Resume | Seán Reiser

Hi, I'm Seán Reiser, a Flushing, Queens, NY based technologist specializing in architecting web solutions using Drupal.

Professional Biography

I am an information technologist with over 30 years experience in desktop and website application development. Over the past 16 years I’ve been a Drupalist: building, supporting, managing, and maintaining over 150 websites for Non-Profits, Small Businesses, Digital Agencies, Media Companies and Startups.

As a Drupalist, I assume a number of roles in my work including: Project Manager, Web Producer, Strategist, Architect, Developer, Themer, Data Architect, Site Builder, and Support Engineer for projects featuring Drupal websites. I am proficient in leading internal or external development teams, liaising with contractors and managing client relationships.

I am open to freelance, contract and full‑time opportunities. Please feel free to look through the rest of this site and evaluate my experience. Contact me if you decide I can be of service to you.

Quick Stats

Name	Seán Reiser
Location	Flushing, NY
Phone	(347) 321-4338
Email	sean@seanreiser.com
US Employment Eligibility	U.S. Citizen
Experience in Software Development	34 Years
Experience in Drupal	16 Years
Covid-19 Vaccine Status	Second Shot and 2 Boosters Received
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Work Experience

I have over 30 years of experience in Information Technology serving as a Manager, Solution Architect, Developer, Producer, Team Leader, and System Administrator.

Professional Timeline

Self-Employed

2006 - Present

Freelance Drupal Developer

Design web strategies based on an evaluation of an organization's processes and upcoming needs.
Architect and develop websites in Drupal.
Design, develop, and custom modules for Drupal in PHP5 and PHP7.
Build custom themes for Drupal, using PHPTemplate, Twig, HTML, CSS, LESS, jQuery and Javascript.
Perform data migrations to Drupal 7, 8 and 9 from a variety of data sources including Drupal 5, 6 and 7, custom CMSs, MYSQL, MSSQL, and flat files. Migration API and Feeds API were heavily used.
Upgrade custom Drupal Modules and Themes to Drupal 7, 8 and 9.
Liaise with writers, designers, on-shore and off-shore developer and hosting partners.
Perform periodic and security updates as they are issued on drupal.org.
Technologies include: PHP5, PHP7, PHP8, Twig, HTML5, CSS3, LESS, jQuery, MySQL, Apache, Linux, APC, Drupal versions 4.through 9 AJAX, JavaScript, Bootstrap, Linux, and Pantheon.

The Markle Foundation

2014 - 2018

In-house Contract Web Developer

I was initially engaged by Markle to resolve some website performance issues. The engagement was extended as I led their migration from Drupal 6 to Drupal 7 and was the lead technical resource for all their web properties.

Performed full stack web development for all Markle websites including markle.org, skillful.com and other temporary websites. Sites were built in Drupal 7 and Drupal
Rearchitected and converted markle.org from Drupal 6 to Drupal 7.
Migrated site to Pantheon’s Drupal cloud hosting service to improve performance and site reliability while reducing costs.
Served as liaison between Markle and their design partner.
Prepared periodic analytics and performance reports for C-level executives and made recommendations to improve the reach of Markle web properties.
Assisted Markle’s communications team in developing and realizing a new content strategy to effectively communicate Markle’s mission, programs and impact.
Implemented SOLR Search allowing for faster and more flexible searching
Performed periodic security updates and maintenance tasks

Enfatico, a WPP Agency

2007 - 2008

Interim Development Manager

Managed a team of 4 in-house programers and liaised with off-shore development teams
Served as lead developer and technical architect for a job initiation system written in C#.NET using Visual Studio 2008, and SQL Server 2005. This three tier web forms application allowed clients to request work from the agency and provided global visibility to work in progress reducing duplicate work by 45%
Advised “C level” executives at Enfatico and Enfatico’s parent company, WPP, on the use and position of Social Media and Networking properties
Designed and developed a capital expenditure system in C#.NET, using Visual Studio 2008 and SQL Server 2005. This product included tracking of management and finance approvals of capital expenditures for Sarbanes-Oxley compliance purposes
Implemented a blog, staff directory and wiki based on Drupal 6.0 for internal and client facing collaboration. Several custom modules were written in PHP5 giving employees access to internal HR databases and tools. A theme was implemented based on a design laid out by internally graphic design staff

thestreet.com

2006 - 2007

Lead Developer

Designed and developed an automated mutual fund analytics engine in C#.NET using Visual Studio 2005, and SQL Server 2005. This application runs automated on a nightly basis, and determines a value for individual mutual funds based on the value and volatility of the component stocks in the funds
Supported and maintained a legacy mutual fund rating system written in Visual FoxPro, C#.net, and Visual Basic 6.0 while developing the new analytics engine

IBM

2005 - 2006

Contract Programmer

Architected a port of a Clipper 5.2 application to xHarbour
Designed a scripting tool to translate code in an automated fashion.
Developed business objects based on ragged array based psudeo-objects, pushing the business logic out to rules based .dlls.

The Clayton Group

2001 - 2005

Programmer

Supported and maintained a loan review system written in Clipper 5.2
Designed reporting system in Visual FoxPro
Designed, coded and implemented a VB.NET application to import flat Clipper data tables into a data warehouse. The data warehouse is stored in SQL Server 2005. The application used SQL Server’s DTS to import the data

AST Stockplan, Inc. (Purchased by CitiGroup 7/1999)

1998 - 2001

Vice President, Information System

Supervised a team of 8 in-house developers in developing a stock plan administration system
Served as liaison to offshore development teams
Designed a disaster recover plan while was implemented in the wake of 9/11 with no loss of data or business
Managed system and data migration plan for the merger of Citigroup’s and AST StockPlan’s systems
Rearchitected ESPP process flow reducing processing time by 25% while increasing accuracy by 75%

Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation

1997 - 1998

Technical Officer

Supervised a team of 8 developers supporting and maintaining a mortgage originations system written in CA-Clipper 5.2
Automated the process of retrieving credit scores allowing fast approval of credit applications
Designed and implemented an application running on the Palm Pilot allowing more efficient home appraisals

New York Law Journal

1995 - 1997

Contract Programmer

Maintained a vertical market application written in CA-Clipper, which provided New York State docket information to law firms
Enhanced UNIX based search engine to allow more flexibility in searching.
Designed an interface to CARCO allowing lawyers to research DMV records.

TITLESERV

1993 - 1995

Programmer

Designed, implemented and maintained CA-Clipper applications for the day to day running of the business including programs to track the status of title applications and billing

Computer Associates

1988 - 1993

Sr. Support Technician

Provided online and telephone technical support for Computer Associates’ programming languages
Designed a suite of sample programs to illustrate the use of Clipper.
Served as secondary sys-op on Computer Associates forums on CompuServe.

Skills

Drupal

Drupal Versions (4 through 9), Site Building, Responsive Theming, Module Development, Views, Entity API, Forms API, Migrate API, Configuration API, RESTful Web Services API, Paragraphs, Layout Builder, Pantheon, Drupal Administration, Composer, Drush, Maintenance and Support

Web Development

PHP 5/7, TWIG, PHPTemplate, HTML, Javascript, jQuery, CSS, LESS, YML, Bootstrap, Google Analytics

Website Infrastructure Management

Linux, Apache, MySql, Varnish, Memcache, Apache SOLR, Bash, Pantheon, Linode, Cloudflare, Docker, Lando

Project Management

Agile, Waterfall, Scrum, Training, Mentoring, Code Review, Performance Review, Full Project Lifecycle, Requirements Gathering, Use Cases, Build vs. Buy, Vendor Selection

Legacy Technology

Clipper, FoxPro, dBase, Harbour, xHarbour, xBase++, Delphi

Photography

Event Photography, Corporate Headshots, Portraiture, Landscapes, Photo Editing, Photo Recovery

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Portfolio

For the past 16 years I have used Drupal to provided solutions for organizations’ digital needs. have built, supported, and maintained over 150 Drupal Websites for Non-Profits, Small Companies, Digital Agencies, Media Companies and Startups. Here is a selected sample of these sites.

Featured Project

The Markle Foundation

The Markle Foundation is a New York City based non-profit foundation that works to realize the potential of information technology to address previously intractable public problems for the economic security, health, and national security of all Americans. I upgraded their website to a more modern version of Drupal and resolved issues related to security, performance and scalability. A new fresh design was implemented giving the site a more modern look and feel.