Edmund Dunn
Senior Drupal Engineer at Oddball
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Edmund is a retired US Army linguist and intelligence analyst who now works as a Full Stack Developer working primarily with Drupal. Edmund retired from the US Army in 2013 after 20 years and is a Disabled Veteran. After some searching around and working with a Vocational Rehabilitation caseworker at the VA, Edmund felt that becoming a developer was his best path forward. Development readily accommodates Edmund’s physical disabilities. Edmund attended the local community college and upon graduation started work as a full-time, Full Stack Developer. After working on a wide variety of platforms and frameworks Edmund began focusing on Drupal as his primary platform. After attending DrupalCon 2019 he felt like he had found his tribe again.
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From disabled veteran to Full-Stack Drupal developer
As of August 2020, there are over 4.7 million disabled veterans in the United States. They are all dealing with a variety of disabilities connected to their time in the service. To say this is an under-represented group is an understatement. With the right help, these veterans can transition into the tech industry which is chronically short of developers of all stripes.
I received help and followed a path to becoming a Drupal developer. I will outline my path to becoming a Drupal developer through the VAs Vocational Rehabilitation Program and use it as an example of what disabled veterans can do to get started in Drupal. I will also speak to what employers can do to assist veterans who want to become Drupal developers.
This session will cover:
- Summary of my path to becoming a Drupal developer.
- The things that disabled veterans can do to become Drupal developers.
- The support I receive from Aten and how employers can support disabled veterans on their staff
- Summary of assistance available from the VA, i.e. Vocational Rehabilitation, GI Bill
- The benefits for veterans in becoming a Drupal developer.
- How to approach job applications and the hiring process
This session is for:
- Disabled Veterans just getting started as a developer
- Disabled Veterans getting started with Drupal
- Employers looking for qualified developers who are looking to diversify their staff
- Community members seeking veteran outreach opportunities
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