A Quick Intro
DevOps & Full-Stack Engineer // Marketing // IT Enterprise Architecture
I bring a wealth of real-world business intelligence to organizations, having led an engineering team at an elite BigCommerce partner agency and worked with FOUR of the world’s premium and luxury speaker and electronics brands. By blending technology and marketing, I have achieved goals that align with company initiatives. My primary focus has always been to build and support the best teams possible, ensuring their performance objectives align effectively with the organization’s strategic plan.
Qualifications
- Over 25 years of technology, eCommerce, web development, and marketing experience.
- Exceptional leadership in managing internal and external teams to achieve business goals and objectives.
- Advanced programming skills, including developing and executing cloud-based strategies with continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines.
- Organized, focused, and passionate about digital and traditional marketing to drive sales growth.
Education
MASTERS OF SCIENCE (M.S.) - Applied Information Technology
Towson University, College of Graduate Studies and Research
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (B.S.) - Physics
Towson University, Undergraduate
Professional Experience
Director of Technology & DevOps Engineering
Groove Commerce (2020 - 2024) 4 yrs
Led the engineering team and developed technical architecture solutions for a fast-paced, elite eCommerce agency, enhancing efficiency and project delivery.
- Reduced costs for new system builds by 30% and compressed project timelines by 35%, increasing profitability.
- Bridged the gap between engineering, operations, and marketing teams to ensure seamless integration and release of code infrastructure.
- Created CI/CD pipelines for growth-focused technology systems, applications.
- Served as a solution architect in the sales process, providing high-level estimates and scaling the engineering team with international contractors.
- Worked with BigCommerce, Shopify, Wordpress, and many other CMS & eCommerce platforms.
- Managed major brand website redesigns, UX/UI studies, and accessibility compliance for Dippin’ Dots, Cutter & Buck, Hess Toy Truck, US Open Shop, and many others.
Director of Marketing & Digital Technology
MartinLogan, Paradigm, Anthem (2009 - 2020) 11 yrs
Developed and managed global technology strategies for MartinLogan, Paradigm & Anthem brands, enhancing digital presence and consistency.
- Oversaw a $3-million budget for all marketing and technology activities, driving strategic campaigns across digital platforms.
- Led a collaborative team in launching hundreds of products globally (United States, Canada, Europe, & Asia), managing the development, maintenance, and content of all brand websites.
- Implemented innovative video campaigns and social media strategies, achieving 400% growth in consumer video engagement and participation.
- Created DTC/eCommerce business strategy in partnership with dealers for local fulfillment nationwide.
Web Marketing Manager
Polk Audio (1999 - 2009) 10 yrs
Key member of the Direct Sales Team, developing a direct-to-consumer sales and e-commerce business model working directly with the Sales VP, Marketing VP, IT Director and Finance Director.
- Programmed and managed polkaudio.com, increasing web sales from $100k to $3 million annually.
- Streamlined in-house operations for direct-to-consumer fulfillment, integrating web orders with internal ERP systems.
- Built and managed an official eBay direct store, generating $1 million in annual sales through innovative automation and process optimization.
Technical Skills
- Amazon AWS
- Angular / React
- Apache/Nginx
- BigCommerce
- CSS / SASS / LESS
- Docker
- Figma/Photoshop
- GraphQL
- HTML
- Handlebars
- HubSpot
- JavaScript / TypeScript
- jQuery
- Node.js
- PHP / MySQL
- RESTful APIs
- Shopify
- Stencil CLI
- Symfony
- System Architectures
Areas of Expertise
- Accessibility
- Agile Methodology
- Analytics
- CI/CD
- Communication
- Data Integrity
- Database Architecture
- Design & Layout
- DevOps
- Networking
- Problem Solving
- Quality, Consistency, & Testing
- Security
- Team Management & Leadership