Brian Sullivan

Flashtalking by Mediaocean • 2015 - 2023

At Mediaocean I was an integral part of Feeds, a worldwide team that specializes in dynamic ad automation and feed-driven solutions. In 2023 I earned the Director role, leading the technical direction for our team.

Director, Feeds Automation & Engineering • Feb, 2023 — Sept, 2023

• Led technical direction and best practices for worldwide team utilizing a diverse tech stack, typically using PHP/Docker/AWS
• Reviewed pull requests, organized releases and led software deployments using Git, Bitbucket and Jenkins
• Managed routine review sessions of code and documentation to align and educate developers on each other's projects
• Developed reusable tools and software used internally and by clients, including wrappers to enable access to internal API flows
• Managed projects for display, social, and dynamic video campaigns

Senior Web Services Engineer • May, 2015 — Feb, 2023

• Built and managed high-availability services and applications that power billions of ad requests across the web
• Programmed automated data pipelines for ingesting and transforming client data (e.g. product APIs, catalogs) to create highly scalable APIs, applications and services used in ad serving
• Lead engineer responsible for data feeds, retargeting implementation, social ad creation, and dynamic video automation for hundreds of individual campaigns
• Worked closely with major international companies across industries including Tier 1 & Tier 2 Auto (Lexus, Audi, Nissan), travel (American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, JetBlue, Royal Caribbean), retail (Best Buy, Dell, Kohls)

Theatermania

Full-Stack Web Developer • May, 2013 — November, 2014

• Full-stack developer for Theatermania.com and WhatsOnStage.com websites
• Developed and maintained custom CMS for high-traffic sites specializing in theater news, reviews and ticketing
• Created custom WYSIWYG article editor for writers
• Implemented new responsive front-end design

Inkwell Global Marketing

Full-Stack Web Developer • Jun, 2008 — May, 2010

• Lead full-stack developer creating branded internal stores for businesses
• Developed and designed internal store websites for brands such as ADP, Grant Thorton, NYU
• Leveraged E-Commerce platforms such as Opencart and Shopify while developing other sites from scratch
• Developed OpenCart modules to add custom functionality
• Created custom payment gateway flows (PayPal, employee discount programs, etc) and user authentication systems while adhering to PCI compliance rules

Programming Languages & Frameworks

TypeScript / JavaScript, node.js, jQuery, React, Redux, Angular, PHP, Symfony, Laravel, Ruby, Ruby on Rails, Python, Jekyll, Tailwind CSS, SASS, CSS, HTML, Markdown

Platforms & Systems

AWS, DynamoDB, mongoDB, mySQL, postgreSQL, Cypress, Render, Git, GitHub, Docker, Jenkins, Bash, Grafana, Jira, Facebook Business Manager, Opal, Google Cloud, WordPress

Design Proficiencies

REST applications, micro services, data parsers, content management systems, large-scale data ingestion & retrieval, full-stack development

Richard Stockton University

Bachelor of Arts, New Media Studies • 2004 — 2010

recipient of New Media Studies Award for social app "Treefingers"

deadreader.com

Founder, Writer • 2022 — Present

A personal blog about horror literature, including reviews and personal writing.

• Creative Writing
• Literary Theory
• Game Development