Omar Akari and his cat, Elvira

Skills & Specialties

Here’s what I bring to the table—practical skills shaped by years of experience managing, improving, and untangling complex websites.

🧩 Product Ownership & Strategy

  • Lead cross-functional teams of developers, designers, and stakeholders

  • Translate business goals into actionable roadmaps and product backlogs

  • Run Agile ceremonies, sprint planning, and backlog grooming

🎯 User Experience & Web Accessibility

  • Deeply focused on usability and human-centered design

  • Passionate about ADA compliance—accessibility isn’t optional, it’s essential

  • Use tools like SiteImprove and user feedback to continuously improve UX

📊 Analytics, SEO & Tag Management

  • Fully manage Google Tag Manager (GTM): tags, triggers, variables—you name it

  • Build and maintain GA4 dashboards and clean event tracking frameworks

  • Experienced in A/B testing platforms (Optimizely, Google Optimize)

  • Strong grasp of technical SEO and how to structure content for both users and crawlers

🏗️ Web Infrastructure & CMS Migrations

  • Led multiple CMS migrations and transitions (e.g., Oracle to Acoustic to AEM)

  • Restructure sites based on user expectations, not internal silos

  • Simplify navigation and reorganize page layouts for clarity and engagement

  • Collaborate with devs to build scalable component libraries and templates

🧠 Collaboration & Communication

  • Skilled at translating technical concepts for non-technical audiences—and vice versa

  • Comfortable working with legal, compliance, and executive stakeholders

  • Known for keeping things organized, honest, and human