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Jun 4, 2026

Portland, Maine · Remote US · guylyons2@gmail.com · LinkedIn · GitHub

Senior Drupal and full-stack web developer with experience across federal public health, higher education, publishing, and agency/client environments. Strong background in Drupal migrations, enterprise CMS support, custom modules, API development, React search applications, Solr search modernization, multisite architecture, accessibility, managed hosting, and secure deployment workflows.

Professional Experience

Senior Drupal Developer

Computer World Services (CDC), Falls Church, VA
June 2022 - Present

  • Worked on large-scale legacy Drupal 7 modernization for CDC NPIN, including custom migrations for legacy content, modules, and themes into current Drupal architecture.
  • Developed Laravel APIs and React-based search applications for CDC public health discovery platforms, including GetTested and FindTB.
  • Helped modernize NPIN’s Solr search infrastructure and contributed to the latest React-based search refresh for the platform.
  • Tested, deployed, and maintained CDC public health widgets and web applications within secure federal contracting environments.

Senior Developer

Scranton Gillette Communications, Chicago, IL
March 2022 - June 2022

  • Maintained and developed 20+ Drupal multisite platforms for large-scale publishing and digital media properties.
  • Implemented custom Drupal modules, platform enhancements, and modernization work across Drupal multisite environments.
  • Supported content-heavy systems where reusable workflows, migration safety, and operational maintainability mattered.

Web Systems Administrator

University of New England, Portland, ME
March 2018 - March 2022

  • Served as technical lead for university web initiatives and cross-department digital projects.
  • Worked on legacy Drupal 7 migration and rebuild efforts for UNE.edu into modern Drupal architecture.
  • Coordinated migration efforts from Acquia to Pantheon, including deployment workflows, infrastructure planning, secure integration, and LDAP configuration.
  • Built and maintained WordPress multisite infrastructure for faculty publishing and academic blogging platforms.

Lead Developer

University of New England, Portland, ME
May 2017 - March 2018

  • Upgraded enterprise systems from PHP 5 to PHP 7, refactoring deprecated code and improving platform stability, maintainability, and performance.
  • Maintained Salesforce portals written in Apex and developed responsive Pardot email templates and campaigns.
  • Led a complete redesign and modernization of the UNE Online website, rebuilding the custom WordPress theme and improving user experience and responsiveness.
  • Used scripting, SQL, and language-level debugging across PHP, Ruby, JavaScript, and related tooling to diagnose issues, transform content, and support system modernization.

Developer

Hopsie, Inc., Portland, ME
March 2016 - May 2017

  • Led development of an internal Ruby on Rails support ticket management application.
  • Worked on Hopsie’s flagship Ruby on Rails crowdfunding platform, developing new features and maintaining core application functionality.
  • Maintained and enhanced a legacy CodeIgniter-based real estate application.
  • Developed custom accessible WordPress themes for NYU Ballet and other partner agency clients.

Selected Work

CDC NPIN Drupal Modernization

Large-scale federal public health platform modernization, including Drupal 7 migration, custom module and theme work, secure delivery workflows, and long-term CMS maintainability.

GetTested and FindTB Search Applications

Laravel APIs and React-based search applications for public health testing and resource discovery, including testing-location and tuberculosis resource lookup tools.

UNE.edu Platform Migration

Drupal rebuild and migration work plus Acquia-to-Pantheon platform transition, deployment workflow planning, infrastructure coordination, and LDAP integration.

Skills

  • Drupal/CMS: Drupal 11, legacy Drupal 7 modernization, custom modules, hooks, Views, Composer, Drush, Twig, multisite architecture, enterprise CMS support
  • Backend/API: PHP, Laravel, REST APIs, SQL, MySQL/MariaDB, Ruby on Rails, CodeIgniter, secure integration patterns
  • Frontend/Search: React, JavaScript, TypeScript, Solr, HTML5, CSS3, responsive web applications, accessible WordPress themes, WCAG/a11y practices
  • Platforms/Delivery: Acquia, Pantheon, AWS fundamentals, Git, deployment workflows, CI/CD literacy, public-sector/federal contracting environments
  • Integrations: LDAP, Salesforce, Pardot, third-party APIs, CMS-to-application workflows

Education

Southern Maine Community College - Studies in Computer Science and English