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Oliver Davies (opdavies)
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oliver+cv@oliverdavies.uk
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Software Developer and Technical Lead. Open source advocate, contributor and
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maintainer. Public speaker and trainer.
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Technical Skills
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- Languages: PHP, SQL, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Bash, Nix, Terraform
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- CMSes and Frameworks: Drupal (6+), Symfony (2+), Tailwind CSS, Vue.js,
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TypeScript, Stimulus
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- Tools: Git, PHPUnit, PHPStan, Behat, Jest, Docker, Ansible, Apache, Nginx,
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Caddy, MySQL, GitHub Actions
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- Platforms: Acquia, Platform.sh, Pantheon, Amazon AWS, DigitalOcean, Linode
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Professional Experience
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Interim Web Development Manager 2023-Present
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Transport for Wales
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Drupal Development Consultant and Coach 2012-Present
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Oliver Davies Ltd
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- Developed applications using Drupal, Symfony and Silex.
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- Migrated sites to newer versions of Drupal (6 to 7, and 7 to 8).
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- Provisioned and maintained Linux servers for clients.
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- Introduced version control systems, automation and deployment
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processes to existing projects.
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Lead Software Developer 2021-2023
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Transport for Wales
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- Co-developed the tfw.wales and trc.cymru websites, consolidating
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legacy websites and transitioning from an outsourced team to
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in-house Developers.
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- Introduced automated testing and test-driven development and static
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analysis into the development workflow.
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- Created standardised environments using Docker and Docker Compose
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for use across the team and within continuous integration (CI)
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pipelines.
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- Fixed accessibility issues to achieve WCAG 2.0 AA compliance.
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- Technologies: PHP, Drupal, Vue.js, TypeScript, Docker, Git, Nix,
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Amazon Web Services, Acquia
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Acting Technical Team Lead 2019-2020
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Inviqa
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Senior Software Developer 2019-2021
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Inviqa
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- Worked on and led a development team responsible for many Drupal 7
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and 8 projects.
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- Augmented onto a client development team, co-developing an
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application using Drupal, Angular and Typescript.
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- Part of the out-of-hours critical application support team,
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supporting applications including Drupal, Magento and Sylius.
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- Certified Mental Health First Aider and part of the Wellbeing team.
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Senior Drupal Developer 2017-2019
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Microserve
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- Developed and maintained various Drupal 7 and 8 projects including
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custom modules and automated tests, such as integrating Drupal with
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third-party services.
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- Improved the accessibility of various projects by working on
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front-end and theming-related tasks.
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- Wrote custom migrations to import data from various sources into
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Drupal 8.
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Senior Drupal Developer 2016-2017
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Appnovation
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- Co-developed various Drupal 7 and 8 projects for UK, US and Canadian
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clients, including custom modules and themes.
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- Provided technical input to pre-sales opportunities, including the
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company’s first UK Drupal 8 project and first FTSE 100 client.
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Senior Drupal Developer 2015-2016
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CTI Digital
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- Contributed to and helped support various existing Drupal 7 projects.
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- Improved my Drupal 8 knowledge via self-guided learning, focussing on
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custom module development and data migration.
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- Developed a prototype of a command-line application to generate and
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audit codebases, to reduce the onboarding time for Developers and
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ensure consistency across projects.
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Senior Drupal Developer 2015
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Microserve
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- Full-stack Drupal 7 development, focussing on custom module
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development, REST server integration via restws module, and data
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migration from Drupal 6.
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- Updated and modernised a non-Drupal PHP platform to ensure its
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compatibility with their new Drupal 7 website, adding Composer to
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manage dependencies and Guzzle to perform HTTP requests to Drupal to
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trigger actions via REST.
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Drupal.org Developer 2014-2015
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Drupal Association
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- Worked on the Drupal.org website, its sub-sites and infrastructure,
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developing new tools and features whilst fixing bugs and issues.
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- Monitored and maintained the Drupal.org testbot infrastructure during
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high traffic periods, ensuring that automated tests are able to run
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for patches submitted to Drupal.org.
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- Fixed any issues that made Drupal.org a Drupal 8 release blocker,
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ensuring that there were no further delays in releasing Drupal 8.
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Senior Drupal Developer 2013-2014
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Precedent
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- Led a development team consisting of colleagues in other offices as
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well as an off-site client contractor. Completed an in-progress
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Drupal 7 project, adding missing functionality and fixing bugs.
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- Created and shared a Vagrant and Puppet-based development environment
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to ensure consistency for Developers.
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Application Developer 2012-2013
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Nomensa
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- Developed custom Drupal 7 modules including an integration with
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CiviCRM.
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- Completed front-end theme development work with a focus on
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accessibility, ensuring that it was WCAG 2.0 compliant.
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- Worked alongside and mentored front-end Developers in Drupal theming
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on projects. Several of them would later become full-time Drupal
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Developers and Themers.
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- Provisioned servers with a Nginx, PHP-FPM and MySQL stack, and
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deployed applications.
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Freelance Web Developer 2007-2012
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Freelance
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Drupal/PHP Developer 2011-2012
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Proctor + Stevenson
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- Developed and co-developed new websites, including the agency’s first
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Drupal 7 client project. Provided ongoing support and maintenance of
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websites for existing clients.
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- Architected and developed a Drupal 6 and Ubertcart project for a
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water services company, which processed residential and commercial
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property transactions until September 2020.
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- Performed Linux server provisioning and configuration tasks for
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client websites.
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Drupal Web Developer 2010-2011
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Horse & Country TV
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- Maintained and supported the company’s Drupal 6 website as part of a
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two-person team.
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- Re-architected and re-developed the Events section, adding Ubercart
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for paid events which added a new revenue stream for the company.
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- Developed custom modules including the 'Now & Next' module which
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displayed the current and subsequent programmes on the channel.
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Additional Experience
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Bootcamp Mentor 2023-Present
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School of Code
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- Mentoring coding bootcamp students, working with one-on-one mentees
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during the bootcamp as well as groups at in-person events such as hack
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days.
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- Presented a session to current students and graduates at the
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TechConnect London event, organised by School of Code.
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- Working with School of Code staff and other mentors to review and
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select students for upcoming cohorts.
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Individual contributor 2012-Present
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https://github.com/opdavies
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Maintaining and contributing to various open-source software projects.
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Individual contributor 2008-Present
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https://www.drupal.org/u/opdavies
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- Contributed code to Drupal core.
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- Maintained Drupal modules and themes, including the Override Node
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Options module since 2012, which is used on around 40,000 active
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Drupal websites (April 2024).
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- Multiple-time DrupalCon speaker, contribution day mentor and track
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committee member.
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- Board member of the Drupal England & Wales Association.
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- Former organiser of the Drupal Bristol user group and DrupalCamp
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Bristol conference.
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Bootcamp Mentor 2021
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Drupal Career Online
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Mentoring Drupal coding bootcamp students, organised by DrupalEasy.
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Bootcamp Mentor 2018-2021
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DevelopMe_
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Mentoring coding bootcamp students, learning PHP and JavaScript.
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Co-organiser/Organiser 2015-2023
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PHP South West/PHP South Wales
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- Co-organising PHP-related events in Bristol between 2015 and 2019.
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- Organising PHP-related events in Cardiff between 2018 and 2023.
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- Acquia certified Drupal Developer (2017)
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- Acquia certified Drupal Front-End Specialist (2017)
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- Acquia certified Drupal Back-End Specialist (2017)
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- Acquia certified Drupal Cloud Pro (2018)
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- Platform.sh partner certification (2021)
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- Adult Mental Health First Aid - Training in Mind / St. John's Ambulance (2019)
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Open source software, Linux, self-hosting, running, martial arts.
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