Jim Birch
Director Of Build Engineering at The Cape Cod Perch Cape Cod Vacation Rental
Dennis, Massachusetts, United States
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Top SchoolJim Birch is a Director of Build Engineering with 11 years in web engineering, specializing in Drupal, WordPress, front-end development, content strategy, and SEO. He leads large-scale rebuilds and new implementations at Kanopi Studios, aligning technical architecture with client strategy while advancing accessibility, performance, and maintainability. A practiced mentor and cross-functional collaborator, Jim shapes delivery methodology, contributes to technical sales, and champions component-based and decoupled CMS approaches. Outside of work he applies the same operational rigor to running Airbnbs, rehabbing houses, and modernizing estate sales—interests that reveal a practical, user-focused approach to service and product design. He’s a regular conference speaker and community organizer with deep ties to the Drupal ecosystem and a penchant for Cape Cod beaches, handmade pizza, and animal nonprofit advocacy.
11 years of coding experience
25 years of employment as a software developer
Business Administration, Business Administration at Northeastern University
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (147)
circleci10
scripting-interface10
javascript-framework10
lamp10
drupal-module10
composer10
javascript10
html10
developer-tools10
command-prompt10
cli10
lighthouse10
audit10
mobile-first10
auditing10
Programming languages (14)
Github contributions (5)
kanopi/saplings-content-types
Jan 2024 - May 2025
Configuration for the Saplings Content types.
Contributions:27 releases, 7 reviews, 33 PRs in 1 year 4 months
content-typedo-not-archivedrupal-recipesaplingsinternal-tool
thejimbirch/mac-builder
Apr 2017 - Oct 2021
Contributions:37 commits, 36 pushes in 4 years 5 months
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