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Lead Developer, NBC Sports at NBCUniversal

August 2018 – August 2019
NBC Sports
  • Conceptualized, architected, engineered, managed, and led the innovative and forward-thinking Drupal development of critical, application-based business systems for 2020 Summer Olympics (Tokyo, Japan), and 2020 Summer Paralympics (Tokyo, Japan) — as a key part of the internal SCORE operations and technology team at NBC Sports and NBCUniversal.
  • Consistently developed with the most current and latest releases of Drupal 8 and PHP 7, while keeping a steady pulse on industry trends.
  • Engineered high-fidelity, custom Drupal themes using Twig and PHP, including custom Twig extensions — both functions and filters — and reusable components in Twig templates, delivering visually precise, scalable, and fully functional web interfaces.
  • Designed and implemented user-focused websites and interfaces, leveraging UX principles to create intuitive, visually engaging, and highly functional digital experiences.
  • Conducted code reviews, set coding standards, and governed guidelines for a team of application developers, both on-shore and off-shore.
  • Coordinated regularly with other business teams across NBCUniversal, and met with project stakeholders and quality assurance teams.
  • Empowered fellow team members with reciprocal knowledge transfer.
  • Utilized version control workflows with Git, including Command Line Tools and SourceTree, to manage codebases, track changes, and support collaborative development.

Last Updated: March 22, 2026

About Shefik

Celebrating over 25 years in the entertainment industry, Shefik held senior-level positions at many Fortune 500 companies and celebrated brands, including IBM, NBCUniversal, and MTV World. He currently serves as a Technical Lead at NBCUniversal. His work was featured in television broadcasts and video productions for TIME, The Washington Center, "Unsung" (TV One), and Broadway World. He is currently the Executive Producer and Host of the nationally syndicated radio show "Shefik presents Invocation", which is broadcast on over 20 terrestrial radio stations and frequencies throughout the United States, as well as the internationally distributed video series of the same name via Prime Video and other notable outlets.