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dave seidman

Salesforce engineer & application architect

Salesforce developer and Application Architect with a career spanning nonprofit, government, higher education, and enterprise teams. My work includes application development, integrations, data, and the practices teams use to maintain and release software.

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Salesforce engineering

Apex, Flow, Lightning Web Components, Visualforce, Aura, SOQL, platform events, testing

Data & integration

Salesforce APIs, REST, SOAP, bulk data processing, data migration, integration troubleshooting

Delivery & platform

Salesforce CLI, Git, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Gearset, CI/CD, permissions and security

Web & enterprise systems

JavaScript, HTML, CSS, React, Angular, Node.js, SQL, Remedy ITSM and custom applications

June 2026 – present

current

Education Nonprofit

Contractor - Salesforce Engineer

via Moksha Dog LLC

Salesforce development and platform support for an education nonprofit.

  • Design, develop, test, and monitor Salesforce automation and data-processing workflows.
  • Troubleshoot integrations and platform issues with cross-functional teams.
  • Support environment management, source control, and documentation of release practices.

January 2025 – August 2025

Federal Services Firm

Salesforce Application Developer

Salesforce application modernization for a federal HR case-management implementation.

  • Built object models, automation, permissions, and Lightning pages with project and client stakeholders.
  • Contributed architectural guidance and improvements to DevOps and development practices across teams.

October 2022 – January 2024

ASPCA

Senior Salesforce Developer

Salesforce application development supporting animal-welfare operations.

  • Reworked the treatment-plan interface with Lightning Web Components, Flow, and Apex; resolved performance issues in components and automation.
  • Improved CI/CD and code-review practices, mentored developers, and supported reporting and platform administration.

October 2020 – October 2022

Accenture Federal Services

Consultant

Salesforce development, integration, and release management in regulated environments.

  • Refactored Apex and triggers for bulk processing, clearer logic, and stronger test coverage.
  • Supported integrations in MuleSoft-based environments, including API contracts, authentication, and error handling.
  • Managed releases and post-deployment work, supported platform security, and mentored junior developers.

February 2020 – May 2020

Heller Consulting

Consultant

  • Supported metadata migration, Flow development, and tool evaluation.

March 2018 – November 2019

ACLU

Salesforce Developer

Development for a heavily customized donor advocacy and giving platform.

  • Built Apex enhancements and fixes in a large Salesforce environment with millions of account and opportunity records.
  • Worked with operations and product teams on business requirements, integrations, and data tools.

June 2017 – March 2018

Publicis.Sapient

Salesforce Developer

previously Vertiba

  • Developed government applications for harassment and discrimination complaints and short-term rental permits.
  • Built with Apex, SOQL, Visualforce, and Lightning components.

March 2016 – April 2017

Wired Triangle

Salesforce Developer

  • Extended a custom real-estate CRM from lead intake through deal close, and built applications for consulting clients.
  • Integrated third-party tools including DocuSign and Conga Composer.

Web applications, enterprise platforms, and the people who rely on them.

2014–2016

Duke School of Nursing · Crosscomm

Web Applications Developer

Built MEAN-stack applications at Duke School of Nursing and responsive interfaces integrated with Java Spring systems at Crosscomm. Worked across JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Node.js, and related web tools.

October 2010 – May 2014

Cisco Systems

IT Engineer

Developed and maintained Remedy ITSM applications and data structures (2010–2013). Subsequently coordinated global IT organizations and service owners around video and social-collaboration services (2013–2014).

October 2005 – October 2010

Duke University · Office of Information Technology

Senior IT Analyst

Lead developer and administrator for Remedy applications across Duke and Duke Health. Owned production support and system improvements, worked directly with departmental stakeholders, and supported and trained junior staff.

1997–2015

Additional enterprise & consulting work

Remedy Developer · Consultant · IT Applications Engineer

Built custom problem, change, asset-management, and help-desk systems across healthcare, government, and entertainment. Early roles included KOZ.com, Booz-Allen & Hamilton, and Keane, followed by independent contract work.

Salesforce certifications

  • Application Architect
  • Platform Developer I
  • Platform Developer II
  • Platform App Builder
  • Administrator
  • Sharing and Visibility Architect
  • Data Architect
  • Nonprofit Cloud Consultant
  • Service Cloud Consultant

Duke University

BS, Psychology · Minor, Computer Science

1993–1997

Beyond Fences

Website administrator · 2016–present

Maintain the organization's website and related vendor services.