Ash M. White

Foreign Policy Senior Developer February 2021 - Present

XWP Engineer May 2020 - February 2021

Chive Media Group Engineer (via X-Team) July 2018 - May 2020

Development and maintenance for theCHIVE

Manage advertising integrations with partners such as Google DFP, Prebid, and Ascendeum
Maintain responsive styling for all device platforms (mobile / tablet / desktop)
Implement new designs according to client specifications
Ensure scalability and security for the WordPress VIP platform

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Backend Engineer (via X-Team) November 2017 - June 2018

Development and maintenance

Architected a custom replacement for WordPress's built-in revisioning system, allowing editors to track changes to the hundreds of custom fields for each page as well as revert any field(s) to previous versions while maintaining data integrity
Assisted in building a system to programatically mass-convert all pages to an updated visual design for better readability and accessibility
General bug fixes and maintenance

The Adsmith Full Stack Developer May 2015 - October 2017

Custom website development

Implemented fully custom CMS-based solutions based on leading content management systems incuding WordPress, ExpressionEngine, and Craft
Converted complex graphical designs into functional implementations using HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript
Coordinated with art directors and clients in testing and verification of development tasks
Prepared and executed content migration plans

FOX Broadcasting Company Developer Lead (via X-Team) June 2013 - December 2014

Development and maintenance

Worked closely with FOX Broadcasting Company to develop and maintain FBC properties such as fox.com, americanidol.com, thesimpsons.com, and thexfactor.com
Collaborated with technology partners such as Hulu, thePlatform, Adobe, and Akamai to ensure graceful integration of features such as video-on-demand streaming, analytics, social media integration, and scalability
Managed and mentored junior developers through one-on-one interaction, group sessions, and code reviews
Received supplemental training and experience with Agile project management methodology

NBCUniversal Video Systems Engineer June 2010 - October 2012

Development and maintenance of the NBCUniversal core video player

Developed the NBCUniversal core video player, providing video-on-demand streaming for several of NBC and Universal's online properties such as NBC.com, USA, Bravo, SyFy, and Oxygen
Intergated third-party advertising networks, closed captioning, content ratings, advanced analytics, and social sharing
Created comprehensive testing sandbox, which became the de-facto testing suite used by the Quality Assurance team
Worked closely with stakeholders from many different teams to ensure successful implementations of the product

Boxkite Media Partner / Lead Developer January 2007 - June 2010

Web application development and maintenance

Developed and maintained proprietary CMS and PHP framework
Defined development workflow and curated development toolkit
Converted complex graphical mockups into functional implementations
Architected medium to large scale database systems with an emphasis on performance and scalability
Provided system administration with a concentration on security and maintainence of UNIX servers
Managed and mentored junior developers

University of Georgia Web Developer January 2004 - January 2007

Web application development and maintenance for internal clients at the University of Georgia

Developed web applications with PHP, MySQL, ASP, and SQL Server
Worked directly with clients to better understand needs and develop implementation plans for projects
Provided system administration with a concentration on building, maintaining, and securing servers and workstations

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