John Wilkinson
Salesforce Technical Architect And Senior Developer
Raleigh,NC
Summary
Creative, collaborative, adaptable, fun, unbeatable in ping-pong.
Overview
36
36
years of professional experience
Work History
Founder, Technical Architect, Senior Developer
Cherry Street Solution
03.2019 - Current
- Developed Salesforce solutions across multiple Salesforce products for a range of clients and industries
- Built solutions which equired extensive knowledge and experience with Apex, Visualforce, Lightning, Javascript, REST, SOAP, Flows, among other technologies
- Also, deep knowledge of Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Salesforce Platform, Analytics, Salesforce CPQ and Billing, etc
- Implemented integrations to a variety of third-party technologies including Shopify, Total Recall, Threekit, and Concur
- Designed and built polished user experience solutions and well-architected code and proudly accumulated a strong history of delighted customer.
Chief Technical Architect
Booz Allen Hamilton, BAH
09.2021 - 11.2023
- Technical Architect for multiple projects focused on veteran care. Primary focus on building integrations and migration of legacy data.
- Mentored junior team members on best practices and technical skills, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
- Performed quality code review and removed technical debt.
- Collaborated with clients to determine project specifications and scope.
- Contributed ideas during brainstorming sessions that led to the successful execution of key initiatives.
- Delivered high-quality solutions within tight deadlines while adhering to budget constraints.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to design and implement effective software solutions, resulting in increased customer satisfaction.
Principal Consultant and Manager
Advanced Technology Group (ATG), a Cognizant company
08.2020 - 09.2021
- Served as Technical Architect, managed a team of Salesforce engineers, provided leadership and mentoring.
- Designed the Enterprise Territory Management solution for 800+ Sales Representatives in the North American sales team.
- Defined integration strategy to multiple external systems such as AWS Redshift and Callidus Cloud among others.
- Lead team of off-shore developers by designing architecture, providing technical guidance, and conducting code reviews
- Built a user-friendly, mobile-enabled Lightning Web Component to allow sales people to easily request product samples to prospective customers
- Designed and built a comprehensive, multi-national quote approval process using declarative Salesforce approvals, augmented with custom Apex code
- Designed and built a quote translation engine that allows Salesforce administrators to add new non-English speaking business units with no code change.
- Redesigned complex systems to create better user experience, more easily maintained code, and remove technical debt.
- Conducted internal code-reviews to help less experienced developers gain new skills
- Served on a ‘Development Scoping’ committee that reviews prospective projects and provide time estimates to facilitate the sales process for new opportunities.
Principal Solution Engineer
Salesforce.com
05.2011 - 03.2019
- Partnered with multiple Sales Executives to sell over $100M in new revenue during tenure with Salesforce
- Designed and engineered all solutions demonstrated during the sales cycle across the entire suite of Salesforce products
- Participated in all phases of the sales cycle from first engagement, discovery, solution design and build, presentations and demos, supporting closure, and ongoing support
- Selected to serve on the "Strategic" SE team focused on largest, most complex global accounts
Senior Project Manager, TRAVELTRAX
TRX
09.2009 - 07.2010
- Managed TRAVELTRAX Implementations team.
- Automated processes to import credit card, expense management, HR, GDS (Global Distribution System), and back office data from multiple 3rd party international partners into the TRAVELTRAX SQL database.
Senior Program Manager and Development Manager
Expedia
03.2002 - 07.2009
- Helped define the Expedia product roadmap and sales strategies
- Managed team12-15 engineers.
- Created business plan for new product lines involving Sales, Marketing, Legal, Finance, Operations, Fraud, 3rd party vendors, US and foreign governments, and others
Founder, Project Manager, Software Engineer
Alacrio Corporation
01.1999 - 01.2001
- Alacrio was a consulting company that built engineering solutions for corporations
- All Alacrio projects were completed successfully with high customer satisfaction
- Wrote functional and technical specs, monitored progress, managed client relations, and implemented the engineering tasks in C, C++, .COM, and other technologies.
Senior Software Engineer
Intuit Inc.
01.1997 - 01.1999
- Built a range of Quicken desktop features using C and C++.
- Implemented the ability for Quicken users to download transactions over the Internet.
- Created the reconcile capability for banking and investment transactions.
Partner and Senior Software Engineer
SSEYO Corporation
01.1995 - 01.1997
- SSEYO was a small start-up company with just two engineers. The company created multiple software products for composers and musicians
- Product won several awards including Future Music Magazine’s “Gear of the Year” award given annually to the best new software product in the UK.
Software Engineer, Senior Software Engineer, and Project Manager
Software Publishing Corporation
01.1988 - 01.1995
- Software Engineer on Harvard Graphics (presentation graphics) and InfoAlliance (database) throughout multiple product lifecycles using C and C++.
- Relocated to England to lead project porting Harvard Graphics to Far Eastern market to accommodate vertical text, double byte characters, etc.
Education
BS Mathematics -
Bridgewater College
Bridgewater, VASkills
Technical Leadership
undefinedSalesforce Certifications
- Salesforce Certified Administrator
- Salesforce Certified Force.com Advanced Developer
- Salesforce Certified Advanced Administrator
- Salesforce Certified Sharing and Visibility Designer
- Salesforce Certified Platform App Builder
- Salesforce Certified Data Architect
- Salesforce Certified Platform Developer I
- Salesforce Certified Platform Developer II
- Salesforce Certified Force.com Developer
- Salesforce Certified Application Architect
- Salesforce Certified Development Lifecycle and Deployment
Timeline
Chief Technical Architect
Booz Allen Hamilton, BAH
09.2021 - 11.2023
Principal Consultant and Manager
Advanced Technology Group (ATG), a Cognizant company
08.2020 - 09.2021
Founder, Technical Architect, Senior Developer
Cherry Street Solution
03.2019 - Current
Principal Solution Engineer
Salesforce.com
05.2011 - 03.2019
Senior Project Manager, TRAVELTRAX
TRX
09.2009 - 07.2010
Senior Program Manager and Development Manager
Expedia
03.2002 - 07.2009
Founder, Project Manager, Software Engineer
Alacrio Corporation
01.1999 - 01.2001
Senior Software Engineer
Intuit Inc.
01.1997 - 01.1999
Partner and Senior Software Engineer
SSEYO Corporation
01.1995 - 01.1997
Software Engineer, Senior Software Engineer, and Project Manager
Software Publishing Corporation
01.1988 - 01.1995
BS Mathematics -
Bridgewater College
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