1. Bianca Afonso
Drupal Web Designer / Developer
Personal information
Name Bianca Afonso
Date of birth 7 February 1990
Email b7afonso@gmail.com
Contact number 073 538 5055
Employment History
eConsultant Nov ‘09 - current Designer / Drupal Developer
Responsibilities at Econsultant Nov ‘09 - current
Graphic Design using Photoshop + Adobe Suite
- Logo designs
- Full Corporate Identities
- Drupal theme design
- Drupal templates
- Emailers
- Brochure design
- Banner and signage design
Introduction to Google Adwords and Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) for web development
side of business
- Setting up Drupal sites to use keywords and optimize with Google Analytics

2. Analyse clients web development and graphic design needs
- Planning and problem solving
- Conceptualising
- Prototyping and wireframing
- Personas and scenarios
- Testing
- Attending meetings for creative input and design aspect
Running new company website project
- Managing team (dev team / creative team)
- Brainstorming
- Scrum methodology
- Sprints
- Timelines + Time management
- Prototyping and wireframing
- Personas and scenarios
- Designing
- Development (Drupal)
- Testing
- Launch
Website Support for clients
- Drupal telephonic support
- Drupal training
Email support for clients hosted with Econsultant
- Client side setup
- Email troubleshooting
- Smart phones and tablets setup
Web Development using Drupal HTML, CSS and basic PHP and MySQL
- Setting up database with cpanel
- Installing Drupal
Content Management System websites in Drupal
- Installation and configuration
- Designing responsive themes
- Bootstrap, Omega
- Front end development using HTML, CSS
- Use of Git
- Feature installation and configuration
- Building and configuring custom views
- Contact forms (and custom webforms)

3. - Module installation and configuration
Project involvement from evaluation, conception to completion in my capacity as a Designer
or as a Developer, sometimes both.
- Weekly internal and external meetings for updates on progress.
- Daily scrum
- Working with a team on full site to completion.
- Discussing design needs directly to the client
- Development done with a team
- Keeping within a time frame
- Mentor and resource to junior staff
Responsive web design & development
- Working with client on concept and ideas
- Wireframing for mobile view - iPad view- desktop view
- Mobile first design using Photoshop
- Designing for mobile view - iPad view- desktop view
- Client side iteration process, talking directly to the client, attending meetings
- Building on Drupal, using Bootstrap or Omega as a platform
Skills and Experience
Web Design Drupal Adobe Photoshop
Drupal Development Adobe Illustrator Responsive Web
CSS Logo Design User Experience Design
Interaction Design HTML + HTML5 Jquery + Javascript
Front-End Development Scrum & Agile Drupal CMS
Drupal 7 Git Bootstrap

4. Portfolio
Some of my recent and big projects I have been involved with from evaluation, conception
and completion to ongoing maintenance:
South Africa Government Online: Gov.za
Department of Communications - Doc.gov.za (formally GCIS.gov.za)
Higher Education South Africa - hesa.org.za
South African Maritime Safety Authority - samsa.org.za
SABS Design Institute - design.sabs.co.za
I have single handedly designed and built in all the themes / look and feel for the above
responsive websites.
Drupal Web Development skills
Ability to:
- Set up database and do a clean drupal install
- Configure drupal installation profile
- Installing modules and configuring settings
- Creating content types
- Using views to build custom home pages, displays or features
- Setting up and using Git
- Designing a theme on the 960grid to build onto a Bootstrap or Omega framework
- Building in the theme using CSS, HTML and javascript
- Setting up google analytics and doing SEO checklists.
- Integrating social media (share, buttons and widgets)
- Cross browser and platform compatibility and testing
Design skills
Ability to:
­ Use Adobe Photoshop (advanced) to create Drupal themes
­ Wireframing
­ Using the 960 grid to create layouts in photoshop according to Bootstrap or Omega
­ Illustrator (intermediate)
­ Using Illustrator and photoshop combined for logos and graphics
­ Design user experiences
­ Design mobile, iPad and desktop mock­ups
­ Create custom icons or graphics if the client needed it

5. ­ Design user interfaces
Tools used for development and design
Basecamp
Basic project management, tracking of projects, jobs and tasks and who’s responsible for
each. Used in our morning scrum sessions to run through tasks at hand
WorkflowMax
Online workflow and job management software. We mostly use this for retainer clients to
track jobs and hours spent on each. Actionable reporting tool and plugs into Xero, our
online accounting system.
Cyberduck
An FTP program that I use to connect to the server where the website sits. It uses FTP SFTP
protocols. Easy to use and convenient - other alternatives are FileZilla
Git
I use Github and Gitlab so all the sites I work on sits on Gitlab, I can then download a
repository to my local Github. Pushing and pulling changes through github.
Adobe Suite
I use Photoshop mostly for my designs, and add illustrator when designing vector shapes for
logos or other graphics. I also have a firm understanding of Fireworks and Flash, although I
do not use it often.
Node.js and grunt
Beginner stages with using these, they are of great benefit when compiling and minifying
files for Bootstrap that uses .less
Balsamiq
This is used for wireframing.
Bootstrap
A framework
Aegir
Deploy and manage large networks of Drupal sites

6. Achievements
Designing a base template which all the eConsultant client sites are based on
Being placed as lead designer of eConsultant and working on Gov.za - from conceptualising
to launch and throughout maintanace.
Designing the SABS Design Institute’s look and feel.
Sponsoring the Drupal.co.za theme - and building it in.
Sponsoring the freebeer.linux.co.za theme - and building it in.
Participating in various charity drives including the following:
- Sponsored website to Florida Baby House
- Sandwich and hot beverage drive at rural clinic in Zandspruit for Mandela Day
About me
I have a strong design background, mostly designing for Drupal. I have more than 6 years
experience using Drupal. I specialize in this field and it is what I enjoy most, but I would love
to grow and extend my knowledge and skills in another opportunity as well.
Working with Drupal has become second nature to me, with a company such as Econsultant,
I was exposed to Drupal development on a daily basis. My design skills and front-end
development skills quickly improved on each project and soon I was able to create a site
from start to finish.
When the responsive web started, I was first to practice and use it. My sites respond pixel
perfect using Drupal Omega and more recently using Bootstrap. The favorite part of my
work is designing a beautiful, modern, functional and user friendly theme - and making it
come to life!
I am an excellent team player, and enjoy working in dev groups or sitting and brainstorming
an idea, but I also do my best work in my own capacity. I am an active member of the
Drupal community and attend Drupal meetups
Personal interests
I am an aspiring digital artist, give me a Wacom tablet and photoshop, it will keep me busy
for days! I love the outdoors, I also have my horses, and enjoy spending time riding.

7. When I am not in the office working you will most likely find me:
- On horse back.
- At a trendy craft beer restaurant.
“ When was the last time you did something for the first time”