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Open PixelFounder
Jan. 2024Odenton, Maryland, United StatesLeading the strategic vision and growth of Open Pixel, a firm dedicated to building truly accessible and user-friendly digital experiences for social good companies, non-profits, and local government. Directing business development and client engagement, establishing key partnerships, and overseeing project delivery from concept to launch.
Drupal 4 GovCo Lead for Drupal GovCon & Drupal4Gov Board Member
Jun. 2021Washington DC-Baltimore AreaConference Planning. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to shape the conference vision, theme, and content. From planning to the day of execution, work with the team leads and volunteers to ensure Drupal GovCon aligns with the needs of Drupal4gov’s mission, sponsors and attendees. Speaker Curation: Identify and schedule speakers for Drupal4gov's monthly webinar that occurs every third Thursday with the goal of finding dynamic and thought-provoking speakers that engage our audience. Logistics: Work closely with fellow co-leads and volunteers to smoothly coordinate day-of activities during the conference. This includes efficiently managing conference registration and ensuring seamless volunteer role assignments, all while ensuring a problem-free conference experience.
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Community Engagement: Collaborate closely with the Director of Sponsorship to provide as needed support to sponsors. Assist in communication and follow-up related to sponsor benefits, addressing any inquiries or concerns they may have. Inclusive Experience: Diversity matters. I champion inclusivity by promoting diverse voices, accessibility, and safe spaces for all attendees.
DSFederalDirector Of Web Development
Oct. 2017Managed web development and content management resources across multiple federal agencies, overseeing projects totaling over $5M annually, with a focus on healthcare.
Collaborated with clients and development teams to analyze, scope, and translate business processes and requirements into functional web solutions using agile methodologies.
Worked with governmental digital communications leaders to enhance web governance and manage an average of 340 monthly web content requests.
Implemented a digital content dashboard, improving response times and awareness of critical issues and priorities.
Developed Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for web tools like YouTube, SiteImprove, Adobe Analytics, GovDelivery, and Akamai.
Analyzed web metrics to enhance content and user experience for site visitors.
Built strong client relationships through effective delivery, communication, and technical expertise.
Executed strategic technology and infrastructure plans in collaboration with leadership.
Led and mentored development teams on best practices and server management, resolving technical issues through pair programming.
Led the redesign and content migration of government websites using agile methodologies, working with stakeholders, the development team and cross-functional teams.
Migrated cloud infrastructures from on-premise to cloud, supporting the Authority to Operate (ATO) assessment process.
DSFederalSenior Web Developer
Oct. 2014 - Oct. 2017Rockville, MDLead developer and Drupal Subject Matter Expert (SME) for various projects within different government agencies.
Evaluated existing data architectures and implemented improvements to websites that were managed.
Met frequently with clients to ensure project's remained on schedule and expectations were met.
Performed content migrations from Drupal 7 to Drupal 8. Mentored junior developers and gave technology training on various technologies.
Provided technical input on business proposals and built prototypes.
Attended business development meetings to address technical capabilities.
Blackstone Technology GroupSenior Technology Consultant
Aug. 2011 - Sep. 2014Arlington, VACommunicates with client to plan, organize, and deploy new software, updates, and/or fixes.
Using Agile as the software development method, assist in guiding and identifying requirements along with the client. Provide support for business system analysis and process definition. Work with end users and clients to address requirements, usability, accessibility, security, change requests, etc. to ensure web site functionality.
Manage technical workload using the Agile to ensure critical functionality and fixes are implemented in a timely manner. User stories and issues are tracked in Jira.
Integrate and administer various third-party tools such as Google Analytics, USA Search, Gov Delivery.
Create test plans and generate test reports. Test & verify changes across development environments (test, staging, pre-prod) to ensure code works and has been migrated successfully.
Implemented continuous integration by using Jenkins to integrate local development changes into the shared integration test environment.
Develop complex, custom PHP code to enhance website capabilities based upon client requirements and business need.
Manage and work with outside vendors, as necessary.
Work with project managers to determine level of effort for new or on-going development work. Assisted in business development by participating in the proposal writing process.
DRT StrategiesLead Developer
Oct. 2010 - Aug. 2011Languages Used: PHP, Javascript/JQuery
Technology Used: Drupal 6 installed on Windows 2008 server Configured and wrote custom modules within the Drupal content management system for the sba.gov and community.sba.gov sites. Managed and worked with contractors to schedule work and ensure tasks were completed in a timely manner. Performed testing and worked with testing team to fix bugs impacting the site.
VirilionWeb Developer
Sep. 2007 - Oct. 2010Languages Used: C#, VB Script, pHp, Javascript
Technology Used: LAMP environment, Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, Dreamweaver, mySQL, MS SQL Server, & Subversion
Develop award winning web sites using various content management systems (CMS). Support older web sites by providing fixes and/or adding additional functionality depending upon the needs of the client. Provide support, create user documentation and train end users. Work with the client to gather requirements. Create technical specifications for web sites. Assess, select and implement third-party technical solutions, as needed. Provide hours estimates for web development projects.
Democracy Data & CommunicationsWeb Developer
Jul. 2006 - Sep. 2007Languages Used: C#, VB Script, Javascript
Technology Used: Microsoft Visual Studio 2003, Dreamweaver, MS SQL Server, Visual Source Safe & CVS
Developed web solutions for clients requesting an online presence for their political action committees (PACs). Worked with Account Manager’s to develop and finalize requirements for the websites being developed. Wrote and maintained code base used by the PAC sites. Wrote test cases and worked with testing team to ensure sites were functioning properly according to client specifications. Supported older web applications written using classic ASP. Performed production support of web applications currently in production by providing fixes and resolving coding or data issues.
VerizonSoftware Engineer
Aug. 1998 - Mar. 2006Languages used: COBOL, SAS, REXX, SQL, JCL
Technology used: MVS/TSO, Endevor, FileAid, DB2
Worked on the business and residential business system ensuring that product and contract rates were applied and displayed correctly on the bill. Implemented many complex, revenue impacting projects. Developed design documents, held peer reviews, and coded programs according to the requirements of the project. Provided technical expertise as a subject matter expert for product pricing related issues. Provided test support to resolve any coding issues. Performed production support, which includes ensuring that ocde was moved successfully into production and resolved any production issues that arose. Organized and provided training for new and less experienced team members. Served as a knowledgeable point of contact for Pricing’s product rating functionality. Developed software using the Software Development Lifecycle Process (SDLC).
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