Clint Ecker

Current

Project Manager/Developer, Ars Technica at CondeNet
Contributor, Ars Technica at CondeNet

Past

Senior Web Developer at Stone Ward
Freelance Web Developer at Ars Technica
Journalist/Editor at Ars Technica LLC

Owner at Apefruit Designs/TestTubeTshirts (Self-employed)
RF Engineer at T-Mobile
Student Web Developer at CERIAS at Purdue University

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Education

Purdue University

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Clint Ecker’s Summary

I am experienced as a technical journalist and writer in the online publishing. Industry. I am familiar with online promotion of content and tailoring content to be published online. I wrote articles and reviewed products for over 3 years at Ars Technica. Ars Technica was purchased by Condé Nast in 2008 and I am now employed as a project manager, web developer, and technical contributor helping Ars achieve World Domination.

As a software and web developer I prefer to work in Python and Django, but I have a wide range of expertise. I do work with ASP.NET (Vb, C#), PHP, Ruby, and Python on any given day. I also deal with clients directly and through my project managers to draw up scopes of work and technical/functional specifications. I am extremely skilled at developing functional and semantic HTML and CSS templates from a design. I'm also pretty darn good at developing web user interfaces using JavaScript and jQuery.

I'm also called upon for my unique and special knowledge of the Internet, Online Culture, Social trends/networking, and my insight into viral marketing as it applies to the "kids" online these days.

I have additional professional experience in wireless telecommunications in my role as an RF Engineer at T-Mobile USA. I'm well versed in GSM cellular networks and technologies within (GPRS, EDGE, AMR, etc). Our particular network ran Nortel equipment, so I'm most familiar with that set of challenges.

Clint Ecker’s Specialties:

Web and application development in PHP, Python, Django and more. Unique insights into high-volume online publishing and social media. I also have experience with RF planning, optimization, design in PCS1900 GSM networks. Mapinfo, Aircom Asset, Odyssey RF Planning software.

Clint Ecker’s Experience

Project Manager/Developer, Ars Technica

CondeNet

(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Online Media industry)

August 2008 — Present (1 year 4 months)
Contributor, Ars Technica

CondeNet

(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Online Media industry)

August 2008 — Present (1 year 4 months)

Author and edit technical articles on the subjects of web design, social media, programming, open source, and others. Attend industry conferences and report.
Senior Web Developer

Stone Ward

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

September 2006 — August 2008 (2 years )

In this position I am responsible for developing web sites and applications for my agency on behalf of our clients. I worked on brands such as Snap-on Tools, EverBank, Terminix, Abas, and others. Technologies used were diverse, including ASP Classic, ASP .NET (VB, C#), PHP, Python/Django, and Ruby/Rails.

In this position I am also responsible and called up for my expertise and knowledge in the field of Internet culture and social media/networking as well as my insight on viral advertising as it applies to the general internet audience.
Freelance Web Developer

Ars Technica

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Online Media industry)

November 2004 — August 2008 (3 years 10 months)

Develop custom applications for tracking writer performance, new site features, new projects (such as Ars Technica Job Board).

Work done to date is primarily in Django and Python, with significant work taken to developing cross-platform HTML and CSS.
Journalist/Editor

Ars Technica LLC

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Online Media industry)

November 2004 — August 2008 (3 years 10 months)

I write and edit primarily for Ars Technica's Infinite Loop journal which focused on mostly Apple and Apple-related ventures. I also wrote for Ars Technica's news desk as well as performed reviews of products.
Owner
Apefruit Designs/TestTubeTshirts (Self-employed)

(Self-Employed; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)

July 2004 — September 2006 (2 years 3 months)

We develop websites ranging from small static sites to medium range database driven sites. We are proficient in a number of web frameworks/languages including PHP, Python / Django, and ASP.NET.
RF Engineer

T-Mobile

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; DT; Telecommunications industry)

May 2004 — September 2006 (2 years 5 months)

I'm an RF engineer which means I'm involved in the planning, design, and optimization of cell sites in my section of my network. I'm also the "programmer" in that I write code (in Python and PHP) to process the large amounts of data we collect and produce nice looking Excel reports.
Student Web Developer at CERIAS

Purdue University

(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

November 2002 — May 2004 (1 year 7 months)

Developed new PHP applications and revamped old services and applications to fall within an in-house PHP framework built partially on custom code and partially on PEAR libraries.

Intense focus on secure programming practices due to the nature of the department.