Michael Ocana

Technical Lead & Drupal Specialist

Distributed Website Corporation

Position
Senior PHP/Drupal Developer
Start Date
01, Sep 2007 - 30, Oct 2009

Lead developer and technical architect responsible for building, maintaining, and scaling complex enterprise web applications within a diverse technical stack, specializing in high-performance Drupal and Zend Framework implementations.

Key Responsibilities

  • Application Architecture: Designed and engineered scalable web solutions using PHP and the PHP Zend Framework, ensuring robust backend logic and efficient system performance.
  • Drupal Development: Led the customization and deployment of Drupal 6 platforms, including the creation of custom modules and advanced theme integration.
  • Legacy System Integration: Maintained and optimized existing Perl/CGI scripts, facilitating seamless transitions and data flow between legacy systems and modern PHP environments.
  • Frontend Engineering: Developed interactive, responsive user interfaces using HTML, JavaScript, and jQuery to enhance client-side functionality and user experience.
  • Database Management: Architected and optimized MySQL schemas, focusing on query performance, data integrity, and complex relational mapping for large-scale datasets.
  • Technical Leadership: Provided high-level troubleshooting and code optimization strategies to improve application security, stability, and development velocity.
Tools
Perl/CGI
HTML
JQuery
Javascript
PHP
PHP Zend Framework
MySQL
Drupal 6

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