Just before the Omniture Summit (OMTR) began, the company announced a new professional certification for SiteCatalyst, and that initial tests to gain this certification would be offered during the conference.

Commerce360 Web Analyst Andrew Orsini was among the first to take and pass the test, earning his Omniture Certified Professional status for SiteCatalyst. Andrew had already been certified as an Omniture Certified Professional for Implementation.

Andrew was the first full-time web analyst to join Commerce360, and while he's since been joined by several others he's been the lead in our implementation work and worked on analysis for many of our clients. Congratulations to Andrew on both of these certifications.

“In today’s competitive environment, online marketers are looking for a way to distinguish themselves with current or potential employers,” said Steve Wellen, vice president of client services at Omniture. “The Omniture certification will assure businesses that the professionals they are hiring or staff they have in place have the highest levels of expertise. We encourage individuals that regularly use or plan to use Omniture solutions to gain these respected credentials.”

I too sat down to take the test while at the Summit, but some problems with the WiFi signal in the hotel resulted in the cancellation of that session. This disappointed certain people who thought it would be great fun to tease me were I to fail that test (I had perhaps given the indication that there was no chance of that...). But I'm glad to report that I was able to retake the test later, and while it was sufficiently difficult that I'll admit to being a bit nervous when hitting the final 'submit' button, I did also pass and gain my OCP : SiteCatalyst certification.