As the technology leader for Foot Locker's global unified commerce channels, I am fortunate to oversee a team of hundreds of technologists worldwide, predominantly software engineers, architects, and supporting functions. Our mission is to create seamless, memorable consumer experiences across digital and physical touchpoints -- "phygital", even -- encompassing 30 digital storefronts, 10 mobile applications, and 2,500 brick-and-mortar locations. My role involves enabling our various Product Teams to innovate and excel in delivering these integrated, omni-channel experiences.We harness a diverse array of technologies to achieve these goals, including bespoke MACH microservices built with Java Spring Boot, custom-built ReactJS front-ends, Swift, Kotlin, and a variety of COTS and SaaS solutions like Oracle Xstore, Oracle Crowdtwist, Adobe Experience Manager, and Fastly. This technological ecosystem -- people, process, and technology -- supports our commitment to providing delightful and consistent consumer interactions across all platforms.

Led digital technology strategies and implementations for B2C and B2B, as well as established an Enterprise Integration COE practice.On the Enterprise Integration front, implemented and maintained Google Apigee and Mulesoft, then later pivoted to Azure API Gateway and associated Microsoft-based integration tooling. This allowed a standardization of tooling, cataloging, management, and governance for software integration, as well as decoupled our implementations for flexibility and speed to market. Designed and implemented many RESTful and event-driven solutions to give our business resiliency.On the digital front, implemented and maintained Salesforce Commerce Cloud which helped grow the digital business over 10X, as well as many COTS, SAAS, and custom extensions to meet business needs around payment, fraud, search, and heightened experiences. In later parts of my tenure, implemented new experiences leveraging MACH and Composable Commerce strategies with SAAS platforms such as commercetools.Prior Roles: Sr. Director of Technology, Director of Technology

As the IT leader for BetterTrades and its subsidiaries, I directed comprehensive IT management, development, support, and procurement efforts. I collaborated closely with my team and business executives to develop and maintain a forward-thinking IT vision, aligning seamlessly with our corporate objectives to drive sustainable growth and efficiency.On the delivery side, we brought to bear several key projects, including completing the development of proprietary e-commerce and CRM platforms using Microsoft .NET, the implementation of an Asterisk-based PBX system to enhance customer care, and the rollout of scalable collaboration solutions utilizing Cisco and Citrix technologies. I also ensured continuous PCI compliance for our Payment Gateway systems managed through Authorize.Net. All these efforts were intended to reduce technology complexity and cost, driving portability.In parallel with delivery and simplification, the engagement included managing the IT aspects of a merger and acquisition process, which culminated in the successful sale of the company in 2016. This involved strategic oversight and integration of IT systems to meet rigorous due diligence and integration requirements, ensuring a smooth transition and continuity of operations.

Collaborated to make decisions to guide the enterprise to its long-term corporate goals, gave valuable insight in the IT ramifications of decisions, which led to more accurate time and financial estimates of projects, potential partnerships, and joint ventures.

Led strategic delivery of consumer and employee software options, including thick-client and thin-client software, as well as various web development technologies. Facilitated collaborative meetings to drive team cohesiveness and ensure that development targets are met efficiently and effectively. Provided engineering coaching on best practices against SOLID principles of software design.Guided teams through the successful implementation of new integrations and APIs for both external and internal stakeholders using both SOAP and RESTful technologies. Drove a significant technological transition between database abstraction technologies, which also greatly enhanced system performance and scalability.I was committed to fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement. I trained and mentored IT staff in emerging technologies, instilling best practices in support, quality assurance, and agile development methodologies, thereby strengthening the team's capabilities and adaptability in a dynamic technological landscape.Prior Roles: Director of Software Development

Responsible for all internal and consumer-facing help desk and technical support related functions for the enterprise. Led a small team of engineers focused on RPA and other early automation techniques to solve common business problems.Prior Roles: Technical Support Supervisor, Technical Support Lead