Supporting AI and innovative technology adoption at the US Department of Veterans Affairs

Manage globally distributed team of Drupal developers, supporting CFR web properties and services.Champion accessible, scalable, secure products that speak to the needs of a member-driven organization.Implemented DevOps tools supporting Continuous Integration, ranging from static analysis to visual regression testing.Introduced code standards policies, static analysis via PHP-CS and Sonarcloud, and automated vulnerability management, which improved code quality by 46% over 2 years.

Implemented Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI) standard, expanding content reach into native experience on Learning Management System (LMS) platforms including Blackboard, Canvas, and Moodle.Completed a replacement and redesign of Model Diplomacy, an interactive foreign policy education and simulation tool used by high schools and universities across the US.Led a team of 6 Drupal developers, emphasizing code excellence, collaboration, and inclusive teamwork.

Built devops tools using RoR, Python, Jenkins, and Docker to expand company site support capabilities servicing 500+ customized academic journal sites.Architected and deployed configuration management API for building and maintaining 350+ platform sites.Built faceted, interactive map interface for browsing more than 24,000 scholarly articles from GeoScience World, using Solr and jQuery.Upgraded platform logging to asynchronous JavaScript integration with homegrown logging service for real-time analytics.Coordinate efforts between offshore contractors, client co-dev, and internal team to deliver rapid release schedule for the eLife scientific journal.

Special projects consulting for LAMP stack web applications, including planning, architecture, design and development. Strong focus on internationalization and multilingual projects.The Middle East Institute (www.mei.edu)* Provided website support and developed new dynamic and interactive content.ForeignIQ (foreigniq.com)* Constructed Drupal platform for accessing existing Flash-based cultural training application, including integration with iPhone application.StickyStreet* Configured and migrated large-scale financial database to new replication server group for StickyStreet.com

Technical lead for a 7-person team bringing US Department of Education web properties in line with Drupal best practices, and transitioning the website to a secure, stable, and maintainable structure.Championed Agile project management techniques to improve team effectiveness and customer satisfaction.Architected and established roadmap for migrating set of ExpressionEngine, Wordpress, Drupal 5, and 6 sites to Drupal 7 solution.

Technical Leadership and key developer replacing legacy systems for membership tracking, event registration and school management with mobile-first, Drupal site and CRM integration, and initiating new media content production and distribution ranging from infographics to interactive maps. Attention from site improvements led to $130,000 in donations for office hardware and software. Responsible for technology strategy and innovation, architectural scalability and quality assurance across all digital products.Migrated primary website, membership database and event registration service to mobile-first Drupal 7 CMS with CiviCRM, leading to 50% increase in website traffic in 6 months and improving inter-departmental coordination.Wrote school management module for Drupal with CiviCRM integration for payment processing and student record tracking. Secured $130,000 value in donations to upgrade office computing hardware and software for 50 users.

Built highly customized Drupal site platforms for clients ranging from the U.S. House of Representatives and al-Jazeera to The New Republic and the Art Directors Club of Metropolitan WashingtonAuthored custom modules for integration projects including Facebook, Twitter, Brightcove, Disqus and CiviCRM, as well as unique tools to improve site editor usability and workflow.Contributed patches and community module upgrades from Drupal 6 to Drupal 7 on Drupal.orgProvided systems administration support to assure accessibility of documentation and resource management tools including Jira ticket tracking and Confluence wiki

Team Leadership and Software Architect for implementation of competitive Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) technical contracts, collectively worth $1.2 million. Applications included web-delivered screening utility for the US Government security clearance process utilizing Natural Language Processing (NLP) technologies and web-delivered tool for subject matter expert data collection and management.Designed, built and managed ITS Software Integration Lab (SIL) for internal R&D projects, then led 5-person development team for Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) project group using SIL resourcesProjects included a web-delivered screening utility for the government security clearance process, a subject matter expert data collection service, and a computational linguistic toolset employing emerging ASR and OCR technologies using Python NLTKProvided analysis and reporting for National Language Service Corps pilot program

Maintained and supported computing resources for the School of International Letters and Cultures (SILC) Language Learning Lab.Educated and trained SILC faculty and students on state-of-the-art language acquisition tools.