Hi, I'm Ace Kim, a seasoned AEM developer with 10+ years of web development experience, specializing in AEM across Sites, Assets, Forms, MSM, Sling Models, and cloud-native AEMaaCS. I bridge technical and design goals, collaborate across teams, and drive scalable component development to deliver personalized, high-performance experiences using Adobe Target, EdgeWorkers, and analytics integrations. I thrive in Agile environments, writing clean, maintainable code and delivering best-practice solutions. I enjoy partnering with UX, product, and analytics teams to craft robust front-end architectures and reliable CI/CD workflows, while mentoring teammates and contributing to design systems and component libraries.

Hi, I'm Ace Kim, a seasoned AEM developer with 10+ years of web development experience, specializing in AEM across Sites, Assets, Forms, MSM, Sling Models, and cloud-native AEMaaCS. I bridge technical and design goals, collaborate across teams, and drive scalable component development to deliver personalized, high-performance experiences using Adobe Target, EdgeWorkers, and analytics integrations. I thrive in Agile environments, writing clean, maintainable code and delivering best-practice solutions. I enjoy partnering with UX, product, and analytics teams to craft robust front-end architectures and reliable CI/CD workflows, while mentoring teammates and contributing to design systems and component libraries.

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Hi, I’m Ace Kim, a seasoned AEM developer with 10+ years of web development experience, specializing in AEM across Sites, Assets, Forms, MSM, Sling Models, and cloud-native AEMaaCS. I bridge technical and design goals, collaborate across teams, and drive scalable component development to deliver personalized, high-performance experiences using Adobe Target, EdgeWorkers, and analytics integrations.

I thrive in Agile environments, writing clean, maintainable code and delivering best-practice solutions. I enjoy partnering with UX, product, and analytics teams to craft robust front-end architectures and reliable CI/CD workflows, while mentoring teammates and contributing to design systems and component libraries.

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Work Experience

AEM Architect at Blue Acorn ICI
April 1, 2025 - October 23, 2025
Led discovery and site inventory across global marketing teams across multiple time zones to consolidate disparate CMS platforms into requirements for Adobe Experience Manager as a Cloud Service (AEMaaCS). Presented architectural findings to stakeholders to support global scalability and long-term maintainability. Designed site architecture leveraging AEM Multi-Site Manager (MSM) to manage localization and brand consistency across regions. Partnered with AEM technical leads to roadmap migration paths and mitigate potential integration pitfalls.
Senior AEM Developer at Atypical Digital
October 1, 2024 - October 23, 2025
Collaborated with stakeholders and product owners to refine requirements for user stories; partnered with UX/UI teams to ensure design goals. Built scalable front-end AEM components using HTL, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Sling Models. Developed Sling models, unit tests, on-deploy scripts, and API integrations in Java. Updated content and configurations in the JCR/OSGi. Performed client-side DOM manipulation with vanilla JS and micro front-end libraries. Wrote Cypress tests; contributed to AEM 6.5 service pack upgrade testing. Reviewed Git PRs and deployed updates via CI/CD. Created A/B tests and personalized experiences using Adobe Target, AEM Experience Fragments, and Akamai using EdgeWorkers and Property Manager. Participated in Agile ceremonies; coordinated with Analytics for tag management; used Handlebars.js for email templates; LaunchDarkly for feature flags; Storybook as a component library reference.
Senior Web Technology Specialist at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
August 1, 2021 - October 23, 2025
Migrated from Percussion Rhythmyx to Adobe Experience Manager 6.4 with an implementation partner. Hand-coded responsive HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and jQuery from design assets into AEM components/templates. Collaborated with UI/UX designers and implemented best practices with a Git-based workflow. Managed content migration from legacy CMS to AEM, coordinated with contractors, and ensured deployment readiness with Adobe Managed Services. Upgraded AEM instances to 6.5 and participated in Agile ceremonies; provided guidance on SEO practices and analytics integration.
Web Developer at Reed Business Information
March 1, 2012 - October 23, 2025
Updated and managed Zibb.com's front-end code using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Developed and maintained custom search results in C# and .NET. Managed RB Search’s FAST index and enterprise crawler for Kellysearch and client article data. Assisted client sites with SOAP requests for site searches and maintained client content on Google via Webmaster Tools.
Senior Front End Developer at Destination Rx, Inc.
March 1, 2007 - October 23, 2025
Established standards and guidelines for HTML/CSS code structure with accessibility in mind. Optimized codebase for web standards compliance. Used .NET themes to create flexible templates for Medicare Part D client sites. Collaborated with .NET developers and managed a small front-end team; defined workflows, deadlines, and style implementations.
Tools Developer at eLogic Corporation
February 1, 2006 - October 23, 2025
Created standards-compliant, tableless HTML/CSS layouts optimized for SEO. Completed monthly projects from specifications using eLogic’s publishing platform. Built SQL queries for dynamic content delivery and provided technical support for weekly maintenance tasks.

Education

Bachelor of Arts at University of California, Los Angeles
January 11, 2030 - October 23, 2025

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment, Healthcare