Jason Gurney send email www.jasongurney.com Download: «PDF Format» «MS Word Format» «Text Format» EXPERIENCE BallHype, Inc. Belmont, California January 2007 to Present Founder Built the BallHype and ShowHype interactive web applications. Product definition combines best-of-breed functionality to create a unique product offering: content analysis with user participation. Backend application aggregates and analyzes hundreds of thousands of documents from thousands of media, blog, video, and audio sources. Frontend application provides rich Ajax-enabled user experience, including contests, messaging, voting, and other social networking features. Coordinating featured content program, recruiting top bloggers to contribute original content. Managing blogger outreach program, achieving nearly one million inbound links. Biz360, Inc. San Mateo, California Apr. 2003 to March 2007 Vice President of Engineering Lead three functional teams to manage and extend the company's media and blog analysis applications (market360.biz360.com): Infrastructure Engineering: Java-based distributed computing platform for large-scale content aggregation and text analytics Application Engineering: Java/XML/XSL-based business intelligence application framework Product Management: Specifying solutions to meet market requirements and helping to define product vision Launched blog monitoring product, enabling a 4x jump in processing scale in less than 3 months. Provide technology guidance and vision to other members of the executive team and board of directors. Educate top clients and partners on technical capabilities of the platform and team; gather direct feedback on future projects. Established agile software development methodologies. Infrastructure Engineering Director Managed the backend engineering team, responsible for a high-volume Java-based distributed computing application. Application components included: web spidering, HTML data harvesting, indexing/searching, natural language processing, and data warehousing. Launched next-generation versions of most application components. Contributed individually to Java and Python-based development projects. DETERMINE Software San Francisco, California Nov. 2000 to Apr. 2003 Software Development Director Led development of the Java-based DETERMINE web applications for leasing and contract management. Coordinated the engineering release cycle--managed shared resources, prioritized tasks, and improved efficiency throughout the development process. Launched four new applications and several other features and enhancements. Contributed individually to Java, XSLT, JSP, and XML-based development projects. Web Development Manager Managed the web development team, responsible for JSP, HTML, JavaScript, and UI design. Launched a graphical redesign and a UI overhaul. Zing Networks, Inc. San Francisco, California Oct. 1999 to Nov. 2000 Director of Server Engineering Managed the development team for the Perl-based Zing.com online photo application. Coordinated hiring, supervised training, and administered reviews for a 12-person team. Worked with product management to establish product launch processes. Launched an e-commerce engine and several co-brand sites, including English and Japanese versions of Sony's ImageStation. Contributed individually to Perl, HTML::Mason, XML/SOAP, and DHTML-based development projects. Product Manager Planned, managed, and launched several new features for the Zing.com site, including a complete visual redesign and technical overhaul. Intel Corporation Santa Clara, California Jul. 1997 to Sep. 1999 Internet Content Producer Coordinated internal & external partners with internal & external development teams to develop rich media content for the Intel WebOutfitter service. Worked with the development team to establish technical requirements, make design tradeoffs, and resolve hot issues. Senior Marketing Engineer Managed the e-commerce-enabled web site for the Intel AnswerExpress support suite, an Internet-based service for PC users. NBA.com (Starwave) Bellevue, Washington Oct. 1995 to Jun. 1997 Editorial Producer Developed HTML content for NBA.com: The Official Site of the National Basketball Association. Managed browser compatibility/page download issues and maintained code consistency. Also transcribed live interactive events with players, coaches, and executives. The Java Boutique Seattle, Washington Dec. 1995 to May 1997 Founder and Principal Created and launched the Java Boutique, an early Java resource site, just before the release of Netscape Navigator 2.0. Reviewed and incorporated submissions from independent Java developers, and assisted web developers with adding applets to their sites. The Java Boutique ranked among the most popular sites on the Internet at the time that I sold it to Internet.com in 1997. Microsoft Corporation Redmond, Washington Jun. 1996 to Sep. 1996 Product Manager Intern Developed marketing collateral, including press tours and reviewer's guides, for a suite of Internet servers in the Internet Platforms and Tools Division. EDUCATION The University of Washington Seattle, Washington Jun. 1997 Master of Business Administration Information Systems and Marketing, 3.6 GPA. Brigham Young University Provo, Utah Dec. 1990 Bachelor of Science Business Management and Finance, 3.5 GPA. SKILLS Management Staffing/employee development Project management Product definition/planning Agile development methodologies Technical Java (8 years - Sun Certified Programmer) Python (3 years) XSLT/XPath (5 years) XML/SOAP (6 years) Perl (5 years) SQL (10 years) HTML/JavaScript (10 years) OTHER lowpost.net, striketwo.net and faircatch.net - sports-themed blog analysis applications. "Jumping Beans: Animation with Java," published in DV Magazine, August 1996.