Michael Manley
Principal at MSM Projects
- Location
- Greater Chicago Area
- Industry
- Marketing and Advertising
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Michael Manley's Overview
- Current
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- Principal at MSM Projects, LLC
- Past
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- Senior Director of Software Engineering at Leapfrog Online
- Director of Technology at Playboy Enterprises, Inc.
- Technical Writer at BASi
- Co-operative Education Employee at Lexmark International
- Education
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- Purdue University
- Purdue University
- Connections
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102 connections
- Websites
Michael Manley's Summary
I currently am the principal at MSM Projects, LLC, a software company specializing in SAAS product development and online content management consulting.
I have 15 years of experience developing and deploying online solutions and managing software development and operations teams in the publishing and online marketing industries. I have written software for embedded microcontrollers, desktop operating systems and web-based applications, and I'm looking forward to starting development on mobile platforms.
I prefer to work under the precepts outlined in The Pragmatic Programmer. I believe that the needs of the customer should shape software functionality, not vice versa.
Specialties
Web application architecture & development at all scales, from small business sites to large multi-server deployments; content management strategies; technical due diligence and vendor evaluation; software engineering management; Agile software development practices; Open Source technology; PHP application development and operations.
Michael Manley's Experience
Principal
MSM Projects, LLC
Internet industry
December 2010 – Present (1 year 3 months) Chicago, IL
Architect, programmer, project manager and technical writer working on new SAAS applications and consulting with small business on their web-based content management needs.
Senior Director of Software Engineering
Leapfrog Online
Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry
March 2002 – December 2010 (8 years 10 months) Evanston, IL
Responsible for the architecture and development of web-based applications and consumer-facing customer acquisition web sites; management of the company's software engineering practice; evaluation and integration of third-party online services; evangelization of Agile software development practices.
Director of Technology
Playboy Enterprises, Inc.
Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; PLA; Entertainment industry
May 1997 – March 2002 (4 years 11 months) Chicago, IL
Responsible for web site/application development & operations; datacenter management; vendor management; budgeting; new technology evaluation. Managed staff of programmers, system admins, database admins. Worked closely with editorial, graphic design & customer support staff.
Technical Writer
BASi
Public Company; 201-500 employees; BASI; Pharmaceuticals industry
June 1995 – July 1996 (1 year 2 months) West Lafayette, IN
Writer of technical manuals and marketing materials. Established company's first internet presence.
Co-operative Education Employee
Lexmark International
Public Company; 10,001+ employees; LXK; Computer Software industry
August 1988 – August 1991 (3 years 1 month) Lexington, KY
Programmed test harness systems for typewriter and laser printer products; performed experimental integration of vector font technology into existing firmware; developed experimental DOS and Windows parallel port device driver software.
Michael Manley's Projects
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Arts Alliance Illinois
- October 2011 to December 2011
Team Members: Michael Manley, Christopher Lackner, Scarlett SwerdlowRecovered unfinished Drupal implementation and brought it up to launchable state. Integrated with PayPal for donation management.
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The Daily Whale
- September 2011 to October 2011
Team Members: Michael Manley, Christopher LacknerImplemented paid membership features for the Daily Whale, including PayPal and Authorize.net payment gateways and custom IP-based access features for institutional subscriptions.
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KSM Media
- November 2011 to January 2012
Team Members: Michael Manley, Elevate StudiosCustom Javascript and Concrete5/PHP content handlers for staff bios, contact forms and job listings/application site features.
Michael Manley's Skills & Expertise
Michael Manley's Education
Purdue University
MA/MFA, Creative Writing/English Literature
1992 – 1995
Taught composition. Assisted in establishing online presence for Purdue's Online Writing Laboratory.
Activities and Societies: Editor in Chief, Sycamore Review. President Friends of Sycamore Review.
Purdue University
BA, Software Engineering
1987 – 1992
Activities and Societies: Delta Upsilon, Student Co-operative Education Board, Academic Counselor for School of Interdisciplinary Engineering, Co-operative Engineering Program
Michael Manley's Additional Information
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Open source software, web application architecture & development, Agile & Lean software development practices, English literature, small press publishing.
- Groups and Associations:
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Micropreneur Academy
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- Honors and Awards:
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PEI Award (employee-nominated award at Playboy).
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