<br/> We are looking for a competent Drupal expert (or experts) to customize the CMS for our needs.<br/>Customization includes the following:<br/>- a dedicated theme (can be a modification of an existing free theme) that will use specific fonts and colors;<br/>- a customized layout (can be based on an existing theme);<br/>- initial implementation and deployment;<br/>- documentation for the customized CSS;<br/>- customization of some PHP code to conform to our needs (e.g., link the CMS login to an existing authentication server);<br/>- integration of the CMS with existing colaborative and Web 2.0 tools including a wike (Media Wiki), Wordpress blogs, LinkedIn and Twitter accounts, etc.<br/><br/>We will supply you with samples of best-case Drupal implementations that we like and with network credentials to access our sandbox/development servers.<br/>The successful contractor(s) should demonstrate to us first prior experience in similar projects by pointing us to their successful Drupal customization.<br/>You must have a strong, demonstrable, and proven background in PHP, mySQL, and GNU/Linux environments. References may be required.<br/>