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
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

  • Bitmasonry, Inc.
    2006 - Present

    Principal / Drupalist

    • Build, support, maintain and manage over 150 websites using Drupal versions 4-9, including prominent clients such as John Deere, PBS, The National Committee on US-China Relations. John Deere, The Queens Library,  and Pfizer.

    • Manage web project logistics, facilitate communication among stakeholders to find the best web strategy to meet their needs while providing ab on-time delivery, and budget-friendly delivery.

    • Supervise web designers to achieve the desired look and feel

    • Install and configure Drupal  core, contributed, and custom modules and themes to build websites

    • Develop custom Drupal modules and themes to meet clients' business requirements.

    • Review and test the work of developers, designers, engineers, and other subcontractors

    • Coordinate and manage content creation from writers, creative professionals, and AI platforms such as ChatGPT for content generation

    • Source and locate relevant content from stock media sites, photograph products and events

    • Migrate data from the client’s current CMS (including Drupal, Wordpress and custom CMSes) to Drupal 7, 8 and 9

    • Provide post-launch support such as staff training, performance monitoring, website analytics, defect repair, and liaising with the hosting providers

    • 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.

  • Markle Logo
    The Markle Foundation
    2014 - 2018

    In-house Contract Web Developer

    • Conducted technical and code audits of existing Drupal websites

    • Mitigated  security and performance concerns while addressing technical debt

    • Upgraded markle.org from Drupal 6 to Drupal 7 and transferred hosting to Pantheon's Drupal cloud service to enhance performance, and reliability while reducing costs

    • Carried out full-stack web development for multiple Markle websites (Drupal 6, 7 & 8)

    • Functioned as a liaison between Markle and their design partner

    • Prepared periodic analytics and performance reports for C-level executives and provided optimization recommendations

    • Assisted the communications team in developing and executing a new content strategy

    • Implemented SOLR search to enhance search functionality

    • Performed regular security updates and maintenance

  • Enfatico, a WPP Agency
    2007 - 2008

    Interim Development Manager

    • Supervised a team of 4 in-house programmers and managed communication with offshore development teams

    • Architected 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

  • the street.com
    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

Portfolio

For the past 16 years, I have used Drupal to successfully create, maintain, and support over 150 websites for a diverse range of clients including non-profits, small companies, digital agencies, media companies, and startups.

Featured Project

Markle Laptop

The Markle Foundation

The Markle Foundation's website faced several challenges including security vulnerabilities, performance issues, outdated design, and a complicated document library. With updates to the backend and design, as well as migration to Drupal 7 and implementation of Apache SOLR, the website is now better equipped to meet their needs and further their mission. The move to Pantheon also resolved server monitoring and maintenance issues while reducing costs.

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Other Projects

Pfizer
Pfizer
Mrs Dash
Mrs. Dash
PBS Website
PBS
Bravo
Bravo TV for NBC Universal
Queens Library
Queens Library
World Cares Center
World Cares Center
24/Savvy
24/Savvy
Good Earth Beauty
Good Earth Beauty
Juicetyme
Juicetyme
DIY Seder
DIY Seder

Drupal Tutorials

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