Drupal Training Experiences

Thank you for reading my blog post about my experience with Drupal.  I have been working with Drupal for a little over two years, and have previously built a Drupal site for my employer.  I identified an area of our business that was operating with significant inefficiencies.  I realized that by using a content management system hundreds of hours of manual labor could be eliminated and accuracy could be increased.  I began reviewing different CMS platforms before selecting Drupal.  I was attracted to its flexibilty, ability to be customized and large community support.  A number of high profile sites using Drupal was a great endorsement as well.

I began by installing Drupal core, and learning by trial and error.  I reviewed Drupal content and training articles everywhere I could find.  After a few months of working like this I had my site operational.  I used a number of contributed modules including: Views, Panels, Organic Groups, Rules, Features, VBO, and Feeds.  These robust modules took a great deal of time to master, but in the end I am very pleased with the initial version of the site, and it worked very well in production.

I have decided that I would like to build a career out of developing Drupal sites, so I enrolled in the Forcontu course "Expert in Drupal 7."  I was well versed in much of the early and intermediate material, but having no previous formal training I wanted to be sure that all of the holes in my knowledge were filled.  Indeed, there was something new to be learned in each section.  I feel that this course offers quality instruction that has gone a long way to make me a confident developer.

There is always a need to continue learning and growing, which I will do through manuals, and hopefully soon, community events.  I am eager to meet other Drupalists and exchange ideas and experiences.  If you are passionate about Drupal like I am, then I invite you to connect with me via my social media links below.

Thank you very much for reading!

Regards,

Joe Stramel

Drupal.org: https://www.drupal.org/u/gatorjoe

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joestramel

Twitter: https://twitter.com/g8torjoe