I am a Software Engineer for the CASCADIA Study at the University of Washington. I supplement REDCap functionality with PHP code through its API to ensure a smooth and sane digital experience of participants in clinical trials and research studies as well as data analysts and principal investigators. I maintain and update study participant and specimen tracking dashboards. I consult on technical feasibility of projects and implementation timelines. I build REDCap projects that utilize its advanced features. I push REDCap's boundaries while balancing study participants' user experience with the needs of research staff, lab scientists, data analysts, and funders. I set up ETL pipelines, automate study processes, and create self-serve websites for study staff to print barcodes, perform QC, produce datasets, and present reports.

I'm a full stack web developer with independent, freelance, and team development experience. I've created single-page apps, mobile-responsive web apps, WordPress sites, Drupal sites, full-stack React apps with the MERN stack with GraphQL, and full-stack PHP MVC CMSs for clients big and small.

I have been passionate about web development since I was a teenager. I began teaching myself to code when I was 15 and was proficient in C, Bash, HTML, CSS, PHP & MySQL by the time I graduated high school. In college, I took on a few small clients and worked as a web developer at two small businesses. When I moved to Seattle, I established a career in and passion for public health but always missed the creativity and problem solving of web development. As soon as I had the resources, I pursued a certificate in full stack web development through the University of Washington. Now that I’ve earned the certificate, I am excited to pursue this career again. I am seeking employment as a front end, back end, or full stack web developer and look forward to working with you. Please view my portfolio (last updated September 2024) for examples of my past and current projects. I look forward to working with you!

I researched and procured components to build a PC from scratch when I was 14. I taught myself Debian Linux system administration on the command line, then began teaching myself to code. I then taught myself Apache configuration and ran a web and email server out of my bedroom in my parents' house. I learned HTML, CSS, a little JavaScript, and a lot of PHP from tutorials before YouTube was created. I tested myself by building a website that was basically Facebook before Facebook was created. My friends and I would post updates and comment on each other's posts. It supported infinitely-nested comments, image uploads, and user profiles.

During university, I took on a few small clients, contracted with a development firm, and worked at two small businesses as a web developer. I graduated and fell out of the development field to pursue other passions. Now I've earned a certificate in full stack web development through the University of Washington and am very excited to pursue this career again.

I am seeking employment as a web developer – front end, back end, or full stack. Contact me today to discuss your next website!

Please visit my web development portfolio website, MarkDrummond.Me for links to live deployments and video demos of my work.

Some of my projects are attributed to "DrumDev". This is my development handle and is not a company, Ltd, LLC, or any legal entity whatsoever.