Chris Heisel
Agile leader, Python developer, experience with human and systems scaling
- Location
- Greater Atlanta Area
- Industry
- Internet
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Chris Heisel's Overview
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- Director, Software at Cox Media Group Digital
- Past
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- Senior Manager, Software Development at Cox Media Group digital
- Technical Project Manager at Lincoln Loop, LLC
- Online Development Manager at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- Technology Manager ajc.com / accessatlanta.com at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- Web developer at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- Education
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- University of Missouri -- Columbia
- University of Missouri -- Columbia
- Recommendations
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8 people have recommended Chris
- Connections
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247 connections
- Websites
Chris Heisel's Summary
Led teams both small and large, tackling large scale Python and Django projects.
I'm most at home taking a big vision and turning it into reality by a focus on execution. My teams are focused on measuring and improving our performance; operating as a learning organization and committed to continuous value delivery.
Specialties
python, django, javascript, project management, scrum, kanban, wordpress, html, css
Chris Heisel's Experience
Director, Software
Cox Media Group Digital
Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Online Media industry
May 2011 – Present (1 year 1 month)
Responsible for a team of ~30 developers and 4 managers. Manage relationships with QA, operations, product and project management. Organize and help hold cross-functional teams accountable for speed and quality.
Senior Manager, Software Development
Cox Media Group digital
Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Online Media industry
April 2010 – May 2011 (1 year 2 months)
Technical Project Manager
Lincoln Loop, LLC
Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry
October 2009 – April 2010 (7 months)
Oversaw active projects and facilitated communication between clients and developers/engineers. Set budget and timeline expectations on new client requests, managed project budgets, ran weekly staff meeting, created and managed sprint task lists and backlogs. Quality assurance duties included testing items as completed by developers and maintaining our continuous integration server. Both clients and project teams were remote, spread across several timezones.
Online Development Manager
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Newspapers industry
January 2007 – October 2009 (2 years 10 months)
Lead a team of Python application developers, cooridinating their efforts with design, QA and operations. Worked with business stakeholders on feature scope and prioritization. Work included content publishing, social media and vendor integration. Also managed the rollout of a large WordPressMU setup.
Technology Manager ajc.com / accessatlanta.com
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Newspapers industry
July 2005 – January 2007 (1 year 7 months)
Web developer
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Newspapers industry
August 2003 – July 2005 (2 years)
Worked on a variety of projects, large and small, inward and outward facing.
Project involvement varied among full-stack development and deployment, implementaton, design, and just consulting.
Chris Heisel's Education
University of Missouri -- Columbia
Master's, Media management
January 2002 – December 2003
University of Missouri -- Columbia
Bachelor's of Journalism, News editing, News design
August 1997 – December 2001
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kanban, lean, agile, python, django, flask, scaling, gaming, running, sci-fi, iOS, OSX, history, military history,
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