Experienced web development consultant with 20+ years of experience developing and managing high traffic websites. Skilled in designing and developing web applications that meet high standards for web design, user experience, best practices, and speed. Proficient in building products for desktop and mobile app users, collaborating effectively in team environments to find solutions and enhance customer satisfaction. Expertise includes working with multiple APIs, third-party integrations, and databases to deliver exceptional results.

Derek Davis

Experienced web development consultant with 20+ years of experience developing and managing high traffic websites. Skilled in designing and developing web applications that meet high standards for web design, user experience, best practices, and speed. Proficient in building products for desktop and mobile app users, collaborating effectively in team environments to find solutions and enhance customer satisfaction. Expertise includes working with multiple APIs, third-party integrations, and databases to deliver exceptional results.

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Experienced web development consultant with 20+ years of experience developing and managing high traffic websites. Skilled in designing and developing web applications that meet high standards for web design, user experience, best practices, and speed. Proficient in building products for desktop and mobile app users, collaborating effectively in team environments to find solutions and enhance customer satisfaction. Expertise includes working with multiple APIs, third-party integrations, and databases to deliver exceptional results.

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Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert

Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Web Development Consultant at American Jewish University
February 1, 2015 - Present
Manage all university digital properties on Drupal and WordPress; design responsive layouts for desktop and mobile; collaborate with marketing on landing pages; coordinate with graphic designers; led migration from Ektron CMS to Drupal 7, improving content delivery speed by 50%.
Web Development Consultant at NBA
December 1, 2024 - October 20, 2025
Led redesign and development of customer support website, increasing user engagement by 25%; managed timelines with strong QA focus.
Webmaster at Antioch University
August 1, 2014 - October 20, 2025
Managed Drupal and WordPress properties; produced analytics reports and recommended optimizations resulting in a 20% lift in user conversions; designed and implemented new site designs; led migration from Joomla to Drupal 6, improving content delivery speed by 40%.
Freelance Front-end Developer at 2Helix Design
January 1, 2010 - October 20, 2025
Sliced and optimized web-ready images; built cross-browser CSS/XHTML/HTML and JavaScript.
Technical Development Coordinator at NBA
August 1, 2009 - October 20, 2025
Coordinated redesign of Developmental League and WNBA websites; developed new editorial workflow reducing technical support requests by 20%; maintained pages for wnba.com, dleague.com and related sites; provided technical usability support.
Webmaster at Fisher Center Foundation for Alzheimer's Research
August 1, 2006 - October 20, 2025
Lead developer for alzinfo.org and parkinsoninfo.org; built pages with CSS/HTML/ASP; managed online community with ASP-based tools; oversaw SEO refresh and online marketing collaboration; provided usability support.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Radio-Television-Film Production at Howard University
August 1, 1995 - May 1, 1999

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Education, Professional Services, Non-Profit Organization, Media & Entertainment