Chris Yates

Chris Yates

VP, Interactive Media, Lowcountry Newspapers, The McClatchy Company

Savannah, Georgia Area

Current
  • VP, Interactive Media at Lowcountry Operations, McClatchy Newspapers
Past
  • IT and Interactive Director at Lowcountry Operations, McClatchy Newspapers
Education
  • Clemson University
Connections
62 connections
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

  • VP, Interactive Media

    Lowcountry Operations, McClatchy Newspapers

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MNI; Internet industry)

    April 2007Present (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.

  • IT and Interactive Director

    Lowcountry Operations, McClatchy Newspapers

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MNI; Internet industry)

    May 1999April 2007 (8 years)


Chris Yates’s Education

  • Clemson University

    BS, Mechanical Engineering, 19951999


Additional Information

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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
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  • getting back in touch

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