Jen Lampton
Member Board Of Directors at Jeneration Web Development
Oakland, California, United States
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Top SchoolJen Lampton is a seasoned full-stack developer and open-source leader with 11+ years focused on Drupal and Backdrop CMS, co-founding Backdrop and contributing core improvements to layout, file management, and image handling. Based in Oakland, she combines hands-on technical work—mentoring, module and theme development, and CMS core contributions—with leadership roles on multiple nonprofit and project boards, including the DDEV Foundation. As Technical Lead at Peak Digital and founder of Jeneration Web Development, she guides cross-functional teams to deliver user-focused, accessible web experiences while maintaining release quality and governance. Known for championing usability and developer experience, she pairs a pragmatic engineering mindset with strong community-building skills and a knack for mentoring new contributors. An unexpected detail: beyond code and governance she humorously calls herself an “expert avocado surgeon,” reflecting a personable, community-oriented leadership style.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Head-Royce SchoolMath / Computer Science, Math / Computer Science at Sweet Briar College
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Github Skills (10)
backdrop10
cms10
php10
file-management9
css9
git6
drupal6
github6
panels6
database6
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
backdrop/backdrop
May 2016 - Jan 2023
Backdrop core code repository.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:98 releases, 287 reviews, 292 commits in 6 years 9 months
Contributions summary:Jen contributed to the Backdrop CMS core by implementing features and making improvements to the layout and file management systems. Their work included the ability to add classes to layout regions, enhancements to URL alias terminology, and modifications to image style settings. Additionally, the user addressed bugs related to flexbox grid rendering and the implementation of new file entity features within the CMS.
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jenlampton/addressfield
Jan 2016 - Nov 2020
Provides a field for international postal addresses. Uses a subset of the top-level address elements defined in the xNAL standard.
Contributions:12 pushes, 5 branches in 4 years 10 months
postal-addressesdefinedelementsaddressaddresses
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