Michael Ocana

Technical Lead & Drupal Specialist

MRM

Position
Senior Drupal Developer
Start Date
01, Oct 2010 - 15, Dec 2021

Technical lead specializing in the end-to-end delivery and maintenance of enterprise-level Drupal ecosystems. Responsible for architecting scalable solutions, managing complex version migrations, and optimizing high-performance applications within the Pantheon hosting environment.

Key Responsibilities

  • Drupal Architecture & Lifecycle: Oversee the full development lifecycle from legacy Drupal 7 maintenance to modern implementations in Drupal 8, 9, 10, and 11, ensuring seamless migrations and architectural integrity.
  • Custom Module & Backend Engineering: Develop high-performance backend logic using PHP and MySQL, creating custom modules and API integrations to meet specific business requirements.
  • Frontend & UX Development: Engineer responsive, accessible, and dynamic user interfaces using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Ajax for enhanced client-side interactivity.
  • Platform Management: Leverage Pantheon for streamlined DevOps workflows, managing multidev environments, automated deployments, and advanced caching configurations.
  • Database & Query Optimization: Design and tune MySQL schemas and complex queries to ensure site stability and rapid data retrieval across large-scale content repositories.
  • Technical Leadership: Act as a subject matter expert for Drupal best practices, conducting code reviews and providing strategic guidance on security, scalability, and technical debt.
Tools
Drupal 7
Drupal 8
Drupal 9
Drupal 10
MySQL
PHP
JQuery
Javascript
CSS
Pantheon

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