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Melanie Colton

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Product & Technology Executive
United States

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  • Axios
    Chief Technology Officer
    Axios
    Dec 2021 - Current (4 years 11 months)
    Oversees Product, Technology, Data Engineering/Science/Insights, DevOps, and Design for Axios Media.

    We build and support the products that get folks smarter faster, with what they need to know. We power the tooling and operational efficiencies needed to scale a growth stage modern media company.
  • Axios
    SVP, Product and Technology
    Axios
    Oct 2020 - Dec 2021 (1 year 3 months)
    Responsible for Product and Application Development, Mobile, Administrative Platforms, Infrastructure, Security, and Data Engineering of a growth-stage startup, dedicated to providing trustworthy, award-winning content and content platforms in an audience-first format.
  • Axios
    Vice President, Engineering
    Axios
    Apr 2020 - Oct 2020 (7 months)
  • Andela
    Vice President, Talent Products
    Andela
    Jan 2019 - Apr 2020 (1 year 4 months)
  • Equinox
    Senior Director, Product and Engineering
    Equinox
    Jun 2017 - Nov 2018 (1 year 6 months)
    Overseeing Product and Engineering across Equinox's vast Consumer Technology division. We build killer products for some of the most passionate people around.

    Mobile (iOS, Android, ReactNative), Web, Operational Tech, Core services, and IoT/Connected.
  • Hearst
    Senior Director, Product & Technology
    Hearst
    Dec 2013 - Apr 2015 (1 year 5 months)
    Overseeing all aspects of development, DevOps, QA, and application development.

    Built and led a killer team to create intelligent products that engage the users of Hearst Digital Media's amazing digital brands, such as Cosmopolitan.com, PopularMechanics.com, Esquire.com, and Elle.com.

    Developed a media platform to allow editors and contributors
  • Hearst
    Vice President, Product & Technology
    Hearst
    Dec 2013 - May 2017 (3 years 6 months)
    As the department head for Hearst Digital Media's Product and Engineering team I built the department and team, overseeing all aspects of Product Development and Management, Application Development, Development Operations & Infrastructure, and Automated & Functional Testing.

    We built performant, scalable, platform and distribution systems for award-winning brands, such as Cosmopolitan.com, Elle.com, Esquire.com, and
  • HBO
    Digital Media Group Manager
    HBO
    Oct 2012 - Dec 2013 (1 year 3 months)
  • McKinsey & Company
    Senior Product Development Manager
    McKinsey & Company
    Jan 2011 - Dec 2012 (2 years)
    Responsible for the product development and digital strategy for McKinsey & Company’s central platform.
  • Condé Nast
    Manager and Architect
    Condé Nast
    Jan 2007 - Dec 2009 (3 years)
    Responsible for the management and direction of developers, analysts, and QA staff, as well as product development. Core focuses included business and publishing systems, as well as custom apps, APIs, and third-party integrations.

    Key Projects
    • Product development and architecture of Epicurious.com’s recipe data to support search, lifestyle applications, and feeds, including the management of offshore teams.
    • Content-management and publishing strategy development across all brands.
    • Inaugurated Agile Development practices into CondéNast
    • Managed all aspects of analysis, development, rollout for
  • C
    Senior Analyst
    CondeNet
    Jan 2003 - Dec 2007 (5 years)
    Responsible development, analysis, and output for web sites, custom applications, mobile initiatives, content/media management, integration with third-party applications and APIs, and reporting / analytics. I managed third-party relationships, as well as the selection, engagement management, and contracts, for professional services consultants.
  • Condé Nast
    Senior Manager, Technology
    Condé Nast
    Jan 2001 - Feb 2011 (10 years 2 months)
    As Senior Manager, I led multiple development and analyst groups, ultimately responsible for all aspects of 27 major web sites, 40+ specialty-marketing sites, and 10+ mobile iPhone and tablet applications that totaled 1.7+ billion monthly page views. 35+ million unique visitors engaged with our applications as well as the content of 500+ editors in our publishing systems.

    I oversaw the building and support of operational, editorial publishing, and user-facing applications for award-winning lifestyle brands, such as Epicurious.com, Wired.com,
  • C
    Technical Project Manager and Engineer
    CondeNet
    Jan 2001 - Dec 2003 (3 years)
    As part of the core technical team of a media startup, my roles were endless, but primarily included hands-on development and operations, project management, product development, E-commerce, publishing, and CMS.

    My focus was on fledgling brands Epicurious.com, Style.com, and all of CondeNet's co-branded E-commerce initiatives.
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    Manager of Technical Projects
    Evolution Online Systems
    Mar 2000 - Mar 2001 (1 year 1 month)
    Hands-on development, project management, product development, analysis, and marketing for consultancy.

    Clients ranged from private entrepreneurs to startups, such as Bluefly and Eyeglasses.com, as well as major institutions.
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