About Vincent V. Toscano
Technical Project Management
Update '24: Residing in New York.
My Journey
As a tech-focused professional with over a decade of experience in advertising and digital product industries, I excel at managing multidisciplinary teams. From start-ups like Bingie to established brands such as Google, Hyundai, and Lexus, I’ve achieved project-specific goals. My journey began as a developer in New York, where I provided creative support. In L.A., I specialized in development operations, gaining recognition for interactive projects. At Tool of North America, I rose to Director of DevOps, contributing to Emmy-winning websites and innovative initiatives. My transition to management felt natural, driven by a passion for representing work to clients and overseeing production. Today, I focus my efforts on technical project management, utilizing Agile development teams, tools and integrations, workflow automations, and client-facing practices as my main pillars.
Top Takeaways
- I believe that cohesive teams produce the best work. As a manager, I prioritize recognizing team achievements throughout the journey, not just the finished product. Building rapport with my team fosters trust and allows me to effectively represent their work to stakeholders while understanding each team member’s capabilities.
- Having worked as a developer, I possess advanced expertise in front-end technologies like CSS, HTML, and JavaScript. I take pleasure in unraveling intricate interactions and am passionate about development projects that utilize semantic markup. I’m happy to share samples upon request or you can check out some small sound bites on my CodePen or GitHub.
- Won over 30 awards, both for projects I've personally authored and those I've successfully managed. If you visit my portfolio samples on this site, you’ll see callouts to some of these awards but the standouts are an Emmy for my work on JFK Memorial Library and for an Agency Lifetime Achievement Award from FWA.
Background
- I thrive in arenas where the stakes are high, whether it’s working with big brands like Apple, Microsoft, Google, or Amazon, or it’s prepping a website to handle 4 million visitors in the course of a Super Bowl—I’ve done it.
- I managed teams inside Google to produce work for Android, Google Open Source, Area 120 (Google’s in-house incubator), and all VR & AR websites owned by Google.
- Developed and maintained a joint Super Bowl venture between Amazon AWS, Twitter, and T-Mobile.
- Steered the technology that backed a Windows web launch.
- Managed the development of a major Apple anniversary project.
- Over the past years I have won awards for my work including an Emmy, Webby, FWA (sites and agency), Art Directors Club, 11 Lions from the Cannes Lions Festival, CLIO Awards, and more.
- ADC Young Guns + ADCs for various projects
- Lions for Clouds of Cuba
- Produced websites for Land Rover, Ford, Infiniti, Hyundai (Sales Training), and most recently, Lexus.
- For Infiniti, I helped create a virtual reality dream road experience that was stationed at the exquisite Pebble Beach Golf Course during the U.S. Open Tournament.
Let’s connect on LinkedIn for discussions on roles you’re hiring for, as I’m always eager to broaden my network with professionals, innovators, and enthusiasts.
