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James Houlder

IT & Digital Marketing Professional

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Experience

Senior IT & Digital Marketing Specialist

2019 - Present

Building systems that bridge technical infrastructure and marketing outcomes. Automating workflows, optimizing performance, and ensuring data tells an honest story.

  • Architected marketing automation pipelines handling 50k+ contacts
  • Reduced page load times by 60% through infrastructure optimization
  • Built custom analytics dashboards connecting disparate data sources
  • Managed cloud infrastructure with 99.9% uptime

IT Systems Administrator

2015 - 2019

Maintained and improved hybrid cloud/on-prem environments. Led migration projects with zero downtime.

  • Maintained hybrid cloud/on-prem environments
  • Implemented monitoring and alerting systems
  • Led migration projects with zero downtime
  • Trained teams on security best practices

Technical Support Lead

2012 - 2015

Led support team, developing systematic approaches to problem resolution and documentation.

Skills

Technical SEO

  • Site architecture & internal linking
  • Technical audits & implementation
  • Schema markup & rich results
  • Core Web Vitals optimization
  • Log file analysis

Infrastructure

  • AWS, GCP, Azure
  • Terraform, CloudFormation
  • Docker, Kubernetes
  • Network architecture
  • Security hardening

Development

  • Python, JavaScript, Node.js
  • PostgreSQL, Redis, ClickHouse
  • API design & integration
  • CI/CD pipelines
  • Automation scripting

Marketing

  • Marketing automation
  • GA4 & analytics
  • Content strategy
  • A/B testing
  • Attribution modeling

Projects

Marketing Automation Platform

Python, PostgreSQL, Redis, React

Custom automation system replacing three SaaS tools. Handles lead scoring, email sequences, and CRM sync with full audit trails.

Real-time Analytics Dashboard

Node.js, ClickHouse, D3.js

Unified dashboard pulling from GA4, Search Console, CRM, and ad platforms. Sub-second queries on millions of events.

Content Performance Predictor

Python, scikit-learn, FastAPI

ML model predicting traffic potential before publication. 78% accuracy on traffic bands.

Home Lab Infrastructure

Proxmox, pfSense, Unifi, Ansible

Self-hosted infrastructure running 20+ services with proper networking, automated backups, and monitoring.

Contact

Available for consulting on technical SEO, marketing infrastructure, and systems architecture.

Based in the UK. Open to remote work globally.

james@example.com