Years Experience Manager
Resume:
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Andy Laken
References
Tech Lead
(Client)
Sean Larkin
CivicActions
Founder
ThinkShout Missoula, MT 59801
United States
I worked with Andy on a
complex Drupal CMS build this ****@*****.***
spring Andy played the
Drupal.org profile: http://drupal.org/user/17111
pivotal role of Drupal
Drupal group profile: http://groups.drupal.org/user/99
configuration lead He wrote
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/laken
custom code, managed code
integrations, and led up QA. I
put a lot on Andy's plate - and
Performance Profile
he exceeded my
expectations Andy was
Drupal technical professional with 15 years' experience delivering effective solutions to the corporate,
always rational, collected,
nonprofit, and public sectors. Motivated, detail-oriented developer and consultant with seven years'
accountable, and focused. He
experience in site planning, building, maintaining, and training. Dedicated to producing outstanding
is passionate about the Drupal
customer results through exceptional listening, communication, relationship, and teamwork skills.
community and open source
International fluency with experience serving non-US customers.
technologies He's a solid,
detail-oriented engineer. And
most importantly, he's a joy to
Featured Drupal sites
work with. I would recommend
Andy strongly for Drupal CMS
architecture, PHP development,
SACNAS Denver Reality Conservation
systems integration, and project
management My only Public Library Sandwich Strategy
complaint about Andy is that he
Fund
seems to have developed
himself a solid reputation in the
Drupal community - and
therefore it's going to get harder
and harder for me to be able to
get any of his time!
(Client)
Wendell Holmes
SACNAS Denver Public Lead Drupal
Lead developer for
Manager hardware consulting redesign: custom Library - Creating developer for
Conservation
Education Logistics theming & CSS, your Community Reality Sandwich,
Strategy Fund.
Andy has a deep knowledge of advanced site: custom an eclectic web
Implemented
CiviCRM theming/jQuery, media site devoted
Drupal, is incredibly generous
homepage
integration, Organic Groups to transformation.
with this knowledge, and enjoys
slideshow, custom
conference exhibit implementation, We recently
sharing it with others. He's theming, and
booth reservation integration with launched paid
dedicated, personable and Google Charts
system. external premium
reliable. Would recommend integration.
ContentDM digital subscriptions,
Andy without reservation.
asset system. video, artist
galleries, and
(Peer)
Bevan Rudge audio downloads.
Drupal Consultant & Developer
Drupal.geek.nz
"Andy and I worked together
closely for 2 months on
Work History
RealitySandwich.com 2.0,
which introduced subscription
CivicActions
and premium content, as well
as rich-media content types. Feb 2012 - Present
Andy Is a very competent
Tech Lead
Drupal developer. He
communicates clearly and Lead team of developers to deliver effective, appropriate customer solutions using agile/
knows how to manage a scrum framework.
development process. He Foster high-effectiveness and high-accountability team culture.
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Team consistently wins top customer satisfaction scores.
Develop, deploy, and maintain complex sites for high-visibility NPO and NGO clients
collaborates very well (we were
using Drupal, CiviCRM, and other FOSS technologies.
a virtual team) and knows when
Employ development best practices: Git, Subversion, dev-qa-live cycle, Features, drush,
to seek help, hand off and take
etc.
on tasks. I highly recommended
Engage with customers to create user stories, wireframes, and QA test plans.
Andy for any Drupal
Develop technical requirements, site specifications, feature enhancements.
development work."
Determine technical architecture to best balance budget, timeline, and sustainability of
the solution.
(Client)
Scott Rouse
Owner/Founder
TheLightroomLab.com Jun 2010 - Feb 2012
"Andy is quick to share his Drupal Engineer
knowledge of Drupal and
Develop, deploy, and maintain complex sites for high-visibility NPO and NGO clients
associated web technologies
using Drupal, CiviCRM, and other FOSS technologies.
with group members who are
Productive team member in a high-accountability, agile development process.
completely new to Drupal as
Employ Drupal development best practices e.g. Subversion, dev-qa-live cycle, Features,
well as to those who have more
and drush.
experience. His teaching style
Contribute internal and client-facing documentation.
is comprehensive and
compassionate, always
allowing time for students to
have their questions addressed
Montana Drupal Users Group
and praising participants for
their contributions. Missoula, MT, United States Dec 2009 - Present
Drupal Trainer / Group Coordinator
It's been an honor working with
Andy, and I look forward to Founded of the Montana Drupal Users group to provide support, training, and fellowship
many more years of serving our to Montana Drupal users and developers.
state and region's Drupal Create and deliver structured Drupal training classes for local community.
community with him. I've had Organize semi-monthly group meetups and events.
the pleasure of learning from
Andy in both one-on-one Drupal
consulting projects and in a
Laken Design
classroom environment in local
meetup groups. I'm always Missoula, MT, United States Aug 2008 - Present
impressed by his thoroughness
Independent Drupal Developer
and knowledge of the topic
(Drupal and otherwise) as well Develop and maintain highly customized, high-traffic Drupal web sites for media, publishing, and
as his ability to explain things in nonprofit clients. Design, implement, and launch custom features, including e-commerce, premium
an understandable and content subscriptions, video, slideshows, and social networking. Manage customer relationships to
approachable way. His ensure successful results.
demeanor and humbleness
make him an ideal candidate for Client projects include:
Lullabot's education program." http://conservation-strategy.org
http://realitysandwich.com
http://evolver.net
(Client)
Jennifer Palmer http://ejusa.org
Community Director
Evolver.net
"I've had the opportunity to work
Quixote Center
with Andy over the last few
months on the upgrade of our Brentwood, MD, United States Jul 2004 - Aug 2008
website. I've found him to be
Technology Codirector
very professional and helpful,
bringing his optimistic, can-do Direct all technology initiatives for nonprofit organization with a staff of 25 and five
attitude to each of the many separate program areas, partnered with Technology codirector.
tasks given to him. I was Develop overall organizational technology and internet strategy to support organization
especially impressed with a strategic objectives. Work with Business Manager to create financial workflows, integrate
one-on-one training session I online donations with legacy systems.
had over the phone with Andy-- Oversee development of several Drupal web sites from initial conception to
not only did he teach me the implementation, launch, and maintenance. Work extensively with internal clients to
task at hand but was able to assess strategy, develop information architecture, content organization and taxonomies,
offer advice and expert training site maps, and detailed page wireframes.
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Design site technical architecture: select and deploy Drupal CMS platform, install and
configure Drupal CMS and multiple 3rd-party modules. Progam custom Drupal modules
on another issue. He could
for online signature ad signing, integration with Democracy in Action ECRM, and credit-
have easily shrugged off my
card payment gateway integration.
question or told me to schedule
Deploy and maintain Democracy in Action ECRM system for e-mail constituent
another call with him at a later
communication, online advocacy, and online donations.
time, but he patiently took the
Manage 25-node mixed Macintosh/Windows LAN, as well as Linux-based file, email, and
time to help me out, which I
web servers. Maintain, upgrade, and troubleshoot user workstations as needed.
greatly appreciated.
Train staff on desktop and web-based software, including Drupal, Office, Photoshop,
InDesign, Democracy In Action.
As a former IT professional I
Manage DonorPerfect supporter database and perform custom queries to produce postal
think Andy is that rare mix of
mailing lists and telemarketing lists.
talented tech person and
Produce several organizational publications (including two-color 32-page tabloid
excellent communicator. He is a
newspaper and 160-page trade paperback book); execute layout and production using
great trainer and I
Adobe InDesign, Acrobat, Photoshop, and Illustrator; work with service bureaus and
wholeheartedly recommend him
printers to ensure quality finished product.
for anyone looking for Drupal
Serve on management committee: participate in all major organizational, administrative,
knowledge."
personnel, and financial decisions.
Ryan Barolet-Fogarty
The Diversity Channel
(Peer)
Technology Codirector
Quixote Center Jul 2002 - Jul 2004
"Andy was a good partner, and Software Development Manager
a great asset to the
Managed four-person design and technical team on high-profile commercial Web
organization. Andy is a skilled
products
technologist, but is equally a
Delivered new flagship Diversity Management System product in under three months
thoughtful and reflective person
with constrained staff and resources
committed to the quality of his
Delivered custom implementations to Fortune 500 clients including Microsoft, Accenture,
relationships and of his work.
and Cisco
Andy is naturally plugged in to
Implemented test-driven agile software development process resulting in major jump in
the latest trends in technology
team productivity and product quality
and intensely interested in
Created custom software to integrate products with Cisco's corporate single-signon
learning and following best
Managed successful conversion of application from JSP/Oracle platform to ASP.NET/
practices in web communication
SQL Server
and Drupal in particular. I would
Determined functional, technical, and design requirements
jump at the chance to work
Wrote and debugged Java, JSP, SQL and ASP.net code
closely with Andy again."
(Client)
Margaux O'Malley
Proteus
Owner
Grand Junction Design
Washingron, DC, United States 2000 - 2001
"I love working with Andy on Web Strategist / Project Manager
Drupal projects. Not only is he
Managed website projects for Fortune 500 clients as well as start-ups. Worked closely with
very knowledgeable about his
development teams to spec site features and UI. Led coordination between clients' design firms and
work, he enjoys what he's doing
in-house development team.
and it certainly shows. He takes
it seriously and is committed to
Highlights:
doing a good job, while at the
Strategy, feature design and IA on relaunch of Mobil1.com, including then-innovative
same time keeping a light heart
features like user-submitted car photo galleries and monthly how-to projects.
and a great sense of humor so
it's very pleasant to work with
him.
The Berndt Group
One of our first experiences
working together was as 1997 - 2000
members of the Drupal Director of Application Development
documentation team. It was
clear right away that Andy is a
good teacher -- he has the
Drupal contributions
ability to communicate ideas
effectively, and to break down
Founder: Western Montana Drupal user group
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Former member: Washington, DC Drupalers
Many talks and presentations at DrupalCamps, local meetups, etc.
complicated things so that they
Some work as a member of the drupal.org documentation team.
don't seem complicated
Contributed patches and fixes to several modules, including Media Mover
anymore.
If you have the opportunity to
work with Andy, I would
Relevant Training
definitely suggest you take it!"
Drupal Theming and API Workshops May 2008 - Has no expiration
(Lullabot)
(Client)
Annie Lynsen Week-long classroom training in Drupal module development, APIs, security, and theming.
Manager, Online Content and
Community Development
Education
KaBOOM
"Andy is simply a pleasure to
Wesleyan University
work with. We worked with him
through Grand Junction Design
Middletown, CT, United States 1984 - 1988
to implement single sign-on
between several of our Bachelor of Arts, Film Studies / College of Letters
websites, and he worked fast,
communicated well, and made
me feel at ease through the
Skills
entire process."
Drupal: Site Buidling (Expert)
(Client)
AJ Johnston
5-6 Years Experience, (Currently in use)
Executive Director
Mindful Peacebuilding
"Thanks for the presentation
Drupal: API and module development
today. I learned lots You
seemed at ease and excited to
(Advanced)
be sharing what you know to
non-profits. I thought your 3-4 Years Experience, (Currently in use)
presentation was clear and
informative."
Drupal Theming (Advanced)
estephan500 on 3-4 Years Experience, (Currently in use)
groups.drupal.org
(Peer)
CiviCRM implementation
"Awesome -- that worked like a
charm! This guy knows what
(Advanced)
he's talking about. Thanks so
1-2 Years Experience, (Currently in use)
much!"
PHP coding (Intermediate)
3-4 Years Experience, (Currently in use)
HTML/CSS (Advanced)
10+ Years Experience, (Currently in use)
jQuery (Intermediate)
1-2 Years Experience, (Currently in use)
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Apple Keynote (Intermediate)
Graphic Design
1-2 Years Experience, (Currently in use)
Rivers of Hope
Adobe Photoshop (Advanced)
3-4 Years Experience, (Last Used
Adobe InDesign (Intermediate)
1-2 Years Experience, (Last Used 1-2 years ago)
Linux systems administration
Design, layout, and production on
(Intermediate)
commemorative 2-color tabloid
publication. Adobe InDesign, 3-4 Years Experience, (Currently in use)
Acrobat, and Photoshop.
Mac OS X administration
Find Andy (Advanced)
5-6 Years Experience, (Currently in use)
on Twitter
on Facebook
on Flickr
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