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Frederick Townes is the Chief Technical Officer of Mashable.com, one of the top 3 blogs worldwide. As designer, search / social media marketer and WordPress consultant Frederick’s projects are typically based on WordPress. One of his largest contributions to the WordPress community was his performance plugin W3 Total Cache.

Since 2003 his agency W3 EDGE has assisted startups and brands like: Smashing Magazine, CVS Pharmacy, Hyatt, Kodak, Microsoft, Sanyo, Sherwin Williams, Southwest Airlines, Staples, Sony, R.E.I., Weight Watchers, Yahoo and others.
Experience
Co-Founder & CTO
@Placester, Inc.
Web site traffic growth, web site UI / UX, platform architecture, business development and sales leadership.
Dates
October 2008 - Present
CTO
@Mashable
Details
Support and development of the mashable network of sites. Assisting with business development and internet marketing strategy from an I.T. standpoint.
Dates
June 2007 - Present
Founder
@W3 EDGE
Details
New media oriented creative agency providing rich internet applications hinged on search or social media marketing.
Dates
January 2003 - Present
Founder
@W3 MARKUP
Details
User Interface development outsourcing service. Utilizing CSS, XHTML, AJAX, JavaScript and leveraging popular open source software packages for blog, e-commerce and content management functionality.
Dates
November 2007 - October 2008
CTO
@Rock Me TV
Details
Developing technology and assisting in business development strategy as it relates to internet marketing and new media.
Dates
April 2007 - June 2008
Web Developer
@State Street Corporation
Details
Responsible for the development, enhancement and support of local and international web properties, including the corporate intranet and production work flows.
Dates
October 2001 - July 2002
Education
Boston University
Dates
1997 - 2001