Josh McWilliam

Experience

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  Robert C. Dempsey Insurance

  Mar 1997 - Aug 1999

  Systems Administrator
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  IA Systems

  May 2000 - Aug 2001

  Web Developer

  - Instrumental in the design, setup and implementation of a management system to keep track of the companies’ customers, cases, and product defects.- Designed and created an online corporate Extranet over the management system.- Created a thin-client web application of the management system for use by employees in the field. - Co-designer and creator of highly advanced online loan application system. This system allowed for banks and credit unions to create advanced online loan applications, with no web experience, that offered immediate approval/denial and tied directly into Show less

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  OneMade

  Aug 2001 - May 2003

  Senior Software Engineer
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  America Online

  May 2003 - Dec 2005

  Senior Software Engineer

  Responsible for the search, localization and AIM integration for the AOL Classifieds (classifieds.aol.com) system. Designed and developed the Search From Anywhere (SFA) system that allowed full syndication of classifieds listings to any site via XML, HTML or JS. Created a fully extensible and scalable search platform capable of supporting a infinite number of searchable attributes per vertical / sub-vertical, the ability to syndicate those results via XML, HTML or JS, which would up powering the entire set of Monster results served up via the AOL Careers & Work Channel. Show less

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  FastMods.com

  Jan 2004 - Sept 2005

  Co-Founder & CTO

  Created and launched after-market auto parts website FastMods.com. Responsible for construction and maintenance of technical infrastructure to receive, bill and process orders. Developed a custom parts management system for virtual inventory of 100,000+ auto parts and synchronization with their 100+ manufacturers and 20 drop-ship distributors.

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  IBelong Networks

  Jun 2005 - Feb 2006

  Co-Founder & CTO

  Oversaw the development of the initial platform and some of the initial projects such as the KaBOOM site (www.kaboom.org).

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  Flatburger, Inc.

  Apr 2006 - Jul 2007

  Co-Founder & CTO

  Flatburger provided software encryption and licensing technology to enable software developers to protect their code from theft and charge for it's use in a number of ways that included one-time, subscription-based or use-based in-app billing options. Our technologies ability to do this in minutes allowed our partners to maximize revenue while focusing on what matters most, creating great quality products their users love.

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  Bright Hub, Inc.

  Jul 2007 - now

  Co-Founder & VP of Product

  Bright Hub serves millions of monthly readers across a collection of sites focused on technology, education, project management, and engineering. I have lead the product development efforts since the companies inception. Accomplishments of our team include:* 10%+ sustained monthly growth over 3 year period to 14M monthly visitors and 36M monthly pageviews.* Development of a proprietary team-based content management system to enable the creation of engaging, SEO optimized content at scale.* Development of publishing engine that allowed the streamlined management of thousands of writers across over 100 unique channels. This system enables teams to optimize content production throughout the entire content lifecycle. From hiring and tracking writer performance, to the creation and sourcing of editorial calendars, the processing of writer pitches, to the efficient content creation, editing and publication to a collection of media properties. Our next generation tools empowered our writing teams to be masters of both quality and efficiency.* Detailed tracking and reporting interfaces to enable ongoing content asset optimization and easy management and sourcing of editing opportunities to improve quality and maintain freshness.* Automated payments system that enabled variable up-front payments plus long term revenue sharing that could be customized per article and role.* Streamlined legal compliance through digital signature of writer contracts, automated tax information management and W2 generation. Show less

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  College Factual

  Jul 2012 - now

  Co-Founder & VP of Product

  Find great value. Achieve great outcomes. CollegeFactual is a leading edge data journalism site providing parents and students with great information to find right fit, real cost, right value, enabling great decisions and remarkable outcomes. Start your college search here.