Tom Gordon

Current

• Head of Technology at Teachers TV
• CEO at AlienPants Ltd

Past

• Head of Web Development at Hachette Filipacci
• Senior Developer at Pitch Entertainment Group
• Contributor at Mobile Weblog

• Editor at News0r.com
• Enterprise Architect/Identity Management Architect at University of Salford
• IT Manager at The Association of Corporate Treasurers
• Content Manager at BarrysWorld Ltd
• Network Designer at Courseleader
• IT Manager at Ziff Davis
• IT Manager/Consultant at MFP Development Corporation
• Automation Engineer at GEI Automation

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Websites

• My Company
• My Blog

Tom Gordon’s Summary

You can find out more by dropping me an email at cro at alienpants dot com or having a look at my blog at cro.alienpants.com. There's always something new going on, mostly in the space between computer games and the mobile industry.

Tom Gordon’s Specialties:

large communities, community management, online companies, virtual companies, online games, massively multiplayer games. mobile messaging, SMS services, mobile content, mobile content repurposing, game hints, tips and cheats, enterprise architecture, technical architecture, systems architecture, identity management architecture, access management architecture, roles based access control.

Tom Gordon’s Experience

• Head of Web Development

  Hachette Filipacci

  (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Publishing industry)

  June 2007 — October 2007 (5 months)

  Head of Web Development for Hachette Filipacci, responsible for all aspects of web services delivery and technical infrastructure for the UK division's web presence, including www.elleuk.com, www.sugarmagazine.co.uk, www.sugarscape.com and the design and development of specialist microsites such as features.elleuk.com/fw07/ (Elle UK's Fashion Week microsite)

• Senior Developer

  Pitch Entertainment Group

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Telecommunications industry)

  August 2006 — April 2007 (9 months)

  Senior Developer/Designer, Pitch Mobile Community (check out www.pitch.mobi or uk.pitch.mobi. In the UK, text pitch to 87000)

• Contributor

  Mobile Weblog

  (Telecommunications industry)

  January 2006 — 2007 (1 year)

  I was a regular contributor and poster on the Mobile Weblog (www.mobile-weblog.com) weblog from Creative Weblogging.

• Editor

  News0r.com

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Games industry)

  October 2002 — 2007 (5 years)

  News0r is currently on hiatus.
  
  Editor and publisher of www.news0r.com, a computer games news website. The site's content is delivered via multiple platforms, with the same content offered regardless of viewing device.

• Enterprise Architect/Identity Management Architect

  University of Salford

  (Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

  December 2004 — May 2006 (1 year 6 months)

  Consulting on enterprise architecture for the University of Salford, with a special focus on Identity Management and Roles Based Access Control.

• IT Manager

  The Association of Corporate Treasurers

  (Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Financial Services industry)

  February 2001 — May 2002 (1 year 4 months)

• Content Manager

  BarrysWorld Ltd

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Games industry)

  April 2000 — January 2001 (10 months)

• Network Designer

  Courseleader

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Networking industry)

  February 2000 — March 2000 (2 months)

  Designing LAN/WAN interconnects for a company growing rapidly through acquisition - integrating all existing remote office LANs into a single integrated WAN.

• IT Manager

  Ziff Davis

  (Public Company; 201-500 employees; Publishing industry)

  March 1998 — November 1999 (1 year 9 months)

  IT manager for Ziff Davis UK, and freelance author for all Ziff Davis UK magazines and websites.

• IT Manager/Consultant

  MFP Development Corporation

  (Government Agency; 11-50 employees; Executive Office industry)

  August 1996 — February 1998 (1 year 7 months)

• Automation Engineer

  GEI Automation

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  July 1995 — September 1996 (1 year 3 months)

Additional Information

Tom Gordon’s Websites:

• My Company
• My Blog

Tom Gordon’s Groups:

•    MobilOpen :: the Off Deck Mobile Internet Group member
•    Linux Expert member
•    Mobilists member
•    Mobile Content member
•    Identity and Access management (IAM) member

Tom Gordon’s Contact Settings

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