Eric James

Eric james

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    CTO | Product Development, Data, Engineering

  • Education

    • Rockford senior high

      1989 - 1993
    • Michigan state university

      1993 - 1998
      Bs electrical engineering and mathematics

      Activities and Societies: Pi Kappa Alpha Spent too much time throwing my back out lugging around really heavy Computer Science books.

  • Experience

    • Avid

      Jan 2000 - Jan 2003
      Director of technology

      Developed B2B applications for Fortune 100 companies. Client's included Motorola, Accenture, etc

    • 65 media

      Apr 2003 - Apr 2006
      Director of technology

      Developed highly customized interactive web sites for gaming, entertainment and theatrical properties. Client's included Lionsgate, Disney, Sony, Dreamworks, Quiksliver, Roxy and Warner.

    • Sapient

      May 2006 - Jun 2008
      Senior associate, creative design

      Senior Associate specializing in high touch integrated technology solutions for Sony, Honda Jet, Fandango, and more. Introduced standardized development frameworks to increase development efficiencies. Led team to be awarded Agency of Record for Honda Jet.

    • Oliver peoples

      Dec 2008 - Nov 2012
      Director of ecommerce engineering

      Responsible for the development and deployment of B2C eCommerce websites.Deployed multi-site configuration for Paul Smith, Mosley Tribes, Oliver Peoples.Automated monthly reporting of KPIs.Created custom integration for fulfillment into Oakley SAP ERP.

    • Ice.com

      Jan 2013 - Aug 2015
      Senior software engineering manager

      - Upgraded existing Magento website to Foundation CSS framework resulting in over 200% lift on AOV.- Fixed ongoing technical issues, resulting in DevOps efficiencies.- Create Vendor on-boarding tool and business process.- Developed custom angular JS / Node JS UI and intermediate storage to access Magento API data.- New front-end resulted in an additional + 200% lift in CR.

    • Mobivida / cellular outfitter

      May 2014 - Jan 2016
      Senior software engineering manager

      - Corrected and implemented core business processes in eCommerce website.- Standardized Developer Operations- Fixed ongoing technical and business operations issues.- Wrote key Magento modules to enhance business operations.- Trained internal team to maximize knowledge sharing of platform.- Define and fix code to efficiently support more than 10,000 daily checkouts and 100,000 daily users.

    • Dese enterprises

      Jan 2015 - Apr 2017
      Director of ecommerce engineering

      Leading technology initiatives for an Internet Retailer 500 company. Managing all aspects of technology and product development including road map and budget of multiple high volume eCommerce websites as well as related infrastructure. Developed a custom Product Information Management system to allow for hundreds of product uploads per day. Developed a Warehouse Management System to ensure correct inventory counts of over 40,000 products.

    • Lensabl

      Jan 2016 - Jun 2018
      Vp of engineering

      Leads technology initiatives for an innovative company in online prescription eyewear. Manages all aspects of technology and product development, including product road map, hiring, application architecture and design. Creates an end-to-end logistics and manufacturing integration. Develops an award winning website for business to consumer transactions. Develops B2B plugins to extend and white label manufacturing to third partners.Business integration was accomplished via direct API and custom eCommerce plugins for Magento, Shopify, and Demandware. Order sync, including logistics, manufacturing and custom shipment notifications were fully implemented, as well as real-time reporting. In addition, custom digital scanning tools were created to reduce manufacturing errors by validating order information with the lab equipment. Project iterations were run based on qualitative analysis of data and quantitative customer metrics including RFM, click-through rates, time on site, visitor count, heat maps, surveys, A/B testing and customer segmentation . Show less

    • Universal music group

      May 2018 - May 2022
      Senior ecommerce architect

      Responsible for the application design and build to support the entire consumer product line. Architects a template software architecture to deploy as the standard throughout the entire global organization. Develops event driven architecture, to streamlining operational efficiencies, improving vendor communications protocols. Replaced manual tasks with robotic process automation. Collaborates with team leads. Deploys a headless progressive web architecture to create a SWOT analysis against existing business and technology practices. Reduces maintenance and licensing costs by greater than 70%.Manages high-level business communication to C-Suite stakeholders. Manages and collaborate with cross functional engineering teams to align business interests with product goals. Deploys an object data storage layer for API and business processes standardization. Show less

    • Songistry inc.

      Jun 2022 - now
      Chief technology officer

      Lead development and product for AI/ML based music services.

  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Eric James
      Movie Standard of Excellence Web Marketing Association 2006 Chicken Little - Official Site
    • Awarded to Eric James
      Interactive Media ADDY - Silver: Interactive Media Sonystyle.com
    • Awarded to Eric James
      Interactive Media ADDY - Gold: Interactive Media Hondajet.com
    • Awarded to Eric James
      Outstanding Website Web Marketing Association The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe - Official Site