Kerri Shotts
Group Product Manager at Adobe
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolKerri Shotts is a Group Product Manager at Adobe with 14 years of hands-on experience blending product leadership, software engineering, and design. She started as a developer and database administrator and now guides product strategy for creative and developer-facing tools, leveraging deep knowledge of web, mobile, and database technologies (Oracle, MySQL, PHP, Cordova/PhoneGap). Kerri has a strong UI/UX sensibility—evident from freelance work creating logos and Adobe XD plugin contributions—and pairs that with mobile platform expertise, including notable contributions to Apache Cordova iOS and PhoneGap plugins. Her background in developer advocacy and principal product roles means she bridges engineering, design, and community needs while shipping robust integrations and developer tooling. Based in New York, she combines practical database and backend experience with a designer’s eye, making her effective at translating complex technical constraints into polished product experiences. A detail not obvious from her title: she has maintained production Oracle systems and application servers, giving her rare operational depth for a product leader.
14 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science Computer Science Mathematics, Bachelor of Science Computer Science Mathematics at Olivet Nazarene UniversityN/A Computer Science, N/A Computer Science at Western Illinois UniversityGeneral Studies, General Studies at Kankakee Community College
English
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Github Skills (29)
phonegap10
objective-c10
javascript10
ios10
mobile-development10
cordova10
ui-components10
css10
windows-phone10
user-interface10
ui-design10
java10
plugin10
javas10
uid10
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
AdobeXD/plugin-samples
Apr 2018 - Nov 2020
Adobe XD Plugin API samples
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:234 commits, 2 PRs, 18 pushes in 2 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Kerri primarily contributed to the development of user interface elements and features for Adobe XD plugin samples. Their commits involved creating and modifying UI components, including dialogs, buttons, and text fields, which is evident from changes in JavaScript and CSS files. These changes show the integration of new UI elements and a focus on improving the user experience through the implementation of components and controls. The contributions were designed to enhance the functionality of Adobe XD plugins.
apiadobeapi-pluginuxpplugin
apache/cordova-ios
Aug 2016 - Apr 2017
Apache Cordova iOS
Role in this project:Mobile Developer (iOS)
Mobile Developer (iOS)Contributions:9 commits, 7 PRs, 15 comments in 7 months
Contributions summary:Kerri's contributions focused on enhancing the iOS platform support within the Apache Cordova project. They implemented launch storyboard support, ensuring compatibility with different Xcode versions and Node.js environments. Additionally, the user addressed a bug related to refreshing the user agent and updated project build settings and plist configurations. They also added tests for launch storyboards.
cordova-platformobjective-ccordovaapache-cordovacordova-ios
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