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️ Dorison
chief technology officer, partner @ Chromatic
Mark Dorison is an accomplished technical leader and problem solver with extensive experience in web development and technology leadership.1 He served as the Chief Technology Officer and Partner at Chromatic, a remote-first web agency specializing in complex content migrations, from July 2014 to January 2025.13
During his time at Chromatic, Dorison was responsible for:
- Setting technical direction and standards for the team
- Leading recruitment of talented and diverse professionals
- Implementing automation for DevOps practices
- Developing open-source libraries
- Speaking at public events on technical and interpersonal topics
- Contributing to the Drupal and open-source communities1
Prior to Chromatic, Dorison held several notable positions:
- Director of Application Development at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia (2010-2013)
- Co-Founder of City Notes, a startup creating mobile travel guides (2012-2014)
- Principal at arkic, a development consulting agency (2013-2014)
- Senior Developer at Ketchum Digital (2008-2010)1
Dorison has a Bachelor of Arts in Business/CIS from the University of Florida and completed Seth Godin's altMBA program in 2019.1 He has received numerous awards and recognitions for his work, including Top 1000 Companies by Clutch in 2021 and 2023, and various awards for website design and development.1
As of January 2025, Mark Dorison has transitioned to a new role at Shopify.245
Highlights
Big news, big changes! After 10 years of running Chromatic with my two fantastic partners, I’ve come to a fork in the road and I'm choosing a new path. I have so many people I want to share my appreciation for and I will do that as I wrap up my tenure at the end of the month.
I’d love to say I was taking a break, but mentally I am already accelerating towards what could be next, and that’s exciting. I am hoping to find a role at an organization whose goals are aligned with my passions for developers and developer tools. I have relished being a force multiplier for the teams I have led and I’d love to put that to use next leading an engineering or developer relations group. These roles might be something like VP/Director of Engineering or Developer Relations.
If you know of an organization where someone with my skillset could help move the needle, I would forever appreciate an introduction!
And if you’ve read this far, a repost would be a tremendous help! 😊
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