This year has been truly remarkable, filled with meaningful contributions to the community. It’s been a year of tremendous growth, especially in mastering a new technology stack that includes headless architecture, SitecoreAI, and Sitecore Stream. It was a pleasure connecting with the community and meeting virtual friends in person at Sitecore Symposium 2025.

I express my gratitude to my family for their support during the evenings when I organized user groups after work. Additionally, a heartfelt thank you to the amazing community and everyone who has provided support along the way.

Awards

Receiving these awards was an honor and a truly humbling experience. They represent not only recognition for the hard work and dedication I’ve put into my efforts but also the support and encouragement of the incredible community around me. These achievements inspire me to continue striving for excellence and contributing even more meaningfully in the future.

Sitecore Technology MVP 2025

Coveo MVP 2025

DX MVP 2024

Speaking Events

SUG Talks

• Mar 31, 2025 – SUG Pittsburgh - Navigating Coveo Frontend Frameworks for Sitecore Integration
• April 14, 2025 - SUG Columbus - Navigating Coveo Frontend Frameworks for Sitecore Integration 
• July 10, 2025 – SUG Atlantic Canada - Navigating Coveo Frontend Frameworks for Sitecore Integration 
• Oct 09, 2025 – SUG KL Sitecore Stream 101 – Real-Time Event-Driven Experiences

Blog Posts

Share quality content with the Sitecore community through my blog, which has had 17K Views this year.

• Jan 22, 2025 - Enhancing Coveo Search with OOB Computed Field
• Feb 19, 2025 - Enhancing Coveo Search with Custom Computed Fields in Sitecore
• Mar 28, 2025 - Debugging Tips and Best Practices of Coveo Custom Computed Fields in Sitecore
• May 30, 2025 - Sitecore Stream on XM and XP
• Jul 28, 2025 - Sitecore Stream Setup Debugging Tips and Tricks
• Sep 18, 2025 - Sitecore Language Translation on XM and XP with Sitecore Stream
• Nov 17, 2025 - Sitecore Symposium 2025 Highlights

Blog Content Performance

LinkedIn Content Performance

Certification

• Sitecore CDP and Personalize
• Sitecore Search Business User Knowledge
• Sitecore Search Business User Skill
• Kontent.AI Certification

Contribution

• Sitecore Bugs
• Sitecore Stream review and feedback
• Sitecore learning review and feedback
• Sitecore forms feedback
• Mentor
  * Aspiring new and existing MVPs
  * Offline Mentoring developers on Sitecore
  * Guide for certification

Participation

• Hackathon 2025
• Sitecore Lunches
• Sitecore MVP lunches
• Slack and Stack Overflow
• Hosted all the Pittsburgh SUG meetups
• Hosted Philadelphia SUG meetups
• Meetups in the following SUGs
  * Columbus, Atlantic Canada, SUG India, SUG KL

Pittsburgh Sitecore User Group (PGHSUG)

12 Meetup's Hosted
22 Members growth (392)
16 Average Participation

Meetup

• Jan 20, 2025 - Implementation of Mobile Application with Personalization using XM Cloud
• Feb 18, 2025 - XM Cloud Migration Tool: What's New and Improved?
• Mar 31, 2025 - Navigating Coveo Frontend Frameworks for Sitecore Integration
• Apr 23, 2025 - Sitecore XM Cloud - Wildcard Pages and Sitecore Search
• May 19, 2025 - SUGCON Europe 2025 Recap: Sitecore Stream, AI and Composable Evolution
• June 19, 2025 - Sustainable CX: Sitecore building eco-friendly Digital Experiences
• July 17, 2025 - Micro Frontends with XM Cloud
• Aug 13, 2025 - Why Sitecore Content Hub DAM?: Evaluating DAM Options
• Sep 18, 2025 - How I built an Android App on Sitecore XM Cloud in under 4 Hours
• Oct 29, 2025 - Integrating Sitecore XM Cloud Content with Coveo using Next.js API
• Nov 18, 2025 - Bridging AI and Experience: Crafting Agentic Marketplace Apps in Sitecore
• Nov 25, 2025 - From Idea to Marketplace: Building and Launching Your First Sitecore App

YouTube

Pittsburgh Sitecore User Group Channel
64 Video Published (13)
274 Subscribers (50+)

https://www.youtube.com/@pghsug/videos

Philadelphia Sitecore User Group (PHLSUG)

3 Meetup's Hosted
12 Members growth (374)
12 Average Participation

• Mar 03, 2025 - Multisite Solutions with Sitecore XM Cloud and Vercel: Approaches, Pros, and Cons
• Jun 25, 2025 - XMCloud Embedded Personalization using custom conditions
• Nov 19, 2025 - Reimagining Search in the AI Era with Sitecore Search

YouTube

Philadelphia Sitecore User Group Channel
3 Videos Published (3)
10 Subscribers (10)

https://www.youtube.com/@pghsug/videos

2026 Goals

Explore and contribute

• Explore the new technologies and share the knowledge
  • Composable DXP
  • Content SDK with NextJS
  • SitecoreAI
• Explore, learn, and share knowledge on Sitecore SaaS offerings
• Present in the Symposium and Sitecore user groups
• SitecoreAI Implementation
• .NET developers help them cross-train

Organize

• Keeping the group active with interesting topics every month
• Facilitate Sitecore thought leaders to showcase their expertise
• Provide an open stage for new presenters

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