Accomplished Architect and Technical Lead specializing in eCommerce solutions with over 20 years of experience in architecting, developing, and supporting enterprise web applications using Java JEE, Salesforce Commerce Cloud, and Oracle Commerce (ATG). Demonstrated success in enhancing customer satisfaction through frontline support and technical issue resolution. Proficient in a variety of programming languages and software technologies, including SQL, HTML, JavaScript, and AWS. Committed to leveraging extensive architectural expertise to drive project success and optimize IT deployment strategies.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Swarm Lead | Principal Technical Support Engineer
Salesforce
Burlington, United States
08.2021 - Current
Led AMER B2C Developer Support Swarm as Technical Lead and Principal Technical Support Engineer.
Certified B2C Certified Commerce Architect, B2C Commerce Developer, Platform Developer, and AI Associate.
Baselined issues, effectively utilized debugging tools to identify root causes, and implement solutions.
Provide a holistic view, as well as attention to detail.
Identified and resolved bugs and enhancements by fostering coordination between key stakeholders.
Conducted training for in-house engineering staff, leading training initiatives.
Maintained composure in high-pressure situations.
Being an SME in a customer-facing role, troubleshooting custom code, integration, and implementation.
Drive and own complex, high-pressure, mission-critical, high-profile, customer technical escalations.
Have a holistic view of any issue, and have exceptional analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving expertise.
Writing/debugging Java code, and server-side CommonJS/B2C Commerce JavaScript.
Analyzing Java heap and thread dumps.
End-to-end (web server to app server to DB log analysis).
Use application monitoring tools, like AppDynamics and Grafana.
Performance and scalability analysis (profiling techniques, identifying software/platform bottlenecks).
Provide web development, server-side, or API support.
Troubleshoot e-commerce applications with catalog, shopping cart, merchandising, payment handling, and various other third-party integrations.
Architecting, building, and migrating a customer eCommerce site on AWS, given just an installed operating system, to an up-and-running eCommerce stack.
Led discovery sessions with customers to gather requirements.
Reviewed project requirements to identify customer expectations and resources needed to meet goals.
Constructed POCs to aid both internal projects as well as the sales team.
Working with and mentoring global team members.
Used Lucidcharts to develop architectural blueprints and standards for enterprise application development.
Customized and presented IT solutions to principles, controllers and managers across region, explaining expected benefits, and capabilities.
Handled critical problem resolution for Pivotree customers by offering expert analysis and frontline assistance.
WebLogic, JBoss, Java, JDK, Oracle Commerce, HAProxy, NGINX, Apache configuration, debugging, and problem analysis.
Work with application monitoring tools like Zabbix and OpsGenie, in conjunction with performance and availability monitoring with New Relic and AppDynamics.
In-depth Java thread and heap dump analysis.
Diagnosing ATG BCC/CA issues, and other ATG issues.
Developed and executed build and deployment pipelines using Bamboo and shell scripting.
Maintained composure and professionalism in high-pressure situations.
Maintained open communication channels and mobilized appropriate resources for issue resolution.
Mentored worldwide team members. Improved and enhanced internal processes
Application Architect
Spark::red
Chelmsford, USA
04.2016 - 03.2019
Company Overview: Oracle Commerce Hosting
Application Architect at Spark::red prior to being taken over by Pivotree, see previous section for complete details
Oracle Commerce Hosting
Principal Technical Support Engineer and Oracle Cloud Commerce Lead
Oracle
Cambridge, USA
04.2010 - 04.2016
Provided frontline technical support and troubleshooting for high-severity, mission-critical production problems affecting Oracle ATG Web Commerce clients.
Built and configured out-of-the-box ATG CRS environments to enhance usability.
Mentored and trained global team members.
As the Oracle Cloud Commerce Support Team Lead, coordinated exchange of information between technical support and development teams.
Adjunct Faculty Member
Colorado Technical University
09.2009 - 05.2012
Part-time Online instructor for IT/CS specializing in Problem Solving Concepts and Java/J2EE Programming
Senior Software Engineer
IBM
Middletown, NJ
01.2000 - 03.2010
Java Developer at AT&T
Programmed applications and tools using object-oriented languages with goals of code abstraction, stability and reuse.
Led small development teams, overseeing project progress and mentoring junior engineers.
Managed version control systems and maintained codebase integrity.
Researched new technologies and methodologies to propose innovative software solutions.
Education
MS - Software Engineering
California State University
Fullerton, CA
01.2009
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science and Engineering