James Martens

Role
Senior Website Development Manager at Blue Nile
Location
Seattle, WA, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
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Experience

  1. Senior Website Development Manager

    Blue Nile

    Apr 2017 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

    The original online diamond and engagement ring retailer. Revolutionized the industry when founded in and continued to dominate the US market share for over two decades. Purchased by Signet Jewelers in 2022. Promoted to \"Senior\" development manager and started reporting directly to Vice President of Technology. In addition to continuing the work of Website Development Manager, achieved the following: • Promoted an engaged and connected remote work culture with both Blue Nile employees and remote contract developers in Mexico and South America. • Audited and updated website pages to achieve high scores on Google Core Web Vitals, resulting in a significant increase in SEO traffic. • Accomplished audits and improvements in website accessibility for ADA compliance, resulting in significant reduction in risk of legal penalties for non-compliance with ADA laws. • Contributed in the effort to port the system over to AWS, although it was not released to production due to the acquisition.

Education

  • UW Foster School of Business

    MBA, Information Systems and Technology

  • Washington State University

    BS, Chemical Engineering

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