Senior Vice President Technology | Agile & Product Management | Cloud and Machine Learning
Greater Boston
Starwave
Software Engineer
1997 to 2001
Putnam Investments
Senior Vice President, Applications
July 2013 to October 2017
Greater Boston Area
ESPN
Vice President, Technology
July 2008 to June 2013
Bristol, CT
The Walt Disney Corporation
Director, Technology
September 2001 to November 2005
Greater Los Angeles Area
Putnam Investments
Senior Vice President, Technology
October 2017 to March 2019
Walt Disney Internet Group
Director of Engineering, Platform Development
November 2005 to June 2008
Putnam Investments
Senior Vice President, Technology
Greater Boston Area
📖 Summary
Software Engineer @ Starwave From 1997 to 2001 (4 years) Senior Vice President, Applications @ Putnam Investments Led the technology efforts for Putnam's Sales and Marketing divisions. Additionally, I am responsible for Putnam’s iOS application development and data platforms. Brought innovation to Putnam via hackathons and digital transformation initiatives. Close collaboration with business partners has resulted in Putnam achieving #1 ranked Advisor and Plan Sponsor websites and winning the Salesforce Surfboard award. From July 2013 to October 2017 (4 years 4 months) Greater Boston AreaVice President, Technology @ ESPN While at ESPN, I was responsible for managing enterprise wide digital efforts for the ESPN.com suite of sites with a team of over 100 developers spanning the globe. I set the technology strategy and technology roadmap for the cloud, big data and API technologies that currently powers the ESPN.com site. Via the public API program, ESPN was able to launch 70 partners in the first year of the program opening up new revenue streams and creating new products. From July 2008 to June 2013 (5 years) Bristol, CTDirector, Technology @ The Walt Disney Corporation At Disney, I was responsible for managing a team of developers for the Theme Parks online division. During my tenure, I invented a system for connecting an online game with the Buzz Lightyear in-park ride, and led numerous website redesigns including extending the Disneyworld.com site in 7 international markets and 4 languages. From September 2001 to November 2005 (4 years 3 months) Greater Los Angeles AreaSenior Vice President, Technology @ Putnam Investments Led the technology strategy, delivery of technical solutions and overall engagement with our Sales, Marketing and Operations divisions. Led Putnam’s transition to Agile Product Model. Included adoption of scaled agile frameworks and folded in routine Hackathon events to drive innovation. Created new IT Capabilities at Putnam by creating our first iOS dev team, a UX team, and co-founding our Data Science practice. From October 2017 to March 2019 (1 year 6 months) Director of Engineering, Platform Development @ Walt Disney Internet Group I led the media systems department that engineered core Disney software platforms used to serve billions of requests per month. The video platform developed by the team was used to power the 2006 Emmy award winning ABC video player. My responsibilities included client management, product roadmap development as well as staffing out a platform services consulting team that delivered turnkey solutions to other Disney divisions. From November 2005 to June 2008 (2 years 8 months) Senior Vice President, Technology @ Putnam Investments Manage a department with 15+ Agile teams and 100+ associates responsible for innovating and maintaining over 200 proprietary and third-party solutions. I also manage our Data & Analytics Practice and lead our technology PMO function. Greater Boston Area
What company does Jason Guenther work for?
Jason Guenther works for Starwave
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Jason Guenther is Software Engineer
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