Jason
A. Salas
Phone: (671) 888-2482 | E-mail:
OBJECTIVE
To achieve a
responsible, challenging and equally rewarding position in marketing and
product development with a diversified company, innovatively using
Internet-based technologies. I want to
play a key part in evangelizing next-generation products that promote a progressive
use of the World Wide Web and really make a positive impact on people’s lives.
EXPERIENCE
February 2000 Web
Development Manager
to present PACIFIC
TELESTATIONS, INC. (dba, “KUAM”) DEDEDO,
Development lead for
Oversee project management, architecture,
development, QA, deployment and maintenance of Web applications; translate the
stated desires of the company into marketable, revenue-generating technical
products.
Developed several dynamic Web-based apps on
a variety of platforms and technologies, including, but not limited to, ASP,
ASP.NET, ADO.NET, SQL Server, XML/XSLT, web services, WAP and SMS/MMS:
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Migration of site architecture from COM-based ASP
3.0 back-end to full .NET-enabled n-tier architecture
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Administrative content
management suite
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Breaking news alerts
service for mobile phones, pagers, and Internet-aware devices via
short-messaging service (SMS)
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B2C WAP application
library / XML Web services library
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RSS feed library
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Event-driven interactive
exhibits (online games/contests, image galleries, et al.)
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Webcasting of live
streaming audio, archived/live streaming video of nightly newscasts & special
productions
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Custom translation engine
to support content in Chamorro and Tagalog (non-ISO languages)
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"Familiar Faces"
image processing engine - allows users to upload images from their PCs, which
are then programmatically rendered via GDI+ according to internal
specification, stored in an RDBMS, cached, and ultimately served via custom
HTTP handler in personalized photo web scrapbook
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Election Night real-time results
generator (multi-platform app tracking vote tallies for use on WWW, on WAP devices,
and in televised broadcasts)
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Collaborate with affiliate
content projects for network news sources (i.e., MSNBC.com)
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Custom server control
library for internal use & public download
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KUAM Search – intra-site
search utility combining full-text index of news archives, multimedia exhibit
lookups, Forums and blog posts, and WAIS results through Google API Search
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Developed Win32 software
specification for downloadable custom KUAM MSIE toolbar
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KUAM Blogs – blogging application for company's
media personalities
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KUAM Forums – custom-built
community discussion board
Work with sales & marketing teams to
create integrated revenue opportunities through bundled advertising, content
sharing, and custom online promotions development. Serve as product champion and technical
evangelist for online sales presentations.
February 2000 News
Anchor / Sports Producer / Senior News Editor/ Talk radio host
to present PACIFIC
TELESTATIONS, INC. (dba, “KUAM”) DEDEDO,
Lead tech beat journalist for columns,
tutorials, and topical articles profiling local technology and the Internet
subculture.
Host “Tech Talk with Jason Salas”, a
whimsical weekly TV technology and business review segment.
Write investigative
packages for newscast / voiceover stories / deliver radio newscasts.
Produce and anchor nightly 10PM newscasts,
co-anchor flagship 6PM primetime newscast.
Serve as fill-in reporter for various news
beats (government, environment, education, et al.).
Develop sports highlights packages, write
highlight sheets, edit video, write compelling leads, and anchor sportscasts.
Develop concept/format, function as lead
writer for, and host high-energy call0in weekly sportstalk radio program
"JockTalk 61".
February 1997 Marketing
& Business Development - Internet Services Division
to February 2000 ISLAND
TELECOMMUNICATIONS & ENGINEERING TAMUNING,
Developed business plans for sales,
marketing, R&D and web development for
Focused on new product development,
corporate intrapreneurship and process innovation.
Participated in the development and
management of the IT&E corporate Web site (WWW.ITE.NET),
IT&E Wireless Web site (WWW.ITEPCS.NET),
internal Web-based apps, and external sites designed for business clients.
May 1996 Account
Manager
to February 1997 COMPUTERLAND
OF GUAM MAITE,
Responsible for sales of computer hardware,
software, and peripheral items to business, government, military, educational
and public market segments.
Provided technical assistance and troubleshooting
for Macintosh and Windows operating systems, hardware and software.