Michael Ocana

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.

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.