Crowd Favorite has grown again, this time adding someone with the skills to help us keep up with all the fun stuff we’re working on. I’m very pleased to announce that Peter Gornell has joined us to take over our project management responsibilities.
As we’ve been growing, communication and project management has become more and more important. In order to continue to grow our development team and be able to take on the great projects we want to work on, we needed someone to help out with the project management (to allow the developers to focus on development). We’re very excited to have Peter join us to do this.
Like all small and growing companies, we all wear multiple hats. I’m very pleased to be taking off the project management hat and handing it over to Peter. Hopefully this will give me some semblance of free time again; time for things I’ve been neglecting over the last few months (like blogging and finishing updating my WordPress plugins for 2.3.x compatibility).
Here is a brief bio on Peter (also on the Crowd Favorite About page now):
Peter has been working with the Web for nearly ten years in a variety of client-facing and team management roles. Peter’s diverse experience includes a wide variety of clients ranging from Fortune 100 companies to professional sports leagues and teams. As a project manager, he greatly values facilitating both client and team communication, managing client expectations, and meeting deliverables within budget and time requirements.
Raised on skis in New Hampshire, Peter is thrilled to return to regular (and frequent!) trips to the mountains.
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Geof F. Morris adds this Comment:
Best of luck to you, Peter.
Good group out there at CF.
November 26th, 2007 at 12:16 pm
Paul G adds this Comment:
Congrats to Peter on the new job! Congrats to Crowd Favorite on finding a great candidate. Now, if only you didn’t have to live in Boulder…
Good luck, Peter and, as always, GO BIG RED!
November 28th, 2007 at 8:16 am
Malan adds this Comment:
Pete, you’re famous! Safe travels to Boulder.
November 29th, 2007 at 10:50 am
Doug adds this Comment:
Pete! Good luck, brother!
November 29th, 2007 at 11:17 pm
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December 13th, 2007 at 7:46 am
Chris adds this Comment:
PP - Well done! Find a place soon, and we’ll look to crash with you guys in the Spring…pastries are on me! Cheers!
January 1st, 2008 at 8:32 am
Benny Tam adds this Comment:
Congrats Peter. I need to find physical replacement to help monitor my projects. I am currently using a web-based application, CommuniClique to track and coordinate all my tasks and communication with my partners. However don’t get me wrong this application does all I require but I am opting to hire a professional to help manage my projects on a more personal level. Is there any sugguestions you have coming from a well-versed background in project management? Thanks.
Best Regards,
Benny
January 10th, 2008 at 3:32 pm
Peter adds this Comment:
Benny,
I apologize for the delay in my response!
Quite frankly, finding a proper application to fit your needs is a challenge. I speak from experience. There are some great options for managing individual projects -e.g. OmniPlan, Merlin but few, if any for managing multiple projects with multiple partners/clients. The solution we have in place is a hodgepodge of sorts. TasksPro is our tactical application but we also use Google Calendar for high-level scheduling. Drop me an email for more details. I’d be happy to share more from my experience.
Best,
Peter
March 12th, 2008 at 9:10 pm