Scott Morrison

Hi I'm Scott a full stack web developer and Acquia-certified Drupal expert with more than 20 years of experience building customized software solutions and high-performance websites. I specialize in open-source software such as Drupal to create innovative and engaging digital experiences. My expertise spans the full development lifecycle, from architecting complex solutions and developing custom software to educating and coaching teams and executives on getting the most out of it. I thrive on organizing and solving challenging technical problems and delivering impactful high-value results and upgrades for organizations and their users.

Top Skills

Content and Data Management – Over 17 years of experience building and enhancing business processes using a multitude of strategies and technologies. This includes dataset and IA design, data modelling and data maintenance; uptime, security, performance, privacy, backups, accessibility, and industry standards and compliances.

Over the years I've done work for Canadian and American for-profit and non-profit organizations. I have expertise in building, theming, and module development using:

• PHP
• Drupal versions 5 through Drupal 11
• Zen-cart
• WordPress (w/ WooCommerce)

Back-End Development – Extensive LAMP stack experience building custom software solutions with object oriented PHP and SQL databases in a wide variety of environments. In-depth knowledge of migrating to and from Drupal, Composer, Drush, Symfony, Drupal APIs, third-party APIs, performance optimization, automated and user testing, consistent coding standards and following best practices within all the moving parts.

Front-End Development – Decades of experience with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Photoshop, and Illustrator for web and print media output. Expert knowledge of Drupal themes and contrib module capabilities, Twig templates, Views, CKEditor 5 and third-party libraries; like jQuery, Bootstrap 4/5 and Google Charts. Expertise in new feature design and development - balancing customer requirements and a high-quality craft with agile execution.

DevOps / Server Administration – comfortable building and optioning out servers, environments, and networks to run everything from development to production. Experienced using AWS EC2-based solutions with supplements like Amazon S3, Amazon RDS, and Route 53. I also have expertise in managed services and am well-versed with bash and shell scripting, SSH, and the Linux command line.

• Certified Platform.sh Developer
• Pantheon Certified WebOps Developer

Passionate about delivering white-glove holistic solutions with attention to fine details and IRL impact.