MICHAEL TURRO
Director of Engineering at M. Shanken Communications
New York, NY
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Director of Engineering proficient in all phases of the software development life cycle. Practiced in Agile principles and methodologies. An experienced, hands-on leader who values education and understands the power and necessity of continuous learning.
Experience
2010
Jan
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Present
Director of Engineering
M. Shanken Communications / New York, NY
- Built internal development teams, defined software development best practices
- Mentor junior engineers through code review, one-on-ones, and a rolling open-door policy
- Foster a software development culture that emphasizes professional development of individual contributors
- Transitioned infrastructure to cloud based solution that delivered 10x capacity for 2x cost
- Developed tactical methodology based on lean principles that empowered C-Level stakeholders to innovate, fail fast, and quickly deliver business
- Improved site reliability of web sites for national titles such as Cigar Aficionado and Wine Spectator through targeted refactoring of legacy code
- Oversee multiple cross-functional teams working on diverse software
2003
Aug
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2010
Jan
Director of Technology
M. Shanken Communications / New York, NY
- Responsible for print advertising and editorial technology operations for several national titles including Cigar Aficionado and Wine Spectator
- Responsible for hiring, software selection, system integration
- Created scripted, automated workflows that reduced human error and improved color consistency
- Migrated editorial operations from Quark Xpress sneaker-net to Adobe Indesign/InCopy network based collaborative system
- Eliminated consumable costs and improved color reproduction by moving from paper based proofing to all digital, color managed proofing system
Education
William Paterson University of New Jersey
Bachelor of Arts, English
William Paterson University of New Jersey
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