Drupal Developer UI / UX
Resume:
Ali Syed
Work Experience
Columbia Alumni Association (CAA) - Columbia University
**** – present (Remote)
Project Manager & Drupal Architecture
Project Description: Columbia Alumni Arts League (aka CAAL, pronounced "cal" as in "pal")
members enjoy special benefits and discounts at more than 80 leading New York City cultural
institutions, connect with fellow Columbians and artists through exclusive arts events, and stay
informed about the arts while supporting the arts at Columbia. Nearly 7,000 alumni from schools
across the university enjoy CAAL benefits. CAAL is a Columbia Alumni Association (CAA)
program founded by the arts Initiative at Columbia University.
Non-Drupal CMS platform site http://alumniarts.columbia.edu/caal need to migrate into Drupal 7
CMS.
• Drupal 7 Front End Development - UI / UX
Building Responsive Theme using the wireframe given by the Client, using The Omega
Framework and compiling CSS files into SASS using compass.
• Drupal 7 Back End Development
Building custom module for the Columbia Alumni Arts League (CAAL) Site using
Drupal Form API to improve features of the Site, more importantly content workflow.
• Drupal 7 to Drupal 8 Migration
Migration technique:
1. By using a Drupal upgrade (Drush)
2. By feed mechanism
3. Using a migration_d2d
Recommendation:
Drush + Feature + views upgrade + migration API
If the caching is kept for the long time then the user cannot get a dynamic data at run
time. If memcache server is installed and if it goes down then as a result of it the whole
site gets affected. Session issue may arise if the load balancer is not pointing to a
particular node.
Leading Team of 10 Developer to complete the migration of Columbia Site in Dev &
Staging Environment.
Other Responsibility:
Code review, lead onsite and offshore team; assign task.
Columbia University Drupal7
http://test.alumniarts.columbia.edu/
Areas of Expertise
Currently Used Languages / Development Tools / Technologies
• Drupal 6.x, 7.x and 8
• Drupal APIs such as the Form API and the DB Abstraction Layer
• PHP and the LAMP Stack
• Caching technologies such as Squid / Varnish, Memcache, APC, and CDNs
• Javascript Libraries such as jQuery
• MySQL
• Agile / Scrum Development Methodology
NBC Sports, Stamford CT
Senior Drupal Developer & Theme Developer
Oct - 2012 to March - 2013
Design and develop feature modules for NBC Sports Group properties such as NBCSports.com,
NBCOlympics.com, and ComcastSportsNet.com
Implement sophisticated user interfaces following industry standard technologies and techniques
Building Drupal responsive themes, fixing custom module bugs, creating new features module
Creating/implementing the LAMP / MAMP for the Drupal team administering workflow with
git.
1- Converting wireframe design into Drupal templates.
2- Develop integration strategies for non-CMS/Drupal based websites.
3- Manage projects from start to finish; constantly communicate with clients and team members.
4- Training in-house developer team & writing documentation.
Worked on the NBC sport and Comcast Drupal 7 Enterprise Site.
http://www.csnphilly.com/
http://www.csnwashington.com/
http://www.csnbaltimore.com/
http://www.csncalifornia.com/
http://www.csnbayarea.com/
http://www.csnchicago.com/
http://www.csnbayarea.com/
Valtech.us Rochester, New York
Drupal Developer & Theme Developer (Part-time Consultant)
July- 2012 to Oct - 2013
Handling the project from the start to end performing project manager duties, keeping track of
the project.
Leading a team of Drupal developers/designers from requirements to implementation to ‘go live’
reengineering .Net on the Drupal; as the Drupal Architect setting up the LAMP for the Drupal
team; handling workflow throw with Subversion; writing documentation
Building the working prototype for Quickanddirtytips.com
Configuration of Drupal modules, Drupal 7 theme development, and landing page building
Working with blocks, menus, taxonomy, multilingual content, user profiles, and navigation
Implement web best practices; build products that are strongly rooted in creating seamless user
experiences Working independently, and in a team environment, with high attention to detail,
able to work to deadlines.
Handling the project from the start to end performing project manager duties, keeping track of
the project.
Working on various Drupal websites with out-source team in India and Europe; Setting up
LAMP & MAMP for other Drupal developers working on the back end myphpadmin; installing
multisite under one main Drupal 7 installation
Macmillan Fifth Avenue, New York, NY
Drupal Developer (Part-time Consultant)
Feb - 2012 to July- 2013
Setting up LAMP & MAMP for client; transferring the site from the hosted server to the in house
development environment; updating exciting convert theme from Drupal 6 to Drupal 7 ensuring
its mobile compatible theme.
Responsible for the Drupal architecture including the audit of the existing Drupal 6 installation;
creating audit report on the existing Drupal site, writing recommendation to improve the website
built in Drupal 6/7.
1- Converting wireframe design into Drupal templates.
2- Develop integration strategies for non-CMS/Drupal based websites.
3- Manage projects from start to finish; constantly communicate with clients and team members.
4- Building Custom Drupal Module using Drupal form API
5- Building Theme for Client using Based theme Omega 4.0
6- Transferring Site from one server to another server.
7- Remote assistant for site maintenance.
8- Solving issue of Panelizer in Drupal module.
9- Drupal Upgrades & Drupal migration from Drupal 6-7semantic mark-up
Drupal 6 Multisite Project
http://facultylounge.whfreeman.com/index.php?q=front_page
http://chemistry.facultylounge.whfreeman.com/
http://econprinciples.facultylounge.worthpublishers.com/
http://geography.facultylounge.whfreeman.com/
http://micro.facultylounge.worthpublishers.com/
http://sciteaching.facultylounge.whfreeman.com/
http://humandev.facultylounge.worthpublishers.com/
AdKeeper.com New York
Front End Development - Drupal Theme Developer / Drupal Developer - Full-Time
Feb 2011 to Jan 2012
Setting up local LAMP, installing Drupal 6 and 7 for application building, testing, collaborating
with teams of web developers, user interface specialist
Create new solutions and design patterns to overcome usability issues
Working on the YUI PHP framework, pushing the Iframe limit to the highest level
Java Script Overlay Keep Button Placing on the video, JQuery Video player designing
Working with the YouTube API, Facebook Connect and Twitter API
Workflow source code using Subversion/Git for daily merge and commit worked on Mercurial /
FogBugz Evaluate various client-side technologies for use in internal and external applications
Built Landing pages / E-mail Newsletter.
HTML5 /JQuery UI designing for the mobile device; Drupal and Wordpress maintenance; In
House Task System Builder
Healthplanone, Shelton CT (Consultant)
Front End Development / UI Designer
June 2009 to June 2010 - Full-Time
Worked on www.healthplanone.com and www.medicaresolutions.com website project Created
web site graphic design concepts and graphic mock-ups
Fixed various front-end coding issues associated with functionality and CSS style sheet
Redesigning front page, landing pages and creating graphics, banner, button co brand logs
Working on E-mail marketing and creating email template
Optimized HTML/CSS/JavaScript and JQuery
Converted Photoshop PSD files to fully functioning web pages
Worked on navigation enhancement
Working With Aetna/ Cigna health insurance API; building the application for the third party;
leading the Designing Team and working with in house team
M & B Enterprise, Derby CT
Drupal 4.0 & 5.0 Development (Drupal Theme Developer / Drupal Developer)
Aug 2008 to Oct 2009 - Full-Time
UI designer / Web designer / Web developer
Worked on www.posterframedepot.com and www.wholesaleposterframes.com website project
Develop the CMS system (Content management System) to integrate with existing shopping
cart, create the UI work on the front End plus daily base routing to send e-mail, create the
landing pages
Created web content conforming to Web Content Accessibility Guidelines Created front-end
home page and design-landing page, side navigation
Worked on www.ontimeshirts.com and www.ontimescreen.com website project (develop an E-
commerce web portal; designing front-end page working with developer on back end)
Massoutlet.com Stratford, CT
Front End Designer & Developer (Consultant )
April 2007 to May 2009
UI designer / Web designer / web development
Responsible for building E-commerce Web Store (redesigning the existing web site) creating,
maintaining, redesigning the web site; building relationship with data based and creating flash-
enabled visual content, audio and videos for the web site
ReallyGoodStuff, Monroe CT
Front End Designer & Developer (Consultant )
Jan 2008 to June 2008
Worked on www.reallygoodstuff.com website project; the major duties is to work on the HTML
Landing page, News Letter, creating Flash Banner, working on the E-mail campaign under the
super vision of Art Director
CANDELEARNING.COM, MILFORD, CT
Front End Web designer / web development (Consultant )
Jan 2008 to Oct 2008
Creating online/offline CBT (Computer Base Training) FLASH based program; Developing
interactive Flash animation, editing the video clip.
BOYDDESIGN.net, BRIDGEPORT CT
Front End Web designer / web development (Consultant )
Jan 2007 to Dec 2008
Worked on www.boyddesign.net website project; Site Maintains, HTML pages creation, Landing
Pages creations, Flash Video Editing and Photo Gallery.
Cointek Software Solutions
Web designing, Graphics, Printing and Publishing - Full-time
Jan 2004 to Dec 2006
Designing flash banners and web sites layout, creating icons / graphics; designing a professional
‘look and feel’ for their website GUI.
Created web content conforming to Web Content Accessibility Guidelines.
Building web site for the client, updating the HTML pages, Landing Pages and working on Photo
Gallery.
Visualized user interface using CSS styling for screen and print media
Worked on navigation enhancement.
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