Jonathan Field

Past

• Director Of Development at Zappos.com
• Lead Software Engineer at Payme.com (Idealab)
• Software Engineer at LinkExchange / Microsoft bCentral

• Artist/Animator at Telepresence, Inc.

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Education

• Norwood High School

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Websites

• My Website

Jonathan Field’s Summary

I'm an experienced web development manager with an excellent understanding of the techinical, human, and business issues that drive things online. I've built complete systems from scratch, maintained them, and worked with legacy systems as well. I've also put together and managed teams to do these things.

I have in-depth experience with warehousing material handling systems, process flow, and distribution center design.

I've also occasionally been an independent film maker and musician.

I hope to find more ways to combine my skills in business and technology with my love of creative works and independent art.

NOTE: I took most of 2007 off to work on a few humanitarian and personal projects

Jonathan Field’s Specialties:

Web development, OO design, Perl, SQL, MySQL, Java, C++, PHP, HTML, CSS, Javascript, Linux, FreeBSD, Mac OSX, SEO (search engine optimization), user interface design, web security, finding excellent developers, building development teams, managing projects, preventing over-engineering, improving workflow, working with technical and non-technical people, making music, shooting and editing film

Jonathan Field’s Experience

• Director Of Development

  Zappos.com

  (Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Internet industry)

  July 2000 — March 2007 (6 years 9 months)

  I was the first software developer at Zappos.com when I was hired. I inherited a well made contractor-built system and took it from there. Over the years I've done too many things to remember: architecture, coding, hiring, and managing a team of 15 developers.
  
  During my tenure the company saw growth from just about nothing to over 500 million dollars in yearly sales. At the end of my stay, I helped in hiring a suitable replacement and successfully transitioned the team to new leadership.
  
  One of my proudest achievements at Zappos was heading up the warehouse automation team for two years. We oversaw the design, construction, and successful launch of a $25M, 400K sqft state-of-the-art distribution center in Shepherdsville Kentucky. Final cost under our direction was about 1/4 of what the original consultants had budgeted.

• Lead Software Engineer

  Payme.com (Idealab)

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)

  January 2000 — July 2000 (7 months)

  While at Payme I helped design the original database schema, object abstraction layer, and front end scripts. The company was acquired by PayMyBills.com.

• Software Engineer

  LinkExchange / Microsoft bCentral

  (Public Company; 201-500 employees; MSFT; Internet industry)

  November 1998 — January 2000 (1 year 3 months)

  Maintained hundreds of scripts used by hundreds of thousands of people. Also worked as part of a team on an ill-fated project to rewrite the BannerNetwork account control center. It eventually launched, but I learned a lot about what not to do in the process. I turned that knowledge around and rewrote the FastCounter control center in a weekend.

• Artist/Animator

  Telepresence, Inc.

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

  March 1993 — April 1995 (2 years 2 months)

  Telepresence was a fun computer animation and video production startup. Using Lightwave 3D and the Video Toaster we produced a New England Emmy nominated demo reel (Graphic Design. I produced about one third of the animated content for the reel and provided original music.
  
  We also provided video effects shots for other local production houses and produced some commercials and corporate videos.

Jonathan Field’s Education

• Norwood High School

  GED, Audio/Video & Computers, 1988 — 1991

  That's right, I left high school. But I went on to earn the highest GED score in Massachusetts in 1997. I've always learned best by doing.

  Activities and Societies:

  School Musicals, Video Production, Computer Lab

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• My Website

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