Senior software engineer · Technical lead
David
Valdez
I build and evolve sustainable web platforms, lead technical work, and solve complex problems across architecture, cloud, automation, and AI-assisted development.
Based in Puebla, Mexico
Work rooted in community
A long-time Drupal contributor focused on useful software, clear documentation, and sharing what I learn with new contributors.
15+ yearsin the Drupal community
28maintained projects
Documentation contributoron Drupal.org
Contributor mentorin the Drupal community
What I work on
- Custom Drupal module development
- Drupal theming and front-end systems
- Free-software projects and collaboration
- Technical and contributor documentation
- Mentoring new contributors
On the keynote stage
Mentioned at DrupalCon
Two moments when my work and community contributions were recognized in DrupalCon keynotes.
From Mastodon
Latest notes
Posts marked English
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No Meat Proxy. AI is a tool. You shouldn't be. https://nomeatproxy.com/
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On the acceptance of using GenAI. https://smallsheds.garden/blog/2026/on-the-acceptance-of-genai/
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After a few years away from contributing to Drupal, I’ve just released a new version of Comment Notify: https://www.drupal.org/project/comment_notify/releases/8.x-1.6 It fixes a couple of bugs and makes Drupal’s CI/CD happy. :-)
Recent credits
- comment_notifyUse OOP hook implementations
- comment_notifyFix the issues reported by phpcs
- comment_notifyResolve CSpell findings in Comment Notify CI
- comment_notifyResolve PHPStan findings in Comment Notify CI
- comment_notifyNotification crashes with TypeError: PhpMail::doMail(): $to must be of type string, null given when a subscriber has no email address
- comment_notifyAdd comment ID to message params
Selected projects
A closer look
A few maintained projects that reflect my work across documentation, community tools, media, and the editing experience.
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Drupal 8 port contributor
Advanced Help
Helped bring its structured, file-based help system to modern Drupal.
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Maintainer
Comment Notify
Supports lightweight comment follow-up notifications for registered and anonymous users.
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Maintainer
FileField Sources
Helps sustain flexible file selection from existing, remote, and server-side sources.
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Maintainer
Image Resize Filter
Helps editors resize inline images through familiar WYSIWYG workflows.
Professional presence
Elsewhere
Find my open-source work and community activity across these profiles.