Chris Ackermann

Head of Developer Success Engineering

LiveKit

Sep 2024 - Current (2 years)

Solutions Engineering + Developer Relations + Strategic Partnerships

Founder

Alidade Labs

Jun 2023 - Current (3 years 3 months)

Principal Product Manager, Flow Developer Ecosystem

Dapper Labs

Sep 2022 - Jun 2023 (10 months)

Head of Developer Experience

OpenSea

Feb 2022 - Jul 2022 (6 months)

Senior Director, Partner Engineering

Facebook

Feb 2017 - Feb 2022 (5 years 1 month)

Partner Engineering

Facebook

Dec 2013 - Feb 2017 (3 years 3 months)

Platform Engineering

Instagram

Dec 2013 - Apr 2015 (1 year 5 months)

Platform Partnerships

Facebook

Dec 2011 - Dec 2013 (2 years 1 month)

Director of Emerging Platforms, Research & Development

The New York Times

Nov 2010 - Nov 2011 (1 year 1 month)

Lead emerging platforms at the New York Times Research & Development lab, conceptualizing, developing, and launching new mobile and tablet products across the portfolio of business units within the New York Times Company (New York Times, Boston Globe, About.com and its family of regional newspapers). In this role, took a long view on emerging trends in mobility and translated them into functional prototypes and initial versions of new products that demonstrate the shifting ways in which content will be consumed in the future.

Director of Business Development

Scripps Networks

Apr 2010 - Nov 2010 (8 months)

Lead business development and strategy for mobile, social, and new digital platforms across all Scripps Networks media properties (Food Network, HGTV, Travel Channel, DIY Network, Cooking Channel). Identifies and pursued high-growth, white space opportunities generating new, alternative revenue streams for the family of networks through strategic product, technology and distribution partnerships.

Co-Founder

Fogo Media

Dec 2009 - Jan 2011 (1 year 2 months)

Co-founded startup focused on helping consumers benefit from information abundance and create order out of the chaos that is today's endless wave of digital content. To address this challenge, we've created the Fogozine - a new way to consume and share digital information. Fogozines are akin to a ‘mix tape’ for digital media that uniquely packages content for an enjoyable and beneficial consumption experience. Fogozines are custom, digital magazines created from content sources based upon your particular interests and needs, delivered when and where desired.

Director of Business Development, Head of Mobile

Scripps Networks

Jul 2007 - Apr 2010 (2 years 10 months)

Lead mobile business segment at Travel Channel, identifying, evaluating, and executing on new opportunities and strategic partnerships to extend the network's reach beyond its television base onto mobile devices and services. Oversees the development, licensing and monetization of mobile content, websites, applications, and marketing engagements.

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Product Manager

Zoombak

Jul 2006 - Jul 2007 (1 year 1 month)

Lead creation of new, innovative location-enabled mobile media services at a wireless startup backed by Liberty Media Corporation. Define completely new market and product lines to address emerging trends in wireless market. Work directly with leading media content owners and wireless carriers to deliver their brands to mobile consumers, creating new business models. Responsibilities include market/competitive assessments, business case development, market/product requirements documents (MRD/PRD), management of strategic partnerships and vendor relationships.

Product Manager

Spirent Communications

Dec 2003 - Jul 2006 (2 years 8 months)

Complete product management responsibilities for Spirent's industry-leading portfolio of wireless/mobile handset testing products focused on mobile location-based services. Responsibilities include ownership of product roadmaps, business case development, market requirements documents (MRD), creation of strategic customer relationships and partnerships worldwide, and development of outbound marketing collateral.

Product Development Engineer

Spirent Communications

Jun 2000 - Dec 2003 (3 years 7 months)

Lead product development teams on various wireless/mobile handset testing products, primarily focused on mobile location-based services. Responsibilities included scheduling and definition of software releases, allocation of team resources to specific development tasks, and close cooperation with product marketing, sales, and operations to ensure successful deployment of these products.

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Software Engineer

ITT Avionics

Jun 1999 - Jun 2000 (1 year 1 month)

Designed, implemented, tested, and integrated real-time, embedded software for U.S. Air Force and Navy electronic warfare system. Key member of SEI Level III-rated software engineering team.

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