Matthew W.

Senior Drupal Dev | Component Design | AI & API Integration | Founder

Looking for a developer that can execute at a high level without hand-holding? How about one that communicates in a way that non-developers can actually understand? That’s where I thrive. 🌟 100+ contributions to Drupal ecosystem 📚 15 years of Drupal experience 🛡️ Vetted for security coverage authorization on Drupal.org 🟢 Founder: wholesale marketplace for the violin trade - Handcrafted.market 🟢 AI experience: speech-to-text, embeddings/RAG, chat For 15 years, I've focused on delivering forward-looking solutions to complex business and technical challenges. Drop me a line -- I'm ready to be your subject matter expert. ✔️ Focused on accessibility ✔️ Component-based theming philosophy ✔️ Expert communicator ✔️ Eye for design ✔️ Stripe expertise ✔️ Decoupled/headless Drupal ✔️ Subscription/subscriber systems ✔️ Custom SaaS ✔️ Custom API clients ✔️ REST endpoints ✔️ API connectors and integrations ✔️ Responsive design 💡 Just returning after a hiatus to develop my own product, hence no recent upwork history ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ 💬 I worked with Matthew for years on a complex client project with very high visibility and he hit it out of the park at every opportunity. He doesn't just look problems in isolation. He sees everything through a forward-looking lens and knows how to arrange all of the moving parts in a way that is adaptable to change. Even better, he communicates it all in a way that non-developers can understand. I think that Matthew could solve just about anything thrown his way. — Paul Ferro, President of 5 Nerds Software ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ 🤝 I've worked with Handcrafted.market // High-end, wholesale marketplace for the bowed instrument trade DoYogaWithMe // Leader in online yoga instruction, with over 1000 classes and 200k+ members. SquareTrade // Global insurance brand acquired for $1B+ Rain Bird // $110M+ annual revenue irrigation supplier, services over 120 countries MedicAlert Foundation // 70-year-old healthcare non-profit, $25M+ yearly revenue in 2016 Savvee Consulting // Works closely with the US federal government, including the SEC, DoD and DHS Jakes Fireworks // World's largest fireworks importer