Michael Ocana

Technical Lead & Drupal Specialist

Exist Global

Position
Senior web developer
Start Date
01, Mar 2014 - 30, May 2015

Technical lead responsible for architecting and developing high-concurrency enterprise applications, leveraging modern PHP frameworks and advanced search technologies to deliver scalable, data-driven solutions.

Key Responsibilities

  • Framework Specialization: Design and implement complex backend architectures using PHP Zend Framework and Symfony, ensuring modularity, security, and high performance.
  • Search Engine Integration: Architect and optimize ElasticSearch implementations to provide high-speed, relevant search capabilities and real-time data analytics across large datasets.
  • Full-Stack Engineering: Build responsive and dynamic user interfaces using JavaScript, jQuery, and CSS, ensuring seamless integration with PHP-based RESTful services.
  • Legacy Management: Oversee the maintenance and transition of existing Perl/CGI systems, ensuring continuous operation and integration with modern application stacks.
  • Database Architecture: Design and tune MySQL databases, focusing on schema optimization, complex query performance, and data integrity for enterprise-scale platforms.
  • Technical Leadership: Lead architectural reviews and mentor development teams on best practices in design patterns, automated testing, and CI/CD workflows.
Tools
PHP Zend Framework
PHP
PHP Symfony Framework
Javascript
CSS
ElasticSearch
JQuery
Perl/CGI
MySQL

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