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* Collaborated with business analysts and project managers using the agile scrum framework in Jira to build new features and addressed bugs on the unified Adorama microservices platform.* Led team of developers in migrating scuba.com from Shopify Plus to Adorama’s microservices-based platform and merging scuba.com with another E-commerce site selling similar products.* Merged product, customer, and order history from two E-commerce sites, then migrated this data from Shopify Plus to SQL Server.

* Led team of c# .NET developers responsible for full stack development and QA of E-commerce website as well as backend admin tools for order processing, inventory management, and merchant product ordering.* Built automated integration between scuba.com and Adorama’s ERP (AS400 / IBM i) after site was acquired.* Led team of developers in migrating scuba.com from c# .NET MS-SQL platform to a refreshed website on Shopify Plus, resulting in a 29% sales increase YoY. This included extensive customization using Shopify Scripts and Liquid, private Shopify App, and React to create dynamic UI elements on product detail page (PDP).* Built AWS lambda microservices using Shopify Plus API’s to automate product, customer, and order integration between Shopify Plus and Adorama’s Adorama’s ERP (AS400 / IBM i).* Migrated product, customer, and order history from SQL Server into Shopify Plus.* Set up and supported Shopify POS Pro software & hardware for scuba.com retail store.* Managed colo IIS and SQL servers and network hardware.* Set up and supported network infrastructure (including VoIP phone system) for new office & retail space and moved all IT & staff hardware as part of company-wide move.

* Led team of developers in building and maintaining the custom web-based applications used to run the business including:* Entire stack of both the customer-facing e-commerce website as well as custom web-based admin tools used internally, such as: enterprise management system (EMS), order management system (OMS), warehouse management system (WMS), and returns management / merchandise authorization system (RMA).* Built secondary B2B Azure Web App (Azure App Service) website to expand dealer sales into Australia (relocated to Sydney for 3 months to help with that business).* Created admin tools for submitting products and maintaining bids for paid advertising, including Google Shopping (PLA) and AdWords (PPC).* Implemented various site optimizations including strategic caching at the application level as well as use of MongoDB / NoSQL.* Responsible for identifying and executing ongoing SEO optimizations.* Created site-wide error tracking and alert system.* Created extensive web-based reports for tracking all aspects of the business, including sales, profit, inventory, SEO ranking, website traffic.* Responsible for QA, bug fixes, and writing documentation.* Set up and maintained web hosting software and hardware including servers, SAN, Cisco firewalls, network switches, VPN, wireless point-to-point link, and intrusion detection system (IDS).* Transitioned primary web servers to virtual VMWare servers.* Set up and maintained office IT infrastructure, including domain controller, fileserver, VPN, network switches, staff workstations, printers, etc.* Transitioned our codebase from classic ASP (VBScript) to c# .NET* Led the team responsible for redesigning our customer-facing site to be mobile responsive.* Re-wrote the checkout with better UI for higher conversions.* Participated in interviewing, hiring, and training new developers.

* Provided support in all IT areas within the organization.* Redesigned website to use web standards, implemented Drupal CMS, created web-based admin tools for improved project management.* Managed volunteer computer support personnel.