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Overview

After graduating with a first-class degree in computer science from Cardiff University, UK, I spent five years working for a subsidiary of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. producing games console development tools.

In August 2005 I relocated to Copenhagen to start Spoiled Milk, a media company concentrating on web development, usability, print design and branding. In the summer of 2008 we opened a foreign branch in Zürich and quickly grew to over ten people.

During my time at the company, I was involved with running the business at all levels. As we grew and stabilised, I settled into a Technical Director role where I was responsible for coaching, research and development, project management and software development on the principal projects.

In mid-2009 I stepped down from full-time employment duties to work on personal projects. During this period I designed and developed iOS apps for McSweeney’s, ProPublica and Creative Review. I also offered consulting services to several clients in the publishing industry.

In 2010 I joined McSweeney’s Publishing in San Francisco as their Digital Media Director.

Skills

- Managerial: Small business development, project management, event organisation, coaching, brand strategy, new media consultancy, copywriting, futurism.

- Technology: Ruby on Rails, iOS development (Objective C/Cocoa), PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, HTML / CSS, C++, Java, ActionScript, UML, Object Orientated methodologies.

- Creative: Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Flash, art direction.

Employment

- McSweeney’s Publishing (2010 - present)
Digital Media Director, San Francisco, USA
www.mcsweeneys.net

Forecasting, designing and developing media across all digital platforms.

More specifically, this involves: growing the iOS app, rebuilding the Internet Tendency humour website, building a next-generation web store, and defining the company’s general digital and
e-book strategies.

- Consultant (2009 - 2010)
Self-employed, Zürich, Switzerland
www.russellquinn.com

Freelance consulting—including iOS application design and development—for various international clients.

- Spoiled Milk ApS Zweigniederlassung (2008 - 2009)
Founder, Technical Director / Technical Consultant, Zürich, Switzerland
www.spoiledmilk.ch

I established and developed a foreign branch of the Danish parent company detailed below. I ceased full-time employment in mid-2009, but remain a Technical Consultant, shareholder and member of the board.

The company has continued to grow and recently opened a third office in Belgrade, Serbia.

- Spoiled Milk ApS (2005 – 2008)
Founder, Technical Director, Copenhagen, Denmark
www.spoiledmilk.dk

“Spoiled Milk is a skilled team of creative, technical and strategic talents working together to create engaging digital experiences. Founded in 2005, they currently operate from studios in Copenhagen, Zürich and Belgrade.”

Spoiled Milk is a media company that I co-founded along with a Danish friend. They cover a wide range of disciplines, but focus on web application development, usability, print design and branding. The aim is to hit the sweet spot between art and technology.

My role covered all aspects of the business including: software development, project and team management, client liaison and development of internal technologies.

- Craftwork ApS (May 2006 – Nov 2006)
Software Engineer, Copenhagen, Denmark
www.craftwork.dk

Craftwork is a team of experts exploring and pushing the limits of iTV platforms. During my six months here I wrote several modules in Java for a new SKY TV middleware platform.

- SN Systems Ltd. / Sony Computer Entertainment International (2000 – 2005)
Software Engineer, Bristol, UK
www.snsys.com

“SN Systems is a Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) owned software company based in Bristol, UK, that produces the industry standard development tools used by console programmers worldwide”.

I spent five years at SN Systems and worked on everything from command- line build tools (such as compilers, assemblers and linkers) to graphical performance analysers and the next version of the company’s lead debugger product.

I also spent a week on the road in California visiting customers, helped to run a stand at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Jose and undertook several short trips to UK/Europe-based customers to beta test new products.

Education

- Cardiff University, UK (1997 – 2000)
BSc Computer Science (First Class Honours)

- Cheltenham Sixth Form Centre, UK (1995 – 1997)
A-Levels: Maths, Physics, Geology. AS-Level: Computer Science

Publications

I have been interviewed by YCN, the Young Creative’s Network (UK), on the subject of evolving a creative enterprise and The Tamarind (Italy) reflecting on the success of Spoiled Milk.

I have also given interviews to several media organisations, including Nieman Journalism Lab, to discuss the McSweeney’s iOS app. Additionally, I was an invited speaker at Netzzunft (Switzerland) to give my thoughts on the future of publishing.

My record cover designs and artwork have been featured in magazines such as Creative Review (UK), XFUNS (Taiwan), Bitchslap (Denmark) and First Point (UK), as well as the books 1000 Supreme CDs and Around Europe.

Interests

I enjoy working on a diverse range of projects that includes design, human-centric technology, social ventures, handcrafts, computer science, art and wildly speculating about the future. I also organise occasional local events under the name We Speak English, experiment with musical instruments and documentary filmmaking, and like debating socio-economics on my blog.