aaron berkowitz
Senior Director Of Technology - PBS KIDS at PBS
senior director technology pb kid
PBS
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Senior Director Of Technology - PBS KIDS
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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nclud
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Senior Software Engineer
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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SAIC
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Technical Team Lead - Army.mil
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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Engility Corporation
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Lead Web Application Developer - Army.mil
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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Engility Corporation
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Web Software Application Developer - Army.mil
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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Headfirst Camps
Photographer
Washington D.C. Metro Area
4C Partners, LLC
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Finance Assistant
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.
Slipped Disc Company, LLC
President
Entrepreneurial business owner, founded in 2006. Created films and portrait montages using professional video editing equipment. Established marketing and financial plans for small business.
Office of Congressman Ron Klein
Tour Coordinator/Staff Assistant
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.
Hardball with Chris Matthews on MSNBC
Intern
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.
U.S. House of Representatives
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Congressional Page
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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Computer Science, History
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
University of Rochester
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The Commedia Portal Web Application
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.
UR Voters Website
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.
Fedscoop.com
CMS and Frontend Development
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Civil Rights and Social Action
Rochester Center for Community Leadership
Founder of UR Voters
Founder and coordinator of UR Voters, a voter registration initiative at the University of Rochester.
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Sumner Menchero
Senior Director, Programming Operations & Strategy at Public Broadcasting Service
Arlington, VA
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Jennifer English
Sr. Director, Strategy & Partnerships, PBS Children's Media & Education at PBS
Rockville, MD
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Dan Haggerty
Senior Director, Data Strategy & Operations at Public Broadcasting Service
Arlington, VA
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Katherine Lauderdale
Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary at Public Broadcasting Service
Washington, DC
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Shannon Stiles
Assistant Director, Communication Platforms at PBS
United States
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Sarah Jacobs
Senior Program Manager at PBS
Washington, DC
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Joseph Miscavige
Data | Products | Strategy | Insights @ PBS
Arlington, VA
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Rebecca Berto
Product Marketing @ Coinbase
Washington, DC
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Stephanie Kennard
Associate Director, General Audience Publicity at Public Broadcasting Service
Washington DC-Baltimore Area
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Yitzchok Willroth
Director of Technology at S Bertram Inc
Lakewood, NJ
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Sebastian Flores
Co-Founder and Software Engineer
Murrieta, CA
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🍪 Sam Gammon
Tech@Cookies
San Francisco Bay Area
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Stephen G Phillips
Chief Information Officer at AUTOBELL Car Wash
Mooresville, NC
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Jacob Golder
Director Of Technology at Target
Walnut Creek, CA
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Lakshmi Chakarapani
Director of Technology at Verizon
Atlanta Metropolitan Area
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Haroon Shariff
Director of Technology at Expedia Group, Inc.
Bellevue, WA
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Kristin Marsicano
Vice President Of Engineering at CallRail
Atlanta, GA
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Gordon Edwards
Director of Technology, Nexidia at NICE
Atlanta Metropolitan Area
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James Allen
Chief Technology/Product Officer at PublicSq.
Laguna Niguel, CA
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lance-taschner-7582061
Lance Taschner
Director Software Engineering at BioTelemetry Inc, a Phillips Company
San Diego, CA
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Director of Global Health and Professor of Neurology at Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine
Pasadena, CA
Aaron Berkowitz
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Management Intern
Northbrook, IL
Aaron Berkowitz
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Arlington, VA
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National Business Development at DoStuff Media
Austin, TX
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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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Web Developer Jobs
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