Chief Strategy Officer (CSO)

Development: Java, Groovy Jersey & Dropwizard, BackboneJs Spring Core, MVC, Integration, Grails Guice Tools: RabbitMq, Kafka, Docker, Jenkins, Maven, Lombok, Sonarqube Testing: Junit, Testng, Spock, Selenium, JBehave, SenenityBDD, PiTest, Hamcrest, Awaitility Mockito, EasyMock, Wiremock, Pact Containers, Jboss EAP 5.1, Tomcat, tcServer, Spring boot Databases: Informix, MySql, SqlServer, Cassandra, H2, Liquibase I've worked in agile environments using Scrum and Kanban backed with TDD and ATDD

When I was 7, I started a lemonade stand. Another kid on my street put up a competing stand near mine and undercut my prices, so I put my lemonade cooler in a little red wagon and took it door-to-door. I've been marketing ever since. I'm one of those guys you probably avoided talking to in college because I think topics like marketing funnels, ad placement, and content strategy make for good party conversation. My work is a contradiction: I'm a lifelong stutterer but a career communicator. I love what I do. My primary expertise is in company messaging/narrative creation and content-first demand strategies that can drive revenue whether or not there's a heavy ad budget behind them. I’m always looking for other marketing leaders I can learn from and new marketers looking for help from someone who’s been in their shoes. Message me and let’s talk. 💬 PS. Here's my guide to working with me: https://tinyurl.com/mnd4wts5

A results-driven growth marketing and content development professional with a passion for integrated communications, partnership development, cross-functional collaboration, product improvement and digital media.

My career in marketing started over 20 years ago, working in the corporate world as an account coordinator, then marketing assistant, corporate communications specialist and finally senior marketing specialist. Hence the name...The Marketing Specialist...I specialize in marketing, including graphic design and copywriting, but my passion is really in the digital space. My typical workday starts with a big cup of coffee and a thorough review of blogs, participation in Facebook groups, and generally keeping abreast of the latest social media marketing trends on TikTok and Instagram. I always ensure my clients are getting the latest technology so they know all the options available to showcase their business online. I've co-authored the book, "Instagram for Business for Dummies," a how-to for using Instagram for marketing your business, and "Instagram for Dummies," a how-to for anyone to learn how to use Instagram. I truly enjoy helping businesses increase their bottom line through targeted, effective digital marketing solutions and hope to help you soon! Specialties: Social media strategy and content creation (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Yelp, Linkedin), copywriting, graphic design, and e-mail marketing Adobe: Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Acrobat Microsoft Office suite