Cooper Madison Ladnier
Summary
I am a full-stack Developer with a passion for learning new technologies who specializes in Drupal, Wordpress, E-Commerce and Responsive Mobile Design. My main focus is on integrating high-impact visual design with clean, efficient development. Most recently, I worked for Cesar's Way, Inc. as the Manager of Digital Development and Production where I specialized in creating solutions to meet Cesar's technology and business goals. I work well independently or in teams and understand the importance of managing stakeholder expectations and meeting deadlines.
Portfolio
Skills
Languages and Technologies: HTML5, CSS, Node.js, Bootstrap, REST Api, JSON, Express.js, Mongodb, Grunt, SASS, PHP, jQuery, JavaScript, AJAX, XML
Operating Systems: Mac OS X, Windows
Tools and Experience: Drupal 6-8, Wordpress, Acquia Cloud, Drupal Commerce, Woo Commerce, Shopify, Ubercart, Git, Drush, Composer, Docker, Docksal, Acquia BLT, Acquia Pipelines, Google Analytics, Shipstation, AWS, Jira, Confluence, Postman, Visual Studio, Agile Methodology, P4V, PuTTY, DosArrest, Trello, Basecamp, Slack, Heroku, Bugzilla, Salesforce.
History
Progressive Leasing – Drupal Consultant, June 2018 - Present – Draper, UT (Remote via Los Angeles)
I currently work with multiple teams at Progressive, developing custom decoupled Drupal applications including using JSON, Views and Entity Queries to generate HTML5 lease contracts.
Cesar Millan, Inc. – Manager of Digital Development and Production, Aug-2013 – May-2018 – Sherman Oaks, CA
As the lead Developer at CWI, you would find me working with the Director of Digital to craft unique solutions to meet the challenge of maximizing the comprehensive work and career of Cesar Millan. I'm particularly proud of my work modernizing and migrating the legacy Drupal 6 main website (cesarsway.com) with its several thousand nodes over to Drupal 7 on the Acquia Host Platform including our e-shop moving from Ubercart to Drupal Commerce. The success of this project and the subsequent increase in traffic and SEO ranking resulted in me receiving the 2015 "Pack Leader of the Year" Award. Apart from coding, I produced creative briefs, sitemaps, process flows, design comps, wireframes, prototypes and other project documentation as required. I also enjoyed working with external partners, consultants and vendors on major initiatives, including multi-lingual digital products.
Valueclick – Web Designer, Nov-2010 – April-2013 – Westlake Village, CA
Designed and developed Drupal websites including Valueclick corporate site as well as divisions Greystripe, Commisson Junction, Valueclick Media and many others. Created promotional videos in Adobe After Effects. Supported the sales reps by creating custom modifications to their clients creative. Designed and hand-coded numerous email campaigns. Supported HR and Corporate System teams with design needs. Designed Powerpoint presentations and printed one-sheets for various sales initiatives.
Freelance – Web/Flash Designer, 2008 - 2010 - Los Angeles, CA
Created websites and other interactive media for various companies and clients including Realtor.com®, Move.com®, Qualcomm, The John and Alice Coltrane Foundation, Indie Pro Mix, and many others. Implemented creative solutions using AJAX, jQuery and others to ensure maximum browser and platform compatibility.
Los Angeles Times - Online Designer, 2007-2008 - Los Angeles, CA
Designed and created numerous Innovative Ad Units, Microsites, Landing Pages, Email Blasts and other interactive media using DHTML, XML, HTML and Flash. Used Actionscript 2/3 on a daily basis. Created B to B sales presentations which were directly responsible for helping to gain several corporate ad sponsorships. Received "Cheers for Peers" award for dramatic increase in traffic as a result of my work.
Metropole Worldwide - Creative Director, 2000-2006 - New York, NY
Was responsible for creating the CSS style guides and branding for the company as well as creative materials for its clients. Created marketing and promotional material including client Websites, 360 Virtual Tours, Magazine Layouts, Leasing Books, CD Rom Demonstration Disks, Tradeshow Booth Materials, and Email Campaigns.
Education
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Violin, University of Central Florida, Orlando
Letters of recommendation and references available upon request.
