Drupal Expert with 15+ Years of Experience – Freelancer for High-Quality Drupal Solutions

Hporr.com offers Drupal Service as a very good Drupal developer, Drupal expert, Drupal programmer, Drupal freelancer, Drupal consultant, the level of a good Drupal agency

Since 2008, I’ve been building custom web solutions with Drupal as a Drupal expert, Drupal developer and consultant—from simple business sites to complex web systems. I deliver work on the quality level of a specialized Drupal agency, but with the flexibility, personal support, and cost-efficiency of a freelancer.

With deep experience in Drupal (Version 7 through 11) and Drupal CMS 1.0, modern PHP, JavaScript, Composer, and GIT, I support your project professionally—whether it’s strategy, implementation, or long-term maintenance.

Drupal Services at a Glance

I offer high quality Drupal Services for companies, organizations, and agencies (white label).

Full-Stack Development & Site Building

Complete Drupal website implementation – from concept to maintenance
Site Building & Architecture: Selecting and configuring the right modules
Custom module development using solid software engineering principles (OOP, design patterns, etc.)
Business Process Modeling: custom solutions from an experienced software and Drupal architect
Drupal theming including responsive design for all devices
E-commerce solutions with Drupal Commerce
Multilingual websites & localization

Upgrades & Maintenance

Upgrading existing sites: Drupal 6, 7, 8, 9 → Drupal 10 or 11
Maintenance, security updates, and continued development of your current site

APIs & Integrations

Creating web services and integrations:
REST, JSON:API, or custom interfaces to connect your Drupal site to external apps or systems

Consulting, Training & Team Support

Drupal consulting: Architecture reviews, strategic guidance
Training & mentoring for teams or individuals
Team augmentation as a reliable external developer
Agile Project management
White Label Drupal Support for digital agencies, design agencies, or marketing agencies.

Technical Expertise (for Dev Teams & CTOs)

In addition to Drupal expertise, I bring broad technical skills from professional software engineering:

Drupal: 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11, Drupal CMS 1.0+ (Starshot)
E-commerce: Drupal Commerce
Backend: PHP, MySQL, SQL, Composer, REST, JSON:API
Frontend: HTML5, CSS3, SASS, JavaScript, jQuery, Ajax
Development practices: OOP, UML, design patterns
Infrastructure & Tools: Apache, Linux, server setup, GIT, Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket
Additional languages: Java, C, C++

Work Style & Collaboration

100% Remote: My office is in Trier, Germany, near Luxembourg, but I work with clients across Europe
Friendly, solution-oriented, and dependable – my motto:
“Peace-of-Mind Drupal Service” – so you always feel well supported
Transparent communication, version-controlled development (GIT), long-term focus

Diplomas and Education

Studied Computer Science at some of the top Universities in the USA:
- Ph.D. Candidate in Computer Science, University of Pennsylvania (one of the Ivy League Universities, like Harvard and Yale)
- Master of Science in Computer Science, University of Florida (TOP 10 public university, ranked #1 in 2023 by the Wall Street Journal)
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, University of Utah
30+ years experience in Software Engineering, many with very large and world renowned companies in the USA, such as:
- the Walt Disney Animation Studio (several credits on major motion pictures, including Oscar winners and nominees)
- Marriott Vacation Club.
- Waste Management (WM, US Fortune 200 Corporation)
Bilingual in German and English

Why Work with Me?

15+ years of hands-on Drupal experience
30+ years in IT as a software-architect and software-engineer
Top-tier freelance Drupal developer quality
Personal attention with flexible collaboration
Deep technical knowledge + business-oriented thinking

More than a Drupal Expert: 30+ years Experience as a Software Engineer

In my career, which now spans over 30+ years, I've done a lot, from super-large to small projects, and I know a lot about software development and software systems. I worked with some of the biggest and best companies in the USA, such as the Walt Disney Animation Studio, Marriott Vacation Club, and Waste Management (WM, US fortune 200 company).

My experience thus goes far beyond Drupal itself. Because at the end of the day, any website is nothing more than a large software system, and it helps to have worked with other large Enterprise systems.

For that reason, I am not only a Drupal expert, but I see myself foremost as a very good and highly experienced software engineer and software architect … who happens to use Drupal since 2008… and does so expertly. And even though Drupal is really cool, I always follow this guideline: Think great software design first, Drupal second.

I just do Drupal right! Or stated otherwise: I build your website correctly, just with Drupal.

Quality and Peace-of-mind Drupal service, at the level of a Drupal agency

The overall guideline to me is to produce quality, along with peace-of-mine service.

With that regard, I put my work up there with any good Drupal agency or internet agency. As a matter of fact, you get most of the pluses of a good Drupal agency, minus many shortcomings (as confirmed to me by many of my customers):

	Large internet/Drupal agency	The HPorr.com way
Drupal Service	✔	✔
Quality	✔	✔
Competence	- You do not know who will be assigned to you, and how experience they are.	+ You always get me, that is: one awesome Drupal developer. If the need calls to scale up, I do work with other good developers.
Communication	- Limited line of input and feedback: You do not get to talk to the coder, but to a project manager who often has limited technical expertise.	+ You can talk directly with me. I am your Drupal developer and project manager.
leanness	- You pay multiple people for the same work: the developer and layers of managers.	+ Leaner: just me.
Consistency	- Good coders do not always stick around. Your project may start with a great coder, but then the person leaves, and the agency has to scramble to fill the vacancy.	+ I’ll always be here doing this for as long as I have this company (no plans to change).
Change Requests	- If you want changes, a Drupal agency may have a long waiting period before somebody can get to your request.	+ I typically don’t get overloaded to the point where I can’t help you at all in a pinch.
Rates	- Good Drupal agencies can be very expensive, they have to pay for fancy office space, more advertising, and other perks – all of which you’ll end up paying for.	+ As a Drupal freelancer, I am not cheap, but cheaper than a Drupal agency as I don’t have the same overhead.

Contact me to find out more

I hope this small introduction has convinced you of my qualifications as a Drupal Expert. Please contact me to find out how I can help you with Drupal and your project!