What Happened?
Chicago, IL-based Groupon has Appointed Brian McCallister as Chief Technology Officer
About the Company
Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) is a global leader of local commerce and the place you start when you want to buy just about anything, anytime, anywhere. By leveraging the company`s global relationships and scale, Groupon offers consumers a vast marketplace of unbeatable deals all over the world. Shoppers discover the best a city has to offer on the web or on mobile with Groupon Local, enjoy vacations with Groupon Getaways, and find a curated selection of electronics, fashion, home furnishings and more with Groupon Goods. Groupon is redefining how traditional small businesses attract, retain and interact with customers by providing merchants with a suite of products and services, including customizable deal campaigns, credit card payment processing capabilities, and point-of-sale solutions that help businesses grow and operate more effectively.
About the Person
Brian McCallister comes to Groupon from Ning, where he was Principal Architect and Distinguished Engineer. At Ning, he also worked in other key architecture roles while managing technical direction and communication across the organization. McCallister was active with the Apache Software Foundation, serving on the Board of Directors and as PMC Chair for the DB and ActiveMQ projects. Brian McCallister is a programmery kind of guy who loves that folks are willing to pay him to write code. Brian has worked variously as a programmer, systems architect, technical writer, technical manager, and systems administrator for over a decade on projects ranging from telecommunications GIS systems to loom control drivers, and as an English teacher and canoeing guide to boot.
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