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The move to freelance was a choice to allow me to travel the world while still working remotely. -Worked from multiple time zones using several cloud and communication technologies-Managed off-hour deployments for several websites via Linux servers-Worked while traveling through Australia, New Zealand, Scotland, Thailand and the USNoted projects:-Migrated six Drupal 8 sites to Drupal 9 including testing for incompatibilities. These sites included custom API integrations, multiple contrib and custom modules.-Creation of custom Drupal module to handle the installation of multiple custom and contrib modules. The module also used Drupal configuration management to import custom configurations.

-Responsible for bridging the gap between developers and clients to create custom solutions for client business needs.-Worked with clients to gather business requirements, budget and scope parameters-Worked with developers to execute solutions including brainstorming, architecting, UX and QA-Full stack development for multiple applications including troubleshooting, architecture and Agile improvement-Drupal CMS customization, troubleshooting and training-Advanced Drupal configuration including configuration management, composer management and drush-Magento ecommerce management including the use of manual and automated imports and exports across multiple sources-QA of websites, applications and other software solutions for UX, vulnerabilities, accessibility and cross browser/device compatibility-Management of application code bases using Git and Bitbucket including creating feature and release branches, managing conflicts, deploying branches on linux servers, syncing code back to master, and pruning old branches-Linux server website deployments, permission management, syncing between environments and custom configuration-Integration and tuning of custom search tools including Google Custom Search, Algolia Search and Apache Solr-Acquia enterprise hosting management and deploymentsNoted project during my tenure:LabCorp.com – Launched in early 2017, this site has over 1MM unique visitors monthly and 2000 simultaneous visitors daily. Rich integrations with significant business logic for their electronic catalog of tests, lab locator, and patient health library. Constant compliance with medical and legal regulations. Continued Agile development with weekly sprints since 2017 launch through my tenure.

In addition to Project Manager role, worked in a project management based role with 5-10 active clients-Department resource management: organized and assigned project team members including team members from multiple countries and time zones-Established department protocol and SOP’s for project-based website implementation, trained and fostered new junior account staff on project execution and client relationship development-Developed functional requirements documentation for digital projects to ensure the final solutions solved business needs-Managed client relationships and expectations-Led clients and internal teams on numerous website launches focusing on branding and e-commerceReviewed project budgets and resolved discrepancies-Set up, participated and lead daily/weekly project team/client conference callsNoted accomplishments during my tenure:-Developed a more efficient and transparent departmental project tracking system by working with the project management software developers.-Completed several website projects including ennisflintamericas.com, classicmuscle.com, labcorpdna.com, esoterix.com

-Developed and maintained a detailed project plan for each individual account-Manage 10+ clients and their projects-Create and manage the budget and scope of the client projects-Train clients on multiple CMS platforms including WordPress, Drupal, Magento and Silverpop-Provided program and project status reporting across all internal and external stakeholders. -Manage day-to-day workflow and weekly interactive workflow meeting with responsibilities that includes creating, scheduling and prioritizing workflow, asset and document management, and dealing with emergencies-Create and manage project schedules with waterfall-based project management software-Work with multiple external vendors to manage projects and deliver assetsNoted accomplishments during my tenure:-Create and implement process changes with Trone’s acquisition of Greensboro-based digital agency, BEM Interactive-Managed the internship program with 4 interns each semester including the recruiting, interviewing, selecting and managing of interns