
Adventurer, Web Release Manager at Linden Lab/Second Life
Greater Chicago Area

Adventurer, Web Release Manager at Linden Lab/Second Life
Greater Chicago Area
Adaptable web utility knife who enjoys going deep into specialized topics, integrating the wisdom, making it better, and sharing it with everyone. A lover of learning.
Substantial experience architecting, developing, staging and deploying web applications of all shapes and sizes. As Web Release Manager, I create processes, tools and direction for our many web properties. My current focuses include scaleability, standardization, simplification, and having a great time.
Prior to the Web Release role, I lead the core development team within Creative Services at Linden Lab. Key technical laison to engineering and development groups. Simplified and improved processes, knowledge management, and technical tools. Built customer-facing ajax-rich web dashboard technologies.
Prior to Linden Lab, I was a professional services consultant with West Monroe Partners. Focuses included project lifecycle, project management, web development, open source, business development, and technical archicture.
web release technologies and methodologies, virtual reality, wikis, source control, extremely adaptable, knowledge management, mobile office, programming and scripting of many shapes and sizes, fire dancing, learning, scaleable services and systems, server farm management, open source, content management, agile development, web application architecture, design, usability, accessibility, information architecture, internet marketing, campaign management
(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)
June 2008 — Present (1 year 6 months)
As Web Release Manager, I create processes, tools and direction for our many web properties. My current focuses include scaleability, standardization, simplification, and having a great time.
Prior to the Web Release role, I lead the core development team within Creative Services at Linden Lab. Key technical laison to engineering and development groups. Simplified and improved processes, knowledge management, and technical tools. Built customer-facing ajax-rich web dashboard technologies.