Eliot Phillips

To build both new web properties and enhance established ones by developing new features that engage the audience. Provide editorial direction and management for a team creating original content and developing new products.

Ran team of freelancers creating timely content. Scheduled daily site updates.

Hired for strong technical knowledge and blog experience to run the supporting website for #4 most subscribed YouTube channel: Smosh. Worked with independent developer to build site roadmap to improve site usability for contributors and readers. Planned initiative to add multiplayer gaming to site for increased revenue and user interaction. Managed brand on Facebook and Twitter, posting stories and responding to audience. Worked with editor to develop weekly features and bring on more contributing talent. Programmed front page content and published associated newsletter. Created graphics, polls, and posts for annual competition.

Hired to contribute a daily feature post for Hackaday.com and a weekly how-to feature for Engadget.com. In April 2008, site was purchased by Mahalo.com and became the Head Editor. Managed virtual team and site direction. Assigned stories and helped bloggers develop their own original content. Maintained long term project schedules and kept new features on track. Managed Found, interviewed, hired, and trained all new contributors. Worked with team to create regular features that would improve the site's readership. Updated site code regularly to improve performance. Helped develop original hardware designs and put them into production. Covered and spoke at related tech events and conferences.

Worked with a small team of editors giving direction to the social news portal. Expanded stories to better inform readers and selected stories that deserved more attention. Worked with a team of developers to better understand the audience. Used this knowledge to add features to both the news portal and web browser that would increase audience participation. Identified and removed spam groups and content. Answered customer inquiries on an individual basis.

Hired for unique skill set as a mechanical engineer with programming abilities. Wrote energy management control sequences by translating between two unique programming languages. Developed and implemented controls for all new construction. Worked as liaison between R&D and field installers. Upgraded thermostats in the field to execute interpreted code. Developed experimental energy management routines to increase efficiency. Assisted in moving campus controls to a brand new system.

Linux and OSX user, professional blogger, project manager, technical writer, hardware hacker, editor, virtual team management, mechanical and automotive skills, computer security knowledge, math and science background, able to learn new skills and tasks quickly, stays up to date on movements of the blogosphere and social media