Jay Vaught
Screenwriter at Freelance
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJay Vaught is a seasoned technology leader and writer with 8+ years of recent experience and a multi-decade career building IT teams, managing complex projects, and crafting clear communications. He has led cross-functional groups from university facilities IT to media technology divisions, consistently delivering practical systems—mobile work-order management, enterprise sales platforms, and integrated key/access solutions—that improved operations for hundreds of users. As a hands-on project manager he blends analysis, planning, and compassionate leadership to align technical work with user needs and organizational goals. Jay also writes web content, articles, and scripts, applying his communications background to make technical initiatives accessible and actionable. Based in New York, he brings an uncommon mix of CAD, enterprise systems, and content skills informed by an MS in Industrial Administration and a BA in Mass Communication. Colleagues rely on him to translate messy requirements into reliable, user-focused solutions.
8 years of coding experience
31 years of employment as a software developer
MS Industrial Administration (MBA), Business Administration, MS Industrial Administration (MBA), Business Administration at Purdue University Daniels School of BusinessBA, Mass Communication, Radio-TV-Film, BA, Mass Communication, Radio-TV-Film at Purdue UniversityRadio-TV-Film, Radio-TV-Film at Northwestern University
Github Skills (48)
react-components9
material-ui9
react9
material-design8
playing8
typescript8
javascript8
nodejs7
mui7
linux7
command-line-tool7
merge6
command-line6
windows6
monitoring6
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
quadReactor/papaRepo
Feb 2018 - May 2018
Contributions:105 commits, 47 PRs, 31 pushes in 3 months
coding-circle/charades
May 2020 - Jan 2021
A companion app for playing charades
Contributions:21 reviews, 80 commits, 40 PRs in 8 months
gamecompanioncompanion-appcharadesplaying
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