Social Web Development Expert and All-Around Web Mercenary
Greater Nashville Area
- Current
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- Director of Product Development at OneRecovery
- Co-Founder & Advisor at Function Interactive
- Advisor at DotRage
- Past
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- Co-Founder & Product Manager at SoberCircle.com
- Web Strategist/Developer at Foundations Associates
- Owner, CEO at Ennis Creative
- I.T. Director at DDM
- Sr. Web Programmer at DDM
- Developer at Dell
- Engineer at Comcast
- Web Developer at Excite@Home
- Owner & Developer at JennisMedia
- Education
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- Middle Tennessee State University
- Auburn University
- Clemson University
- The University of Memphis
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Chris Ennis’s Summary
I have been working with web-based applications and dynamic websites for the past 14 years. My experience includes projects for Ticketmaster, Excite, CitySearch, Comcast, Dell, housingwithinreach.org, sobercircle.com and docCheck. Currently, I oversee the development of OneRecovery.com, am an investor/advisor to web startups, speak at various web related events and am the main force behind NashMash, an innovative social media aggregator for Nashville area web activity.
Chris Ennis’s Specialties:
Project management, user interface, database design, application development, SEO management, PPC management, social media applications (Widgets, Facebook and Twitter apps)
Technologies Commonly Used:
HTML, CSS, PHP, ColdFusion, ASP, ASP.NET, VB.NET, C#.NET, JavaScript, JSON, AJAX, REST, SOAP, cURL, FLEX, ActionScript, XML, MS SQL, MySQL
Technologies Occasionally Used:
C++, Python, Crystal Reports, Oracle
Chris Ennis’s Experience
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Director of Product Development
OneRecovery
(Privately Held; Health, Wellness and Fitness industry)
August 2009 — Present (4 months)
OneRecovery is an online behavioral modification platform that increases outcome-driven wellness and reduces the cost of health care by using social networking technologies. I manage the development process and contribute to the product development process of OneRecovery from outside the company headquarters in Del Mar, California.
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Co-Founder & Advisor
Function Interactive
(Privately Held; Internet industry)
July 2008 — Present (1 year 5 months)
Function Interactive is an international web development firm founded in London and now expanding into the U.S. I develop business opportunities for the company and recruit top-tier talent to work with the team on various projects within the United States. I have also designed concepts for numerous F.I. Labs projects.
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Advisor
DotRage
(Internet industry)
January 2004 — Present (5 years 11 months)
An advisor to DotRage, I've created projects that were carefully planned and executed by a development team based in Eastern Europe.
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Co-Founder & Product Manager
SoberCircle.com
(Mental Health Care industry)
May 2006 — August 2009 (3 years 4 months)
Created the website SoberCircle.com, the largest online social networking community specially designed for the recovery community. Developed strategies that resulted in unprecedented growth that has opened the door for many in the recovery community. Managed all technical, promotional and operational processes associated with SoberCircle.
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Web Strategist/Developer
Foundations Associates
(Non-Profit; Health, Wellness and Fitness industry)
January 2002 — July 2008 (6 years 7 months)
Formed web strategies and maintain existing web products, including internal data entry systems and customer experience for potential clients. Also created the Mercury Manager data management system and developed the award winning housingwithinreach.org website for the state of Tennessee.
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Owner, CEO
Ennis Creative
(Information Technology and Services industry)
May 2001 — April 2008 (7 years )
Ennis Creative was a limited parttime venture. Ennis Creative provided services to more than 200 clients in 23 states and 5 countries. Providing services for as little as $250 or as much as $1.4 million, Ennis Creative excelled at meeting and exceeding client expectations.
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I.T. Director
DDM
(Mental Health Care industry)
January 2007 — November 2007 (11 months)
Led the migration of data systems, websites, phone system and network. Data systems and websites were moved from a local data center to an off-site location in Texas. I also led the company through a transition from an Iwatsu digital-analog phone system to a Inter-Tel VOIP system that successfully links locations across the country into an internal network. Steered company technology direction through a successful acquisition and capitalization period while continuing to provide oversight of SoberCircle.com.
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Sr. Web Programmer
DDM
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Mental Health Care industry)
January 2002 — January 2007 (5 years 1 month)
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Developer
Dell
(Public Company; DELL; Information Technology and Services industry)
June 2001 — January 2002 (8 months)
Contracted by Dell. Developed internal systems for Dell's sales centers in Round Rock, Fort Worth and Nashville. Built application modules that extended the functionality of Dell's proprietary order management system. Developed time efficiency applications that tapped into Dell's Call Center metric system to offer representatives a better way to track efficiency.
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Engineer
Comcast
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; CMCSA; Telecommunications industry)
1999 — 2001 (2 years )
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Web Developer
Excite@Home
(Public Company; ATHM; Internet industry)
September 1998 — September 1999 (1 year 1 month)
Worked with user experience of Excite and Excite @Home products.
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Owner & Developer
JennisMedia
(Internet industry)
May 1995 — July 1998 (3 years 3 months)
Developed various web products for industry and clients. Featured product was online bar code scanning, later adapted for TicketMaster's Ticket Fast online ticketing system.
Chris Ennis’s Education
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Middle Tennessee State University
Computer Science 1993 — 1998
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Auburn University
Computer Engineering 1997 — 1997
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Clemson University
Computer Science 1996 — 1997
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The University of Memphis
1995 — 1995
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Chris Ennis’s Interests:
travel, music, football, hockey, baseball
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Chris Ennis’s Honors:
Wired: 25 Entrepreneurs Who Do It All - 2007
Favourite Web Awards - 2003,2004
Webby Awards - (4 Nominations, 2 Awards)
Interactive Media Awards - 2006
Euro Web Awards - 2002,2009
Think Awards - 2007
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