Alvaro M.

Alvaro M.

Senior Software Engineer

Pincha, Ecuador
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About Me

Alvaro is a veteran PSD to HTML Developer with over a decade of technical expertise in web development. He has strong technical skills in frontend development and can also curate solutions for backend projects. He has acquired a specialty in Drupal 7 (Acquia Certified Developer) and Drupal 8 with 6+ years and 3+ years respectively of hands-on experience with both. He delivers high-quality solutions on projects for clients.

Work history

UpStack
UpStack
Senior Drupal Developer
2019 - Present (5 years)
Remote
  • Creating and developing innovative software solutions for clients across a broad range of industries.

Continion
Continion
Senior Drupal Developer
2019 - 2017
Remote
  • Provided advanced module development expertise and Supported the planning and architecture phases for Drupal 8 migration.

  • Migrated Continion's system to an Acquia environment from a previous custom server hosted in-house.

  • Supervised and created custom integration between the HR system and Drupal.

Longboard (via Toptal)
Longboard (via Toptal)
Senior Drupal Developer
2017 - 2019 (2 years)
Remote
  • Efficiently architected a Drupal 8 website hosted on Pantheon for the client.

  • Developed a custom interface between Drupal and AWS to share media assets and custom HTML markup between multiple websites.

  • Provided Pantheon server administration on the project for Longboard.

Jobsity
Jobsity
Senior Drupal Developer
2014 - 2017 (3 years)
Remote
  • Offered technical leadership for the implementation of all aspects on internal projects for the client.

  • Supervised and oversaw the onboarding of all new Drupal developers on projects within Drupal.

  • Trained new Drupal developers, filled knowledge gaps and got them up to speed so they could perform efficiently.

New Target
New Target
Senior Drupal Frontend Developer
2014 - 2017 (3 years)
Remote
  • Offered technical expertise for the standardization of the development and theming process and created pixel-perfect themes from PSD mockups on projects for the client.

  • Efficiently developed different modules to fit the custom requirements and integrations of projects for New Target.

  • Provided technical leadership for key aspects of the client's project.

Jobsity
Jobsity
Frontend/Backend Developer
2013 - 2017 (4 years)
Remote
  • Worked as a "first face" developer for new Drupal clients on behalf of Jobsity.

  • Provided technical consultancy and production support to the team on frontend and PSD to HTML tasks.

  • Traced performance and infrastructure bottlenecks and implemented innovative solutions in resolving them.

Code and Theory
Code and Theory
Senior Drupal Developer
2012 - 2014 (2 years)
  • Developed PSD to Drupal themes on projects and worked on processes to install and architect Drupal sites for clients using different requirement documents.

  • Offered expertise and developed custom Drupal modules for integration with REST APIs.

  • Efficiently tweaked Drupal views and other Drupal components along with caching strategies to improve performance on projects for clients.

MMD Studio
MMD Studio
Web Developer
2010 - 2013 (3 years)
Remote
  • Provided technical expertise for web design, CMS development and RAIS development on projects for clients.

  • Offered guidance and production support for database layout and implementation on projects.

  • Worked on the efficient delivery of innovative brand designs on web solutions.

Infoquality
Infoquality
Web Developer
2008 - 2009 (1 year)
Remote
  • Developed and implemented brand templates and campaigns on projects for clients.

  • Provided technical support for web design and development tasks within the company.

  • Designed and implemented solutions for corrective action on defective web applications.

Contacto
Contacto
Project Manager
2007 - 2008 (1 year)
  • Provided technical leadership and acted as design area coordinator on brand development projects for clients.

  • Built and led the development team in the delivery of high-quality solutions on projects for Contacto.

  • Implemented performance metrics on projects that helped developers in identifying opportunities for improvement on projects.

Portfolio

Senior Drupal Developer - St. Edwards University
Senior Drupal Developer - St. Edwards University

Worked on a Drupal 7 site with a custom living componentized style guide theme; the solution was with consideration for Drupal 8 migration. The project also contains maintenance tasks, bug fixing, and development of new functionality requested by the St. Edwards team. Currently working on a Drupal 8 site taking into account migration to Drupal 9 in early 2020.

Senior Drupal Developer - Longboard Funds
Senior Drupal Developer - Longboard Funds

Developed a blog post site for the company using Drupal 8 with integration to AWS to push assets between the main company site developed on Adobe Bussiness Catalyst and Drupal. The theme for the application was developed with custom living style guide and components.

Senior Drupal Developer - NBC Universal
Senior Drupal Developer - NBC Universal

Worked on a Drupal 7 site migrated from Sitecore, created using Drupal core and Boilerplate as the base theme. Responsible for the coordination of theming efforts on the project, site building, and handling of the deployment process to Acquia server

Senior Drupal Developer - San Francisco Travel
Senior Drupal Developer - San Francisco Travel

Provided development expertise for a Drupal site created using Boilerplate as a base theme. Oversaw theming and responsiveness of the site and integrations with different external APIs like Booking.com, TripAdvisor, and Gaycities.

Education

Education
Web Designer and Developer (PHP, JavaScript, AJAX, General Web Design, Usability, SEO, Project Management, Client Management)
Escuela de Arte Multimedial DaVinci
2009 - 2010 (1 year)
Education
Multimedia Designer (Graphic Design, Web Development, Photography, Illustration, Video Production)
Instituto Metropilitano de DiseƱo
2005 - 2008 (3 years)
Education
Acquia Certified Developer
Acquia
2015