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Technical Lead
Enterprise Systems Inc.
(Computer Software industry)
1994 — 1997 (3 years )
Barry Goldberg’s Education
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Florida Institute of Technology
BS , Computer Science , 1986 — 1992
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Clarkstown HS North
1982 — 1986
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New York CTO Club, New Jersey CTO Club
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