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Summary

Senior Salesforce and Enterprise Applications Architect specializing in integration architecture, performance stabilization, technical debt reduction, and practical AI-enabled operational tooling. I focus on turning ambiguous, high-friction system environments into reliable platforms with clear architecture and measurable outcomes.

Experience

Enterprise Application Architect, Senior Principal · Progress Software

June 2026 - Present

  • Lead Salesforce MCP implementation and rollout, enabling use in Copilot Studio, Copilot CLI, and custom Teams bots powered by Progress Agentic RAG.
  • Designed the architecture for an AI routing engine that orchestrates order provisioning across multiple quoting and provisioning applications.
  • Drive AI upskilling across the Enterprise Applications team, helping architects, admins, and developers apply agentic tooling to real delivery workflows.

Lead Solution Architect · The Agent Team (Client: Solink)

January 2026 - June 2026

  • Led Salesforce implementation recovery after a failed SI engagement, owning architecture direction, execution planning, and nearshore delivery coordination.
  • Built the Salesforce-Ironclad integration, connecting quote and contract data, Sales visibility, and eSignature handoff across the quote-to-contract lifecycle.
  • Designed HubSpot integration, custom Apex lead and opportunity routing, and target data model from lead ingestion through Order generation, hardware installation, and cloud provisioning.
  • Hired and managed nearshore developers.
  • Used agentic engineering to deliver a custom LWC quoting engine in one week, turning complex bundling, pricing, and discounting rules into an intuitive workflow.

Lead Salesforce Architect · The Predictive Index

June 2021 - October 2025

  • Owned architecture and final technical design authority for Salesforce at a rapidly scaling SaaS company (~100M ARR, ~200 employees).
  • Reduced CPU timeouts from dozens per day (often 50+) to fewer than 10 per year and improved page load times from 6+ seconds to approximately 2-3 seconds.
  • Built reusable platform frameworks including trigger handling, centralized error logging with Slack alerts, and automation bypass / feature-flag controls.
  • Produced integration architecture documentation and enterprise application landscape mapping to support modernization and governance decisions.
  • Led architecture mentoring and vendor management across Salesforce, OwnBackup, and Copado.

Technical Architect · Velocity Global

August 2020 - June 2021

  • Refactored a botched Salesforce implementation to restore core system behavior and delivery momentum.
  • Fixed defects, corrected business process flows, and stabilized a heavily customized org under active delivery pressure.
  • Provided targeted architecture and development support that returned the platform to reliable day-to-day operation.

Senior Developer · Bluewolf / IBM

November 2017 - October 2019

Washington D.C. Metro Area

  • Designed integration architecture for enterprise Service Cloud programs, including real-time bidirectional sync between Salesforce and Remedy at Motorola Solutions.
  • Built metadata-driven Salesforce applications using Apex and Lightning integrated with IBM Watson NLP capabilities.
  • Supported AppExchange packaging and security-review readiness for AI-enabled Salesforce products.
  • Presented Watson-powered Salesforce solutions at Dreamforce 2018 and TrailheaDX 2019.

Consultant · Deloitte Digital

September 2014 - November 2017

  • Progressed from consulting-oriented work into hands-on Salesforce development, including declarative automation and Apex implementation.
  • Designed and delivered Salesforce solutions across data modeling, business process automation, external application integrations, and custom Apex/Visualforce development.
  • Led requirements sessions, agile delivery activities, and UAT coordination with business and technical stakeholders.

Education

  • The Johns Hopkins University — Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), International Studies; Minor in Financial Economics

Languages

  • Mandarin Chinese — Conversational

Recommendations

Luke is collaborative, proactive, and deeply committed to practical, business-aligned architecture decisions that balance requirements, cost, and delivery timelines.

Joseph Ficara · Lead Architect / Director of Architecture and DevOps, The Predictive Index

Luke combines deep technical strength with exceptional business acumen and consistently translates strategy into architecture that scales.

Sofia Morales · Vice President of Business Systems, The Predictive Index

Certifications

HubSpot Marketing Hub Software

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