Chris Guitarte

About Chris?

I am currently employed at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism as their Lead Web Developer. I build and maintain websites primarily built on Drupal and Wordpress.

Some examples of sites I've worked on:

• Neon Tommy
• ATVN
• Annenberg Institute of Sports Media and Society
• USC Annenberg Media, Economics and Entrepreneurship
• USC Annenberg Virtual Commons
• Henry Jenkins' Blog

Previously, I worked at the Clippers as a New Media Intern during the 2009-2010 season and have worked the IT Help Desk at UC Irvine and USC for about 6 years before that. I have earned a Master's in Communication Management focusing on Online Communities from USC and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering from UC Irvine.

Three Core Principles

I am driven by three core principles:

• A Strong Work Ethic: I've focused on implementing scalable, collaborative, and repeatable processes for deploying and maintaining high-traffic news publishing websites using Beanstalk, Internap Servers, and Varnish Caching.
• Passion: I love creating websites in Drupal and Wordpress, and I appreciate those using a mobile first, responsive design. I love both Technology and Basketball, so you might find me catching up on news at The Verge, ESPN, HoopsWorld, or LakersGround. I am always looking to learn from my peers offline. So far I have attended:
  • 3 DrupalCon Conferences
  • 3 Apple Developer Conferences (1 on scholarship from Apple)
  • 1 Google I/O.
• Top Notch Communication: I am patient, detail oriented, customer focused and always professional.

Keep in Touch

If you have any questions, thoughts, concerns or feedback, please don't hesitate to email me at cg@chrisguitarte.com.

I'm also available on Linkedin, Twitter, and Facebook.