Callan Pyfer SEO & GEO Strategy Director

8+ years leading organic growth and AI search strategy across federal, agency, and consultancy environments.

About Callan Pyfer

Founder & SEO/GEO Strategy Director | SEOMA (2025-Present)
Founded and lead a search strategy consultancy specializing in SEO, GEO (Generative Engine Optimization), and AEO (Answer Engine Optimization) for clients in healthcare, behavioral health, financial services, and professional services. Designed schema architecture as AI trust infrastructure for multi-location providers, deploying MedicalProcedure, MedicalCondition, and MedicalTherapy structured data across 187+ URLs. Built full-funnel content and technical SEO strategies including topical authority mapping, internal linking architecture, and AI Overviews citation optimization.

Director of SEO | Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (2022-2025)
Led SEO strategy at the federal agency level, coordinating cross-functional initiatives across communications, technology, and policy teams. Managed enterprise-scale content indexation, site architecture, and organic visibility for a .gov domain serving millions of consumers. Drove a 50%+ lift in organic engagement to the Ask CFPB platform and shipped optimization across 1,000+ consumer-facing pages within strict regulatory and compliance constraints. Directed stakeholder alignment across technical and non-technical teams to implement SEO recommendations within federal compliance frameworks.

SEO Account Manager | Silverback Strategies (2021)
Managed 6-8 concurrent SEO accounts, mentored a team of six specialists, and built intent-based keyword strategies that moved competitive terms 15+ positions on average. Built client reporting frameworks tying organic performance to pipeline and revenue.

SEO & Paid Media Specialist | Dreamscape Marketing (2020)
Ran SEO and paid media across 40+ accounts spanning healthcare, SaaS, and e-commerce, increasing qualified lead volume by 25%+ and reducing cost per acquisition by 30%+.

Today, I focus on the intersection of traditional SEO and AI-powered search. I structure content and entity signals to earn citations in ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, and Gemini. I build schema architectures using MedicalProcedure, MedicalCondition, Organization, and other structured data types to strengthen entity authority and machine readability. I treat GEO and AEO not as add-ons, but as the standard operating model for modern organic growth.

Google Analytics Certified
Advanced Analytics
SEMrush Expert
Advanced SEO Tools

Professional Resume

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Case Studies

Strategic organic growth programs across regulated, competitive, and high-intent verticals.

VERTICAL
Federal Government / Consumer Finance

Enterprise SEO Program for a Multi-Site Federal Portfolio

Challenge

A large federal agency needed to modernize its organic search strategy across a multi-site portfolio serving millions of consumers. Content was outdated, crawl efficiency was poor, and structured data was nonexistent. All changes required legal and compliance review.

My Role

Director of SEO. Owned the full roadmap. Led cross-functional delivery with engineering, content, legal/compliance, and executive stakeholders.

What I Did
  • Optimized 1,000+ consumer-facing pages across the Ask CFPB platform
  • Deployed FAQ, HowTo, and Organization schema across the portfolio
  • Restructured sitemap governance, canonical tags, and parameter handling
  • Built internal linking standards to improve crawl efficiency by 35%+
  • Developed enterprise-level SEO templates that scaled best practices bureau-wide
  • Presented results at Digital.gov as a featured speaker
Results
+50%
Organic Engagement
+35%
Crawl Efficiency
Digital.gov Award
Optimization Case Study
VERTICAL
Healthcare / Addiction Treatment

Organic Growth and AI Search Optimization for Behavioral Health Networks

Challenge

Behavioral health and addiction treatment providers operate in one of the most competitive and YMYL-regulated search verticals. Competing against aggregator sites requires deep technical SEO, strong E-E-A-T signals, and structured data precision.

My Role

Lead SEO/GEO Strategist. Owned technical audits, schema architecture, keyword strategy, content roadmaps, and cross-functional delivery with developers and admin teams.

What I Did
  • Conducted comprehensive technical SEO audits covering crawlability, Core Web Vitals, on-page SEO, URL structure, and structured data
  • Designed and deployed schema markup architecture using MedicalProcedure, MedicalCondition, MedicalTherapy, MedicalWebPage, and MedicalBusiness types
  • Built keyword maps merged with SEMrush data across 187+ URLs
  • Created metadata optimization standards with E-E-A-T signals
  • Coordinated schema deployment via Rank Math with development and admin stakeholders
Results
Full
Schema Architecture
AI Overview
YMYL Eligibility
187+ URLs
Full Journey Coverage
VERTICAL
B2B SaaS, Healthcare, E-Commerce, Financial Services

Scaling Organic Growth Across 40+ Accounts

Challenge

Managing SEO strategy and execution across a high-volume agency portfolio with 40+ concurrent accounts spanning healthcare, B2B SaaS, e-commerce, and financial services.

My Role

SEO Account Manager, then promoted to lead strategist managing 6-8 priority accounts with a team of six specialists.

What I Did
  • Led and mentored a team of 6 SEO specialists, setting sprint priorities, QA standards, and performance benchmarks
  • Built intent-based keyword maps and content briefs for 6-8 concurrent accounts
  • Restructured product and collection page architecture, eliminating cannibalization across 500+ URLs
  • Developed client reporting frameworks in GA4, Looker Studio, and Tableau tying organic performance to pipeline and revenue
Results
+30%
B2B SaaS Engagement
+25%
Qualified Leads
-30%
Healthcare CPA
+15
Avg Position Gains

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How I Lead

I operate at the intersection of technical SEO and AI search strategy. My approach combines enterprise-scale technical execution with forward-looking optimization for generative and answer engines. I build teams and systems around topical authority, structured data as trust infrastructure, and measurable organic growth, whether at a federal agency, inside a consultancy, or embedded with a client team.

Program Ownership

I own the roadmap from audit through execution. I set priorities based on business impact, not SEO vanity metrics. I build reporting that connects organic performance to pipeline, qualified leads, and revenue so that leadership can see exactly what search is delivering.

Cross-Functional Delivery

SEO does not happen in a silo. I have shipped optimization work alongside engineering teams, content creators, legal and compliance reviewers, product managers, and C-suite stakeholders. At the CFPB, every SEO change required legal review. At agency scale, I coordinated delivery across developers, content writers, and third-party vendors simultaneously.

Team Development

I have led and mentored teams of up to six SEO specialists, setting sprint priorities, QA standards, and performance benchmarks. I focus on building specialists who can own their workstreams independently while staying aligned to the broader program strategy.

AI Search Integration

I treat GEO and AEO as standard practice, not an upsell or experiment. Content structuring for AI citations, schema architecture for machine readability, and entity authority building are integrated into every program I run. This is the direction the industry is moving, and I am already there.

Conference Speaker Presentations

Sharing insights and best practices with the digital community

Virtual Conference Presentation

Optimization Case Study: Performance, SEO, and Accessibility at the CFPB

Featured speaker on Digital.gov discussing a comprehensive optimization case study focusing on website performance improvements, search engine optimization strategies, and accessibility enhancements implemented at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).

Website Performance Optimization
Technical SEO Implementation
Accessibility Standards (WCAG)
Measurable Results & Analytics

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Core Competencies

Generative Engine Optimization (GEO)

Answer Engine Optimization (AEO)

AI Overviews & LLM Citation Strategy

Technical SEO & Site Architecture

E-E-A-T Strategy & Implementation

JSON-LD Schema Architecture

Topical Authority & Content Strategy

Cross-Functional Leadership

Enterprise & Federal SEO

SEO for Healthcare, Finance & Legal Verticals

Education & Certifications

Education

B.A. Business Technology Administration

University of Maryland Baltimore County

Graduated: 2018

Certifications

Google Analytics Individual Qualification
Advanced Google Analytics Certification
Google Analytics 4 Certification
HubSpot Inbound Marketing Certification
LinkedIn Technical SEO Certification
Semrush AI Visibility Essentials

Get in Touch With Me

I am actively exploring Director and Head of SEO/GEO opportunities with organizations that take organic growth seriously. If you are building or scaling an organic search program and need someone who can own it end to end, I would like to hear from you.