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Dean H. Stanton · Selected Work
Multi-Store E-Commerce Platform Modernization & Consolidation
Commerce-platform modernization leadership spanning make-or-buy evaluation, licensed multi-store architecture, source-code rights, database and code migration, storefront configuration, staging, and production cutover across multiple company sites.
Results
Results and contributions.
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Situation
Operating context
PPI needed to modernize multiple commerce sites on a reusable shared platform while retaining source-code control, managing database compatibility, and avoiding unnecessary custom development.
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Challenge
What made the work difficult
Platform selection had to balance licensing and source-code rights with database compatibility, migration effort, storefront requirements, and the practical needs of multiple company sites.
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Dean's role
Responsibility and authority
Dean led the make-or-buy and platform decision, licensing and source-code considerations, modernization requirements, migration priorities, and acceptance governance. Programming, database changes, hosting, security, and individual storefront implementation remained shared.
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Actions
How the work moved forward
- Evaluated custom-development alternatives against licensed multi-store platforms.
- Selected and purchased a multi-store platform with source-code rights.
- Directed version upgrades, database and code migration, storefront configuration, staging, and deployment.
- Coordinated platform reuse across multiple company commerce sites with vendors and technical teams.