Jason Sturges

Photography featured in publications:

• Avessa
• Black Leaf Magazine Issue 3
• Boulevard Magazine Vol 14
• Elegant Magazine Fashion No. 1 March 2018
• EVON Magazine July 2019 Issue 9
• Gilded Magazine Issue 18
• Horizont Issue 7 Vol 11
• International Music Magazine 7th Issue Independent Major Edition
• Lifestyle and Culture
• Solstice Magazine
• Stylcruze April 2019 Vol 16
• The Boulevard Vol 8

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Kannegiesser ETECH

• Lead architect and principal developer for SmartView, a multi-tenant IoT software suite integrating edge, hub, and cloud systems to orchestrate large-scale industrial operations across global medical, hospitality, and manufacturing facilities.
• Designed a distributed hub-and-spoke architecture combining on-premise edge control systems with centralized AWS cloud services (Lambda, RDS PostgreSQL) to deliver real-time telemetry, analytics, and operational intelligence.
• Engineered on-premise ETL pipelines for sub-minute data collection and transformation, unifying heterogeneous legacy and modern equipment into a cohesive domain model for multi-facility analytics.
• Built the eVue Anywhere web and mobile interface (React + TypeScript + Radix UI Themes) for real-time visualization and remote facility management.
• Implemented high-performance data visualization and control dashboards capable of rendering thousands of dynamic graphics at 60 FPS using WebGL.
• Created an online authoring environment for designing logistic schematics—integrated with Adobe workflows—enabling intuitive drag-and-drop design and JSON scene-graph export for reuse across applications.
• Drove automation and system autonomy initiatives that improved operational throughput, informed predictive maintenance, and powered data-driven insights.
• Led cross-functional teams in technical architecture, UX, and product strategy to deliver scalable, maintainable, and visually compelling solutions across edge, cloud, and mobile deployments.
• Technical Skills: Development TypeScript, JavaScript, React, Redux Toolkit, Node.js, and NPM package development (Vite, Express, Hono); Databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis); Extensive Amazon AWS services (Lambda, API Gateway, S3, CloudFront, RDS, DynamoDB, DocumentDB, SAM, Route53); 2D / 3D Graphics visualization and libraries (Three.js, WebGL, Pixi.js, Fabric.js, ApexCharts, ECharts); UI/UX (Material UI, Radix UI, Storybook, Adobe Suite: Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Premiere, XD); Build Tooling (tsup, tsx, esbuild, Rollup, Docker, RabbitMQ, CircleCI, Web Assembly); .NET MAUI, Blazor, C#; Development Environments (VS Code, nvim, tmux, JetBrains IDEA/Rider, DataGrip).

Meredith Corporation

• Managed a 20-member cross-functional team (4 direct reports, 16 contractors) across the U.S. and abroad, leading large-scale digital initiatives for Meredith Corporation, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, and TIME Inc.
• Partnered directly with Apple to lead the Apple News+ launch, defining the Apple News Format (ANF) specification and successfully delivering 30 publications to market; collaborated on-site with Apple engineers in Des Moines and New York.
• Principal developer for flagship mobile and web apps supporting top-tier brands including TIME, People, Entertainment Weekly, InStyle, Shape, Martha Stewart Living, Rachael Ray Every Day, Sports Illustrated, and Parents.
• Oversaw all Apple ecosystem operations—certificates, provisioning, push notifications, and in-app purchases—spanning seven App Stores.
• Designed and implemented ETL pipelines to transform a century of magazine archives into structured web-accessible schemas, managing vendor integrations with ProQuest and Ninestars and optimizing multi-threaded image processing for millions of assets.
• Developed content syndication systems for Apple ANF, Google AMP, and proprietary feeds, ensuring performance, compliance, and discoverability across major distribution platforms.
• Led performance optimization efforts for magazine.store and brand sites, achieving significant gains in load time, SEO, and rendering speed through asynchronous loading, critical CSS, and HTTP/2 adoption.
• Technical Skills: Development FrameworksFront-End/Mobile (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, Vue, Ember, Foundation, Xcode, Fastlane, Apple ANF, Google AMP); Databases & Data (Oracle 12, Oracle ATG Dynamo, Oracle ATG Commerce, MSSQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Entity Framework, ETL); Cloud/Services (Amazon AWS, Azure, Apigee, BaaS); DevOps & Tools (Docker, Jenkins, CircleCI, Vagrant, Boost, OpenCV); Analytics & Performance (Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Omniture, Monetate API, Splunk, SpeedCurve); Design & Publishing (Adobe: DPS, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, XD, Sketch, WoodWing); Compliance (PCI Compliance).

Publicis Groupe

• Developed interactive iOS and Unity applications for convention and tradeshow presentations, blending education and brand storytelling for healthcare clients.
• Built proprietary iPad presentation platforms used by major pharmaceutical companies including AstraZeneca and Pfizer.
• Created interactive learning apps for McGraw Hill and other educational publishers.
• Produced Microsoft Kinect experiences, Unity-based games, and large-format video wall installations for event engagement and product showcases.
• Continued through organizational transitions following acquisitions by iMed Studios, Razorfish Healthware, Publicis Healthware International, and Publicis Healthcare Communications Group.
• Technical Skills: Development (C#, ASP.NET, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Objective-C); IDEs & Tools (Visual Studio, Xcode); Interactive & Gaming (Unity, Microsoft Kinect); Design (Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop).

QA Graphics

• Developed visualization and dashboard applications for the energy and building automation industry, transforming complex system data into intuitive, interactive displays.
• Served as principal developer for a new data management pipeline, enabling end-to-end integration from building system aggregation to visualization through custom apps, SDKs, and APIs.
• Designed and implemented a UI component toolkit featuring drag-and-drop widgets for rapid dashboard assembly and data presentation.
• Built custom interactive applications and kiosks for clients including Sony and McDonald’s, delivering engaging real-time visual experiences.
• Technical Skills: Development (C#, ASP.NET, ActionScript, Flash); Data & API (MSSQL, LINQ, RESTful API); Tooling & Services (Visual Studio, SDK Development, Windows Services).

Two Rivers Marketing

• Developed B2B digital marketing and interactive media solutions for industrial and manufacturing clients.
• Served as principal developer for the Ad Builder system, enabling vendors to generate professional, customizable advertisements as print-ready PDFs.
• Led development of a virtual console for Miller Welding, a “platformation” initiative that standardized UI/UX across a $60M product line through rapid prototyping and analytics-driven design.
• Implemented dynamic interface loading and real-time updates to support iterative usability testing and operator training.
• Achieved Sitecore CMS certification, supporting scalable, content-driven marketing platforms.
• Technical Skills: Development (C#, ASP.NET, PHP); CMS & Tools (Sitecore, Visual Studio); Data & ORM (MSSQL, MySQL, NHibernate); Design (Adobe Photoshop).

QAS

• Developed enterprise software solutions for the cleantech and intelligent building automation industry, powering products such as IBPortal, Green Touchscreen, and iBEnterprise.
• Served as principal developer for the Virtual Object system — a schemaless entity model enabling dynamic, virtualized environments for sensors and meters across large building networks.
• Created automated service layer code generation tools for transport layers, binary data serialization, and remote entity communication.
• Built the IBPortal Dashboard Editor, supporting rapid development and deployment of custom visualization and control solutions for energy management systems.
• Technical Skills: Development (C#, Python, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, ActionScript); IDEs & Tooling (Eclipse, IntelliJ IDEA, Domain Specific Language, Lucene); Data & API (MSSQL, RESTful API, Schemaless Data); Legacy/Specific (Adobe Flash, Flex, FluorineFx Remoting); Cloud & Hosting (Google Cloud Platform, Rackspace); Certification (LEED Certification).

iSEEK

• Developed geometric search and classification technologies for the engineering and manufacturing sectors.
• Transformed a standalone desktop application into a client–server architecture, enabling global enterprise deployment for clients including John Deere and Embraer.
• Designed and implemented a geometric database engine utilizing hierarchical coefficient trees and statistical traversal with a custom query-driven data adapter.
• Built the Digital Catalog web portal, a cross-browser interface for part searching, browsing, and visualization.
• Created a web crawler to acquire and parse 3D CAD models for automated classification and indexing.
• Engineered distributed clustering protocols to parallelize computational workloads, significantly reducing processing time for geometric coding and classification tasks.
• Technical Skills: Development (C++, JavaScript, HTML, CSS); IDEs & Runtimes (Visual Studio, CLI .NET CLR, Windows Services); Data & API (MSSQL, MySQL, RESTful API, Schemaless Data); Graphics (OpenGL).

Engineering Animation, Inc (EAI)

• Developed visualization and collaborative software solutions for Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and Product Data Management (PDM) systems.
• Collaborated with Microsoft during the early .NET Framework Beta, contributing to the launch of SharePoint Portal Server for web-based PLM collaboration.
• Participated in an ISO 9001–certified software development life cycle (SDLC) emphasizing quality and repeatable engineering processes.
• Delivered cross-platform applications across Windows, Linux, IBM AIX, Sun Solaris, HP-UX, and SGI Irix environments.
• Implemented internationalization and localization supporting English, Italian, French, German, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean.
• Continued through organizational transitions following acquisitions by Unigraphics Solutions (UGS), Structural Dynamics Research Corporation (SDRC), Electronic Data Systems (EDS), and Siemens PLM Software.
• Technical Skills: Development (C++, C# Beta 1); Graphics & CAD (3DS Max, AutoCAD, SolidWorks, I-DEAS, OpenGL, Translators and Interchange formats); Operating Systems (Solaris, Irix, HP-UX, AIX); Collaboration (SharePoint).