Fiscal Year

2024

Case Number

A-23062-08309

Case Status

Certified

Received Date

2023-03-30

Decision Date

2024-04-09

Refile

N

Original File Date

2024-01-01 01:01:35

Previous SWA Case Number State

Schedule A Sheepherder

N

Employer Name

Ascend Marketing, LLC

Employer Name Slug

ascend-marketing-llc

Employer Address 1

2301 Ira E Woods Avenue

Employer Address 2

Employer City

Grapevine

Employer City Slug

grapevine

Employer State

TEXAS

Employer State Slug

texas

Employer Country

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Employer Postal Code

76051

Employer Phone

8177566635

Employer Number of Employees

41

Employer Year Commenced Business

2004

NAICS Code

54161

FW Ownership Interest

N

Employer Contact Name

Judy Wreyford

Employer Contact Address 1

2301 Ira E Woods Avenue

Employer Contact Address 2

Employer Contact City

Grapevine

Employer Contact State/Province

TEXAS

Employer Contact Country

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Employer Contact Postal Code

76051

Employer Contact Phone

8177566635

Employer Contact Email

jwreyford@ascend-marketing.com

Agent Attorney Name

Rebecca Massiatte

Agent Attorney Firm Name

JMA Firm, PLLC

Agent Attorney Phone

2143895700

Agent Attorney Address 1

12655 N. Central Expressway

Agent Attorney Address 2

Suite 275

Agent Attorney City

Dallas

Agent Attorney State/Province

TEXAS

Agent Attorney Country

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Agent Attorney Postal Code

75243

Agent Attorney Email

rebecca@jmafirm.com

PW Track Number

P10022115102008

PW SOC Code

15-1243.00

PW SOC Title

Database Architects

PW Skill Level

Level IV

PW Wage

148512.00

PW Unit of Pay

Year

PW Wage Source

OES

PW Determination Date

2022-11-09

PW Expiration Date

2023-06-30

Wage Offer From

148512.00

Wage Offer To

0.00

Average Salary

148512.00

Wage Unit of Pay

Year

Worksite Address 1

2301 Ira E Woods Ave.

Worksite Address 2

Worksite City

Grapevine

Worksite City Slug

grapevine

Worksite State

TEXAS

Worksite Postal Code

76051

Job Title

Customer Journey Database Developer

Job Title Slug

customer-journey-database-developer

Minimum Education

Master's

Major Field of Study

See H.14.

Required Training

N

Required Experience

N

Required Experience Months

Accept Alternative Field of Study

N

Accept Alternative Major Field of Study

Accept Alternative Combination

N

Accept Alternative Combination Education

Accept Alternative Combination Education Years

Accept Foreign Education

Y

Accept Alternative Occupation

Y

Accept Alternative Occupation Months

48

Accept Alternative Job Title

See H.14.

Job Opportunity Requirements Normal

N

Foreign Language Required

N

Specific Skills

Requirements as stated on Form ETA 9141 Requires a Masters degree in Computer and Systems Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or an Engineering discipline, plus 4 years of experience in EACH of the following database development; experience in the position of Software Developer; working with relational and columnar data stores for generating Tableau data sources; developing journeys in Node Red; Python, PowerShell, or C#; DB Administration or SQL Server databases; using RedShift or PostgreSQL; SQL; using CS fundamentals and problemsolving skills; using software engineering skills; communicating effectively with stakeholders to define requirements; using data driven approaches; managing large data sets; identifying and resolving performance issues; extracting, transforming, and loading data; and translating marketing business requests into database design. Requires 2 years of experience in EACH of the following creating APIs in Hubspot, SDFC, or Marketo; and developing algorithms for journey marketing behavior modeling. Work from home available. Must reside within 3 hour commuting distance from employers office in Grapevine, TX. Experience may be gained concurrently.br br As listed in Section I.e.23. of this form, employer has not received payments of any kind from the foreign worker or from any third party, including employers attorney fees. Employer has not received any incentive, inducement to file, or any reimbursement for the cost incurred in preparing or filing this application.br br Business Necessity Statement Continued from Section H.11 The position requires 4 years of exp. using datadriven approaches because as our product is an intense datadriven application, we need the developer to have experience in datadriven approaches. The position requires 4 years of exp. managing large data sets because our product is an intense datadriven application, we need the developer to have experience in managing large data sets. The position requires 4 years of exp. identifying and resolving performance issues because we support our clients in production environments, we need developers to have experience in the ability to identify and resolve performance issues as they arise. The position requires 4 years of exp. extracting, transforming, and loading data because as our product is an intense datadriven application, we need the developer to have experience in extracting, transforming, and loading large data sets. The position requires 4 years of exp. translating marketing business requests into database design because understanding the business requirement associated with the task they are assigned and creating a data model that fits in the larger data schema part of the Customer Journey Database Developer requirements. The position requires 4 years of exp. creating APIs in Hubspot, SDFC, or Marketo because as our product interacts with marketing tools such as Hubspot, SDFC, or Marketo, we need to interact with them programmatically using APIs. We need our developers to have experience developing and interacting with APIs. The position requires 4 years of exp. developing algorithms for journey marketing behavior modeling because one of the core features of JXE product is to analyze and predict customer behavior based on various data points such as web visits, landing page interactions, etc. To support and enhance the product feature we need developers to have experience in developing algorithms for journey marketing behavior modeling.br br We submit the above to demonstrate that the articulated job duties and requirements bear a reasonable relationship to the Customer Journey Database Developer position in the context of Ascend Marketing, LLCs business and are essential to perform the Customer Journey Database Developer position duties and functions in a reasonable manner. This statement of business necessity is provided by Stephanie Perks, Group Leader, Ascend Marketing, LLC.

Combination Occupation

N

Offered to Applicant Foreign Worker

Y

Foreign Worker Live on Premises

N

Foreign Worker Live in Domestic Service

N

Foreign Worker Live in Domestic Service Count

Professional Occupation

Y

Application for College/University Teacher

N

SWA Job Order Start Date

2022-11-04

SWA Job Order End Date

2022-12-06

Sunday Edition Newspaper

Y

First Newspaper Name

The Dallas Morning News

First Advertisement Start Date

2022-11-13

Second Newspaper Ad Name

The Dallas Morning News

Second Advertisement Type

Newspaper

Second Ad Start Date

2022-11-20

Employer Website From Date

2022-11-02

Employer Website To Date

2022-12-06

Professional Organization Ad From Date

2024-01-01 01:01:35

Professional Organization Advertisement To Date

2024-01-01 01:01:35

Job Search Website From Date

2022-11-13

Job Search Website To Date

2022-12-06

Employee Referral Program From Date

2024-01-01 01:01:35

Employee Referral Program To Date

2024-01-01 01:01:35

Local Ethnic Paper From Date

2022-11-16

Local Ethnic Paper To Date

2022-11-16

Radio/TV Ad From Date

2024-01-01 01:01:35

Radio/TV Ad To Date

2024-01-01 01:01:35

Employer Received Payment

N

Posted Notice at Worksite

Y

Layoff in Past Six Months

N

Country of Citizenship

INDIA

Foreign Worker Birth Country

INDIA

Class of Admission

H-1B

Foreign Worker Education

Master's

Foreign Worker Information: Major

COMPUTER SYSTEMS ENGINEERING

Foreign Worker Years of Education Completed

2016

Foreign Worker Institution of Education

THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON

Foreign Worker Education Institution Address 1

4800 CULLEN BLVD.

Foreign Worker Education Institution Address 2

Foreign Worker Education Institution City

HOUSTON

Foreign Worker Education Institution State/Province

TX

Foreign Worker Education Institution Country

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Foreign Worker Education Institution Postal Code

77004

Foreign Worker Experience with Employer

N

Foreign Worker Employer Pays for Education

N

Foreign Worker Currently Employed

Y

Employer Completed Application

N

Preparer Name

Rebecca Massiatte

Preparer Title

Attorney

Preparer Email

rebecca@jmafirm.com

Employer Information Declaration Name

Judy Wreyford

Employer Information Declaration Title

FinanceHR