Ron Whitman

Current

• Founder & CEO at WheresCool.com
• Web Guru & Owner at Zenji Web Development LLC

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Industry

Internet

Websites

• My Company
• Where's Cool?
• Commuter Feed

Ron Whitman’s Summary

Web designer / developer / manager / business owner with 8 years of experience in the field.

I know web sites and web applications inside and out - from global "big picture" down to best practices of design and code.

As Owner and Senior Developer at my business, Zenji, I've been providing clients with top-notch consultation in all things web - design layouts, information architecture, usability analysis, front and backend programming, project management and web-based business model consultation.

Today, I and my teams strive to create new web experiences formed from original, unique visions.

My primary project is Where's Cool? an "alt-travel" social site dedicated to helping 18-35 year olds find indie, authentic and cheap stuff to do around the world. This site was conceived, designed and built by me.

I also created Commuter Feed, a place for users to post traffic and transit delays using Twitter. The site has had much publicity (CNet's WebWare, Wired, ReadWriteWeb, Lifehacker and more).

Additionally I had a large early-stage role in the creation and launch of Shopflick.com, a fast-growing marketplace for style and fashion.

Ron Whitman’s Specialties:

Web based business, user interface design, social media, web 2.0, mashups, user experience, widgets, user generated content, usability, viral marketing, information architecture, content management systems, data-driven websites, MVC, Django, PHP, XHTML, CSS, AJAX, SEO, MySQL, Javascript, Photoshop

Additional Information

Ron Whitman’s Websites:

• My Company
• Where's Cool?
• Commuter Feed