Rick Plyler Jr.

Passionately Curious!

Ever since I was a little kid, I've always tinkered with and torn apart things to understand how they work, then rebuilt them, sometimes better than they were. This passion carried me through my education, travel, work, and personal interests. I studied programming languages, algorithms, and processes with the same fascination that had driven me as a kid. I love learning, solving problems, and leveraging modern technology for greater efficiency.
I enjoy : hikingMountain Biking Road Biking kayking Disc Golf travel outside python camping Machine Learning

Know How

Know How
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  8. Integrations
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Experience

UX Engineer

Eastern Mountain Sports | Mountain Warehouse
Sept 2024 – Present

Tech Lead, Web Development, Technical Architect

Eastern Mountain Sports | Bobs Stores

Data Driven Solutions Analyst
Manager eCommerce Analytics
eCommerce Pricing
Integrations Specialist

May 2022 – August 2024

Web Developer & Integrations Specialist

Frasers Group | Eastern Mountain Sports | Bobs Stores

Data Driven Solutions Analyst
Manager eCommerce Analytics

Jan 2019 – May 2022

Manager eCommerce Pricing | Manager eCommerce Analytics at SDI USA

Sports Direct USA | Eastern Mountain Sports | Bobs Stores

Jan 2015 – May 2022

Web Price & Promotions Specialist / Web Analyst

Eastern Mountain Sports

Jul 2010 – Jan 2015

Medical Records Coordinator

Monadnock Community Hospital
Jun 2000 – Jul 2010

Sales Representative

Vector Marketing
Jun 2002 – Sep 2002

Recommendations

“Eternal optimist Pragmatist Data wizard True partner Five years ago, Rick brought difficult-to-comprehend answers to discussions. Today, expressing an awareness of his audience, he delivers concise, elegant solutions. Having matured into an impactful role that engages with a wide scope of business partners, he hits roadblocks only when hardware limits him. And even then, he finds workarounds. My experiences with Rick have been consistently positive and productive, which is not always the case with people in technical roles. On top of his technical talents, his optimism is buoyant, and frequently helps relieve pressure in challenging conversations. If I were to build a Dream Team, Rick would be on it, no questions. Highly recommend. “ --Brook

"Over the 6+ Years I've worked with Rick, there is one immutable conclusion: There is no challenge he cannot handle. The intricacies of ever-changing and evolving pricing & promotional strategies as well as vendor enforced MAP policies can be overwhelming to most are second nature to Rick. Add to that his unique and artful ability in the analytical & attribution realm and you have a dynamic A-team player for any Ecomm team. His expertise in taking massive data sets and distilling them down to consumable and tailored reports to each individual business user is truly impressive. What won't show up on any resume or linkedin profile are the intangibles Rick possesses. His ability to galvanize and unite a team around concepts, strategies and ideas is second to none. If you're looking for a team member who is knowledgeable, passionate & has a commitment to add value every single day, Rick is your guy." --Patrick

Education

Southern New Hampshire University

M.B.A International Business, Marketing
Studied International emerging markets in Rio de janeiro & São Paulo, Brazil

2007 – 2009

Southern New Hampshire University

Bachelors of Business Administration

2006 – 2007

Mount Washington College

Associates Radio/Video production and live broadcasting

Activities and Societies: hosted Private Radio show, Produced Television Show, Independent contracting,

2004 – 2006

Manchester Community College (NHCTC)

Associate of Computer Technologies

Activities and Societies: Chair Director of Campus Activities @ NHCTC 2002-2004

2002 – 2004

Skills


Experience with:
  • sql
Current Focus
  • Python to Automate and improve processes
  • OSINT
  • LLM | LangChain | & Data Science
  • Site Crawlers | Data Scraping
  • Digital Attribution Modeling
  • Low Code Automation| No Code Automation
Analytics & Data Science
  • Pandas, jupyter, pyTorch, NumPy, Matplotlib, Seaborn, Plotly,
  • LLM | LangChain
  • Machine Learning: Scikit-Learn, LightGBM, XGBoost, CatBoost, Statsmodels, Optuna
  • Automated Machine Learning (AutoML): PyCaret, H2O, TPOT, Auto-sklearn, FLAML
  • Deep Learning: TensorFlow, PyTorch, FastAI, Keras,
Application Experience
  • Machine Learning: Python, jupyter , matplotlib, numpy, pandas, scikit learn, dmlc XGBoost, pyTorch, tensorflow, pyCoral, Keras,
  • Affiliate: Avantlink | Cj | ShaeASale ( Awin) | Rakuten
  • Automation: Airtable | n8n | make |
  • Project : monday.com | Jira | Atlassian | Confluence | Trello | Airtables| wrike | Basecamp | Asana | smartsheets| Apitables| Zenhub
  • Customer Data Platforms: Twilio Segment
  • Email Service Providers: Exact Target (SFMC)| ipost | Bronto | Listrak | Mailchimp | Custom Built
  • Tag Management Systems: Google Tag Manager (GTM) | Tealium | Custom |
  • Order Management Systems (OMS): Radial - a bpost company | Aptos |
  • SMS Marketing Software: Listrak | Slicktext
  • SEO Tools: SEMRush | screamingFrog | Google Search Console | custom - python | Custom Built | SimilarWeb | ahres | Google Trends
  • DNS: Cloudflare
  • Audio: FruitLoops | Logic Pro | Abelton
  • Graphics: Adobe Photoshop | Adobe Illustrator | MS Paint | GIMP
  • Commerce Platforms: Open Commerce | Salesforce Commerce Cloud (Demandware) | Adobe Commerce Cloud (Magento) | BigCommerce | Shopify | Wordpress | Fabric | gsi v9 | Volusion | SAP (Hybris)
  • Digital Analytics: Google Analytics | Amplitude | Contentsquare ( Hot jar ) | Google Analtics 360 | Adobe Analytics | kibana | kowl | grafana | prometheus | Mode | Segment | Looker | Full Story | Smartlook | Custom Built
  • Analytics Data Storage: Neo4j, BigQuery, SnowFlake

Interests

Apart from tinkering and building things, I enjoy most of my time being outdoors. I love a Good Adventure: Hiking, Exploring, Camping, novice ice climbing, mountain biking, kayaking.

Other Hobbies:

  • Cryptocurrency
  • Stock market trading
  • 3D Printing
  • Photoshop
  • Kindle Publishing
  • Scaling Affiliate Websites
  • Raspberry Pi

    • Platform Experience & Certifications

    Publications

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