Co-Owner role:• Collaborates with the senior management team to set the overall BizStream mission and vision.• Constantly works to improve the overall BizStream culture and workplace values.• Works with key staff members to handle the day to day challenges of operating a small business that services clients across North America and internationally.• Leads the team of employees and encourages them to grow personally and professionally.• Sets direction and goals for BizStream’s community involvement.Business Development role:• Responsible for existing business development and new client acquisition at BizStream.• Leads the team of account managers and sales engineers.• Works with new and existing clients on the entire sales process, which includes new client lead conversations, proposals, demonstrations, and contract approvals.• Sets and reviews sales goals, activities, strategies, and methodologies to ensure the BizStream strategic goals are met.• Responsible for developing and implementing an internal and external marketing plan for BizStream and its products.• Develop, maintain and expand client relationships.Solutions Architect for 200+ website projects:• Expert in multiple CMS/DXP platforms, tools, and technologies in the martech world.• Leads the team of senior software engineers on delivery of high quality project solutions.• Works directly with customers to determine project requirements, goals, & schedules. Leads implementations and ensure quality software solutions are delivered.• Has worked on most of BizStream’s Kentico portfolio which includes www.bdo.com, www.glidden.com, www.sauder.com, www.nationalofficefurniture.com, and others.• Delivered 100+ projects into Microsoft Azure Cloud• Speaks across the United States and Europe on CMS best practices at technical and digital marketing conferences.

2024 - DevUp Conf - Semantic Kernel With Azure OpenAI Made Easy, St. Louis, MO2024 - DevUp Conf - How to win Friends and Influence Better Developer Estimates, St. Louis, MO2024 - Beer City Code - Configurable cloud-native applications with .NET Aspire, Grand Rapids, MI2024 - THAT Conf - MACH based Website Development in Minutes, Wisconsin Dells, WI2024 - CMS Experts at Detroit Institute of Arts - Responsible AI for CMS Teams, Detroit, MI2024 - DigiMarCon Detroit - An Odyssey into Composable Digital Solutions, Detroit, MI2024 - International JavaScript Conference - Headless CMS Architecture Patterns, San Diego, CA2024 - StirTrek - State-of-the-art Search with Azure Cognitive Search, Columbus, OH2024 - MITechCon - Azure Open AI in Action, Detroit, MI2024 - CMSKickoff - A Manufacturer's Odyssey into Digital Commerce, St. Petersburg, FL2023 - Digital Summit Dallas - Embracing AI Best Practices in CMS, Dallas, Tx2023 - Michigan DevFest - State-of-the-art Search with Azure Cognitive Search, Detroit, MI2023 - Kentico Connection 2023 - Pack your bags, we're moving: The migration toolkit, Nashville, TN2023 - Kentico Connection 2023 - I broke up with Kentico 13 for Xperience by Kentico, Nashville, TN2023 - Tech Week GR - The Future of Work: AI, ChatGPT, and Copilots, Grand Rapids, MI2023 - WM Azure User Group - Azure Open AI in Action, Allendale, MI2023 - Beer City Code 2023 - Avoid the App-ocalypse with Azure Load Testing, Grand Rapids, MI2023 - Beer City Code 2023 - Headless CMS Architecture Patterns, Grand Rapids, MI2023 - KCDC 2023 - State-of-the-art Search with Azure Cognitive Search, Kansas City, MO2023 - SciFiDevCon 2023 - Touring the Multiverse with the .NET CLI, Virtual2023 - IM Tech Meetup - ChatGPT and AI, Virtual

2022 - Kontent.ai Horizons - Delivering on the Promise of AI for Content Editors, New York, NY2022 - Microsoft Ignite - State-of-the-art Search with Azure Cognitive Search, Seattle, WA2022 - Atlanta Dev Con - Supercharged Azure Static Web Apps, Atlanta, GA2022 - Beer City Code - How to Win Friends and Influence Better Developer Estimates, Grand Rapids, MI2022 - Code on the Beach - High Availability with Azure PaaS for Websites, Atlantic Beach, FL2022 - SoftwareGR Speaker Series - Refactor vs. Rebuild, Grand Rapids, MI2022 - Nebraska.Code() - Supercharged Static Sites in .NET with Statiq + Azure, Lincoln, NE2022 - DevUp - How to Win Friends and Influence...Better Developer Estimates, St. Louis, MO2022 - DevUp - High Availability with Azure PaaS for Websites, St. Louis, MO2022 - THAT Conference - State-of-the-art Search with Azure Cognitive Search, Round Rock, TX2022 - Global Azure - High Availability with Azure PaaS for Websites, Virtual2022 - ScifiDevCon - Light Side / Dark Side with Azure App Configuration, Virtual2022 - IaaS vs PaaS (App Services) for Websites, Allendale, MI2022 - Kentico Xperience Connections - High Availability with Azure for Xperience Sites, Virtual

2021 - Kontent Horizons - Why Kontent and Jamstack are Primed for .NET & Enterprise, Virtual2021 - Granite State Code Camp - Feature Flag Football with Azure App Configuration, Virtual2021 - Orlando .NET UG - Supercharged Static Sites with Statiq + Azure, Virtual2021 - Ask the (Kentico Xperience) Experts, Virtual2021 - Prairie.Code() - Feature Flag Football with Azure App Configuration, Des Moines IA2021 - Prairie.Code() - State-of-the-art Search with Azure Cognitive Search, Des Moines IA2021 - Code PaLOUsa - Knowledge Mining with Azure Cognitive Search, Virtual2021 - Code PaLOUsa - Under Pressure: Decision Making as a Tech Lead, Virtual2021 - Ask the (Kentico Xperience) Experts - Azure Cognitive Services Text Analytics, Virtual2021 - THAT Conference - State-of-the-art Search with Azure Cognitive Search, Wisconsin Dells, WI2021 - Global Azure - Real World Azure Static Web Apps, Virtual2021 - Kentico Kontent UG - Collections in Kontent, Virtual2021 - GRWebDev - What is JAMstack and Why You Should Use It, Virtual2021 - Philly.Net Code Camp - Real World Azure Static Web Apps, Virtual2020 - Visual Studio Live - How to Win Friends and Influence Better Developer Estimates, Virtual2020 - Kontent Horizons - Helping a Client Transition from a Traditional CMS to Headless CMS, Virtual2020 - Kentico Xperience Connections - AI-Powered Cloud Search with Kentico and Azure Cognitive Search, Virtual2020 - Kentico Xperience Connections - Hitchhiker’s Guide on how to Migrate from Portal Engine to MVC, Virtual2020 - Kentico Xperience Connections - Introducing Constant Care for Kentico Xperience websites, Virtual2020 - Code PaLOUsa - Optimizing Azure App Services, Virtual2020 - Siteimprove - Kentico Xperience + Siteimprove: Revolutionizing Content Workflows, Virtual2020 - West Michigan Technology Council - Can Manufacturers Pivot from Traditional Sales Channels to Direct-to-Consumer Sales, Virtual2020 - LakeShore Advantage - COVID-19 Workplace Safety, Virtual

2019 - Great Lakes Area .Net User Group - Optimizing Azure App Services, Southfield MI2019 - Kentico Connection 2019 - Content Models and Kentico (with Courtney Reyers), Denver CO2019 - Kentico Connection 2019 - Differentiating trends between mid-market and enterprise businesses (panel), Denver CO2019 - Kentico Connection 2019 - The Best of Both Worlds, Denver CO2019 - Prairie.Code() 2019 - How to Win Friends and Influence Better Developer Estimates, Des Moines IA2019 - Code PaLOUsa 2019 - How to Win Friends and Influence Better Developer Estimates - Louisville KY2019 - Code PaLOUsa 2019 - Sub 1 Second Loading Websites For Real - Louisville KY2019 - THAT Conference 2019 - How to Win Friends and Influence Better Developer Estimates - Wisconsin Dells, WI2019 - Code on the Beach 2019 - Let's Take a Tour of .NET Core: CLI - Atlantic Beach, FL2019 - Beer City Code 2019 - Optimize Your .Net Azure App Services - Grand Rapids, MI2019 - Philly.Net Code Camp 2019.1 - Optimize Your .Net Azure App Services - Malvern, PA2019 - Philly.Net Code Camp 2019.1 - Let's Take a Tour of .NET Core: CLI - Malvern, PA2018 - Kentico Connections 2018 - Wait! You Did What with Kentico MVC? - Chicago, IL2018 - Code on the Beach 2018 - Build an E-commerce Chatbot (BFv4) - Atlantic Beach, FL2018 - Chicago .Net Users Group meetup -Build an E-commerce Chatbot - Downers Grove, IL2018 - GLSEC - Doom, Gloom, and the new GDPR, What's a Developer to do? - Grand Rapids, MI2018 - CodePaLOUsa - Serverless Architecture Shootout - Louisville, KY2018 - CodePaLOUsa - How to Build an E-commerce Chatbot - Louisville, KY2018 - Webinar - Bridge the Gap between Kentico and Marketo - Allendale, MI2018 - Orlando Code Camp - Serverless Architecture Shootout - Orlando, FL

2017 - Little Rock Tech Fest - Build an Open Data .Net MVC site in 30 mins - Little Rock, AR2017 - Chicago Coder Conference - Search Bogging you Down? Move it to the Cloud - Chicago, IL2017 - GLSEC 2017 - Build an Open Data .Net MVC site in 30 mins - Grand Rapids, MI2017 - Boston Kentico Roadshow - Our First Kentico Cloud Project - Boston, MA2017 - Chicago Kentico Roadshow - Our First Kentico Cloud Project - Chicago, IL2017 - CodeMash - Slaying the Headless CMS Jabberwocky - Sandusky, OH2016 - 404 Conference - Content Last - A Strategy for Success or Failure? - Las Vegas, NV2016 - 404 Conference - Good, Better, Best Website Performance Optimization - Las Vegas, NV2016 - Webinar - Simplify your deployments for Toronto Kentico User Group - Allendale, MI2016 - Digital Summit Detroit - Reduce Churn via Predictive Analytics - Detroit, MI2016 - Webinar - Reduce Churn via Predictive Analytics for Kentico User Group - Allendale, MI2016 - GR Dev Day - Search Bogging You Down? Move it to the Cloud! - Grand Rapids, MI2016 - South Florida Code Camp - AMP up your Site with Accelerated Mobile Pages - Fort Lauderdale, FL2016 - Webinar - Kentico Ask the Experts - Allendale, MI2015 - Kentico Connection Orlando - Growth Hacking with Kentico - Orlando, FL2015 - Kentico Connection Brno - How To Wield Kentico 9 in the Real World - Brno, Czech Republic2015 - Kentico Partner Summit - To RFP or not to RFP - Arlington, VA2015 - DogFoodCon - Integrate & Automate Enterprise CMS Deployments - Columbus, OH2015 - Digital Summit Detroit - Convert more with Marketing Automation - Detroit, MI2015 - Webinar - Kentico EMS API Deep Dive - Allendale, MI2015 - Code PaLOUsa - Amazon or Azure: Which one is best for your CMS? - Louisville, KY2015 - GR Dev Day - Harness the Power of Marketing Automation - Grand Rapids, MI

2014 - Kentico Connection Boston - Upgrade like a Pro - Boston, MA2014 - Live Webinar – CMS-Connected: Common-CMS-Implementation-Failures - Boston, MA2014 - Kentico Connection Prague - Harness the Power of Marketing Automation - Prague, Czech Republic2014 - Kentico Partner Summit - CMS Sales Shootout - Allendale, MI2014 - Webinar - Kentico Ask the Experts – Allendale, MI2014 - GRWebDev - CMS Shootout / WordPress / Kentico / Drupal - Grand Rapids, MI 2013 - Kentico Connection Boston - Team Development Best Practices for Kentico - Boston, MA2013 - Webinar - Kentico Ask the Experts – Allendale, MI2013 - Azure Kentico Virtual Conference - Get set.. Introduction to Windows Azure Development - Allendale, MI2013 - Cloud Power GR – Transform the way you Market with the Cloud - Grand Rapids, MI2012 - Kentico Connection Denver - Integrate the World with Kentico CMS - Denver, CO2012 - J Boye Intranet Group - Tales from the Field - Philadelphia, PA

Migrated multiple legacy applications to web applications. Responsible for design and implementation of multiple databases. Designed an Automated Security Administration system using BMC Control-SA software and various Visual Basic scripts and executables to control Active Directory, Novel eDirectory, and Groupwise. Performed day to day security administration.

Responsible for the overall newspaper layout and design to meet the Associated Press and internal style guidelines. Used a variety of applications, including Photoshop, Pagemaker, Quark, and GoLive, to create and maintain the design and content of each page of the newspaper on a weekly basis. Managed a staff of Layout Technicians. Helped create the first web version of the Lanthorn.