Esteban Palomino
Drupal WebUI PHP Lead Developer
Bogotá
Summary
Software Developer with over a decade of experience, specializing in PHP and Drupal to create diverse digital solutions, including news websites, e-commerce, e-learning platforms, event sites, intranets, and sports applications. Demonstrating strong leadership and adaptability, I excel in multicultural teams of varying sizes, coordinating and communicating effectively with clients, product owners, project managers, business managers, UX/Visual designers, and fellow developers and leaders. My technical proficiency extends to virtual development environments like Lando, DDEV and Docker, and I have extensive experience with APIs (JSON:API and RESTful), stream processing platforms such as Apache Kafka, search engines like SOLR and ElasticSearch, and both relational and non-relational databases. I am committed to developing high-quality solutions, continuously learning, and engaging in new projects. My analytical capacity and the exceptional quality of my developments have consistently been recognized. Furthermore, my experience as a team leader showcases my ability to train, advise, and guide teams towards successful outcomes.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages
Work History
Globant Drupal PHP Lead developer
WI Gore
10.2017 - Current
- Maintain site configurations and stability through debugging
- Build multiple Drupal modules and leverage existing modules
- Configure customer sites to meet their specific needs
- Work on Drupal front and back end development, along with custom theming implementing the best practices
- During this period, I led Drupal teams for WI Gore company. My responsibilities included migrating providers from Acquia to Pantheon and implementing automated content synchronization processes, which significantly improved website performance.
- Acquia support for multi-site factory websites
- Collaborated with a team on a solution design. The solution utilized a Node.js-based middleware to integrate various systems through SSO.
- AWS Lambda support for different stack definitions
Senior Drupal Developer
OIM
10.2024 - 02.2025
- Developed custom Drupal modules with PHP
- Work on Drupal front and back end development, along with theming
- Integrate third party vendor with Drupal ecosystem to show data in real time
- Design the system architecture according to the requirements
REGIONAL CHANNEL OF TELEVISION TEVEANDINA LTDA Drupal PHP
Teveandina Ltda
03.2021 - 12.2023
- Developed custom Drupal modules with PHP
- Work on Drupal front and back end development, along with theming
- Utilizing Kubernetes on Azure, I established code as infrastructure. This involved crafting Docker recipes for PHP, Drupal, NodeJS, and ReactJS sites, alongside configuring continuous deployment.
- Setting the Load balancer using the Nginx controller
- Maintain site configurations and stability through debugging
- Build multiple Drupal modules and leverage existing modules
Intergrupo Drupal PHP developer
Intergrupo
10.2016 - 10.2017
- Managed features and other add-ons per client request
- Created custom Drupal modules using PHP
- Work on Drupal front and back end development, along with theming
- Build multiple Drupal modules and leverage existing modules
Ministerio de relaciones exteriores Drupal PHP support and webmaster
Ministerio de relaciones exteriores
12.2013 - 08.2016
- Responsible for the analysis, design, implementation, and testing of the colombianosune website.
- Work on Drupal front and back end development, along with theming
- Build multiple Drupal modules and leverage existing modules
- Working with Apigee integrations
- Improving performance of multiple sites built in Drupal 7
PHP Operations leader
EL TIEMPO Casa Editorial
02.2015 - 02.2016
- Leading the development team assign task and defining requirements with the client
- Designed, coded, architected and tested various themes, modules and processes to extend Drupal to meet the clients needs
- Created custom Drupal modules using PHP in Drupal 6, 7 version
Education
Computing System engineer -
01.2008 - 01.2013
- Manizales
Skills
Apache
Apache Solr
AWS
AWS Lambda
Azure
Caching
CSS
Docker
Drupal
ECommerce
Elasticsearch
E-Learning
Git
HTML
Intranet
JavaScript
jQuery
JSON
Kafka
Kubernetes
Middleware
Nginx
PHP
PostgreSQL
RDBMS
React
REST
SASS
SQL
SSO
Twig
Wireframes
Nodejs
Batch
Pantheon
Acquia
Accomplishments
- Enhanced Website Performance Increased website load speed by 40% through optimized code and efficient server management.
- Project Leadership Excellence Led a team of 10 developers to successfully complete over 15 major projects.
- Module Development Success Developed 25 custom Drupal modules increasing site functionality and engagement.
- Outstanding Site Reliability Achieved 99.9% uptime across all managed Drupal sites in the past year.
Timeline
Senior Drupal Developer - OIM
10.2024 - 02.2025
REGIONAL CHANNEL OF TELEVISION TEVEANDINA LTDA Drupal PHP - Teveandina Ltda
03.2021 - 12.2023
Globant Drupal PHP Lead developer - WI Gore
10.2017 - Current
Intergrupo Drupal PHP developer - Intergrupo
10.2016 - 10.2017
PHP Operations leader - EL TIEMPO Casa Editorial
02.2015 - 02.2016
Ministerio de relaciones exteriores Drupal PHP support and webmaster - Ministerio de relaciones exteriores
12.2013 - 08.2016
The University of Caldas - Computing System engineer,
01.2008 - 01.2013