Mohamed Galal Mohamed

A Senior Drupal and PHP Developer with 11 years of professional experience allied with an academic background in web development. Able to maintain responsibility for building best-in-class websites and applications. Possessing substantial Laravel framework Drupal development experience and a proven track record in creating top-notch interactive experiences. Familiar with PHP MVC frameworks, tooling, MMOs and the websites and applications that support them. Excellent organization and communication skills.

Third-Party Integration
Process Improvement
Training & Development
Laravel Frameowk
Drupal & Web Development
Angular & nodejs

Debugging & Optimization
Social Networking Tools
Digital Storefronts

Professional Experience

VIP COMMUNICATIONS, Virginia, USA

Senior Drupal & PHP Developer – Remote Based (2014 – Present)

Expand a group of e-commerce websites to include a point bonus system and coupon features.
Collaborate with the marketing unit to facilitate the build of multiple unique, fully-featured, and highly configurable e-commerce websites through the establishment of a solid Drupal distribution (installation profile).
Utilize expertise in UNIX, Git, Agile Scrum, and TTD on a daily basis to continually optimize development.

NTP SOFTWARE, Nashua, USA

Full Stack PHP & Drupal Developer – Remote Based (2013 – 2014)

Rebuilt and redesigned website, creating an interface to suit the requirements of clients while establishing an enhanced interactive experience.

AL MASRY AL YOUM, Cairo, Egypt

Technical Lead (2011 – 2013)

Tasked with the development and enhancement of Egypt’s most popular news portal with over one million visitors per day.
Owned the development lifecycle and managed all aspects of technical risks.
Liaised with team members to ensure compliance with coding standards and performed reviews and mentoring.
 

Senior Drupal & PHP Developer (2010 – 2011)

Implemented new workflows for news and multimedia editors with the remit of streamlining processes.
Manipulated built-in video conversion system and custom image processing operations in addition to synchronizing content translation between Arabic and English.
Built an e-commerce system to accelerate sales of electronic print as well as building a UGC section to allow readers to contribute across multiple content facilities.
Integrated multiple third-party applications, including DFP, Yellow Pages API, and Facebook.
Incorporated SEO by implementing Google news, resolving webmaster issues, and maintained portal performance.

Previous Professional Experience

PROMOLINKS – Team Leader & Project Coordinator, Alexandria, Egypt (2009 – 2010)
Ain Arabia – J2ME & Web Developer, Cairo, Egypt (2007 – 2009)
IBM – IBM Trainer, Alexandria, Egypt (2006 – 2007)
ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY – Software Developer, Alexandria, Egypt (2004 – 2005)

Education & Certifications
Master of Computer Science (in progress): Arab Academy for Science and Technology.

Web Development Program– Ministry of Communication & Information Technology (2006)

Bachelor of Science: Agriculture of Engineering – Alexandria University (2004)

Certifications: IBM Certified Associate Developer (WebSphere Studio, v5.0), IBM Certified Solution Developer (WebSphere Studio, v5.0), IBM WebSphere Commerce v5.6 – Implementation