Ben Marks

GTM & strategy for turning the search bar into a solutions engine with our AI Shopping Companion, changing store catalogs into always-on sales agents.

As the appointed Ambassador for The PHP Foundation, I serve as a liaison between the Foundation and the broader PHP community, represent the Foundation at conferences and events, and help communicate Foundation initiatives and gather feedback from the community.

Hosted in-depth discussions with ecommerce founders and leaders including Roy Rubin (Magento), Tink Taylor (dotdigital), Rick Watson (RMW Commerce), Jim Lofgren (Nosto), Jason "Retailgeek" Goldberg (Publicis Groupe), and many other.

Leading the charge to secure and expand the growth of open source commerce around the world.

Founding board director representing Adobe's continuing investment in the Magento ecosystem. Content Committee Chairperson, Commerce CO-OP editor, Partnership Committee member, Events Committee member. Helping ensure the $5B/year Magento ecosystem thrives and expands to new and more diverse members the world over.

Seasoned community engagement specialist with hundreds of public and online presentations across six continents. Using strategic insight and empathy to understand, inform, and strategically engage both a worldwide ecosystem and the internal stakeholders who serve them.

Community.

As a consultant from Blue Acorn: • Advised on several Magento U developer-focused and user-focused training materials • Delivered over 1500 hours of in-person and online training to hundreds of developers around the world • Featured in the on-demand Magento U Fundamentals of Magento Development video http://www.magentocommerce.com/training/on-demand

Responsible for developers, development technology initiatives, internal training, espresso operations, and general kitchen maintenance & curmudgeoning

Responsible for in-house architectural advice and training initiatives.

Provided frontend and backend Web design and Web application development as both an independent contractor and employee. Highlights • Maintained, upgraded, and enhanced a custom Zend Framework beta / ZF1-based component framework • Worked on Addy award-winning sites

Provided PHP & MySQL-based website design, eCommerce development, hardware and networking services, and bespoke event registration software to multiple clients nationwide. Highlights: • (via ACME Branding Co) Designed and developed CarAndDriverRaceSeries.com, a site which provided event configuration, competitor registration (including complex car classification logic), and live payment gateway integration. • (via ACME Branding Company) Developed nationally-advertised and nationally-consumed Web-based voting for Car and Driver and ROAD & TRACK magazines' annual polls • (via ACME Branding Company) Designed and developed the Web-based registration, purchasing, ticketing, and onsite admission software for Car and Driver's 50th Anniversary Party at Indianapolis Raceway Park • (via ACME Branding Company) Designed and developed live-to-Web registration and reporting software for Car and Driver's Ride & Drive consumer events featuring Cadillac, Subaru, and other well-known brands

Designed & built multiple dynamic websites to serve multiple business needs related to on-site auto racing and marketing events, complete with logic for ticketing and registration.