George Anderson

IT Generalist & Web Developer

Personal Profile

Introduction

Web developer by trade, with an area of expertise in Drupal development. Specialising in back-end, API integrations, and custom module development.

With over 15+ years in web development and IT alone. 10+ years specifically working with Drupal and other various CMS/frameworks.

IT generalist with strong knowledge of hardware, software, and networking principals. Well rounded in IT fundamentals.

Personal Interests

When I'm not dabbling in Computer hardware or Drupal, you can usually find me doing the following:

  • Spending and enjoying quality time with my family;
  • I love to travel;
  • Watching a lot of TV shows, especially when it comes to Sci-fi;
  • Working with tools and home improvement;
  • An avid skier in winter.

More about me

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LinkedIn Profile

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Technical Skills

90 %

Drupal Development

90 %

Custom Module Development

90 %

Back-end Development

90 %

Third Party Integrations

90 %

PHP

80 %

Theme Development

80 %

Linux

80 %

MySQL/SQL Databases

80 %

HTML/CSS

80 %

Git/SVN Version Control Systems

80 %

DDEV/Docker

80 %

JS Frameworks

90 %

Computer Hardware

90 %

IT Support & Troubleshooting

Education

Nova Scotia Community College

Information Technology Programming Concentration

General technology course for first year and second year consisted of specialization in programming.

Diploma in the Programming Concentration
Certified for Networking Basics from Cisco (CCNA 1)

Enrolled: 2004
Graduated: 2006

Saint Mary's University

Computer Science

Completed first year in the Computer Science Program.
Excelled in Intermediate C++ courses.

From: 2003
To: 2004

J.L. Ilsley High School

Graduated Grade 12, acquiring Honours with Distinction
Student Council Web Administrator

Enrolled: 2000
Graduated: 2003

Work Experience

Senior Drupal Developer

Worked with Drupal 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and CMS • Back-end Development • Custom Modules • Third Party/API Integrations • Theme Development

Building and maintaining Drupal websites, with focus on backend development. Mainly built in 8 & 9. Legacy sites built in 7.

Providing insight and direction on various development tasks/tickets.

Integrating with third party frameworks and providers from start to finish.

Assisting with front end developers to provide necessary backend needs and requirements.

Building out custom features and modules to fit specified requirements.

Maintaining internal modules to provide consistent functionality across sites..

Migrating Drupal 8 sites to Drupal 9.

Working with DDEV & Gitlab on a daily basis.

Company: VERB Interactive
Period: Nov 2011 - Present

Drupal Developer

Worked with Drupal 6, 7 • Back-end Development • Custom Modules • Migration • Theme Development

Developing and maintaining sites in Drupal 6, & 7.

Building out Drupal sites for non-profit companies.

Migrating legacy sites to Drupal platform.

Building out custom modules for specific requirements.

Converting legacy templates to Drupal themes.

Company: Nitrotek
Period: Sep 2011 - Sep 2012

Drupal Developer

Worked with Drupal 5, 6, 7 • Back-end Development • Custom Modules • Theme Development • CakePHP

Developing and maintaining sites in Drupal 6, & 7.

Training customers on how to use the Drupal CMS to manage their site.

Guiding and supporting customers with their day to day tasks.

Building out custom modules to support site requirements.

Assisting with theme development where necessary.

Submitting fixes and new features into Subversion (SVN).

Mentoring new developers coming into Drupal.

Migrating Drupal 6 sites to Drupal 7.

Company: Modern Media (now Hawk)
Period: Nov 2010 - Nov 2011

Web Developer

Maintaining and designing databases in Oracle, MSSQL, and MySQL.

Providing ongoing support to new and current clients.

Developing web applications using such technologies such as: MySQL, MSSQL, Oracle, PHP (Apache Web Server), C#, XML, AJAX (Yahoo Framework), CSS, HTML, JavaScript, and SOAP web services.

Submitting fixes and new features into Subversion (SVN).

Debugging code and submitting bugs into the bug tracker system.

Collaborating with team members to come up with solutions for clients.

Attending code reviews on a regular basis.

Company: Azorus
Period: 2006 - 2010

Web Developer

Work-term placement which consisted of ten weeks.

Developed and maintained websites which involved using technologies such as ASP.Net, PHP, JavaScript, HTML,XHTML, CSS, MSSQL, MySQL, and C#.

Shared ideas and offered solutions with team members.

Configured and setup sites on IIS machines.

Addressed client issues and provided solutions.

Provided training sessions to familiarize clients with their new software or site.

Developed solutions for major clients such as Aliant, QEII, Bilcon, Moose Head, and Moose Light.

Company: Extreme Group
Period: 2006

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