Drupal Developer @ From July 2015 to Present (4 months) Software Developer @ Maintain, debug, and build new functionality for internal policy wiki built on the Mediawiki PHP platform. From December 2014 to July 2015 (8 months) Vienna, VirginiaDrupal Developer @ Maintains several USAID web sites built in various versions of the Drupal CMS; builds new functionality, pages, and sites as necessary to fulfill KDAD mission; migrates Drupal sites to the latest version of the platform; creates a server architecture and administers host server and settings; Responds to tickets and addresses bugs; and develops workflow with version control and change control process. From December 2013 to November 2014 (1 year) Washington, DCContract Drupal Developer @ Built a demonstration Drupal 7 site for the NIH contract. The site imported, using the feeds module, data related to grants, and allowed various quick and advanced searches of the data using an Apache Solr search server. Themed the site with a responsive design derived from the Omega 4 theme. From November 2013 to December 2013 (2 months) Rockville, MDContract PHP Developer @ • Built custom modules for Magento ecommerce platform (Enterprise Edition) in PHP.
• Architected and coded Grants Management Application for advisory board members and recipient groups in PHP using the YII framework and Twitter Bootstrap.
• Worked with client project manager and stakeholders to ensure that all requirements and timelines were satisfied, and created full documentation including UML diagrams. From September 2013 to December 2013 (4 months) Washington, DCWeb Developer @ • Built PHP applications and APIs, often using YII framework.
• Created custom Wordpress plugins and themes.
• Debugged and maintained Oracle fatwire (Webcenter sites) site.
• Programmed native iPhone/iPad apps using Objective C (and XCode).
• Programmed, tested, and deployed custom plugins and widgets for public-facing Jive community using Java Enterprise Edition.
• Created wireframes and designs and developed them using HTML5, CSS3, SASS, Javascript, JQuery, and Zurb Foundations. From January 2012 to August 2013 (1 year 8 months) New YorkAttorney and Research Specialist @ * Represented victims of domestic violence in support, custody, and matrimonial matters in family court and supreme court.
* Recruited pro bono attorneys to represent victims of domestic violence, wrote and distributed press releases, drafted marketing material, attended events, and made presentations to attorneys.
* Drafted grant proposals and semiannual grant progress reports.
* Researched and drafted matrimonial manual to train pro bono attorneys in procedure, discovery, grounds, equitable distribution, maintenance, support, and custody.
* Designed and coded web site (www.legalresourcenetwork.org), online time entry system, Facebook page, Facebook applications, and blog; Created Access database system to track prospects, law firms, corporations, volunteer hours and case assignments. From October 2009 to October 2011 (2 years 1 month) Tutoring Company Owner @ * Founded and ran test preparation company, offering private tutoring for the SAT, GRE, GMAT, and LSAT.
* Managed office, kept books, oversaw payroll, hired and trained employees, effectuated marketing plan, provided customer service, created web site, drafted manual, and authored newsletter. From September 2007 to September 2009 (2 years 1 month) Teacher/Tutor @ * Taught LSAT test preparation courses to potential law students, and taught SAT test preparation classes to High School children, in critical reading, writing, and mathematics. From June 2005 to January 2008 (2 years 8 months) Managing U.S. Attorney @ * Researched and drafted outsourced motions, appellate briefs, pleadings, discovery requests, deposition summaries, petitions for certiorari, and other legal memoranda.
* Founded, authored, and edited legal newsletter.
* Clarified outsource assignments with hiring attorneys and gathered necessary documents; assigned projects to overseas associates, and supervised them in producing work product.
* Designed and administered training program for 14 new associates in basics of United States law and legal billing. From June 2006 to September 2007 (1 year 4 months) Associate @ * Researched, using Westlaw, and wrote appellate briefs, many of which achieved reversal of trial courts or intermediate courts.
* Drafted outsourced petitions, motions, and other legal filings, addressing a variety of substantive and procedural areas of law.
* Wrote motion that won summary judgment for Plaintiff in real-estate fraud case.
* Ensured discovery compliance and drafted motions to compel. From December 2004 to March 2005 (4 months) Temporary Employee @ * Examined, organized, and updated hundreds of home equity mortgages and notes from an acquired trust company, tracked loan documents and UCC financing statements, recorded loan terms and collateral in customer database, and fielded questions from borrowers and branches. From December 2003 to December 2004 (1 year 1 month) Case Law Editor @ * Created, wrote, and edited summaries of archived cases for publication in search database. This entailed thoroughly reading cases, extracting the essential factual details and legal holdings, and summarizing them in a manner most useful to attorneys. From February 2001 to September 2001 (8 months) Litigation Associate @ * Researched and drafted pleadings, motions, and other legal memoranda under tight deadlines.
* Culled and analyzed discovery materials, and created questions for depositions and witness examinations.
* Drafted motion in limine that successfully prevented all reference to a sealed criminal trial in subsequent civil litigation.
* Helped write response that convinced the judge not to remove firm for conflict of interest reasons from a case with over a billion dollars in potential damages. From August 1999 to February 2000 (7 months)
J.D., Law @ Georgetown University Law Center From 1996 to 1999 Bachelor of Arts, Psychology @ Stony Brook UniversityBachelor of Arts, Political Science @ Stony Brook University From 1994 to 1996 Douglas Groene is skilled in: PHP, Yii, APIs, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, HTML 5, CSS3, Objective-C, Java, Object Oriented Design, Github, phpMyAdmin, PHP4/5, MySQL, SQL, LAMP, Jive SBS, Fatwire, Agile Web Development, WordPress, BuddyPress, Drupal, Joomla, SASS, Quality Assurance, Unit Testing, iOS development, Mac OS, MVC, jQuery, AJAX, Litigation, Trials, Magento, Project Management