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Sharique Ahmed Farooqui

Architect/Developer/Open source contributor with experience in building digital experiences teams
Accomplished Drupal Developer/Architect with extensive experience leading application development for large enterprises, including Bayer, Royal Mail Group, Boehringer Ingelheim, Pfizer, Highwire Press, and Microsoft. Experienced in building Drupal teams from scratch, setting up Drupal practice in the company and executing projects using Agile/Scrum methodologies with close co-ordination with stockholder.

Speaker and mentor at prominent industry events, including Drupal Camp Pune and Gnunify, and contributing to Drupal ecosystem, fostering community engagement and knowledge sharing.

Proficient in leading complex site migrations across various Drupal versions and developing streamlined data migration processes.

A continuous learner who is currently enhancing skills in latest trends in industry and specially in the area of building digital experience.

My commitment to open source extends through active contributions across multiple projects, with significant impact in the Drupal ecosystem. As a maintainer and contributor of widely-used Drupal modules including UI Suite modules, Read Only Mode and Previewable Email Templates, I ensure critical functionality remains available and updated for the global Drupal community. I regularly share knowledge as a speaker and mentor at industry events such as Drupal Camp Pune and Gnunify, helping cultivate the next generation of contributors. My open source journey began with contributions to the OpenSUSE Project and Mono Project, demonstrating my long-standing dedication to collaborative software development across diverse technology stacks. These contributions reflect my belief in both the technical and community aspects of open source development.

I’ve been celebrated for remarkable achievements like the site sync process with SSP portal for Bayer’s Drupal distribution and awarded for creating a Drupal entities generator from Google Sheets inputs.

My technical expertise spans various technologies from Drupal, PHP, Qt/C++, Asp.net/C#, JavaScript, React, Node.js, Next.js including Acquia Site Studio, Acquia Cloud Site Factory, and Acquia BLT. I successfully managed migrations from Drupal 4.7 to Drupal 5 and from Drupal 7 to 9, Drupal 9 to 10.

As a proactive and creative thinker, I thrive on producing new ideas and using innovation to meet time and budgetary constraints.

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