Experience

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  Free lance development

  Apr 2009 - Oct 2011

  Web developer

  Web Developer Responsibilities*Full-Stack Development*: Perform backend and front-end development using PHP, JavaScript, and HTML, ensuring seamless integration and optimal functionality across various platforms.*HTML Markup*: Create HTML markup based on designs of any complexity, ensuring high-quality, responsive, and user-friendly web pages.*Theme Implementation*: Implement new themes using PHP, JavaScript, and HTML for CMS and e-commerce systems such as WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, and Magento, enhancing the visual appeal and functionality of websites.*JavaScript Plugin Creation*: Develop custom JavaScript plugins like image galleries, fixed background images, fancy popups, and other interactive elements to improve user experience and engagement.*Cross-Platform Development*: Ensure compatibility and optimal performance across different browsers and devices, adhering to web standards and best practices.*Collaboration and Communication*: Work closely with designers, project managers, and other developers to deliver cohesive and effective web solutions that meet client requirements and project goals. Show less

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  Astound digital

  Oct 2011 - now

  Senior Technical Architect Responsibilities:*Solution Architecture Oversight*: Guide the design and architecture of complex, scalable, and high-performing e-commerce solutions. Ensure that all solutions meet business requirements, adhere to best practices, and are designed for optimal performance and scalability.*Technical Governance*: Establish and enforce technical standards, guidelines, and best practices across all projects. Conduct architectural reviews and provide technical oversight to ensure compliance with established standards.*Performance Optimization and Scalability*: Ensure that all solutions are designed and implemented for optimal performance and scalability. Conduct performance optimization to meet the demands of growing user bases and business requirements.*Cross-Functional Team Leadership*: Lead and collaborate with cross-functional teams, including software architects, developers, QA engineers, business analysts, and UX/UI designers, to ensure the successful delivery of technology solutions. Foster a collaborative and innovative team environment.*Implementation Support*: Provide ongoing technical support during the implementation phase, addressing technical questions, offering solutions for complex issues, and resolving integration challenges between Salesforce Commerce Cloud (SFCC) and third-party systems.*Risk Management and Problem Solving*: Identify potential risks and challenges in technical solutions and develop mitigation strategies. Resolve complex technical issues and provide innovative solutions to ensure project success.*Mentoring and Coaching*: Mentor and coach team members, providing guidance on complex technical challenges, fostering professional growth, and promoting a culture of continuous learning. Support career development by setting goals, providing feedback, and identifying opportunities for advancement. Show less Technical Architect Responsibilities:*E-Commerce Solution Architecture*: Design and architect leading e-commerce solutions that adhere to industry best practices, ensuring optimal technology, performance, features, and scalability.*Technical Design Leadership*: Lead the technical design of client software solutions, including spearheading project/feature discovery phases, gathering and detailing requirements, scoping projects based on those requirements, developing estimates, and documenting requirements and designs.*Implementation Support*: Provide ongoing technical support during the implementation phase, addressing technical questions, offering solutions for complex issues, and resolving integration challenges between Salesforce Commerce Cloud (SFCC) and third-party systems.*Client Consultation and Demonstration*: Consult with clients on technical, platform, and integration solutions, lead demonstrations of configurations, explain implementation details, and provide coaching and mentoring throughout the software implementation lifecycle.*Cross-Functional Collaboration*: Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including software architects, e-commerce professionals, QA leads and engineers, business analysts, UI/UX specialists, front-end developers, and web development leads.*Mentoring and Coaching*: Mentor and coach web developers, assisting them with complex tasks, teaching them to identify and evaluate multiple solution options, and guiding them in selecting the best approach for specific conditions. Additionally, support their career development by setting short-term and long-term goals, motivating them, and helping to define their career paths. Show less Dev Leader Responsibilities:*Team Leadership and Management*: Lead and manage a team of 8 back-end/front-end developers and indirectly oversee 6 other employees, including QA leads/engineers, business analysts, and UI/UX leads/engineers.*Requirements Analysis and Documentation*: Analyze project requirements, review and approve functional and integration specifications, and provide accurate estimates.*Project Planning and Risk Management*: Contribute to project planning, define dependencies, identify and mitigate risks, and optimize task allocation to accelerate timelines.*Development Team Support*: Provide ongoing technical support during implementation, address technical questions, solve complex issues, and ensure smooth integration and deployment.*Bootcamp Leadership*: Lead Astound Web-bootcamp projects, conduct technical interviews, define training scope, prepare project plans, create presentations, evaluate tasks, and set hiring criteria.*Technical Interviews*: Lead technical interviews, create interview questions, improve the process, and define metrics and criteria for hiring decisions.*Newcomer Coaching and Mentoring*: Mentor new employees, teach company processes, platform specifics, and technical skills, supporting their integration and productivity.*Content Creation and Thought Leadership*: Prepare white papers and blog posts to enhance Astound Commerce Corporation’s market and brand awareness as industry experts.*Team Building and Morale*: Build trust within the team through effective communication, organize engaging daily meetings, and foster a positive, motivated team environment.*Continuous Learning*: Maintain an excellent level of knowledge of the Salesforce Commerce Cloud (SFCC) platform through continuous learning and staying updated with the latest industry trends and developments. Show less SFCC Web Developer Responsibilities*Backend and Front-End Development*: Perform both backend and front-end development tasks within the Salesforce Commerce Cloud (SFCC) environment, ensuring seamless integration and functionality.*E-Commerce Features Development*: Develop and implement standard e-commerce features of any complexity in SFCC, including payment integrations, tax calculation integrations, rating and review integrations, and shipping estimation calculations.*Custom Feature Development*: Create custom features in SFCC such as loyalty programs, customer migration processes, custom promotion rules, and repeat purchase functionalities. Implement various storefront enhancements like sticky header animations, sticky sidebars on listing and product pages, and custom image gallery solutions with zoom in-out functionality.*Documentation Creation and Review*: Generate comprehensive technical specification documents (TSD) and configuration guides. Review functional specification documents (FSD) and integration specification documents (ISD) to ensure clarity and accuracy.*Interviewing and Onboarding*: Conduct interviews for potential new hires, assessing their technical skills and cultural fit. Act as a coach for newcomers, providing guidance and support to help them integrate into the team and understand company processes. Show less

  • Senior Technical Architect

    Jul 2024 - now

  • Technical Architect

    Jun 2022 - Jul 2024

  • Web Developer Lead

    Jan 2016 - Jun 2022

  • SFCC Web Developer

    Oct 2011 - Jan 2016