# Summary
I'm an experienced senior software developer/consultant with particular expertise in Drupal with a side of dev-ops - including being Drupal 10 Triple Certified although I've worked with Drupal versions ranging from 5 to 12 (dev branch). I've been working with and frequently contributing to Drupal core and contrib for over a decade. Some contribution is professional and some is hobby - I'm a very strong Open Source proponent.
# Current
Primary Role
I devote most of my time to my role as Drupal manager at Taoti Creative. Consulting with Taoti since 2018, I've long headed the dev-ops practice area and was majorly responsible for the shift to using composer and continuous integration. Taoti has been a top 100 Drupal company for contributions multiple years mainly through my work.
Some recent large projects I've been involved are the National New Play Network's New Play Exchange and AAMI. Generally, except for those occasional projects with US based employee requirements, I am involved in all Taoti Drupal projects in advisory capacity due to seniority and experience even if the project is not my direct responsibility.
Contributing
When not consulting - although lines are sometimes blurred which is what I get for turning a love into a job - I'm a significant open source contributor. Due to work - and personal usage - that has been focused on the Drupal and PHP ecosystems for the most part for many years. I'm very lucky in that all of my employers have been either very relaxed about IP, already open source proponents, or happy to listen to my advice. Taoti in particular has enabled significant contribution - both directly and indirectly. Taoti specifically has given me time for DrupalCon and is happy to have fixes go into contrib or core. Sometimes "yes this is my own time" but also "I'm able to contribute because I learnt about this bug at work and it interested me" and "Taoti's money is what gives me the free time to contribute".
In addition to direct code contributions, with Drupal, I'm also very much community oriented. A regular hand on Slack (and used to be on IRC), and social media. I've helped organize many Drupal events from user groups to cons including session review team for many DrupalCon NorthAmericas. Likewise, I've spoken at many Drupal events. See more details in Community Involvement.
# Featured Presentation
Standardizing Sites with Drupal Scaffolding
Learn how to use the Drupal Composer Scaffolding plugin - both customizing it in your site and creating new data sources for it to standardize and improve your site builds. Presented at DrupalCon 2023 Pittsburgh
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