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Memphis, Tn, Us

Created and executed a technology strategy aligned with business objectives to increase revenue, acquire additional e-commerce businesses into our portfolio, and prepare for a successful exitCreated and presented technology roadmaps to the board of directors and cross-functional leadersTook ownership of multiple e-commerce properties across various platforms, including Magento, WordPress/WooCommerce, and ShopifyHired an in-house development team, including developers and product managementMoved existing Magento 2.x stores into a robust deployment and testing process, enabling the quick resolution of outstanding bugs and catching up with past-due security upgradesMigrated multiple applications from third-party hosting to self-hosted virtual machines in Microsoft Azure while significantly reducing monthly costsRevamped marketing pixels and tags with Google Tag Manager, enhanced e-commerce events, and implemented Meta/Facebook Conversion API for improved attribution.Led an iterative site redesign through several milestones to closely monitor conversion rate and critical SEO rankings.Piloted a greenfield headless Shopify store running on Next.js (React and Typescript) and deployed with Vercel.Migrated existing Magento store to a headless frontend on Next.js (React and Typescript) utilizing Sanity for structured data and Builder.io for self-serve marketing content.Assisted in the acquisition of multiple businesses, handling the transfer of domain ownership, IT and technology integrations

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Developed and executed a technology strategy aligned with business objectives and budgets to increase revenue and operational efficiency.Led a team of developers, QA, product managers, and UX/UI; contributed individually through coding, architecture decisions, server administration, and DevOps.Performed all aspects of hiring for in-house roles and contractors -- sourcing, screening, interviewing, and onboarding -- using a methodical interviewing framework.Created and presented technology and product roadmaps to the board and executive leadership.Implemented Agile development methodologies and continuous delivery. Managed sprint cycles (and later, Kanban) with JIRA.Created a robust, in-house subscription management and inventory optimization platform that combined Magento with a Microsoft .NET C# back-end.Led development of custom EDI integrations and workflows with 3PLs and SPS Commerce for B2B orders.Created and maintained multiple e-commerce properties across various platforms, including Magento, Shopify, and headless (React, Typescript, Next.js)Optimized conversion rate using A/B testing tools. Guided the CRO roadmap with customer interviews, heat map analysis, and UX research.Implemented marketing tags, events, and analytics with Google Tag Manager (client and server APIs.)Integrated data warehouse outputs to power personalization through product affinity and content.Created a data warehouse in Redshift (later, Snowflake). Pulled data from multiple platforms to create holistic views of customers, marketing, sales, and operations KPIs.Managed infrastructure in Amazon Web Services and migrated to Microsoft Azure. Provisioned and maintained resources with Terraform and Ansible.Worked closely with the People team to create onboarding procedures for our rapid growth. Automated issuing discounts and “welcome” packages to new hires with a Slack bot.Implemented security measures and disaster recovery plans and identified risks and fraud.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Helped develop customized solutions on Magento ecommerce platform. Provide guidance on technology strategy, growth planning and improving processes through automation.

Evanston, Illinois, Us

We help contractors grow their business and find new clients through lead generation and online marketing. We also help contractors better manage their leads and win more jobs. We focus on providing better leads, better service and better pricing to contractors. We also provide tools to help contractors better manage their leads and grow their business with simple and powerful lead management tools.

Provide strategic consulting and development services with an emphasis on advertising and marketing analytics.

Provide a full-suite of a services throughout the development lifecycle including strategic planning, requirements gathering, design, development, deployment and maintenance services to many types of clients, from enterprises to small businesses. Effectively multi-task to complete projects and meet deadlines while delivering outstanding quality. Interface with sales personnel on pre- and post-project support for outsourced projects.

Irvine, Ca, Us

Develop and deploy a wide-range of web applications written in ASP.NET and PHP. Create information architecture diagrams to outline application functionality, workflow, and processes prior to development. Provide guidance to production personnel regarding use of emerging technologies such as AJAX, CSS frameworks, table-less HTML layouts, and search engine optimization.

Design, develop and deploy in-house web applications for customer relationship management (CRM), prospect tracking and loan processing. Organize and automate a database of over 1.5 million loan scenarios into a user-friendly search application to enable employees to match customers with the best programs available from over 150 mortgage lenders.Design and develop corporate web site and micro sites. Manage pay-per-click marketing campaigns with Google Adwords, Yahoo Search Marketing and MSN adCenter. Implement advanced customized analytics solutions to effectively track marketing costs and lead value.Build and maintain corporate Active Directory environment including 40+ workstations and 10+ servers using Microsoft Windows Server 2000/2003 and Exchange 2000/2003. Provide remote access to agents in the field with VPN access via Microsoft ISA 2004. Provide hosting for all corporate internet web sites internally under IIS and Microsoft SQL Server 2000/2005.

Designed and developed a full-circle hosting service control panel including account management and service creation. Automated tasks such as deploying new web sites in Microsoft Internet Information Services, establishing DNS records, establishing e-mail accounts, creating SQL databases and billing customers. Seamlessly deployed and migrated solution for over 300 client accounts and resellers.