Michael Ocana

Acted as the lead technical architect for the digital presence of a major regional news organization, managing high-traffic web portals and overseeing the transition between different CMS architectures to ensure maximum uptime and performance.

Key Responsibilities

• CMS Architecture & Migration: Managed and optimized large-scale news platforms built on Drupal 6 and Drupal 7, overseeing site migrations, security patches, and complex version upgrades.
• Full-Stack Engineering: Developed robust backend features using PHP and MySQL, ensuring the system could handle rapid content publishing and massive concurrent user traffic.
• Performance Optimization: Tuned MySQL databases and implemented caching strategies to minimize page load times during breaking news events and peak traffic periods.
• Frontend Enhancement: Engineered responsive and interactive news layouts using HTML, JavaScript, and jQuery to improve mobile readability and user engagement.
• Custom Module Development: Designed and implemented custom Drupal modules to facilitate specialized newsroom workflows, including multimedia integration and digital archives.
• Technical Strategy: Provided expert consulting on infrastructure scalability, server-side security, and the integration of third-party advertising and social media APIs.

Technical lead and consultant responsible for the digital infrastructure of the institution, specializing in the development and maintenance of custom educational platforms and student management systems.

Key Responsibilities

• System Architecture: Managed the development and scaling of the school’s web ecosystem, utilizing Drupal 6 to build custom modules and specialized content types for academic tracking.
• Full-Stack Development: Engineered backend functionality with PHP and MySQL, ensuring a secure and efficient environment for sensitive student and faculty data.
• Frontend Optimization: Enhanced the user interface and institutional portals using HTML, JavaScript, and jQuery to ensure a responsive and intuitive experience for educators and parents.
• Database Administration: Optimized MySQL database performance and integrity, facilitating rapid access to large-scale academic records and reporting tools.
• Strategic Consulting: Provided expert guidance on technical roadmaps, site security, and the integration of third-party educational APIs into the existing Drupal framework.
• Workflow Automation: Designed and implemented custom scripts to automate administrative tasks, such as enrollment processing and automated grade reporting.

Lead developer and technical architect responsible for building, maintaining, and scaling complex enterprise web applications within a diverse technical stack, specializing in high-performance Drupal and Zend Framework implementations.

Key Responsibilities

• Application Architecture: Designed and engineered scalable web solutions using PHP and the PHP Zend Framework, ensuring robust backend logic and efficient system performance.
• Drupal Development: Led the customization and deployment of Drupal 6 platforms, including the creation of custom modules and advanced theme integration.
• Legacy System Integration: Maintained and optimized existing Perl/CGI scripts, facilitating seamless transitions and data flow between legacy systems and modern PHP environments.
• Frontend Engineering: Developed interactive, responsive user interfaces using HTML, JavaScript, and jQuery to enhance client-side functionality and user experience.
• Database Management: Architected and optimized MySQL schemas, focusing on query performance, data integrity, and complex relational mapping for large-scale datasets.
• Technical Leadership: Provided high-level troubleshooting and code optimization strategies to improve application security, stability, and development velocity.