Bobby Taylor Email & Phone Number

Erie, Co, Us

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

As a part of the Large Client Solutions team, my role is to architect and deliver enterprise front-end (CSS, JavaScript, HTML, Twig) and back-end features (primarily PHP) that were outside the bounds of what our white label platform offers. Example features/work include: secure customer authentication/data transfer, REST API integrations, penetration test remediation, and two-factor authentication.- Transitioned our main banking client to a more traditional agile development process and increased predictability and throughput of continuous improvement tickets.- Developed custom modules using Object-oriented PHP to integrate with our platform’s Drupal 8 framework.- Implemented custom themes using JavaScript (jQuery), SASS, Twig, and Gulp for Drupal 8 sites.- Managed and executed deployments using Git, Jira, and Acquia Cloud platforms.- Coordinated regular releases across an international team.- Wrote test cases and implementation details for QA engineers.- Codified and communicated deployment processes and documents to our internal team (QA, Business Analysts, Product Owners), easing the process of having change requests approved by our banking client.- Groomed and prioritized backlog of a stale client project and pushed it to production within 6 weeks.- Manipulated data from internal REST API using PHP and JavaScript.- Managed back-end and front-end developers (both internal and outsourced): performed code reviews; prepared and groomed tickets; merged approved code into repository; and provided general guidance.- Worked with internal solutions architects to refine requirements around advanced client workflows such as single sign-on with asymmetric encryption of a customer payload.- Defined and prioritized the pipeline of work with the product owner and business analyst teams.- Acted as a technical point of contact for clients while working through projects, helping them define requirements, objectives, and goals.

Denver, Colorado, United States

In this role, I served as technical architect, day-to-day client contact, and senior developer for our state government clients. My responsibility was to align client goals and objectives with project budget and client staffing capabilities. I led large scale web projects from contract to completion, overseeing all areas of the project. This role included internal staff management.- Created scheduled/recurring migration of 100k+ business listings (across several clients) from external API into CMS system.-Directed and managed dedicated, cross-functional project teams throughout the software development life cycle.- Developed custom business directory with mapping functionality for 14k+ business listings using AngularJS, OpenStreetMap and internal data from REST API.- Implemented events entry system for distributed client (50+ job sites) to improve efficiency in entering, reviewing, and approving events.- Conducted over 20 “design-thinking” and content strategy workshops with clients and their stakeholders.- Developed 50+ custom Drupal 7 and Drupal 8 modules.- Implemented 20+ custom themes for clients using JavaScript, SASS, Twig, and Gulp.- Reduced cost/implementation time of website builds by 50% by developing a standardized component-driven system for CMS development.- Created and refined job descriptions for junior/senior front-end developers and junior/senior backend developers.- Performed annual reviews and helped direct reports define objectives and goals.- Member of the organization’s strategic planning group, representing the development and technology team.- Collaborated with clients and their traditional advertising agencies to align the web product with overall brand and voice.- Led town hall meetings with several state clients to gauge industry feedback on new digital products in the tourism industry.- Converted the client's online publication system of traditional blog entries into a focused monthly digital publication.