Cooper Ladnier
Summary
Senior Drupal Engineer with 15+ years of experience designing, building, migrating, and maintaining enterprise Drupal platforms (Drupal 6–11) on Acquia Cloud. Proven track record delivering complex API integrations, ecommerce solutions, and large-scale content migrations in high-traffic, regulated environments. Comfortable owning architecture, collaborating cross-functionally, and delivering reliable, scalable systems end-to-end.
Skills
Core Platforms & CMS
Drupal 6–11, Acquia Cloud, Acquia BLT, Drupal Commerce, Ubercart, WordPress, Shopify, WooCommerce
Backend & Integrations
PHP, MySQL, REST APIs, JSON, SSO (SAML), Custom Drupal Modules
Frontend
Twig, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, SCSS, Bootstrap, WCAG / Accessibility
DevOps & Tooling
Git, Composer, Drush, Docker, DDEV, Docksal, CI/CD, PHPStorm
Collaboration
Jira, Confluence, Agile/Scrum, Figma, MS Teams
History
Progressive Leasing – Senior Software Engineer, June 2018 - January 2026 – Draper, UT (Remote - Los Angeles)
Owned development and ongoing support of multiple enterprise Drupal platforms on Acquia Cloud, supporting corporate marketing initiatives and merchant integrations. Designed and implemented custom REST API endpoints integrating Drupal with internal systems and external merchant platforms. Led platform upgrades, maintenance, and deployments using modern Drupal tooling (Composer, Drush, CI/CD), ensuring stability, performance, and security in a fast-paced enterprise environment. Collaborated cross-functionally with product, marketing, and engineering teams to deliver scalable, maintainable solutions.
Cesar’s Way, Inc. – Manager of Digital Development and Production, Aug 2013 – May 2018 – Van Nuys, CA
Led modernization of a large legacy Drupal 6 platform, migrating several thousand nodes to Drupal 7 and rebuilding the ecommerce system from Ubercart to Drupal Commerce. Partnered with leadership to define technical strategy, architecture, and implementation for content, commerce, and digital initiatives tied to the Cesar Millan brand. Produced technical and creative documentation including wireframes, prototypes, sitemaps, and process flows to support cross-functional delivery.
Valueclick – Web Designer, 2010 - 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. 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.
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.
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 HTML and Flash. Used Actionscript 2/3 on a daily basis. Created B2B 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.
Education
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Violin, University of Central Florida, Orlando
Letters of recommendation and references available upon request
