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Lead and backend web developer specializing in PHP and Drupal 8/7/6. Additional experience in software quality assurance plus background in graphic design, digital art, and animation. Passionate about a feature rich, functional, and attractive web.

Professional History

Senior Web Developer
March 2016 – Present
Bounteous – Chicago, IL

  • Lead and supporting backend developer in an agile work environment
     
  • Lead small development teams through project lifecycle starting with disseminating problem statements from client all the way through launch and post launch support
     
  • Architects new solutions to problem area, resolving content administration pain points
     
  • Delivers Drupal CMS training to the client on topics ranging from Drupal content administration basics through site specific functionality
     
  • Supports teammates by providing implementation suggestions and performs code reviews
     
  • Drupal Technical Experience:
    • Custom module development utilizing varying Drupal techniques: hooks, event subscribers, service implementation, service extension/overrides, block & plugin development, (configuration) form development, storage of additional session data
    • Caching debugging at multiple layers: Core, PHP, Memcache, and Varnish caching; configuring cache purging and cache exclusions.
    • Debugging of hot performance issues through log analysis and interaction with hosting environment experts at Acquia.
    • Drupal Multisite installations including branching out and combining installations
    • Domain Access module suite configuration and architecture updates
    • Configuration of multilingual within Drupal 8
    • Workbench Moderation including debugging state transition and access
    • Working with external data: processing and importing into Drupal with Migrate
    • Designing and implementing APIs as REST endpoints
    • Augmenting data in Solr search index, altering search queries and results
    • Other main module sets: Panels/Panelizer/Panels IPE, Features (D7), Configuration Management (D8) with config ignore and configuration overrides, Field Collections (D7), Paragraphs (D8), Metatag, various Google mapping implementations, CDN configuration through Acquia Cloud Edge (Cloudflare)
       
  • Experience working within the Drupal Community to submit patches for code updates and tests on Drupal core and modules; encourages the same for all team members
     
  • Experience upgrading and contributing modules for Drupal 8 to the Drupal Community
     
  • Technologies: Drupal 8 & 7, PHP, MySQL, JavaScript/jQuery, SASS/CSS, Git, Acquia Cloud, New Relic, Cloudflare, Varnish, Vagrant, DrupalVM

Software Engineer, Research Computing
August 2014 – March 2016
Purdue University – West Lafayette, IN

Designed, created and updated web based scientific applications built on top of the Joomla based HUBzero platform.

  • Created and updated JavaScript applications with emphasis on usability, including use of jQuery, HighCharts, OpenLayers, Google Maps, QUnit JavaScript libraries

  • Scripted the processing of raw spatial data into format usable by application.

  • Updated existing Java application, adding connectivity with web service for data import/export

  • Primary Technologies: JavaScript, jQuery, CSS, HTML, PHP, Joomla, Java, Git

Website Developer
August 2009 – August 2014
Adworkshop – Lake Placid, NY

Developed over 20 Drupal 6 sites and over 15 Drupal 7 sites. Primary responsibilities included site setup, configuration/building, module development, assisting with template development, deployment. Performed Drupal 6 to 7 migrations and migrations to Drupal.

  • Worked extensively with Views query builder

  • Created Ecommerce solutions using Ubercart and Drupal Commerce

  • Familiar with SEO best practices including custom event tracking, Ecommerce tracking, markup

  • Designed and developed an internal error logging & reporting application (PHP, MySQL), Drupal based internal applications and in-house Drupal modules

  • Created and maintained additional sites built on in-house CMS (PHP, Coldfusion)

  • Worked with client and account executive to develop functional specifications, balancing optimal technical solution with business needs including budget and availability

  • Provided assistance and mentoring to other developers learning Drupal and web development.

  • Primary Technologies: PHP, MySQL, Drupal 6/7, HTML, CSS, javascript, jQuery, Coldfusion, Git

Quality Assurance Engineer and Team Coordinator
August 2006 – August 2009
Webloyalty.com, Inc. – Norwalk, CT

  • Performed content and functionality testing on web based, database reliant pages in a fast paced, highly organized and process oriented setting.
     
  • Developed test cases and test plans based on written and communicated specifications.
     
  • Provided answers to team’s technical questions, solutions to development challenges and served as the point person for the team’s quality assurance and testing practices.
     
  • Worked autonomously at times on self-dictated projects aimed at solving team’s technical and procedural problems.

Education

M.A. in Communication Arts
2003 – 2005
New York Institute of Technology – Old Westbury, NY

GPA: 3.9 GPA; Focus in Graphic Design, Multimedia & 3D Animation

B.S. in Computer and Systems & Electrical Engineering
1999 – 2003
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – Troy, NY

Graduated Cum Laude with 3.6 Cumulative GPA (Dean's List for 8 consecutive semesters)

Drupal Community Involvement

Other Coding Projects

Tool development & prototype game development in C# for Unity game engine including integration of fitness hardware.

Additional Work Experience

Community Relations Manager, Lead Bookseller
September 2003 – August 2006
Barnes & Noble – Manhasset, NY

Teachers Assistant, Lab Assistant, Graduate Assistant
2004-2005
New York Institute of Technology – Old Westbury, NY

Project Awards

2015 NIFA Partnership Award for Mission Integration of Research, Education, and Extension (Useful to Usable - Purdue University)

Purdue College of Agriculture's 2015 TEAM (Together Everyone Acheives More) award (Useful to Usable - Purdue University)