TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Languages: PHP, JavaScript, jQuery, Sass, Compass, HTML, CSS, Twig, Python, YAML, JSON, XML

Server: side Debian, NGINX, CentOS, Apache, MySQL

CMS: Drupal 7, Drupal 8, WordPress, Drupal Modules, Django

Web Design: Photoshop, SketchUI

Tools: Firebug, PHP Storm, GRUNT, Git, SSH, Drush, NPM, SourceTree, Jira, Symphony, Composer, Xdebug, Vagrant, Docker, Varnish, Selenium. Postman

Latest Interest: Angular, ReactJS, Django, Python

Other: SEO, Adwords, Landing pages, Scrum

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Freelance Drupal 8 Developer

Responsibilities:

• Design and developed a custom responsive Drupal 8 theme based on Zurb Foundation. Built the site using blocks, panel pages, custom jQuery, and views.
• Developing a headless Drupal service via a RESTful API that will interact with a ReactJS front - end.
• Hosting the site Google App Engine. Manage the website locally using, Git with a private BITBUCKET remote where I push changes to.

Confidential

Drupal 7 - Remote Developer

Responsibilities:

• Developed the responsive Drupal based theme for Tiffin University using HTML, CSS3, Sass, jQuery, and JavaScript. Created the wireframes for the redesign of the Tiffin University website. Designed the Tiffin University’s website from scratch using Photoshop and SketchUI.
• Implemented the layout on the site utilizing Panel pages, mini-panels, and the Drupal menu system along with custom .TPL’s for rendering the Drupal 7 based website.
• Wrote custom jQuery that works with the Drupal Quicktabs module to show Quicktabs content in a modal pop-up. I later developed a small Drupal module called Quicktabs Modal.
• I used Firebug, PHP Storm, and Bash on a daily basis within my developer environment. As a team we use SLACK to communicate in relation to day-to-day tasks and BLUEJEANS for video conferencing.
• We also used JIRA to project manage and interface with changes to the site for the client.

Confidential

Freelance Drupal 7 Developer, Miami, FL

Responsibilities:

• Developed a Drupal commerce based website for the Ultra Music Festival (UMF). Wrote all the SEO friendly content for the website.
• Managed product types and product variants.
• Created custom views, TPL pages, and styles for pages on the site.

Confidential

Web Developer/Manager, Miami, FL

Responsibilities:

• Developed the Front-End of company websites using XHTML, CSS3, and JAVSCRIPT based on custom PHP based .TPL themes for Drupal 6 and Drupal 7 websites for Bailbonds.com. Utilized Drupal as the CMS on the backend of BailBonds.com for agent listings, AJAX search, and integration with Google maps. Created custom Drupal panels and mobile friendly views.
• Created Git repositories to store and track files on the server.
• Managed SEO campaigns, wrote content, ran Adwords/PPC, and obtained top five YAHOO and GOOGLE rankings in many major metropolitan areas such as New York, Miami, and Los Angeles. Developed well-structured metadata trough the use of industry standard Drupal SEO modules like the Metatag module.
• Created customized WordPress websites for Surety Corporation properties.
• Customized module behavior for Drupal based sites. Utilized over 30 Drupal modules to implement site functionality.
• Applied patches to Drupal modules to improve performance or to over time to keep the sites secure and stable. Migrated data and custom modules from Drupal 6 to Drupal 7.

Confidential, Miami, FL

Responsibilities:

• Designed a blog in Photoshop that's developed on the WordPress platform for Jackson Health. Created a widget for Baymont hotels that has two main parts first the reservation form that posts variables directly to the Baymont website and second an image gallery that makes use of XML to parse image information into the widget.

Confidential

Startup Team Lead, Miami Lakes, FL

Responsibilities:

• Created forms and landing pages written in PHP for the purpose of aggregating university leads into a MySQL database.
• Created and launched the website based on the Drupal framework and created custom PHP, MySQL, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Took advantage of the jQuery library for form validation and built in AJAX functionality for asynchronous page requests.
• Managed, trained, and guided PHP and Front-End developers complete desired company goals and objectives.

Confidential

Contract Developer, New York, NY

Responsibilities:

• Produced HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and jQuery pages based on design comps created by Huge Interactive for the launch of Confidential . They were also 508 compliant.
• Developed template pages around ColdFusion functionality.
• For the New York Restaurant Week. Created the CSS and HTML, for the recipe, menu, and main sections of the mini-site.
• In conjunction with the editorial team I created the 9 international sections on the website using translations from foreign offices and professional translators.

Confidential

Contract Developer, New York, NY

Responsibilities:

• There developed Photoshop designs given to me by Project Mangers and Client Services managers. Worked within tight deadlines in an agency environment. These projects were a mix of sweepstakes, static web pages, and dynamic content that were hand-coded using HTML, CSS and JavaScript. Worked alongside the Production Manager with making business decisions, in his day-to-day tasks, and with hiring new employees.
• When directed by editors, or the production manager, made layout, graphical, or editorial updates to already existing promotions.