I’m an experienced Drupal and PHP developer with 15+ years’ self-employed experience building, maintaining, and supporting secure web platforms. My background covers Drupal 7–11, PHP, Symfony-based systems, Twig, custom modules, theming, integrations, front-end development, hosting, deployment, and long-term platform support. I’ve spent many years as the sole developer and technical lead for a business-critical internal management platform in the UK finance sector, alongside supporting public-facing Drupal websites. That work required me to take ownership of the full technical stack, from development and infrastructure through to security, troubleshooting, deployment, and communication with non-technical stakeholders. I’m well suited to projects where an existing Drupal or PHP system needs careful, reliable attention: fixing bugs, improving maintainability, building new features, integrating APIs, upgrading legacy code, or supporting a platform that needs to keep running smoothly. I’m particularly interested in practical, maintainable systems, API-driven applications, automation, and AI-assisted features where they provide clear value.

Roland Carney

I’m an experienced Drupal and PHP developer with 15+ years’ self-employed experience building, maintaining, and supporting secure web platforms. My background covers Drupal 7–11, PHP, Symfony-based systems, Twig, custom modules, theming, integrations, front-end development, hosting, deployment, and long-term platform support. I’ve spent many years as the sole developer and technical lead for a business-critical internal management platform in the UK finance sector, alongside supporting public-facing Drupal websites. That work required me to take ownership of the full technical stack, from development and infrastructure through to security, troubleshooting, deployment, and communication with non-technical stakeholders. I’m well suited to projects where an existing Drupal or PHP system needs careful, reliable attention: fixing bugs, improving maintainability, building new features, integrating APIs, upgrading legacy code, or supporting a platform that needs to keep running smoothly. I’m particularly interested in practical, maintainable systems, API-driven applications, automation, and AI-assisted features where they provide clear value.

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I’m an experienced Drupal and PHP developer with 15+ years’ self-employed experience building, maintaining, and supporting secure web platforms.

My background covers Drupal 7–11, PHP, Symfony-based systems, Twig, custom modules, theming, integrations, front-end development, hosting, deployment, and long-term platform support.

I’ve spent many years as the sole developer and technical lead for a business-critical internal management platform in the UK finance sector, alongside supporting public-facing Drupal websites. That work required me to take ownership of the full technical stack, from development and infrastructure through to security, troubleshooting, deployment, and communication with non-technical stakeholders.

I’m well suited to projects where an existing Drupal or PHP system needs careful, reliable attention: fixing bugs, improving maintainability, building new features, integrating APIs, upgrading legacy code, or supporting a platform that needs to keep running smoothly.

I’m particularly interested in practical, maintainable systems, API-driven applications, automation, and AI-assisted features where they provide clear value.

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Language

English
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Work Experience

Self-employed Drupal & PHP Developer at Web Assistant
January 1, 2009 - Present
Acted as sole developer and technical lead for a large internal management platform in the UK finance sector, delivering ongoing development, maintenance, security hardening, deployment, troubleshooting, and production support across front-end, back-end, database, hosting, and integrations. Built, maintained, and supported Drupal websites and web applications across multiple Drupal versions, including legacy Drupal 7 systems and modern Drupal 10/11 work.

Education

Bachelor of Science at Gloucestershire
September 1, 2003 - May 31, 2007

Qualifications

Computing degree with 2:1 honours
January 11, 2030 - May 11, 2026

Industry Experience

Financial Services, Professional Services, Software & Internet