aaron berkowitz
Senior Director Of Technology - PBS KIDS at PBS
senior director technology pb kid
PBS
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PBS KIDS strives to make a positive and lasting impact for children across the United States through curriculum-based television shows, digital experiences, and educational resources. As Director of Technology at PBS KIDS, I lead a team of software developers, architects, and engineering managers responsible for building award-winning educational products that reach millions of children and families every day.
Arlington, Virginia
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Senior Director Of Technology - PBS KIDS
nclud
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Full stack web and software developer at digital creative agency. Using the latest web technologies, developed front-end, back-end, and server architectures for interactive, complex, and scaleable websites and web applications. For example:
   - Developed efficient recommendation engine for Washington based news company to increase engagement with suggested content (PHP, MySQL, CraftCMS)
   - Developed MVC web application to process brain tissue research grant proposals, export status and analytical reports, and allow effective system administration (PHP, MySQL)
   - Developed modular layout system to allow content creators for a major marathon to build pages without being tied to predetermined layouts and styles (PHP, MySQL, CraftCMS)
Introduced and managed agile methodologies and processes to large projects

- Organized and conducted technical team standups and code reviews
- Authored technical portions of proposals and briefings
- Architected server infrastructures and configurations for load balancing web applications
- Consulted UX teams on content architectures for complex content management systems

Technologies used: Drupal, Wordpress, Craft, PHP, MySQL, MongoDB, Rails, NodeJS, Meteor, HTML5, CSS3, Sass, Less, Compass, Susy, Bourbon, Grunt, Gulp, Velocity, React, D3, Require, Python, Git, Capistrano, Mapbox
Washington D.C. Metro Area
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Senior Software Engineer
SAIC
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Managed, collaborated, and mentored six person team of front-end, back-end, and mobile developers to support Army.mil, Army.mil’s proprietary content management system, and the U.S. Army’s mobile applications for iOS and Android. 
- Managed technical team schedule and workload using agile methodology and tools (Pivotal Tracker, OmniPlan)
- Worked closely with the design and content directors to give technical perspectives on new pages and features
- Conducted code reviews of team members’ work
- Lead daily scrum meetings and biweekly scrum cycle planning meetings
- Managed source/version control and deployment practices
- Optimized cross-browser performance and adhered to Section 508 Standards
- Reviewed design team compositions for usability, accessibility, and and technical feasibility
- Advised metrics analyst on Army.mil’s infrastructure and helped deeply incorporate metrics tracking throughout the U.S. Army’s digital properties
- Contributed all technical details to the weekly and monthly reports to the client
- Technologies Used: PHP, MySQL, HTML5, CSS3, Sass, JavaScript, Backbone.js, Mondernizr, Require.js, AngularJS
Arlington, VA
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Technical Team Lead - Army.mil
Engility Corporation
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Manage and collaborate with 5-person team of front-end, back-end, and mobile developers to support Army.mil and CORE, Army.mil’s proprietary content management system built with Codeigniter.
•	Develop new pages, features, and CORE capabilities using professional knowledge of PHP, MySQL, jQuery, HTML, and CSS
•	Conduct code reviews of team members’ work before submitting the code for server publication
•	Lead daily scrum meetings and biweekly scrum cycle planning meetings
•	Work closely with the design and content team directors to give technical perspective on new pages and features
•	Review design team compositions for usability issues and offer advice on technical capabilities
•	Advise metrics analyst on Army.mil’s infrastructure and help deeply incorporate Google Analytics into all pages
•	Contribute technical details to the daily and monthly reports to the client
•	Research and implement the latest technologies and trends like mobile-first responsive design and cloud computing
•	Ensure proper utilization of social media (Facebook, Twitter, Google+) APIs and constructs for an interactive and social experience
Alexandria, Virginia
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Lead Web Application Developer - Army.mil
Engility Corporation
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Developed new features and maintained existing infrastructure for CORE, Army.mil's proprietary content management system, using advanced PHP, MySQL, jQuery, HTML, and CSS skills.
Alexandria, Virginia
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Web Software Application Developer - Army.mil
Headfirst Camps
Washington D.C. Metro Area
Photographer
4C Partners, LLC
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Responsibilities for start-up political consulting firm included researching fundraising compliance and public records, planning and organizing Political Action Committee events, database creation and management, and designing corporate communications.
Finance Assistant
Slipped Disc Company, LLC
Entrepreneurial business owner, founded in 2006. Created films and portrait montages using professional video editing equipment. Established marketing and financial plans for small business.
President
Office of Congressman Ron Klein
Utilized technical skills to schedule tours and lectures for constituents. Conducted informative tours of the US Capitol Building for families and school groups. Monitored House of Representatives legislative activities, attended Congressional hearings and briefings as office representative, responded to constituent inquiries, and trained incoming interns.
Tour Coordinator/Staff Assistant
Hardball with Chris Matthews on MSNBC
Tracked breaking news, researched background information, created research binder on U.S. presidential election history.  Briefed Chris Matthews and television guests on developing stories.  Guests included presidential candidates and analysts.
Intern
U.S. House of Representatives
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Monitored House of Representatives legislative activities, answered procedural and substantive questions of House members, fielded phone inquires from staff, and delivered messages to Members of Congress.
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Congressional Page
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Computer Science, History
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University of Rochester
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Developed an interactive, dynamic, and expandable web application to enable students to draw and study connections between Dante’s Divine Comedy and various media. Created a sophisticated content management system in MySQL. Features included user authentication, administrator privileges, CRUD capabilities, informative feedback, audit trails, email alerts, and customizable settings. Built with PHP, MySQL, HTML5, jQuery, and the Google Maps API.
The Commedia Portal Web Application
Web application utilizing various APIs, including Google Maps, Twitter, NYT Congress, and Sunlight Labs to educate students on voter registration, legislation, and campaign finance. Built with PHP, HTML 5, and jQuery.
UR Voters Website
CMS and Frontend Development
Fedscoop.com
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Civil Rights and Social Action
Rochester Center for Community Leadership
Founder and coordinator of UR Voters, a voter registration initiative at the University of Rochester.
Founder of UR Voters
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sumnermenchero
Arlington, VA
Sumner Menchero
Senior Director, Programming Operations & Strategy at Public Broadcasting Service
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Rockville, MD
Jennifer English
Sr. Director, Strategy & Partnerships, PBS Children's Media & Education at PBS
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-haggerty
Arlington, VA
Dan Haggerty
Senior Director, Data Strategy & Operations at Public Broadcasting Service
https://www.linkedin.com/in/katherinelauderdale
Washington, DC
Katherine Lauderdale
Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary at Public Broadcasting Service
https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannon-stiles-249b3b126
United States
Shannon Stiles
Assistant Director, Communication Platforms at PBS
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahojacobs
Washington, DC
Sarah Jacobs
Senior Program Manager at PBS
https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephmiscavige
Arlington, VA
Joseph Miscavige
Data | Products | Strategy | Insights @ PBS
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebeccaseawell
Washington, DC
Rebecca Berto
Product Marketing @ Coinbase
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Washington DC-Baltimore Area
Stephanie Kennard
Associate Director, General Audience Publicity at Public Broadcasting Service
https://www.linkedin.com/in/yitzchokwillroth
Lakewood, NJ
Yitzchok Willroth
Director of Technology at S Bertram Inc
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sebastian-flores-996a075b
Murrieta, CA
Sebastian Flores
Co-Founder and Software Engineer
https://www.linkedin.com/in/samgammon
San Francisco Bay Area
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Tech@Cookies
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Mooresville, NC
Stephen G Phillips
Chief Information Officer at AUTOBELL Car Wash
https://www.linkedin.com/in/golder
Walnut Creek, CA
Jacob Golder
Director Of Technology at Target
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Atlanta Metropolitan Area
Lakshmi Chakarapani
Director of Technology at Verizon
https://www.linkedin.com/in/haroonshariff
Bellevue, WA
Haroon Shariff
Director of Technology at Expedia Group, Inc.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristinmarsicano
Atlanta, GA
Kristin Marsicano
Vice President Of Engineering at CallRail
https://www.linkedin.com/in/goedwards
Atlanta Metropolitan Area
Gordon Edwards
Director of Technology, Nexidia at NICE
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mode7james
Laguna Niguel, CA
James Allen
Chief Technology/Product Officer at PublicSq.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lance-taschner-7582061
San Diego, CA
Lance Taschner
Director Software Engineering at BioTelemetry Inc, a Phillips Company
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Arlington, VA
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University of Rochester Alumni
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University of Rochester Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences Alumni
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PHP Developers
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