Douglas Vann

Douglas Vann

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(98 reviews)
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ABOUT ME
AI Systems Builder & Drupal Architect | 20+ years shipping real solutions
AI Systems Builder & Drupal Architect | 20+ years shipping real solutions

I TEACH & DEVELOP Drupal!

I entered geekdom in 1983 with a Commodore 64 and haven't stopped building since. For the past 20+ years I've architected and delivered Drupal solutions for NASA, the U.S. Treasury, UN Women, Ohio State, and dozens of others — and I've spent much of that time training teams to own their own technology rather than stay dependent on agencies and contractors.
Today I layer AI tooling on top of that foundation. I work with Claude Code, n8n, RAG pipelines, MCP integrations, and agentic workflows to help individuals and small teams move faster than they thought possible.
If you need Drupal expertise, AI automation strategy, or someone who can translate between the business problem and the technical solution — I'm your guy.

Indiana (East) (-04:00)
Joined May 2015
EXPERTISE
18 years experience | 7 endorsements
I really enjoy helping people get past the hurdles of wrapping their minds around PHP.
I really enjoy helping people get past the hurdles of wrapping their minds around PHP.
17 years experience | 1 endorsement
Having launched so many sites I've had to acquire a firm grasp of on and off page SEO. My training clients have always expected me to inc...
Having launched so many sites I've had to acquire a firm grasp of on and off page SEO. My training clients have always expected me to include SEO in context to the other topics that I teach.
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14 years experience | 52 endorsements
I live, eat, sleep, and eat Drupal! I've delivered training to NASA, The US Federal Court, many major Universities, etc. I believe in the...
I live, eat, sleep, and eat Drupal! I've delivered training to NASA, The US Federal Court, many major Universities, etc. I believe in the power of Drupal to empower individuals and organizations to own their own websites while they leverage a scalable, flexible platform.
17 years experience
The best projects start off with a pre-defined Information Architecture. I enjoy the discovery exercises that aid in the fleshing out of ...
The best projects start off with a pre-defined Information Architecture. I enjoy the discovery exercises that aid in the fleshing out of the underlying Information Architecture.
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17 years experience | 1 endorsement
Linux is the foundation of the WWW. I can help anyone get comfortable with the Linux Command Line Interface.
Linux is the foundation of the WWW. I can help anyone get comfortable with the Linux Command Line Interface.

REVIEWS FROM CLIENTS

5.0
(98 reviews)
Trevor Whitney
Trevor Whitney
February 2024
What an awesome Codementor! Made everything really easy to understand while also challenging me to perform to the best of my ability. If you're looking for help, look no further, this guy is it!
Donna Morris
Donna Morris
October 2023
Awesome Guy, patient and informative
Gabriel Rios
Gabriel Rios
September 2023
Doug was a lifesaver, I had been working in a Drupal issue for several days, had worked with many other mentors and we couldn't find the problem. Doug pushed through with me until we finally solved it. I recommend him 100%.
Donna Morris
Donna Morris
September 2023
Friendly, Informative, Knowlegeable - has a wonderful personality for mentorship. Looking forward to building a working relationship with him.
Michael Taggart
Michael Taggart
January 2023
Very knowledgable!
Michael Taggart
Michael Taggart
January 2023
Great!
Michael Taggart
Michael Taggart
January 2023
Another great meeting with Douglas.
Michael Taggart
Michael Taggart
January 2023
3rd meeting, and I would hire him again. I can't emphasize the great knowledge he brings, and imparts!
Michael Taggart
Michael Taggart
January 2023
Douglas was able to take something rather complex to me, and explain how to accomplish my goals efficiently. Super knowledgable about Drupal and how it works. I met with him December 6, 2022 and he was super helpful then too!!! 10/10. I would definitely meet with him again.
John G
John G
January 2022
Doug was amazingly helpful. Highly recommend.
EMPLOYMENTS
Drupal Developer, Trainer, Architect, Mentor, Community Organizer
Synaptic Blue Inc
2011-11-01-Present

I am the sole owner of an S-Corp filed in the state of Indiana. For over 12 years I have enjoyed delivering worldclass opensource solu...

I am the sole owner of an S-Corp filed in the state of Indiana. For over 12 years I have enjoyed delivering worldclass opensource solutions to a wide variety of clients from Major Univerities to State and Federal Governments to a number of Fortune 500 companies.

HTML/CSS
PHP
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HTML/CSS
PHP
Drupal
Linux
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