Sean Pisano

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Sean Pisano

Technology Leader & Creative Technologist

Technology Leader and Creative Technologist with 20+ years of experience solving complex problems through technology, product development, digital platforms, marketing technology, and multidisciplinary leadership. Combines hands on technical depth with the ability to lead teams, define technical direction, translate business needs into practical solutions, and take ideas from strategy and architecture through development, launch, and iteration.

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Professional Experience

Nov 2024 to Present

Rogue Pixel

Technology Leader & Creative Technologist | Founder

  • Lead multidisciplinary technology initiatives from problem definition and product strategy through UX, architecture, development, launch, and continued iteration.
  • Design and build digital products, platforms, prototypes, and technical solutions using full stack web development, APIs, structured data, automation, marketing technology, and emerging AI.
  • Provide technical direction across projects, translating business and user needs into practical solutions while coordinating creative, technical, marketing, and operational disciplines.
  • Conceive and develop independent products from strategy and architecture through development, launch, and iteration.

Nov 2022 to Nov 2024

FICO

Digital Marketing Technology Lead

  • Progressed into leading the digital marketing role within six months, providing technical direction, training, troubleshooting, and quality oversight for enterprise digital marketing deliverables.
  • Developed responsive email experiences and behavior driven campaigns in Salesforce Marketing Cloud, using segmentation, dynamic content, and A/B testing to improve engagement, including a 25% average lift in open rates.
  • Managed campaign lists and localized digital marketing deliverables across multiple languages and international markets, maintaining consistency across content, branding, data, and campaign execution.
  • Documented processes, platform standards, and production workflows while training team members and preparing the next lead to successfully take ownership of the role.

Nov 2021 to Nov 2022

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Digital Marketing and Web Technology Lead

  • Provided technical leadership across the firm’s digital marketing function, partnering closely with the Associate Director on web operations, marketing technology, platform strategy, and technical decision making.
  • Managed day to day operations of the firm’s corporate website, maintaining the technology and processes supporting a high profile global digital presence.
  • Helped develop the strategy for moving the firm’s digital presence to a new CMS, defining requirements and evaluating how the future platform could better support content, publishing, integrations, and long term business needs.
  • Contributed to the technical architecture and direction of the future CMS environment, helping translate organizational requirements into a scalable approach for the firm’s next generation digital platform.

Nov 2019 to Aug 2021

O2KL

Technology Director

  • Led technology strategy and technical delivery across client digital initiatives, connecting creative, marketing, development, infrastructure, and marketing technology requirements into practical solutions.
  • Architected and launched custom WordPress platforms, directing the full development lifecycle from technical planning and server configuration through staging, testing, deployment, and production migration.
  • Led marketing technology solutions across Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Pardot, HubSpot, Zeta, and other CRM and marketing automation platforms, supporting email, landing pages, campaign execution, and client digital programs.
  • Directed platform migrations and technical integrations, including CRM data mapping, audience segmentation, template conversion, and workflow planning, while managing AWS and LAMP infrastructure supporting development and production environments.

Sep 2018 to Jul 2019

Bernstein Private Client Marketing

Marketing Technology and Email Solutions Consultant

  • Designed and developed responsive branded email templates and campaign specific landing pages, creating reusable solutions that improved consistency across campaigns, devices, and digital experiences.
  • Supported Salesforce Marketing Cloud and Pardot across campaign execution, platform management, technical troubleshooting, and workflow improvement, serving as a technical resource for the marketing team.
  • Researched the marketing automation platform extensively and authored a comprehensive training manual that translated technical knowledge into practical processes, standards, and instructions for the marketing manager and broader team.
  • Improved the usability and maintainability of the marketing technology environment through reusable development, technical documentation, troubleshooting, and knowledge transfer.

Jun 2012 to Jul 2018

ASME

Digital Marketing System & Web Production Manager

  • Took on increasing responsibility for digital production, web technology, CMS operations, email development, quality assurance, and team leadership.
  • Managed a multidisciplinary team of five across web production, design, development, email, and digital content, with responsibility for hiring, onboarding, training, performance evaluations, coaching, workload management, and professional development.
  • Led web, CMS, email, and digital production initiatives supporting organization wide marketing programs, establishing development and QA standards while improving the reliability and consistency of digital deliverables.
  • Designed and implemented a ServiceNow based digital maintenance workflow that improved request management, accountability, production efficiency, and communication between the team and internal stakeholders.

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Earlier Experience

2008 to 2012

Product Movers / Synergistic Marketing

Director of Integrated Digital & Print Production

2007 to 2008

Publishers Clearing House

Digital Marketing Designer & Web Producer

2005 to 2007

UGO Networks

Lead Web Designer & Front End Developer

2002 to 2005

Merit Software

Information Systems & Technology Specialist

2001 to 2002

Independent

Web Developer & Digital Producer

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Technical Expertise

AI & Emerging Technology

Generative AI, LLMs, Prompt Engineering, AI Assisted Development, Rapid Prototyping

Development

HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, PHP, MySQL, APIs, LAMP, Responsive Development

Architecture & Platforms

Solution Architecture, Systems Integration, WordPress, AEM, Sitecore, Kentico, AWS

Marketing Technology

Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Pardot, Salesforce, HubSpot, Zeta, Eloqua, Marketing Automation, CRM, Email Technology

Development & Production

Git, GitHub, Bitbucket, VS Code, Adobe Creative Suite, ServiceNow

Analytics & Optimization

GA4, Looker Studio, Google Tag Manager, SEMrush, A/B Testing, Conversion Optimization

Leadership & Strategy

Technology Leadership, Technical Strategy, Product Strategy, Team Leadership, Stakeholder Management, Project Management, Technical Training

Education

B.Tech, Communication Design, New York City College of Technology, CUNY. JavaScript Development and Front End Web Development, General Assembly.