George Taylor

Merkle

Aug 2021 - Present  London

Lead Solution Architecture across enterprise digital experience programmes, from pre-sales and discovery through architecture, proof of concept, implementation and production release.

• Define reusable architecture, engineering standards and delivery processes for Adobe Experience Manager, including the Merkle AEMaaCS white-label platform used to accelerate project start-up and improve consistency across implementations.

• Provide technical leadership across onshore and offshore teams, including architecture reviews, technical direction, peer reviews, mentoring and engineering best practices.
• Work with clients, business stakeholders, sales and delivery teams to translate complex requirements into scalable, maintainable solutions.
• Define development, testing, CI/CD and deployment approaches with development, QA, DevOps and operations teams.
• Lead technical investigations and proof of concepts for complex requirements before handing solutions into development teams.

• Navigator Global (Santander) – Architected an international business-trade platform using AEMaaCS, EDS, AWS, Salesforce, Workfront and Next.js, combining content, authentication, content gating and personalised experiences.
• M&G – Defined the roadmap and architecture for migration from AEM 6.5 to AEMaaCS.
• Nationwide – Defined architecture for a simplified AEM Assets repository supporting website and third-party distribution.
• Kellogg’s – Defined architecture for awards sites and reusable editorial functionality supporting interactive digital experiences.
• ASDA – Defined and built content supply-chain processes covering Adobe integrations, ingestion, workflow, approval and delivery.
• Danone – Supported migration of UK websites to a global AEMaaCS platform using reusable architecture to reduce build time and cost.

Wipro Digital

Apr 2018 0 Aug 2021  London

• Led multiple development teams delivering a reusable AEM white-label framework for Lloyds Banking Group and its premium-brand websites.
• Defined scalable multi-tenant AEM architecture, development standards, reusable components and services to support multiple brands and business requirements.
• Worked with business teams to translate current and future requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Defined AEM development best practices and integrations with Adobe and third-party platforms.
• Worked with DevOps teams to define development environments and build and release pipelines.
• Provided technical leadership, architecture guidance and mentoring across distributed development teams.

• Lloyds Banking Group

IBM

Jan 2017 - Mar 2018  London

• Led a development team delivering a custom AEM portal for BP/Castrol.
• Defined and implemented AEM development standards and advised other development teams on architecture and best practices.
• Designed and developed custom AEM applications and enhancements focused on usability and editorial functionality.
• Introduced quality testing processes covering both manual and automated testing.
• Worked with DevOps and hosting teams on Docker-based AEM environments and staging/production infrastructure.

• BP/Castrol

DigitasLBi

Mar 2014 0 Jan 2017  London

• Provided technical leadership across a large-scale Nissan Renault Alliance platform spanning 5 brands and 300+ markets.
• Led 7 offshore integration teams and provided technical direction and mentoring across 15 development teams in 5 countries.
• Designed the architecture for integrating multiple brands into a single scalable platform while maintaining flexibility for client-specific integrations.
• Designed API integration architecture using Apigee and developed frameworks supporting consistent API design while allowing endpoint divergence.
• Led API governance and architecture reviews with senior client and project stakeholders.
• Drove technical initiatives focused on platform performance, scalability and stability.
• Defined deployment and workflow strategies for complex multi-tier environments in collaboration with DevOps and managed-services teams.

• Nissan Renault Alliance

Mindshapes

Aug 2011 - Mar 2014  London

• Defined technical strategy aligned with commercial objectives and managed technical and non-technical teams across product development and delivery.
• Product-managed the My Story World platform, coordinating mobile, web, Java, QA, project management, art and content teams.
• Managed development, testing and deployment of 43 iOS and 3 Android applications.
• Designed a scalable SOA-based backend platform supporting application management, content processing, in-app purchases, marketing and website management.
• Designed and implemented AWS infrastructure to support scalable application deployment.
• Introduced and coached teams in Scrum and agile delivery practices.

Jun 2008 - Aug 2011  London

• Delivered technical architecture and leadership across major digital programmes for Disney, Channel 4 and Seesaw.
• Designed integration services for Disney's guest management platform connecting park, hotel, booking, purchasing and transportation systems.
• Designed a scalable component-based website generation platform for Channel 4, supporting multiple branded sites including 4news, 4food, More4, E4 and 4Music.
• Managed distributed development and QA teams across the UK, US and India.
• Introduced Scrum and agile delivery practices across development teams.

• Disney
• Channel 4
• Seesaw (BBC/C4/ITV)