About

Kelly Rusk is a highly experienced and accomplished VP of Technology and Sitecore MVP at Engagency with over 25 years of experience providing technology solutions across the private, governmental, and non-governmental arenas. She is a proven architect and leader who has worked closely with clients to answer some of their most complex and comprehensive needs while transforming the organizations she works for. Kelly's expertise lies in Enterprise Architecture, Cloud Architecture, Solution Architecture, Full Stack Development, Team Leadership/Practice Area Development, Enterprise Content Management (ECM), Electronic Records Management (ERM), Web Content Management (WCM), taxonomies, classification schemes, governance, business operations, systems engineering/administration, SharePoint, Sitecore, virtualization, project management, relational databases, international trade law/negotiation, U.S. Government (National, State, Local), International Organizations (Government and NGOs), crisis management, conflict resolution, lobbying, contract negotiation, and vendor management. She has received several awards for her exceptional work, including four Sitecore MVP awards for the years 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022. Currently, she is associated with Engagency, where she holds the position of VP of Technology. Engagency is a company that builds content and commerce solutions that engage customers and meet their needs and preferences. In the past, Kelly has worked for Rackspace as a Manager, Technical Support, and Sitecore Architect. She has also worked as a Sitecore Architect for Rackspace Application Services, where she was responsible for architecting and managing complex tools and applications on top of the cloud infrastructure. Kelly has a Master's degree in Commercial Diplomacy from Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey. She also holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Management and Economics from Minnesota State University Moorhead and a Diploma in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution from Erasmus University Rotterdam. With 13.60 years of relevant experience as a Senior Software Engineer in the web and infra domains, Kelly is a highly skilled and knowledgeable professional who has proven her mettle in the technology industry.