Jon Davenport
Director Of Engineering at Fandom
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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Top SchoolJon Davenport is a seasoned engineering leader with 13 years of experience building monetization and newsroom software, currently directing Ad Engineering and monetization efforts across major digital publishers. He has led full-stack reconstructions of ad stacks and core monetization infrastructure, driving meaningful RPM and impression gains while partnering closely with product and business leaders to translate revenue goals into technical roadmaps. Jon combines hands-on engineering (from machine learning-driven targeting and custom ad formats to data pipelines) with people leadership—coaching engineers and overhauling SDLCs to reduce defects and accelerate delivery. He’s championed practical AI adoption across teams and rebuilt systems at scale for brands including The Washington Post, GameSpot, Metacritic and Fandom. Based in Washington, D.C., he blends journalism-rooted product instincts with rigorous technical execution, frequently surfacing subtle editorial context into better targeting and monetization strategies.
13 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
MA, Magazine, Newspaper, Online Journalism, MA, Magazine, Newspaper, Online Journalism at Syracuse UniversityBA, Political Science, BA, Political Science at University at Buffalo
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Github Skills (11)
jquery-ui6
django-models6
javascript6
geojson6
jquery6
backbonejs6
django-views6
django6
monorepo4
storybook3
react3
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
filethisco/filethis
Jul 2015 - Jul 2015
Contributions:28 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
Jonnyd55/MMM-WmataBusSchedule
Jan 2019 - Apr 2019
Contributions:5 pushes in 3 months
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