
Senior AEM Content Author | Enterprise CMS | Technical Web Producer
Hi. I'm a Senior AEM Content Author with 20 years of web production experience, including more than 13 years supporting IBM's digital ecosystem. I've worked extensively with Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), along with Drupal, custom CMS platforms, and Gatsby/MDX, building and maintaining enterprise web pages with a strong front-end foundation in HTML and CSS.
I'm experienced in translating Figma designs into AEM pages using existing components, and have hands-on experience using blocks in AEM Edge Delivery Services (EDS), with a focus on responsive QA, publishing workflows, accessibility, and technical collaboration. I enjoy working with UX designers, writers, engineers, project managers, and stakeholders to turn content and design requirements into polished, production-ready web experiences.
Core competencies
- AEM Content Authoring & CMS Operations: Creating and maintaining enterprise web pages using Adobe Experience Manager (AEM Sites); managing multilingual content; hands-on experience with AEM Edge Delivery Services
- Figma-to-AEM Implementation: Translating Figma designs into AEM pages using existing components; supporting design-to-UI implementation
- Release Management & Responsive QA: Content publishing, phased releases, code review, deployment workflows, and responsive QA
- Documentation, Workflow & Accessibility: Creating and updating AEM authoring and publishing guides, technical documentation, Jira/Airtable workflows, technical SEO structure, and WCAG accessibility
Technology skills
- Front-end: HTML5, CSS3, SCSS, Responsive Design, JavaScript (ES6+)
- Content Platforms: AEM, Drupal (content authoring); WordPress (theming, full-site builds)
- Frameworks & Content: Gatsby, Bootstrap, MDX
- Tools & Workflows: Figma, Git, GitHub, Jira, Airtable
- Practices: Agile/Scrum, Design Systems, WCAG Accessibility
Featured Client Work
Recently launched a WordPress site for a client.
Live site: https://davidkausek.com
- Created a custom block theme
- Built page templates
- Developed reusable block patterns
- Configured global styles (typography, color system, block styling)
- Wrote custom CSS for responsive behavior and edge cases
- Selected, evaluated, and configured plugins
- Planned information architecture and user flows
- Delivered the site from concept through launch
CV
Professional experience
Web Producer / Front-End Developer (Software Engineer; Contract via Infinite Computer Solutions)
2023 – 2026
IBM: Served as Squad Leader for a team of 4 responsible for the ongoing development and upkeep of an enterprise documentation platform used across IBM.com, coordinating sprint commitments, managing the squad backlog, and providing squad updates in larger team calls.
- Managed Jira sprint commitments and technical task workflows for the team.
- Led the rebuild and expansion of an existing reference library for 89 custom AEM components using content and assets provided by the UX team, personally building ~40% of the 200+ MDX documentation pages.
- Created and maintained AEM authoring, publishing, and translation documentation to support consistent content delivery across sites.
- Maintained high code quality as part of a two-person senior review team, managing final Pull Request (PR) approvals and production release cycles.
- Mentored one junior developer and provided ongoing technical guidance and code reviews.
- Used HTML, CSS, JavaScript, GitHub, Figma, and Airtable to build and maintain web content; received stakeholder and peer kudos for responsiveness and quality.
Web Content Manager/Developer (Contract via Morningview Technologies Inc)
2012 – 2023
IBM: Developed and maintained internal and external IBM web properties across multiple CMS platforms, including custom CMS, WCM, Drupal, and Adobe Experience Manager.
- Created and maintained 400+ high‑traffic pages in Adobe Experience Manager, using templates and reusable components in the AEM authoring environment to deliver a consistent, on‑brand experience across multiple sites.
- Managed multilingual content in AEM and other enterprise CMS platforms, creating language master pages for translation, localized pages, and performing responsive QA on translated content.
- Used AEM Launch to prototype page updates without affecting the published version, allowing stakeholders to review and approve content changes before release.
- Chaired bi-monthly developer calls, managing meeting logistics, setting agendas, facilitating discussions, and maintaining shared recordings and documentation to standardize AEM authoring procedures and share technical insights across production teams.
- Migrated legacy sites from Drupal and other platforms into AEM, preserving branding, content accuracy, and SEO structure throughout the transition.
- Supported accessibility and quality standards across enterprise web properties.
- Served as Discipline Lead for the Hybrid Cloud production pool, mentoring developers and resolving challenging technical issues.
Senior Web Designer/Developer
2008 – 2012
LicenseStream: Led UI development, front-end design, and digital asset production for an ASP.NET-based licensing platform.
- Engineered interactive interfaces using XHTML, HTML5, and jQuery and built production-ready assets for ASP.NET backend integration.
- Implemented modular CSS architectures using LESS and CSS3 frameworks to ensure site scalability.
- Optimized web multimedia and managed cross-browser testing in an Agile environment.
XHTML/CSS Web Designer
2008
Pere Partnership: Partnered with designers/developers to translate PHP mockups into pixel-perfect XHTML/CSS and refactored legacy code for performance.
Web Assets Producer (Consultant; Contractual)
2007 – 2008
WebMD: Built pixel-perfect promo sites and HTML emails from Photoshop using XHTML, CSS, and JS; integrated third-party Flash assets and performed extensive QA.
Associate Producer
2006 – 2007
WebMD: Built promotional sites using XHTML/CSS and Photoshop; developed a regular-expression-based code library to streamline team workflows and managed CMS publishing.
Education
SUNY Purchase | B.A. in New Media | Purchase, NY
High School of Art & Design | Illustration | New York, NY
