Welcome to ElectroNovelty
Welcome to ElectroNovelty, the web development and customization service of Phil Glatz.
What I do
I'm a professional Drupal developer. I'm freelancing again, after having worked for the last three years at one of the largest and highest traffic Drupal site in the world. I have been working as an independent contractor and consultant, specializing in Internet and Web development and administration since 1995. My career as a developer started before the web was invented, and I have been present through the various phases of evolution it has taken, and have a good historical perspective of what works (and doesn't).
I have a well-equipped studio with high-speed connectivity, various development machines running MacOS, Windows 7, and Vista, and a production Unix server colocated at a high-speed network center. My specialties include
- Drupal design, architecture, and customization, including module development and theming
- Ubercart ecom system for Drupal
- Best practices for SEO
- Working with front-end designers and converting their page comps to validated and semantically correct XHTML and CSS
- Using Subversion and Trac to archive and document projects
- Web server administration, maintenance, and reporting; I know my way around Linux and BSD servers
- Server-side scripting with PHP, Perl, and bash
- SQL database-backed CMS systems
- Javascript/jquery for seamless DOM and Ajax integration
- Usability and human factors integration with technical issues
- HTML design and review
Collaboration
Although much of my works is as a solo creator, I also have a number of collaborative relationships I have developed over the years with designers, software developers, system administration and security experts, and project managers. I can assemble a team to tackle most projects very quickly, using world-class developers with extensive experience.
Most of the work I have done in the last 12 years has been remote, as members of virtual teams. I work well remotely, keeping in touch with email, phone, Skype, IRC, and other collaboration tools. I am a member of the Sacramento Drupal Users Group and help mentor new members.
Work Philosophy
Things change, often very fast, so try to keep on top of where they are headed. Avoid getting locked down into a single source solution. Be agile, but not necessarily worshipping at the altar of Agile. Never hack core; you probably haven't figured the problem out if you do. Embrace Open Source products. Contribute back. Don't lie. Competition is good.
Portfolio
Please visit my portfolio page to see some of the sites I have designed, contributed to, or maintain.
Resume
View my resume in PDF format (or right click to save a copy).
On Drupal
My drupal.org profile.