Boston (September 2013) – Gameface Media expanded its technology team recently, hiring Chris Power and Zach Young. Chris and Zach will handle all software development initiatives for the Gameface Digital Media Platform.
Chris brings extensive Ruby on Rails development experience to the company. Before joining Gameface, Chris was with TelaDoc, where he worked in a full-stack service-oriented architecture Rails environment, developing features from inception to completion. His duties included data modeling, RESTful API design/development and front-end design and development.
Zach joins Gameface from Launch Academy, where he worked on projects using Rails technology. Besides Ruby on Rails, Zach’s expertise includes HTML, CSS, SQL, Javascript and other Web technologies.
“We’re very pleased to welcome Chris and Zach to the Gameface team,” CEO David Lavallee said. “They join at an exciting time for the company as we continue to enhance the Gameface platform and move our marketplace towards the next generation of visual media.”
Chris and Zach will work from the company’s Boston headquarters.
About Gameface Media
Gameface enables brands to make a deep connection with sporting event participants by providing free photos of them participating in obstacle races, triathlons, running races, golf and skiing. Our social media technology drives participants to an advertiser’s website or Facebook page where they may be greeted with customized offers aimed at immediate conversion of these visitors into customers. The photos, branded with the company’s logo, may be downloaded, saved and shared on social media outlets for free. Because Gameface provides all of the technology and professional photography services that enable this experience, the brand company is not required to send printed promotional materials, tents, staff or samples to the event site.