Cape Cod, Massachusetts 41°39'20.7"N 70°09'53.0"W

Professional

Engineering leader, Drupal contributor, speaker.

I'm Director of Build Engineering at Kanopi Studios, where I lead a team of Drupal and WordPress engineers. For two decades my work has come down to one thing: bridging the gap between technical work and real business goals.

Director of Build EngineeringDrupal CMS CommitterCore Subsystem MaintainerRecipes Initiative Coordinator
Jim Birch speaking at a conference keynote
20+
Years building for the web
18+
Industry award wins (incl. 2× W3 Gold)
10+
Conferences spoken at
Core
Drupal subsystem maintainer
What I do

Three things, one throughline.

Architecture & strategy

Information architecture, content modeling, and platform decisions that hold up as an organization grows.

Engineering leadership

Leading and mentoring teams of Drupal & WordPress engineers — process, code quality, and delivery.

Front end, content & SEO

Accessible front ends, editor-friendly content tools, and the SEO functionality I lead in Drupal CMS.

Open source

Giving back to Drupal.

Core Subsystem Maintainer

Maintainer of the Recipes & Default Content subsystems in Drupal core.

Recipes Initiative Coordinator

Coordinating the Drupal Recipes Initiative — composable, shareable site building.

CMS Committer & Track Lead

Drupal CMS Committer, Track Lead, and Advisory Board member.

Community organizer

Organizing camps and mentoring contributors across the Drupal community.

Speaking & writing

I like to talk shop.

Conferences

DrupalCon North AmericaOpen Camps @ the United NationsDrupal Camp Northern LightsBay Area Drupal CampWordCamp ChicagoWordCamp for PublishersTwin Cities Drupal CampDrupalCornTexas Camp

Press & writing

Drupal WatchdogDrupal PlanetThe Weekly Dropjimbir.ch
Certifications

Keeping up with what's next.

Anthropic AI

  • Claude Code in Action
  • Model Context Protocol: Advanced Topics
  • Introduction to Model Context Protocol
  • Building with the Claude API
  • Introduction to Subagents
  • Introduction to Agent Skills
  • AI Fluency: Framework & Foundations
  • Claude 101

Google AI

  • Gen AI Agents: Transform Your Organization
  • Gen AI Apps: Transform Your Work
  • Gen AI: Navigate the Landscape
  • Introduction to Large Language Models
  • Responsible AI: Applying AI Principles
  • Google Prompting Essentials
  • Google AI Essentials
  • Intro to Retrieval Augmented Generation (Duke)

Development & Leadership

  • Acquia Certified Developer — Drupal 8
  • Acquia Certified Site Builder — Drupal 8 & 10
  • Acquia Certified Front End Specialist
  • WordPress VIP Advanced Debugging
  • Platform.sh Certified Developer
  • Pantheon WebOps Certified Developer
  • SHRM People Manager Qualification (PMQ)

Let's build something — or talk shop.

Whether you're hiring for a project, organizing a conference, or contributing to Drupal — I'd love to hear from you.