Director of Operations, Technology - Warner Bros. Records
Greater Los Angeles Area
Director of Operations, Technology - Warner Bros. Records
Greater Los Angeles Area
Computer scientist with five years of experience in web development and project management. Excellent at multi-tasking, professional and interpersonal communication skills, and passionate problem-solver. I enjoy embracing technology to create new and innovative ideas, and I love working with people who feel the same.
problem-solving, open-source software, subversion, php/mysql, xhtml/css/js, reverse engineering, hacking, statistics, collective intelligence, writing music, jamming on guitar
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Music industry)
May 2007 — Present (1 year 3 months)
Manage ongoing development projects related to online content, communities, ecommerce, and marketing. Architect of production and development environments for a multisite Drupal setup. Provision new sites for development, launch sites into production, and synchronize content across databases. Sustain relationships with external partners and developers, managing user accounts, writing documentation, and assisting with various development. Optimize database and web servers to deal with increased server load. Investigate new technologies for integration into WBR's system, and perform additional duties from prior consultant position.
(Public Company; Internet industry)
2007 — Present (1 year)
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Information Technology and Services industry)
September 2006 — April 2007 (8 months)
Project management as an independent consultant for WBR, involving server re-architecting, optimizing design and infrastructure of existing systems, implementing Subversion repository for multisite Drupal setup, and creating Drupal sites. Researched best practices for Drupal development and configuration.
(Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Research industry)
March 2004 — October 2006 (2 years 8 months)
Designed database schemas for strategic storage of oceanographic data, created an oceanographic taxonomy to enable automation of data delivery, and built tools for the import/export of data in multiple formats: XML, HTML, CSV. Developed websites and web apps using PHP/MySQL integrated with external services including Google Maps and JPGraph. Used Subversion for code versioning. Acted as liaison for scientists, bridging the communication gap between technical and non-technical personnel.
(Internet industry)
2002 — 2004 (2 years)
B.S., Computer Science Engineering, 2002 — 2004
Transferred from UCSB and finished degree.
Computer Science Engineering 1999 — 2002
music, guitar, baseball, football, racquetball, running, computers, math, puzzles