Demetri Kambanis
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801 N. Fairfax Ave., #312 Los Angeles, CA 90046 917-294-8987 [email protected] Demetri Kambanis Technical Director with 12+ years of agency experience leading large-scale technology projects for Fortune 500 companies. I combine strong technology design/strategy skills with the operational experience running development teams for projects involving a full solution stack. I have expertise in the full software development lifecycle, proficiency in the agile methodology and deep project management skills, having provided the effective planning and implementation that led to numerous successful project launches. I help streamline technology processes and tools that drive efficiencies and ensure quality and project profitability. I have several years of hands-on development expertise in numerous client-side and server-side technologies, including work with content management systems. Strengths include: ! Technical analysis and design, server architecture, solution definition, product evaluation, integration with existing systems ! Day-to-day team operational management, resourcing, staffing and outsourcing ! Hands-on development with front-end and back-end technologies, including work with content management systems ! Strong experience in server and network design and architecture, ensuring performance, availability and security ! Technology project planning and scoping, scheduling, budgeting and estimating ! Strong experience in agile development, test-driven and behavior-driven development ! Relationship with technology partners, vendors and onshore/offshore agencies ! Client management, written and presentation skills, strong record in new business development. Experience: HUGE, Los Angeles, CA August 2013 – March 2014 Technology Director ! Owned technical delivery for two of Huge’s key clients in the west coast; provided ongoing technology strategy, defined technology requirements, solution design and architecture; oversaw front-end and back-end development; collaborated with IT clients to ensure smooth hand-off and integration with existing systems; helped new business development and presented to prospective clients; managed team of 9 in-house engineer and QA resources; identified hiring needs; defined scope and timing and works with project management to ensure delivery excellence and profitability. ! Notable projects included: ! FOX/FX Networks: Responsible for the delivery of responsive web site for FXNetworks.com and the collaboration with client’s internal team and partners to help integration within existing environment. Technologies utilized: HTML5, CSS3/SASS, JavaScript/JQuery, PHP. ! Tempur-Pedic: Led the front-end development and delivery for the launch of tempurpedic.com; provided ongoing technical strategy and vendor evaluation for the replatforming of the site’s ecommerce functionality in 2014-15. Technologies utilized: HTML5, CSS3/SASS, JavaScript/JQuery. PUBLICIS NY/PUBLICIS MODEM, New York, NY March 2009 – August 2013 Vice President, Technology Director ! As head of Technology, managed 15 full-time resources and several contractors, vendors and technology partners; represented agency to key clients, addressed project needs by identifying in-house, near and offshore resources; identified job fit and training; performed team reviews; contributed to account and new business growth. ! Notable projects included: ! Citi Bike iOS/Android app (http://citibikenyc.com/get-the-app): Served as the technical lead for the design and development of the iPhone/Android Citi Bike Share app that provides users with bicycle availability and mapping capabilities. The program was sponsored by Citigroup and is the official app for New York’s bike sharing program. Technologies included: iOS, Android, PHP, MySQL, JSON, REST APIs. ! CitiCards (www.citicards.com): Led the design, development and ongoing maintenance for top credit card website that serves over 1MM existing customers and prospects monthly. Project requirements included end- to-end hosting and maintenance using redundant, highly available (99.9%) server and network architectures, advanced targeting capabilities, measurement/reporting and development of a content management system; oversees ongoing site maintenance/optimization efforts. Technologies included: IIS/ASP.NET, XML/XHTML, JavaScript/JQuery, CSS, SQL, Ektron CMS. ! Sanofi: Managed the development of various branded/unbranded properties for consumers and healthcare professionals. Sites included the integration of video and Flash, geolocation, integration with back-end data sources, as well as the development of mobile-friendly sites and integration with social platforms. Technologies utilized: HTML/XML, JavaScript, CSS, Google API, Adobe Flash, Facebook API. ! Other notable clients included: General Mills (Yoplait.com), Cartier (several properties) and L’Oreal (several properties). 1 DraftFCB, New York, NY June 2005 – March 2009 Vice President, Technical Director ! Senior member of the technology team, managed staff of 5 full-time UI and Flash developers; led the restructuring of technology team and standardized web development and quality assurance tools and practices; added back-end expertise to a mainly front-end team that helped win projects and increase visibility among existing clients; led the definition and management of outsourced production model, utilizing resources from other offices and several web production vendors. ! Notable projects included: ! Jamaica Tourism (www.visitjamaica.com): Led the technical effort for the redesign of Jamaica’s official tourism site, managed development teams locally and remotely, and hand-coded several web site components as well as web site updates post-launch; Implemented content management system on Ektron’s CMS400.NET. Technologies involved: ASP.NET/C#, XML/XSL, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. ! Skyteam (www.skyteam.com): Served as the lead technologist for the design and development of the airline alliance’s global web presence. The site features a seamless travel planning experience which required development of a J2EE site consolidating real-time XML-based travel content feeds. Technologies included: J2EE/JSP (Spring MVC), Apache/Tomcat, MySQL, XHTML, XML, JavaScript, CSS, AJAX/JQuery, Flash. ! Other notable clients included: Motorola (various properties), MetLife (www.metlife.com), Trane/American Standard (www.trane.com) and Roche (www.pegasys.com). RAZORFISH, New York, NY August 2000 – May 2005 Sr. Technical Architect ! As a senior resource within agency’s technology team, worked with a diverse array of technologies and rapidly advanced into a Technical Architect responsible for large-scale web projects. ! Notable projects included: ! CondéNet (epicurious.com, style.com): Served as the client and team lead for the implementation of various new features for popular sites such as Epicurious.com and Style.com. Oversaw a team of technical resources in the development of an online recipe exchange community, including forums, reviews, advanced search, login/personalization, etc. ! Avaya Communications (various properties): Member of the leadership team, worked with client to define and develop strategies for the effective use of technology solutions in several marketing initiatives. Helped the rollout of an Interwoven TeamSite enterprise-wide content management system. ! Stanfield Capital Partners (www.stanfieldcp.com): Developed public corporate site and custom ASP.NET content management system. Designed and developed a web-based, database-driven access control system that enabled the secure online delivery of account statements and financial documents to firm’s clients. REUTERS - INSTINET CORPORATION, New York, NY May 1999 – August 2000 Web Developer ! Participated in the design of a secure Internet architecture and performed market research and hands-on testing and evaluation of security and high-availability technologies. ! Analyzed security of company’s web-based retail equities trading application; reviewed server-side scripts; defined standards for user authentication, encryption and session management; proposed fixes and enforced the implementation of policies and standards. Skills: ! HTML5, CSS3, JSON/XML, JavaScript/JQuery, AJAX, Web Services, REST ! ASP.NET/C#, ASP.NET MVC, Windows Server/IIS, MS SQL Server ! PHP, Apache, Unix, Linux, MySQL ! Ektron, WordPress, TeamSite Education: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, New York, NY Master of Science in Information Systems, May 1999 ATHENS UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS, Athens, Greece Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, June 1997 2 .