Bruce Wampler
I’m Bruce E. Wampler, and I’ve been working in the PC industry since its earliest days (that’s the late 1970’s). I was born and raised in Casper, Wyoming. I graduated from the University of Michigan in 1975 with a BSE in Computer Engineering. I received my Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Utah in 1979.
I was a pioneer in the PC software industry. I developed the first spelling checker for a PC (it first ran on a Radio Shack TRS-80, followed by other PCs). I also developed the first true grammar checker, Grammatik, in the mid-1980’s. I’ve taught computer science at the University of New Mexico, written a Java programming book, developed an Open Source graphical library, and served on the local school board, among other things.
In keeping with my history of developing Open Source software, I’ve spent the past few years developing a popular WordPress theme, Weaver Xtreme. The free version of Weaver Xtreme provides unique customization of websites.
Dwayne McDaniel
Dwayne has been working in tech and open source sales since 2005.
He knew as soon as he started working with Java middleware developers he never wanted to work outside of open source ever again. Dwayne first started building in Drupal and WordPress for the San Francisco Improv teams and projects. He fell in the love the community and then found a position at Pantheon at the end of 2013.
As a Community and Agency Success Manager he has had the privilege of presenting at dozens of community events from Paris to Iceland to MIT and Stanford.
Outside of tech he loves producing and performing improv theater, reading webcomics and singing karaoke!
Reach out at https://mcdwayne.com or on twitter @mcdwayne
Jason Bahl
Jason Bahl is Senior Web Engineer at 10up and Denver native. He has been working with WordPress full-time for 9 years. He’s the creator and maintainer of the free open-source WordPress plugin WPGraphQL.
Scott DeLuzio
Scott DeLuzio is a WordPress plugin developer from the Phoenix, AZ area. He began working with websites while in college in the early 2000s while studying to be an accountant. After graduating college, Scott worked in accounting for several years while serving in the Army National Guard and continued to build websites in WordPress. Scott has since made development his full-time job and has 15 free plugins on WordPress.org, as well as Conditional Checkout Fields, WP-CRM System, WP1099, and Full Screen Background Images.
Jessi Gurr
Jessi’s love for website development started back in 1993, when at the age of 12 she learned HTML and secured her first dot-com. Remember Geocities, black backgrounds, lime green text, and the running dog .gif? Man, those were the days…
Jessi started Iceberg Web Design in 2005, and grew the business from two employees in her basement to a full staff of 7 in less than two years.
Jessi lives in Ramsey, Minnesota with her husband and two young boys. She enjoys organic gardening, making candles every fall, and vegan cooking.
Erin Flynn
Erin Flynn teaches freelance web designers how to take back control of their businesses (and lives!). After starting her own freelance web design business in 2012, Erin realized that most web designers were disorganized and struggling to make their businesses more profitable without adding to their workload. Hitting that “next level” just wasn’t happening.
After getting her own systems in order and creating raving fans out of her clients, Erin knew she had to help other designers do the same. Today, she’s helped over 10,000 students do everything from plan and build a basic website, to organize their processes, to restructure their work days so that they can FINALLY take a weekend off without guilt.
When Erin’s not glued to her computer screen, she loves binge-watching Netflix with her husband and cat (who has his own Instagram–yes, the cat), and exploring the mountains around her home in Aspen, Colorado.
Michele Butcher-Jones
Michele is a WordPress Technical Specialist at Thrive Internet Marketing Agency and runs her own WordPress shop at 13Core. When not working her jobs, Michele is an organizer for WordCamp St Louis, WordCamp US 2018, and the Lead Organizer of the Southern Illinois WordPress Meetup. When not logged in to her computer, she loves traveling with her family, enjoys reading, taking pictures, and a lover of fine food and better drinks.
Jamie Schmid
Jamie Schmid has a particular passion for creating excellent content experiences. Originally from Milwaukee, WI, she has been working as a WordPress freelancer and consultant since 2012, regularly taking sites from conception through a well-managed build process that encourages communication, planning, and smart use of content. She has a background in Information Architecture and Content Strategy and a big ol’ enthusiasm for all things WordPress. Now living in Portland, OR, Jamie is a Community Evangelist for SiteLock, traveling the country and helping build awareness of website security best practices and solutions.
Angela Bowman
Angela is a freelance web designer and front-end developer who raises chickens and enjoys the vast trail systems in Boulder, Colorado. She has been hooked on WordPress since 2007 after spending 2.5 hours doing the Famous 5-Minute Install. She enjoys building challenging custom sites for local businesses and nonprofits. She teaches a variety of classes on WordPress at Boulder Digital Arts including SEO, Theme Customization, Arts Portfolios, and Security. She organizes the monthly Boulder WordPress Meetup and the Boulder Builders/Developers Meetup.
David Wolfpaw
David is a professional web developer focused on WordPress development. He emphasizes helping small businesses, providing ongoing support, and educating users through his service FixUpFox. He helps organize both WordPress Orlando and WordCamp Orlando.
Jeff Gamet
Jeff is the Mac Observer’s Managing Editor, hosts TMO’s Daily Observations podcast, co-hosts Apple Context Machine and The iOS Show, and is a regular guest on The Big Show. He’s the author of “The Designer’s Guide to Mac OS X” from Peachpit Press, and has presented at events such as Macworld Expo, the RSA Conference, and the Mac Computer Expo. In all his spare time, he plays in Colorado’s mountains, and makes guest appearances on several other podcasts, too. Jeff dreams in HD.
Zack Katz
Zack has been developing for WordPress since 2007 (WordPress 2.3). He currently runs GravityView (the best way to import, edit, and display Gravity Forms entries on your website).
Nathan Ingram
Nathan is the Host at iThemes Training where he teaches WordPress and freelance business development topics via live webinar.
He is also the creator of >ADVANCE Coaching, working with WordPress business owners individually and in groups to help them become more successful in their businesses.
Nathan has been a freelance web developer since 1995, and is based in Birmingham, Alabama where he is the lead organizer of WordCamp Birmingham.
You can learn more about Nathan at https://nathaningram.com.
Robert Rowley
Robert is the Directory of Security and Privacy for Pagely. With over 10 years experience in the WordPress hosting and security fields, he has been on the front lines during all of the major attacks against WordPress sites. As a hobby (aside from brewing beer) he does security research in many fields including WordPress and WordPress plugins
Phylecia Jones
As the founder of Keep up with Mrs. Jones, Phylecia Jones is the savvy go-to budgeting nerd, speaker, and trainer. She thrives on changing the world one budget at-a-time and is opening the door for many solo entrepreneur coaches and consultants to have that must needed wake-up call to get serious about managing money and knowing their numbers.
With a Bachelor’s in Computer Science and a Master’s in Systems Engineering, Phylecia proudly served 13 years as a civilian Computer Scientist for the US Navy and Department of Defense, supporting sailors and soldiers across the world, but realized that it was not enough. At the age of 36 years old, she took an early retirement and started a journey that would forever change her life… entrepreneurship.
Because working hard with no play is just silly, Phylecia is an avid traveler and loves exploring the world with her video game developer husband.
Maddy Osman
Maddy Osman is an SEO content writer who helps connect companies with relevant search prospects. Learn more about her process and experience on her website, www.The-Blogsmith.com and read her latest articles on Twitter: @MaddyOsman.
Lindsay Halsey
Based in Basalt, Colorado, Lindsay Halsey is a co-founder of WP SEO Hub, a do-it-yourself WordPress SEO platform, and partner of webShine, a search engine marketing agency. Her primary interest is search engine optimization for WordPress websites. Lindsay enjoys teaching business owners about holistic SEO practices with a focus on actionable tactics that create results.
Mike Selander
Mike landed his current job after a run-in with a bunch of the Human Made team at WordCamp London in 2016. Now working there as a Senior Full-stack Developer, his days involve pulling apart project specs and transforming stories into optimized web-apps.
Away from the keyboard, he’ll be kayaking, planning his next nomadic year or drooling over cars.
Aurora Morales
Currently a Search Outreach Specialist at Google, Aurora supports site owners and content creators in improving content accessibility through search. Before joining Google in her previous role as a Brand Specialist, Aurora spent time at Twitter and Youtube, and also has a background in journalism. Before moving to the San Francisco Bay Area, Aurora lived in Dublin and Madrid. She received her Undergraduate degree at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, and her Masters at Universidad Rey Juan Carlos in Spain.
D’nelle Dowis
D’nelle is the owner of Berry Interesting Productions, Inc. Aside from wrangling the usual small-business-ownership challenges, her expertise in web properties strategy for mid-sized organizations, creating robust tech project management infrastructure to make it possible to survive agencies going out of business, freelancers ghosting, and internal turnover. She lives in Lakewood, CO with her partner, Chris, and two sassy pups. You can find her mostly on instagram, and sometimes on twitter, especially during events like WordCamp!
Chris Reynolds
Chris Reynolds is a Senior Engineer at Human Made. Before joining the team at Human Made, Chris has been a Developer Lead for WebDevStudios, an author of online training videos for Pluralsight, a developer, project manager and support technician at Event Espresso, a freelancer, and a Specialty Team member at Whole Foods. Though vegan, he can still be snobby about cheese and chocolate. Chris maintains a number of open source plugins on GitHub and WordPress.org and has been involved in WordCamp Salt Lake City since 2011.
When not coding, he may be found chanting for his hometown National Women’s Soccer League team Utah Royals FC and Major League Soccer team, Real Salt Lake.
Christine Laikind
Christine Laikind has been self employed for over 15 years as a entrepreneur, as marketing strategist, graphic designer and website designer. Born deaf, mainstreamed at early age. While living in the hearing world, am amused how people take sound for granted.
Angelica Yarde
Angelica Yarde is the co-founder of Sevenality, a brand strategy agency, located in Orlando, Florida. She is also the owner of Studio 404 Paper and co-host of the Heart + Hustle Podcast, a weekly podcast focused on giving creative entrepreneurs the tools they need to achieve with life-work balance. She has been a designer and developer for over a decade and is passionate about helping brands achieve their goals using design and user-experience based solutions. She helps out with the WordPress Orlando meetup group and the Central Florida Branding & User Experience meetup group. When she’s not judging your type choices, she’s in the gym working on powerlifting