Curriculum Vitae
I am an experienced Adobe Digital Marketing Technical Lead, Solution Architect, Consultant and Advisor.
Through my career, I have become viewed as a valued thought leader in the industry, with solid skills in leading teams to implement successful digital marketing programs in the Adobe ecosystem.
I am also a PMC Member of the Apache Sling project, which is the basis for Adobe’s Experience Manager product, this allows me unique insight into the AEM platform.
Experience
Adobe — Cincinnati, OH 2021 - Present
Sr. Software Scientist
- Designing and implementing features and improvements for the AEM Assets Cloud Service product
- Implementing the backend for the next generation of Adobe Assets solutions
Crown Partners LLC — Dayton, OH 2007 - 2011
Senior Consultant
- Recognized specialist in Web Content Management, have implemented, managed and supported multiple Enterprise Web Content Management and Content Management Systems.
- Lead teams in creating custom Web Content Management solutions.
- Gained valuable Java, XSL/XML, SQL, Web Content Management, Day CQ and Documentum experience.
Montgomery Co. Auditor — Dayton, OH 2005 - 2007
Real Estate Clerk
- Began as an intern and due to exceptional merit was offered part-time year round position.
- Gained valuable experience in the operation and organization of local government.
Perficient — Cincinnati, OH 2015 - 2021
Adobe Digital Marketing Technical Director
- Responsible for building out a practice around the Adobe Marketing Cloud.
- Building capabilities and expertise around Adobe Analytics, Adobe Campaign and Adobe Target.
- Providing technical, consulting and general guidance and leadership.
Six Dimensions / 6DGlobal — Cincinnati, OH 2013 - 2015
Associate Director
- Responsible for managing and mentoring a team of consultants.
- Providing technical, consulting and general guidance and leadership.
Six Dimensions — Dayton, OH 2011 - 2013
Technical Lead
- Recognized specialist in Adobe CQ CMS. Implemented multiple projects, presented webinars and produced blog posts.
- Lead teams in creating Adobe CQ WCMS solutions.
- Provided project and internal team leadership.
Project Experience
Jackson National - Digital Marketing Architecture -
Multi Solution Architect
- Provided architectural support and guidance in implementing a digital marketing strategy on the Adobe Experience Cloud
- Created proof of concepts for security and integrations with logged in applications
- Adobe Experience Manager
- Adobe Audience Manager
- Adobe Target
HR Block - AEM Assessment and Core Team -
Delivery Director
- Participated Technical Aspects of AEM Assessment
- Provided Oversight and Guidance for Core Team
- Coordinated with Client Identify Needs
- Adobe Experience Manager
Dish Networks - Enterprise Digital Marketing Platform -
Enterprise Architect
- Coordinating Multiple Ongoing Digital Marketing Platform Builds
- Providing Enterprise Architectural Oversight
- Adobe Experience Manager
- Adobe Analytics
- Adobe Experience Platform
Common Spirit -
Multi-Solution Architect
- Define application architecture
- Define integration with Adobe Experience Cloud products
- Designed scalable application ecosystem for present and future applications
- Adobe Experience Manager
- Marketo Engage
- Cloud Manager
Activision -
Technical Architect
- Migrated Activision Online Services from SalesForce to Adobe Experience Manager
- Assisted with defining integration for data display and form capture
- Adobe Experience Manager
Ford - Dealer Portal -
Multi-Solution Architect
- Designed solution for scalable, personalized dealer experience
- Provided guidance for development teams for implementing solution
- Designed scalable application ecosystem for present and future dealer applications
- Adobe Experience Manager
- Adobe Analytics
- SOLR
- Pivotal Cloud Foundry
Fiserv - Web Revamp -
Adobe Multi-Solution Architect
- Created strategy for implementing comprehensive digital marketing solution
- Created a Solution Design for a website revamp of the web presence on the Adobe Experience Cloud platform
- Provided oversight to the implementation team
- Lead migration from MediaBin to AEM Assets and RedDot to AEM Sites
- Adobe Experience Manager
- SOLR
- Adobe Analytics
Mercy - AEM Assessment -
Adobe Multi-Solution Architect
- Provided oversight and guidance on a performance and user experience assessment
- Provided recommendations to improve website visitor experience
- Adobe Experience Manager
Medtronic - AEM Assessment -
Adobe Digital Marketing Architect
- Assess current AEM and Adobe Digital Marketing implementation
- Provided recommendations on managing multi-lingual content
- Adobe Experience Manager
Cedars-Sinai - Web Revamp -
Adobe Multi-Solution Architect
- Created a Solution Design for a website revamp of the Cedars-Sinai web presence on the Adobe Experience Cloud platform
- Created and implemented a solution for integrating AEM and the legacy website on Rythmix Percussion
- Participated with implementation, leading several key function
- Adobe Experience Manager
- Adobe Target
- Adobe Search&Promote
Mohawk Flooring - Analytics Implementation -
Project Oversight / Architectural Support
- Provided guidance for implementing Adobe Analytics Tracking and Reporting
- Reviewed timelines and key implementation challenges
- Dynamic Tag Manager
- Adobe Analytics
Boston Scientific - Website Calculator -
Technical Architect
- Created a Solution Design for a dynamic website calculator
- Defined digital marketing and analytics strategy
- Participated with implementation
- Adobe Experience Manager
- Adobe Analytics
- Google Tag Manager
Finning - Adobe Digital Marketing Implementation -
Technical Architect
- Provided Architectural guidance to Finning an enterprise Adobe Digital Marketing Implementation on Amazon Web Services
- Created a Solution Design for integrating the Adobe Marketing Cloud and Finning's enterprise systems
- Mapped customer requirements to technical implementation details
- Adobe Experience Manager
- Adobe Analytics
- Adobe Target
- AWS
- SOLR
- Dell Boomi
Bombardier Recreational Products - Adobe Digital Marketing Assessment -
Adobe Architect
- Assessed BRP's AEM and Google Analytics Implementations
- Estimated ROI for Improvements and new Digital Marketing Capabilities
- Created Digital Marketing Roadmap
- Adobe Experience Manager
- Google Analytics
WinSupply - Digital Marketing Platform Selection -
Digital Marketing Architect
- Evaluated Leading Digital Marketing Platforms for Fit to Client Needs
- Created an Estimated Total Cost of Ownership for Leading Platforms
- Made Recommendation for Digital Marketing Platform Selection
- Adobe Experience Manager
- Adobe Marketing Cloud
- IBM WebSphere Portal
Ford - Adobe Digital Marketing Assessment -
Adobe Architect
- Assessed Ford's Analytics, AEM and Target Implementations
- Provided Concrete Recommendations for Short and Long-Term Improvements
- Created Adobe Digital Marketing Roadmap
- AEM 6
- Adobe Analytics
- Adobe Target
Crown Equipment - AEM Assessment -
AEM Architect
- Assess current AEM implementation issues
- Create Adobe Marketing Cloud Roadmap
- AEM 6
- Adobe Analytics
- Adobe Target
David Yurman - AEM Assessment -
AEM Architect
- Assess current AEM implementation
- Create plan for mitigating issues with Hybris / AEM Integration
- AEM 6
- Hybris
Lingotek - Translation Connector -
Tech Lead / Developer
- Lead team to develop AEM-Lingotek Translation Connector
- Developed Lingotek Java Client
- Developed key connector functionalities
- AEM Localization API
- AEM 6.1
STMicroelectronics - AEM Migration -
Architect / Tech Lead
- Lead team creating AEM based solution
- Created dynamic catalog page builder
- Lead team implementing MongoDB / AEM Interim Publication Solution
- MongoDB
- AEM 5.6.1
- AEM 6.0
Autodesk - Architectural Refactoring -
Technical Consultant
- Reviewed and provided improvements to the AEM Architecture at Autodesk
- Provided guidance and reference implementation for refactoring build and project layout
- Assisted in refactoring major pieces of functionality into new project layout
- Apache Maven
- AEM 5.6.1
Lexmark - AEM Training -
Trainer
- Developed and performed training on the AEM Platform
- Built custom training solution for client needs and situation
- Provided extensive training around Best Practices and key features of the AEM Platform
Adobe - Social Community Implementation -
Technical Consultant
- Developed key functionality to increase site performance
- Developed filters to limit the risk of DDOS attacks and security risks
- Provided guidance and consulting on implementing a social community in AEM
- AEM Communities
- AEM 5.6.1
AVG - Implementation Consulting -
Technical Consultant
- Performed an on-site and off-site assessment of AVG's Adobe CQ Implementation
- Noted areas of concern and provided technical guidance on improvements and best practices
- Provided training in Adobe CQ development best practices for developers
- Adobe Experience Manager
Genworth Index Institute - WCM & Mobile Implementation -
Technical Lead
- Implemented a responsive website for Genworth's Index Institute
- Lead Team of developers and provided technical guidance
- Produced a RESTful API for delivering content to a iOS App
- Designed a framework for a responsive-grid based layout using Adobe CQ components
- Architected a template strategy allowing for ease of authoring and maximum flexibility
- Adobe CQ
- Java
- JSP
- Apache Maven
- Responsive Design
- RESTful Web Services
Apache Sling - Open Source Contribution -
PMC Member
- Contributed documentation, testing code, and new features
- Currently working on APIs to significantly improve developer experience in Adobe CQ
- Due to quality of contributions, was elected to become an Apache Contributor
- Java
- jUnit
Genworth Financial - WCM Implementation -
Technical Lead
- Produced a customized CQ5 Implementation
- Included DAM customization and custom component and features
- Provided technical leadership and guidance
- Migrated components from legacy CQ4 CMS to new implementation on Adobe CQ5
- Adobe CQ
- Java
- JSP
- Apache Maven
CQ Deploy Plugin - Open Source Project -
Developer
- Created an Apache Maven plugin for deploying Adobe CQ packages and bundles
- Maven Plugin API
- Java
Cooper Industries - WCMS Migration / Implementation -
Developer
- Helped migrate Cooper Industries' corporate websites from Adobe CQ 5.3 to Adobe CQ 5.4
- Included technical guidance, component and feature development
- Provided streamlined components, reducing the page load time by nearly a minute for critical pages
- Provided assistance in improving Cooper's build process, resulting in quicker builds and releases
- Adobe CQ
- Java
- Apache Maven
- JSP
- JSTL
- JavaScript
Academy of Art University - Course Content Management Implementation -
Technical Lead
- Created custom implementation of Adobe CQ for AAU to manage their course content
- Provided RESTful endpoint for the creation of content by a custom Learning Management System (LMS)
- Designed integration points between the LMS and Adobe CQ
- Provided technical guidance and leadership
- Adobe CQ
- Java
- RESTful Web Services
6DLabs - WCMS Implementation -
Developer
- Created a blog and website for distributing technology focused content
- Development
- Drupal
- Jekyll
Kennametal - WCMS Implementation -
Developer
- Implemented Kennametal's corporate site on Adobe CQ 5.4
- Produced a majority of the components used to build the site
- Created a SOAP Web Services integration for displaying product images
- Wrote a service for reading in product data using XML Beans
- Adobe CQ
- Java
- SOAP Web Services
- XMLBeans
STMicroelectronics - WCMS Framework -
Developer
- Created abstraction layer API for EMC Documentum/Web Publisher
- Integrated the API into a Spring 3 Application
- Created base servlets and Services for interacting with the API
- Java
- AJAX
- Spring
- EMC Documentum
General Motors - WCMS Enhancement -
Technical Lead
- Created technical documentation and architected a solution to provide a news archive for GM.com
- Solution provided extensive customization and flexibility for authors and website users
- Lead development of proposed solution
- Integrated with RESTful web services and provided an image manipulation and caching strategy
- Day CQ 5.2 WCM
- Java
- AJAX
- RESTful Web Services
VaultClipse - Eclipse Plugin -
Developer
- Developed a plugin for importing code from Eclipse into Adobe CQ and exporting code from Adobe CQ into Eclipse.
- Plugin has wide industry adoption and support
- Provided fixes for support from Adobe CQ 5.2 - 5.5
- Eclipse Plugin Framework
- Java
AutoWeek - WCMS Implementation -
Senior Technical Consultant
- Provided technical leadership, guidance and help implementing a large, highly dynamic site for consumers to compare, shop, and view cars.
- Guided planning on implementing designs and application on Day CQ
- Provided guidance and consulting on developing a content strategy for storing data on all vehicles built since 1998
- Implemented key features including a task to load > 200GB of image data
- Mentored team members on Day CQ development
- Developed team standards for CQ development
- AEM Assets
- Java
- AJAX
- CQ 5.3
US Army - Mobile Website Implementation -
Developer
- Participated in a project to develop a mobile version of the website goarmy.com
- Migrated website features to display properly on mobile devices
- Created functionality to detect mobile devices
- Enhanced website features around videos and images
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- Java
- AJAX
PetSolutions - E-Commerce Site -
Developer
- Supported the client by providing fixes for issues and problems
- Implemented a template based application to send automatic emails to shoppers
- Java
- Apache Velocity
- Elastic Path
Mercury Marine - SalesForce Integration -
Developer
- Created a website for Mercury Marine's sales personnel using Google Web Toolkit
- Provided extensive dynamic functionality
- Integrated with the Salesforce SOAP API.
- SOAP WebServices
- Google Web Toolkit
ST-Ericsson - WCM Implementation, Migration and Support -
Technical Lead, Solution Architect
- Designed and lead team to implement a comprehensive WCM solution for overseas client
- Supervised and assisted in implementing all aspects of the system from hardware to the templates
- Lead support effort, providing excellent experience for client and expanding the account with multiple sub-projects.
- Implemented a custom site search solution based on the Apache Lucene framework
- Migrated content from Documentum 5.3 to 6.5SP2
- Developed scripts and programs for migrating and sanitizing content
- Java
- GWT
- Apache Tomcat
- Lucene
- Documentum 6.5SP1
ExxonMobil - LCW/Mobil Industrials Migration -
Technical Lead, Sr. Developer
- Ran a team migrating multiple websites to a new WCM system and making enhancements to the websites
- Improved editing UIs
- Improved website look and feel
- Implemented analytics tracking including event tracking and administrative configuration
- Improved backend functionality
- WebTrends
- C#.NET
- Java
- JavaScript
- Documentum 5.3SP4
- XSLT
- WebSphere 6
STMicroelectronics - WCM Implementation -
Technical Lead, Developer
- Designed, built, documented, tested and deployed customizations and enhancements for a custom WCM implementation
- Lead integration of off-site development work
- Created custom templates and components
- Produced tool for generating static renditions of dynamic content
- Documentum 5.3SP6
- Java
- GWT
- JavaScript
- XSLT
- Solaris
Crown Partners LLC - WCM Maintainance -
Developer
- Maintained site developed in EMC Documentum
- Provided enhancements and bug fixes
- Supported marketing efforts
- EMC Documentum
- EMC WebPublisher
- Crown SiteBuilder
Pfizer - WCM System Support -
Technical Lead, Developer
- Lead team providing support for Pfizer's web infrastructure
- Diagnosed, developed and deployed fixes
- Managed code deployments
- Made website enhancements
- Performed maintenance activities
- Java
- JSP
- Weblogic 8
- Lucene
- Documentum 5.3SP4
- XML/XSLT
Sempra - Business Process Management Customization -
Developer
- Participated with development team to develop, test and implement a custom Event Management System through EMC FormBuilder.
- EMC Documentum
- WDK
- EMC FormBuilder
- EMC Business Process Manager
- EMC Application Builder