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Eric Gruber

People Manager And Web Developer
Kansas City,MO

Summary

A seasoned leader with more than 19 years of experience in website development with a proven track record for supporting effective teams. Thrives in overseeing many moving pieces and prioritizing tasks under tight deadlines.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience
5
5
Certificates

Work History

Associate Director of Technology

VMLY&R
Kansas City, MO
12.2020 - Current
  • Drives collaborative activities with other architects on systems integration, technical strategy, and thought leadership distilling learning into presentations and case studies.
  • Led teams of up to six personnel, supervising daily performance as well as training and improvement plans.
  • Uses broad technical knowledge to select and orchestrate multiple languages, frameworks, and technology systems to deliver solutions.
  • Prepares for, organizes, and runs meetings commanding attention of diverse audiences.
  • Guides clients towards future practices by describing how those practices translate into business value.
  • Identified cost-saving solution to remedy $11,000 per year of lost spending.

Lead Web Developer

VMLY&R
Kansas City, MO
06.2019 - 12.2020
  • Discussed site and app requirements with clients to produce actionable development plans, and spearheaded development of those plans into client deliverables.
  • Client work included Tennessee Department of Tourism, Wendy's, and SCOUT Bags.
  • Innovators of the Year award for tnvacation.com, Acquia Engage, 2019

Web Developer

VML
Kansas City, MO
03.2015 - 06.2019
  • Provided full-stack website development using Drupal, WordPress, Shopify, converting mockups and creative assets into usable web presence with PHP, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, including writing custom code to interact with external APIs using Vue.js for e-commerce implementation of one Fortune 500 client.
  • Client work included White & Case, LegalShield, Dell, Magnolia Market, United Rentals, Walgreens Boots Alliance, and No. 7 Beauty.

Drupal Developer

City Of Olathe
Olathe, KS
12.2012 - 03.2015
  • Collaborated with multiple stakeholders in planning, designing, and technological implementation of 4 city government websites, in addition to organization intranet site.

Webmaster

City Of Lawrence
Lawrence, KS
06.2006 - 12.2012
  • Managed and maintained municipal government websites, ensuring timely updates, optimal functionality, and user-friendly design to enhance public accessibility and engagement.
  • Pinnacle Award winner, National Association of Government Webmasters, 2010
  • Excellence Award winner, National Association of Government Webmasters, 2008

Front-End Developer

Mid-America Regional Council
Kansas City, MO
11.2004 - 04.2006
  • Supported development to create and implement clean, user-friendly designs for a web application used by Kansas City Missouri Police Department during critical incidents.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Mass Communication

Missouri Southern State University
Joplin, MO
05.2001 -

Skills

    Effective communicator

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Timeline

Associate Director of Technology

VMLY&R
12.2020 - Current

Lead Web Developer

VMLY&R
06.2019 - 12.2020

Web Developer

VML
03.2015 - 06.2019

Drupal Developer

City Of Olathe
12.2012 - 03.2015

Webmaster

City Of Lawrence
06.2006 - 12.2012

Front-End Developer

Mid-America Regional Council
11.2004 - 04.2006

Bachelor of Arts - Mass Communication

Missouri Southern State University
05.2001 -

Certification

Certified Scrum Product Owner

Software

Drupal, Magento, WordPress

PHP, HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, Ruby, Python

Vue, Ruby on Rails

Jira, GitHub Projects, Bitbucket, GitHub Enterprise

Windows, macOS, Linux

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