Ian Russell

Political Strategist and Media & Digital Advertising Consultant

Ian Russell is a seasoned full stack web application designer, developer, architect, and leader with over 20 years of software development experience. He is committed to building scalable, user-friendly web and mobile applications utilizing rapid software development methodologies. His passion for innovation and process optimization has enabled him to build high-performance lean software development teams to deliver exceptional results. He has specialized in product development, user experience and interaction design, software development and architecture, UX/UI, product management, solutions development, and Agile/Lean/Kanban Software Development Lifecycle management. Some of the technologies he has utilized include PHP, Ruby on Rails, C#, VueJS, JavaScript, CSS, HTML5, AWS, and mobile native development. Ian has worked for various organizations, including Alchemer, Farmbrite, SurveyGizmo, and RegOnline.

Experience

Partner at Beacon Media (March 2017 - Present, Washington D.C. Metro Area)

Deputy Executive Director / National Political Director at Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (December 2014 - December 2016, Washington D.C. Metro Area); National Political Director at Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (December 2012 - November 2014, Washington D.C. Metro Area); Midwest Regional Political Director at Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (January 2011 - November 2012); Owner at Vanguard Strategies, LLC (January 2008 - January 2011); Campaign Manager at Tom White for Congress (May 2010 - November 2010)