Thomas Klem Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

Greater New York City Area

In-House tech lead for Drupal CMS.Planned and executed upgrade from Drupal 8 to Drupal 9.Maintain site security and code quality through managing and executing updates of Core and Contributed modules, using Composer and Git.Apply security best practices to the Drupal application.Tech interface with Drupal consultants.Support Web Team and content providers with Drupal questions and issues.Developed original proofs of concept applications for Drupal.Develop and Maintain Applications in JSP, AJAX, and jQuery such as a Court Locator.Explain HTML errors and usability concerns to colleagues and management.Research new technologies to determine viability, usability, and accessibility.Design graphics and lay out webpages.Resolve usability, layout, coding, and cross browser functionality issues. First person in web team called upon to do troubleshooting. Reduced training costs by teaching myself Drupal theming and administration, Java Server Pages (JSP), jQuery, and Google Search Appliance administration/development and used them for interactive content, querying XML data, and improving the search experience for users.Keep the court closings process running smoothly, which involves content with the greatest of urgency, which must be updated in multiple locations, and requires meeting the demands of multiple stakeholders.Laid out content in several languages including Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Bengali, and French. Design instructions for web site users and write technical instructions for web team members and guidelines for content providers. Managed projects such as: Creating an online Voter Guide.Performed administration of Google Search Appliance (GSA), analyzed search reports, and developed custom search interfaces using XSLT.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Responsibilities and Accomplishments Included:Responsible for design, layout, coding, and content oversight for the organization's websites.Maintained the computers and network.Added interactive forms to the association’s web sites employing CGI scripts written in Perl.Redesign of the OPERA America web site.Surveyed opera company web pages to assist member companies in developing content for their pages.Consulted with OPERA America Staff to develop and update content for web site. Resolved Help Desk questions from users. Wrote Request for Proposal (RFP) for new server and worked with consultants on implementation.

M.S., Biochemistry

B.A., Biochemistry