Resume

Specialization

• Drupal theming and site building
• Drupal Development
• Web design
• SEO and usability optimization
• xhtml/css/javascript/AJAX/JQuery

Experience

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2004 – current - Self-employed subcontractor in the following IT businesses:

1. Volacci.com - USA SEO company, initially named SpryDev.com. Until 2008 specialized in Drupal site building services. My services for them included SEO optmiziation, Web Design and Drupal Theming, complete production cycle.
2. Aviso.com - USA small web site building company. Services included building xhtml sites and Drupal sites, complete production cycle.
3. EBWebsites.com - USA small web site building company. Services included web design, xhtml sites, and Drupal sites, complete production cycle.
4. Adaptivethemes.com - a EU small web site building company, specialized in Drupal. Did theme building and site building.
5. Striderlance.com - self emplyed in a small web site building company, specialized in Drupal site building, development, maintenance.

Achievements

Mastered the whole site production cycle, from planning to support of a ready web site. Did Javascript/JQuery-related inputs to AdaptiveTheme theme, one of the most advanced themes for Drupal, developed by the AdaptiveThemes.

1. Cleaneconomies.com - Aquia – related blog. Theming and site building, 2 modules - top contributors/commenters and the smart bracket at the top. Done for Aquia through Adaptivethemes.
2. Iconnect Online - Educational social network. Was built with AdaptiveThemes. Full production cycle, from the scratch. Now also maintenance. Using Drupal.
3. TangoDemon - Tango social and media network. Full production cycle, from the scratch. Using Drupal.
4. Rhondabritten.com - Personal web presence site. Theming. Done for WebMeadow through Adaptivethemes.
5. Rackfish.com - Rackspace hosting site. Theming only through AdaptiveThemes.
6. Inspirationaltravel.com - A travel tour provider. Heavy with views and CCK.

Education

1. Unfinished education in "Step" computer engineering academy in Nikolaev, Ukraine, for a Cisco and Microsoft - certified programmer.
2. 2007-2010 – Regular participation in Lullabot.com and Aquia.com – hosted educational online events, as well as local Drupal-related meetings and educational events.
3. 2006 – Drupal-related remote education from Volacci.com.
4. 2005 – Local PHP and MySQL courses.

OSS and Extra-curricular Activities

1. 2008, 2009 - Taught free xhtml/css cources in Nikolaev, Ukraine.
2. 2009 - Taught Drupal free courses in Nikolaev, Ukraine.