VP, Interactive Media, Lowcountry Newspapers, The McClatchy Company
Savannah, Georgia Area
- Current
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- VP, Interactive Media at Lowcountry Operations, McClatchy Newspapers
- Past
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- IT and Interactive Director at Lowcountry Operations, McClatchy Newspapers
- Education
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- Clemson University
- Connections
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- Industry
- Internet
- Websites
Chris Yates’s Summary
What I do:
Design of large scale Web sites for maintainability, customer/reader ease of use, search engine optimization.
Development of custom publishing workflow tools, to enable non-technical users to publish complex content to the Web and in print efficiently.
Selection, management and development of commercial, open source and proprietary content management systems.
Management of vendor relationships from RFP to training and project go-live.
Development of proprietary software on multiple platforms, including web-based applications for project management, reporting and publishing tools.
Installation of large-scale hardware and software systems.
Chris Yates’s Specialties:
Drupal, SEO, Interactive Design, Software Development Management
Chris Yates’s Experience
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VP, Interactive Media
Lowcountry Operations, McClatchy Newspapers
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MNI; Internet industry)
April 2007 — Present (1 year 2 months)
I manage interactive strategy and technology, working with departments within the newspapers and outside resources to build products and develop new business opportunities.
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IT and Interactive Director
Lowcountry Operations, McClatchy Newspapers
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MNI; Internet industry)
May 1999 — April 2007 (8 years)
Chris Yates’s Education
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Clemson University
BS, Mechanical Engineering, 1995 — 1999
Additional Information
Chris Yates’s Websites:
Chris Yates’s Interests:
emerging technology, software development, design, photography, Drupal, SEO, Perl, Rails, Flex
Chris Yates’s Groups:
Drupal Association
Chris Yates’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
