Mark W.

About Mark W.

As a Senior Principal Engineer at Cision, I lead architectural design and engineering initiatives for 13 internal products within the Distribution Division, driving significant revenue and delivering cutting-edge content distribution solutions to a global network of newsrooms and over digital media outlets. My work is grounded in a commitment to innovation, collaboration, and excellence, with a focus on implementing AI strategies across product lines and workflows. With extensive experience in mentoring, software architecture, and project management, I contribute to shaping intelligent solutions that meet business needs and empower development teams. I am passionate about bridging technology and leadership to create impactful, scalable systems that drive organizational success.

Experience

1. Sr Principle Engineer Director of Ai

   Cision

   May 2024 — Present

   Senior Principle Engineer leading the Distribution Division at Cision, globally recognized as PRNewswire.com. I spearhead the architectural design and engineering of 13 internal products, driving over $425 million in revenue. My role bridges innovation, mentoring, communication and leadership, delivering cutting-edge content distribution solutions to newsrooms and over digital media outlets worldwide.Responsibilities:* Strategy, leadership and implementation of AI initiatives for PR Newswire.* Architect new product lines and improve/upgrade legacy product lines* Driving AI implementation across product lines and in our day to day workflows* Helping leadership think through product and technological strategy to achieve business goals* Mentoring, upskilling and helping developers across our division* Help to lead and manage development teams as a force multiplier* Communication bridge between management and development* Sent in as lead engineer for our key initiatives as force multiplierDeliveries:* Architecting and engineering the new distribution platform for PRNewswire.* Embedding AI features into our products* After winning our Q4 hackathon bringing those ideas to market in Q3-Q4 2024.

Education

• Tarleton State University

  Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Business Administration, Management and Operations

  2003 — 2007

• University of Houston-Clear Lake

  Master's Degree

  2006 — 2008

Skills

• T-Sql
• Javascript
• Html 5
• Software Development
• Scrum
• Asp
• Wcf
• Sql
• Linux
• Asp.net
• Soa
• Web Services
• Subversion
• Mysql
• Program Management
• Json
• Web Development
• Css
• Business Analysis
• Microsoft Sql Server
• Linq
• Software Solution Architecture
• Tfs
• Microsoft Excel
• Mvc
• Visual Studio
• Asp.net Mvc
• Crm
• Business Intelligence
• Web Design
• Html
• Software Design
• Xml
• Database Design
• Rest
• Wpf
• C#
• .net
• Jquery
• Web Applications