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We take pride in our work and even more pride in our people. Learn a little more about the amazing experts who make our company great. From the hills of Tuscany to the mountains of Colorado, we've got you covered.
Company Leadership
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Jeremy Andrews
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Narayan Newton
Partner/CTO -
Peta Hoyes
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Jeff Sheltren
Partner/CIO -
Fabian Franz
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Michael Meyers
Managing Director -
Valerie Peterson
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Hank VanZile
Sr. Director, Customer Experience
Business Development
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Cassey Bowden
Senior Growth Marketing Strategist -
Mark Felton
Director of Technical and Strategic Solutions -
Dani Gerber
Client Partner / Account Manager
Data Science
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Nwokoro Duru Ahanotu
Data Strategist
Infrastructure Engineering
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Greg Chaix
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Jason Chen
Infrastructure Engineer -
Sudhakar Frederick
Infrastructure Engineer -
Hunter Lannon
Infrastructure Engineer -
Max Whitehead
Infrastructure Engineer -
Travis Whitehead
Senior Infrastructure Engineer
Operations
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Michelle Colón
Technical Writer -
Joseph deLeon
Assistant Controller -
June Gregg
Specialist -
Bob Williams
Financial Manager
Project Management Office
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Chris Africa
Senior Project and Program Manager -
Temi Amosu
Project Manager -
Maddy Butcher
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Shirley Chan
Senior Project Manager -
Patricia Chang
Senior Project Manager -
Dylan Clear
Program Manager -
Tracy Cooper
Project Manager -
Justine Hirsch
Senior Project Manager / Program Manager -
Luke Pekrul
Project Manager
Software Engineering
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Tadej Baša
Software Engineer -
Brandon Bergren
Senior Engineer, Search Lead -
Tim Bozeman
Senior Architect and Engineer Team Lead -
Nathaniel Catchpole
Senior Performance Engineer and Technical Lead -
Mauricio Dinarte
Senior Software Engineer | Drupal Migrations Expert -
Arlina Espinoza Rhoton
Senior Software Engineer -
Sammy Gituko
Software Engineer | Drupal developer -
Marcin Grabias
Senior Drupal Engineer -
Doug Green
Senior Architect | Technical Lead -
Scott Hadfield
Senior Engineer | Project Lead -
Lucas Hedding
Senior Backend Engineer & Migration Lead -
Jamie Hollern
Senior Software Engineer -
Anna Kalata
Senior Architect | Technical Lead -
Sebastian Leu
Software Engineer -
Ra Mänd
Developer -
Andrei Mateescu
Senior Architect and Engineer -
Marco Molinari
Senior Architect | Technical Lead -
Saša Nikolič
Senior Frontend Engineer -
Nemanja Pantoš
Software Engineer -
Francesco Pesenti
Senior Engineer -
Stefanos Petrakis
Drupal developer -
Francesco Placella
Senior Architect | Technical Lead -
Francesco Quagliati
Software Engineer -
Mike Ryan
Senior Architect -
Ajit Shinde
Sr. Drupal Developer -
Alec Smrekar
Software Engineer -
Ray Stuart
Senior Backend Engineer -
Gabriel Sullice
Tech lead -
Dénes Szabó
Drupal Developer -
Charles Tanton
Software Engineer -
Taras Tsiuper
Senior Software Engineer -
Janez Urevc
Strategic Growth and Innovation Manager -
Kristiaan Van den Eynde
Drupal specialist -
Marco Villegas
Senior Drupal Developer -
Marlene Wanberg
Frontend Developer -
Alex Weber
Senior Engineer -
Peter Weber
Senior Software Engineer -
Moshe Weitzman
Senior Architect & Project Lead
User Experience & Strategy
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Pilar Belhumeur
UX Designer/Creative Strategist -
Andrew Glassett
UX Designer
Jeremy Andrews is the Founding Partner and CEO of Tag1 Consulting, which he established in 2007 and has grown into a worldwide team of developers and infrastructure experts.
As both technical leader and business executive, Jeremy specializes in solving difficult performance and scalability problems while serving as a technical crisis manager and prevention specialist for clients facing complex challenges.
Jeremy's path to technology leadership began unconventionally. He dropped out of college in the mid-nineties, trying out as an English Major and a Computer Science Major before realizing formal education wasn't for him. Instead, he became self-taught across many technical disciplines, learning through hands-on experience and open source community involvement.
His early contributions to the tech community proved influential through KernelTrap.org, a technical blog he founded in 2001 and operated until 2010. Jeremy built it into a respected technical resource with regular interviews with prominent Linux kernel developers, reaching 50,000 daily visitors and helping make Drupal popular in its early days. He has also been a core contributor to Drupal since its earliest days in 2002, with patches going into Drupal from version 3 through version 11, demonstrating remarkable consistency and commitment to the platform's evolution.
Jeremy's technical innovations continue today. He created the Goose load testing framework, a Rust-based tool inspired by Locust that has become the most scalable open source load testing framework available. His embrace of AI technology is equally impressive - he operates a cluster of AI servers that process news 24/7, keeping him updated on his interests and alerting him to events affecting his globally distributed team.
Beyond his technical and business achievements, Jeremy maintains a distinctive lifestyle. He is raising a family in Tuscany, where they own a couple of vineyards, and is gaining fluency in Italian language and culture. Previously, he lived aboard and ran Tag1 from a sailboat while exploring the Eastern Seaboard and the Caribbean, proving that innovative leadership can happen from anywhere. An avid reader of Science Fiction and books in general, Jeremy continues to blend his love of technology with his appreciation for exploration, both intellectual and geographical.
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Narayan Newton is a scaling specialist and Kubernetes SRE with a focus on shepherding sites to launch.
As Partner and CTO at Tag1, he brings deep expertise in managing complex infrastructure challenges and ensuring systems can handle high-traffic, mission-critical deployments.
Narayan graduated from Oregon State University with a BS in Computer Science before working at the Oregon State Open Source Lab, where he supported major projects such as kernel.org, drupal.org, apache.org and Debian. This experience with foundational open source infrastructure gave him invaluable insight into how critical systems operate at scale.
His open source involvement began remarkably early - Narayan has worked in open source since he was 15. Over the years, he has contributed to various Linux distributions, the Linux kernel itself, the FreeBSD project, ran a documentation project for Slackware, and was a Google Summer of Code student for OpenSUSE. This extensive background demonstrates his long-standing commitment to the open source ecosystem.
Narayan has worked across every industry during his career, tackling diverse scaling challenges. One particularly memorable project involved saving the ACLU donations site from going down under load, ensuring a critical nonprofit could continue receiving support during a crucial period.
Looking toward the future, Narayan is interested in what will replace Kubernetes, staying ahead of the evolving infrastructure landscape that continues to reshape how applications are deployed and managed.
His passion for coaching shows through his role as a Level 2 USA Weightlifting coach, where he travels several times a year to coach his team nationally. Narayan also competes himself, bringing the same dedication to athletic performance that he applies to technical challenges. When not optimizing systems or training athletes, he pursues amateur wildlife photography and admits to owning far too many grills.
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If Stanford University had been handing out Social Engineering degrees, Peta Hoyes would have graduated magna cum laude.
Instead, she leveraged their Mechanical Engineering program as a launch pad for using technology and digital media to build practical solutions for extraordinary people. The one-time entrepreneur and current manager at Tag1 Consulting has finessed all aspects of the website development process for a diverse client list.
What drives her is making technology transparent and usable; creating highly efficient virtual teams; and furthering the mission of game-changing organizations using open source technology.
While managing Tag1's distributed team of unparalleled performance engineers from her home base in New York City, she likes to say that she optimizes the team who optimizes the machines.
As Partner and CIO at Tag1, Jeff Sheltren oversees the infrastructure and DevOps group while serving as the company's Chief Information Security Officer.
His executive responsibilities include managing compliance efforts, writing and maintaining company policies, and handling the management tasks essential to keeping Tag1 running smoothly while ensuring the company culture remains strong. Beyond his executive duties, Jeff maintains hands-on technical involvement as a technical lead for multiple client projects.
Jeff graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara with a BS in Computer Science, building a foundation that has served him throughout his career focused on large scale Linux/UNIX systems and open source software. His prior experience encompasses both the technical side through coding and the organizational side through foundation work, fundraising, and collaboration efforts, giving him a comprehensive understanding of how open source communities function and thrive.
This breadth of experience proves valuable in his work with Tag1's diverse client base. Jeff has enjoyed working with customers across a wide spectrum, from nonprofits standing up for causes he believes in, such as the ACLU and The Center for Reproductive Rights, to cutting-edge, large-scale deployments for Fortune 500 companies. This range allows him to apply his technical and leadership expertise to meaningful social causes while also tackling complex enterprise challenges that push the boundaries of what's possible.
Currently, Jeff is focused on leveraging AI to help teams improve performance and efficiency, exploring how artificial intelligence can enhance both internal operations and client delivery while maintaining the high standards Tag1 is known for.
Jeff maintains an active lifestyle through biking, paddle boarding, and weight lifting. He roasts his own coffee and keeps his finger on the pulse of the beer brewing scene, combining technical curiosity with culinary interests. Most importantly, Jeff loves traveling with his family, sharing cultures and experiences with them and creating memories that enrich their understanding of the world.
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Fabian Franz makes everything more performant: Teams, Code, Processes, Databases.
As Vice President of Software Engineering, this self-described "genius polymath wizard that can remember 30+ digits of PI" has architected several large subsystem parts of Drupal, fundamentally changing how developers approach web performance optimization.
His connection to open source runs deeper than most - Fabian was born at the exact same day as the GNU project, making him, as he puts it, "born OpenSource. Professional OSS from day 0!" This lifelong commitment shows through his extensive contributions to open source communities, including active involvement in the Knoppix Live CD project and creating his own open source project called FreeNX.
Fabian's technical innovations have had widespread impact. His development of BigPipe revolutionized how web pages load content, while his Zero Overhead XHProf profiler became an essential tool for performance debugging. His contributions extend to GIT development and co-authoring a published USENIX research paper, all supported by his computer science degree foundation.
Before joining Tag1, Fabian's non-profit work included projects for EarthDay, Jane Goodall institute, Cornell and Stanford, which he describes as "really cool" opportunities. His experience spans both mission-driven organizations and enterprise environments, allowing him to tackle diverse technical challenges at different scales.
Currently, Fabian is focused on "doing everything with AI," exploring how artificial intelligence can enhance the performance improvements that define his approach across teams, code, and processes.
When not optimizing systems, Fabian enjoys salsa dancing and fitness, activities that provide a different kind of energy and rhythm to balance his technically intensive leadership work.
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As Managing Director at Tag1, Michael Meyers brings a startup-focused perspective to leading complex technical initiatives and organizational growth.
He helps guide the firm's strategic direction while drawing on extensive experience in scaling technology platforms.
Michael's background centers on startups and platform development. Prior to joining Tag1, he served as VP of Developer Relations at Acquia, where he established and led Developer Marketing, Developer Products, and Developer Relations. His entrepreneurial experience includes co-founding and serving as CTO of NowPublic.com, a top 500 website that pioneered citizen journalism, crowdsourcing, and user-generated content. After NowPublic was purchased by Examiner.com, Michael grew it into a Top 50 website.
The most interesting and rewarding projects Michael has been part of require solving challenging problems, developing new or enhancing existing technologies or solutions, pushing boundaries, and engineering organizational change. He takes particular pride in the advancements he has helped champion in leading open source platforms, including the introduction of core tests and the automated quality assurance and testing system which was key to increasing the pace of innovation and enterprise adoption.
Michael also pioneered the use of real-time collaborative editing in Drupal and WordPress, demonstrating his commitment to advancing collaborative technology solutions. His current focus includes exploring artificial intelligence applications that can enhance development processes and user experiences.
Michael enjoys hitting the trails for a hike or catching a nap when the opportunity arises. At home, he shares life with his wife, son, and what he describes as their lunatic dog.
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Valerie's entrepreneurial journey began with co-founding a vintage clothing store, a venture that sparked her passion for building and growing businesses.
Though college didn't hold her attention long, that entrepreneurial spirit led her through outsourced HR and staffing services before a strategic shift into technology in 2010 brought her unexpectedly into the Drupal world through an agency role.
Over the past 15 years, Valerie has immersed herself in the Drupal ecosystem while building expertise in sales strategy, client relationship management, and sales operations. As Sr Director, Client Engagement, she draws on 25+ years of leadership experience to build high-performing teams, develop long-standing customer partnerships, and consistently drive revenue growth. Her collaborative leadership style and client-first mindset focus on supporting teams as they manage complex accounts and negotiate strategic contracts.
Valerie has learned that facing upset clients requires commitment to doing what you believe is right, and good things can happen when you show up with accountability and genuine care for the relationship. She's become an active supporter of the Drupal community through her work with various agencies over the years.
The irony isn't lost on Valerie that someone who loves the outdoors and traveling chose a career that keeps her behind a computer all day. Most vacations find her exploring nature, hiking scenic trails, or visiting ancient historical sites. She loves animals and cherishes time with family. When unable to travel or hike, she enjoys sewing and crafting - during COVID, she designed patterns and sewed Pokémon for her 9-year-old grandson that weren't perfect but remain treasured.
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Hank generally describes himself as a customer-first technology leader.
It's a pretty good description for his role as Sr. Director, Customer Experience at Tag1, where he has a wide mandate focused on supporting various phases of the customer journey, leading marketing efforts, contributing to product and go-to-market strategies, and serving as executive account manager for key clients.
His path into technology began in the late '90s building super basic, custom content management systems as part of customer website projects. Hank has been involved in the Drupal community since early 2006 and holds a BA in English from Vassar College. He credits his Liberal Arts education with teaching him critical thinking and communication skills that have proven invaluable throughout his tech career.
Hank has held leadership positions across the open source technology space, including Director of Technology & Professional Services at ImageX, VP of Digital Solutions at FFW, and Sr. Director of Professional Services at Pantheon, where he grew that team from 8 FTE to a global team of 60 in less than 2 years. He's enjoyed working with all types of customers, from 3-person nonprofits working out of someone's basement to global corporations in the Fortune 10.
He really loves any project that lets him dig in deeply as a consultant and question the status quo, but he's particularly drawn to organizations focused on the democratization of technology and using it for the betterment of society. Hank generally describes himself as a hopeless optimist and sees tremendous potential for AI to contribute to the public good.
Hank loves spending time and traveling with his wife and daughter, an aspiring pastry chef. One of their favorite short vacations is a trip to Manhattan for a show or two on Broadway. He loves his little dog Tito, a chihuahua-terrier mix, and roasts his own coffee, having committed significant amounts of time to servicing his espresso machine.
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Cassey brings a player/coach leadership style to her role as Senior Growth Marketing Strategist, blending vision with execution across her 20+ years of experience in B2B, SaaS, government, and professional services.
She holds a BA in Marketing with a minor in Economics plus an MS in Industrial & Employee Relations, working across public, private, nonprofit, and higher education sectors.
One of her proudest accomplishments involved taking over and leading a digital agency rebrand that had been stalled for more than 8 years, with many others before her struggling to get the project across the finish line. They completed the full rebrand and launched a new website, and the team's enthusiasm for a brand they could finally be proud of translated into better alignment, more energy, and renewed confidence they could bring to clients and the market.
Cassey also developed an event marketing strategy from the ground up that resulted in more leads generated from events than in the history of the organization. Currently, she's focusing on SEO for AI, optimizing content and learning what that optimization looks like to ensure content surfaces in AI-driven search experiences like Google's SGE, Perplexity, and ChatGPT.
She and her husband have two boys with a 5-year age gap, keeping them busy with all things sports, school, and college - and they absolutely love it. The family volunteers with organizations and sports their boys are involved in, loves movies and entertaining friends for dinners, and are very competitive at board games. Their boys really wanted a sister, so her husband's solution? Two girl dogs!
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Mark bridges the gap between technical complexity and business objectives as Director of Technical and Strategic Solutions.
He meets with customers to identify needs and objectives, translates technical requirements, designs and implements customized solutions, and ensures technical and project teams align with business goals.
His career began in print media as a coordinator at Fast Company Magazine before transitioning to web technologies at Harvard Magazine, where he served as technology director. There, he led digital transformation initiatives including CMS migrations, multimedia production, and ecommerce integration - experiences that continue to inform his strategic approach to customer success today.
Mark's areas of expertise include Drupal, Acquia, DAM, Cloudflare, Akamai, and cloud infrastructure security. For many years, as the Manager of Technical Account Management at Acquia, he supported Acquia's largest Site Factory customers, managing fleets of several hundred sites and gaining deep experience with enterprise-scale digital operations.
A life-long Massachusetts resident, Mark enjoys exploring New England's natural and historical areas, scouting, youth sports, and other family activities.
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Dani Gerber generally tells people she's a cat herder.
As Client Partner and Account Manager, she works with clients to make the most out of partnerships, ensuring happiness on existing projects while looking ahead to roadmap opportunities and proactively identifying ways to be successful.
With a degree in Management Information Systems from the University of Minnesota, Dani has spent most of her career in client-facing roles at agencies. She truly enjoys the strategy and impactful problem solving that comes with working with customers in an agency environment, finding it rewarding to roadmap and think bigger picture with clients.
Dani particularly loves when she can find insights from data and synthesize them into powerful knowledge nuggets of actionable ways to improve or be more efficient. This analytical approach complements her relationship-focused work, helping clients see new possibilities for growth and optimization.
Her home base reflects a different kind of organized chaos. Dani lives on a farm with livestock, a few dogs, and many farm cats, along with her three year old who loves outdoor time. Between all these responsibilities, there's always something keeping the family busy.
When she manages to catch a moment for herself, Dani loves to research wellness topics and practice yoga. She also indulges her guilty pleasure of reality TV, finding it a perfect way to unwind after days spent managing both client needs and farm life.
Dr. Duru specializes in data strategy consulting for growth and operational efficiency.
As Data Strategist, his services include data analytics and business intelligence implementation for real-time insights, AI strategy to drive automation and innovation, data governance to ensure data quality and readiness, and interim or part-time data leadership for flexibility and cost savings.
Dr. Duru is a graduate of Stanford University with a BS in Mechanical Engineering and a PhD in Management Science and Engineering, combining technical depth with business strategy expertise. His academic foundation in both engineering and management science provides a unique perspective on data-driven decision making.
With over twenty-five years of experience in data analytics, decision analysis, pricing strategies, and enterprise software implementation, Dr. Duru has led teams of brilliant data analysts, data engineers, and data scientists across multiple industries. His leadership experience includes building a data analytics and data engineering team from the ground up, developing a comprehensive data strategy around a Center of Data Excellence.
Dr. Duru's expertise has been recognized through various achievements, including co-authoring a patent on pricing methodology for online advertising and winning company awards for Best Execution and Most Innovative in a Hackathon. These accomplishments reflect his ability to translate complex data concepts into practical business solutions.
His interests extend beyond data strategy into financial markets and media. Dr. Duru blogs about financial markets, the economy, and analytics issues, sharing his insights with a broader audience. He also hosts actress Kim Fields's official fan site and describes himself as a chocolate connoisseur, demonstrating his diverse passions both professional and personal.
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Greg Chaix brings extensive experience in internet infrastructure engineering, DevOps, security and performance analysis, telecommunications, online learning, and technical leadership to his role as Senior Infrastructure Engineer.
Since 1996, he has worked on a wide variety of public and private sector projects, building expertise across critical infrastructure systems.
His commitment to the open source community shows through his long-term involvement with Google Summer of Code (mentor and organization administrator from 2006 until 2015), his infrastructure support and engineering for numerous open source projects (including Kernel.org, Apache.org, and Drupal.org), as a DrupalCon organizing team member (Portland 2013, Los Angeles 2015), and as a Drupal4Gov founding board member and conference organizer. Greg has always believed that open source technology promotes freedom and fosters self-determination for the internet community at large.
Greg's broad technical background spans the fundamental systems that power modern internet infrastructure, making him a valuable resource for complex engineering challenges across diverse environments.
Greg lives in rural Washington State with his wonderful wife and an ever-expanding colony of cats.
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Jason builds and manages technical infrastructure as an Infrastructure Engineer, focusing on the components needed to deploy and support software applications.
Much of his work involves automating and supporting these application deployments, drawing on experience with cloud platforms like AWS as well as bare-metal environments.
His interest in infrastructure work began during his computer science studies at Oregon State University, where he worked at the Open Source Lab supporting various open source projects with hosting resources. This experience at OSU's Open Source Lab sparked his passion for the infrastructure side of technology and shaped his career direction.
Outside of work, Jason enjoys hobby programming projects in Rust and more recently Swift. He also manages an "overkill homelab" that runs various self-hosted services for him and family members, though he tries not to spend too much time on it since it can get uncomfortably similar to the work he does at Tag1.
Jason loves playing basketball and during NBA and NFL seasons spends an unreasonable amount of time watching games - he's particularly dedicated to following the Blazers. When he wants to truly relax, he usually turns to reading.
Sudhakar's approach to infrastructure engineering centers on "building stuff on the cloud that stuff can run on" and "automating all the things."
Beyond individual contributions, he excels at building and running teams that share his philosophy of systematic infrastructure development and automation.
The rise of AI captures Sudhakar's attention, particularly the challenge of channeling its potential rather than being consumed by it. He recognizes both the opportunities and risks that come with rapidly advancing artificial intelligence capabilities.
Sudhakar describes himself as a "mad reader," devouring everything from Conrad and Wodehouse to science fiction, Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, Lee Child's Reacher series, and Yuval Noah Harari's works. He was a beekeeper until Varroa destructor—a parasitic mite that devastates bee colonies—ended that pursuit. Travel remains a passion, especially adventures involving wildlife, camping, and fishing shared with his wife, two daughters, and their Malinois dog.
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As an Infrastructure Engineer, Hunter Lannon takes a bunch of software and computers and wires them together to run webpages efficiently, securely, and resiliently.
Hunter's educational path took a practical turn during his three years of computer science education at Oregon State University, when he started his first job as a student systems engineer at the Open Source Lab on campus. There, he discovered a knack for infrastructure work and decided he'd pursue it as a career over programming. Hunter spent a bit over a year there before starting as a contractor for Tag1. He enjoys working with open source software projects, appreciating both the work they do and the amazing people in that space.
Currently, Hunter is interested in the direction that cloud computing is heading. While the shift to containers and Kubernetes has been quite successful, he finds this constantly changing and innovating sector fascinating to watch evolve.
Hunter spends a great deal of his personal time playing in chess tournaments and chess meets. His other pursuits include playing the fiddle and gardening.
Hunter's educational path took a practical turn during his three years of computer science education at Oregon State University. He dropped out his senior year since the coursework was misaligned with his professional role and was not an efficient use of resources, choosing hands-on experience over academic completion.
This decision led him to work at the Oregon State Open Source Lab, the same place where the majority of Tag1's infrastructure team worked. Hunter spent a bit over a year there before working as a contractor for Tag1. He enjoys working with open source software projects, appreciating both the work they do and the amazing people in that space.
Currently, Hunter is interested in the direction that cloud computing is heading. While the shift to containers and Kubernetes has been quite successful, he finds this constantly changing and innovating sector fascinating to watch evolve.
Hunter spends a great deal of his personal time playing in chess tournaments and chess meets. His other pursuits include playing the fiddle, riding a unicycle, and lifting weights. At home, he cares for a greyhound, a small mutt, and a fish tank with a bunch of small tropical fish and shrimp.
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Max Whitehead works primarily with Kubernetes and IaC tools to build out whatever machinery and pipelines necessary to deploy and operate Drupal sites and other apps.
As an Infrastructure Engineer, they focus on creating the technical foundation that enables smooth application deployment and operations.
Their path to infrastructure work began with studying software engineering at DigiPen Institute of Technology with a focus on video game and game engine development. Max worked on physics simulation on Unreal Engine at Epic Games before joining Tag1 and pivoting to infrastructure. While they previously worked professionally in the video game industry, Max still continues game development on the side for fun, dabbling in indie game dev projects.
Max very much enjoys untangling hairy problems, debugging, and making an impact on any sort of project. They are always looking for opportunities to write more Rust and closely follow the growth of the Rust ecosystem, exploring how this powerful language can enhance their technical work.
At home, Max shares their space with an impressive collection of companions: four cats and four guinea pigs, creating a lively household that matches their energetic approach to both professional challenges and personal projects.
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Travis likes to joke that he's a "computer plumber."
As a Senior Infrastructure Engineer, he builds and maintains the infrastructure that powers websites, apps, and services. He feels like both a generalist and a specialist, finding that his value to teams lies less in expertise with specific tech stacks and more in his ability to "close the gap" in technical and social communications capacities, identifying and working through obstacles to help teams reach their goals.
His infrastructure career began during his computer science studies at Oregon State University, where he had the privilege of working with OSU's Open Source Lab supporting infrastructure for open source software projects both small and large. Travis believes that good technologists' strongest skillset is the ability to learn quickly and independently - you can throw them at any challenge and they have the capacity to acquire the knowledge, skills, and resources to deliver. He loves learning, especially as part of solving hard problems.
Travis finds it most rewarding to work on projects that make folks' lives or work-lives easier. He also enjoys working on tricky, complex problems or new problem-spaces that are intellectually stimulating. Most of his open source contributions involve fixing bugs or upstreaming solutions in smaller projects he works with in hobby projects. While he wouldn't call it an emerging technology, he really enjoys working with Rust, finding the developer experience, language features, patterns, and ecosystem a pleasure.
Outside of work, Travis bounces between a number of hobbies and tends to full-send on one thing at a time. Sometimes this means hobby software projects, sometimes video games, roleplaying games, reading and studying tarot, or mixing music and recording DJ sets for his own enjoyment.
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Michelle Colón writes for a living!
As a Technical Writer, she turns complex ideas into clear and useful information, working with developers, UX designers, product managers, and subject matter experts to make sure people can understand how to use software, systems, or processes without needing a decoder ring.
With a Bachelor's in Communications and Media Studies, Michelle brings a solid foundation in communication principles to her technical writing work. Her path to technical writing included previous experience as a web developer and project manager, giving her valuable insight into the development process and the challenges teams face when creating and documenting complex systems.
Michelle has really enjoyed working with SaaS companies, where the need for clear, accessible documentation is particularly critical for user adoption and success. Her understanding of both the technical and user experience sides of software development helps her bridge the gap between complex functionality and user comprehension.
Recently, Michelle acquired her Scrum Master certification, adding project management and agile methodology expertise to her skill set. This combination of technical writing, development experience, and agile practices makes her particularly effective at working within cross-functional teams.
Music provides Michelle's creative outlet through drumming, where she channels energy into rhythm and beats quite different from the structured world of technical documentation.
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Joseph deLeon helps businesses manage their finances by maintaining accurate records, preparing reports, paying vendors, receiving client payments and ensuring compliance with tax and financial regulations.
As Assistant Controller, he brings systematic attention to the financial details that keep organizations running smoothly.
Joseph holds a BBA in Accounting and is pursuing his CPA certification, building on his educational foundation with professional credentials that strengthen his expertise. His career has exposed him to a variety of different industries from nonprofit, oil and gas, maritime business, construction, public accounting and more, giving him broad perspective on how different sectors handle their financial operations.
Joseph particularly enjoyed working in public accounting, where he was able to experience different industries all at once. This role allowed him to see the unique challenges and opportunities each sector presents, while developing adaptable skills that serve him well across diverse business environments.
Joseph pursues a completely different kind of precision and craftsmanship through his passion for metalworking. He loves to weld and restore old antiques, finding that building anything out of metal is a passion he loves to pursue in his spare time. This hands-on creative work provides a satisfying counterbalance to his analytical professional responsibilities.
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Since joining Tag1 in 2010, Bob Williams has served as the operational backbone, managing comprehensive financial operations, HR administration, and business compliance as Financial Manager.
His role encompasses the critical systems that keep the organization running smoothly, from daily operational tasks to strategic financial oversight.
Bob oversees accounting operations and financial controls, managing accounts payable and receivable processes, cash management, and banking relationships. He ensures tax compliance and payments while handling the full spectrum of human resources administration, including employee benefits, health and 401k programs, payroll processing, and insurance policy renewals.
His responsibilities extend to maintaining business registrations and filings, ensuring regulatory compliance, and supporting overall business administration through daily operational tasks like mail processing and deposits. This comprehensive approach to business operations reflects his 15 years of experience building and scaling organizational infrastructure.
Bob's educational foundation comes from Portland Community College, where he studied Accounting and Business and received his certification as an Accounting Clerk. His expertise in financial integrity and operational excellence has proven essential in supporting executive leadership across all business functions.
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As a Senior Project and Program Manager with over 25 years of experience, Chris leads complex digital projects with a focus on building and empowering high-performing teams.
She specialize in bridging the gap between business, marketing, and technical teams. Her background in accessibility, security, and Drupal site building informs a risk-aware, people-first approach to delivering thoughtful, scalable solutions.
Her extensive experience includes leading multi-million dollar digital projects, managing global teams across diverse sectors from finance and healthcare to higher education and nonprofit organizations. Chris has tackled complex replatforms, accessibility compliance projects, mobile apps, and custom web applications.
Chris is continuing her education in AI ethics, agentic AI, and LLMs, excited about new AI tools while remaining critically concerned about their ethical implications for work and society.
Away from project management, Chris pursues her passion for storytelling as an author. She is an avid reader of science fiction, fantasy, and mystery books.
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Temi approaches project management with a servant leader philosophy, focusing on people first rather than just technology.
As a Project Manager, she helps organizations deliver complex digital projects by unlocking the skills and talents of her team so they can thrive and deliver meaningful outcomes for clients together.
She holds an MSc in Projects and Enterprise Management and a BA in Business Management, along with certifications as a Change Management Practitioner, Agile Foundation & Practitioner, and PRINCE2 Foundation & Practitioner. She has delivered projects across technology, healthcare, and retail spanning from large-scale transformation programs to infrastructure support.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Temi supported the United Kingdom's National Health Service by setting up IT services that enabled frontline staff to continue delivering critical care. She also led a redesign of triage processes for urgent patient care to help ease the burden on overstretched systems. These projects were especially rewarding because she could see, day by day, the lives being positively impacted.
Outside of work, Temi describes raising her two-year-old daughter as her most important project. She serves as a committee member of the London Africa community, acting as a connector between UK and African ecosystems. She also pursues her lifelong passion for property development and enjoys traveling, spending time with family and friends, and finding new ways to blend work, community, and personal growth.
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Maddy took an unconventional path to becoming a Sr. Project Manager, spending seven years working at a sheriff's office before jumping into technology.
She describes her current work as leading complex digital projects from concept to launch, ensuring seamless collaboration across teams and delivering solutions that meet client needs.
Her credentials include an MBA, a 13-week coding bootcamp, and both PMP and ACP certifications from PMI. Maddy enjoys working in media and entertainment because of the fast-paced environment. She enjoys complex projects where she can contribute a great deal to their success and is particularly proud of serving as the project manager for the NBCU Olympics Paris Website.
Looking ahead, Maddy sees AI growing as a tool that will help make repetitive PMO tasks easier and allow project managers to focus on meetings while AI gathers notes and handles other administrative functions.
Outside of work, Maddy spends a lot of time with her family going hiking, visiting parks, playing video games, or just exploring different places in Idaho. She and her husband Alan have two kids - son Wally, age 8, and daughter Percy, age 5 - plus quite the menagerie: Bruno, their 3-year-old mini goldendoodle, Bucky, their 5-month-old Newfoundland, and a 1-year-old British Shorthair cat. When she gets time to herself, Maddy enjoys reading, photography, and drawing.
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Shirley considers herself a blend of project and product manager, delivering projects on time and on budget while leaning in to define product needs and provide process-driven team oversight when necessary.
Her Ph.D in molecular biology and genetics proved excellent training for running and managing projects, giving her a scientific approach to breaking down complex initiatives and coordinating moving pieces.
Before transitioning into project management, Shirley worked as a content producer, leveraging her science background to create educational materials that made real impact. The early science websites she wrote and produced became teaching tools in high schools, and in the early 2000s, three of her content sites ranked in the top three results when you googled DNA. Her content creation led to extraordinary opportunities, including personal interviews with over 10 Nobel Laureates.
Today, Shirley focuses particularly on education projects that need feature development and definition. She views AI as a game changing tech in our immediate futures, but it’s also how you say "Love" in Mandarin and "Good Grief" in Cantonese. It all depends on the context. When people ask about her role, she often describes herself as a "cat herder" - a fitting metaphor given her preference for cats over dogs, finding them much easier to manage.
Shirley writes fiction as a published author and admits to playing online and mobile games way too much. She also enjoys K-dramas, finding them a perfect way to unwind from the complexities of project coordination.
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Patricia Chang is a well-rounded project management and operations leader with deep expertise in digital strategy, business process engineering, and cross-functional delivery.
As Senior Project Manager, she specializes in building clarity, structure, and momentum across complex initiatives, aligning teams, systems, and strategy to drive high-impact, scalable results.
Her educational foundation reflects her diverse interests and expertise. Patricia holds a Master's in Project Management and Business with a Minor in UX Design, as well as a Bachelor's in Computer Information Systems and an Associate's in Chinese-Mandarin. This combination of technical, business, and design knowledge provides her with a comprehensive toolkit for managing complex digital projects.
Before joining Tag1 and prior to her project management experience, Patricia served in the U.S. Navy in a highly classified intelligence and decoding role, holding a TS/SCI clearance. This background instilled strong discipline, attention to detail, and the ability to work effectively under pressure with sensitive information.
Patricia is especially proud of her pro bono work with InReach (formerly Asylum Connect), a nonprofit supporting LGBTQ+ asylum seekers, refugees, and immigrants, particularly those from BIPOC communities. She's also proud of her work with Princeton University, where she led the successful consolidation and migration of three standalone sites into a unified Princeton Alumni platform on Drupal 9.
Her interests include the continued evolution of AI and virtual/augmented reality technologies, areas where she has authored white papers and supported development efforts. As an entrepreneurial spirit who thrives on untangling other people's chaos, Patricia loves digging into people and processes to help ideas come to life, an approach inspired by Marcus Lemonis.
Patricia lives in Las Vegas with her wife and their dog, enjoying travel and discovering new experiences. She's passionate about wellness and creativity through cooking, healthy eating, fitness, meditation, reading, and writing. Her musical talents span drums, guitar, keyboard, and ukulele, complemented by her background in audio production and former DJ experience.
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As a Program Manager, Dylan works in fast-paced, collaborative, agile environments where he delivers results at the intersection of innovation and process.
Dylan's experience includes roles as Product & Project Manager at DDEV, COO at Advomatic, and Director of IT & Digital Media at Bioneers, spanning software development, hosting, agency consulting, and digital media across startup and nonprofit environments. He is a certified scrum master and agile product owner. Dylan's educational background combines a BA in English with a Masters in IT, providing both communication and technical foundations for his work.
Dylan likes to work on projects that aspire to make the world a better place, gravitating toward mission-driven work. He enjoys hiking with his wife, watching his son coach football, and his daughter make art.
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Tracy Cooper is a Project Manager at Tag1, specializing in Agile project leadership, process improvement, and performance management.
With a diverse background spanning healthcare, IT, cybersecurity, and software development, she brings a systems-level approach to driving operational excellence and client success.
Scrum Certified and deeply versed in Agile methodology, Tracy has led cross-functional teams on cybersecurity, ITS, and software delivery initiatives that streamline workflows, strengthen integration, and enhance product delivery. Her strategic mindset and focus on measurable outcomes help organizations translate complex challenges into scalable, efficient solutions.
Tracy's leadership philosophy centers on empowering teams to “level up” — meeting clients where they are and guiding them toward higher performance, accountability, and innovation through continuous improvement and data-driven processes.
Outside of her professional work, Tracy is deeply committed to mission-driven initiatives that make a lasting impact. She leads a nonprofit in Mexico dedicated to animal welfare, focusing on sterilization and education programs that reduce the suffering of street animals and create compassionate, sustainable communities.
Tracy also supports efforts to expand access to education for marginalized children in one of Mexico's poorest regions, believing that meaningful change begins with awareness, empathy, opportunity, and compassion.
Justine has a background in operations and project management, with over 20 years of hands-on experience.
She thrives on unpacking complex project needs, supporting teams and processes to collaborate successfully, and conducting strategic assessments and decisions to meet objectives and milestones. She has managed large, virtual, multidisciplinary teams located worldwide. She is a dedicated mentor deeply invested in the growth and success of both her team and clients.
When not at her desk, Justine enjoys hiking and pampering a small, blond horse called Snickerdoodle.
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Luke Pekrul started as a project manager for humanitarian aid projects before transitioning to software development, including evaluating the impact of blended learning programs in rural schools.
This background shaped his current approach to project management, bringing a mission-driven perspective to his technical work.
As Project Manager, Luke focuses on education and product-focused initiatives, drawing on his experience with programs that make real-world impacts. His interest in emerging technologies centers on AI applications in education, exploring how artificial intelligence can enhance learning outcomes and educational delivery.
Luke enjoys hiking, fishing, mushroom hunting and anything else to spend time outdoors. These activities provide a natural counterbalance to his project-focused professional responsibilities.
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Tadej's career path took him from CAD applications for Windows to the web development world, where he found his calling as a Software Engineer specializing in Drupal.
He holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Software Engineering from the University of Ljubljana and builds websites and web applications with particular efficiency on the backend, though he can tackle frontends using plain HTML and CSS or JavaScript frameworks like VueJS.
His most notable project involved developing Genus, a custom Advanced Work Packaging web application for construction projects. Built from the ground up using Elixir for the backend and VueJS for the frontend, the system integrated various external services including Autodesk Forge. The project showcased his ability to work across different technologies and complex integrations.
Tadej's contributions to the Drupal community include initiating the Slovenian translation project, contributing to several modules, and supporting the Media initiative. He's eager to familiarize himself with AI and LLM developments, hoping to better understand their inner workings and integrate these technologies into everyday projects.
Outside of coding, Tadej enjoys spending time outdoors through cycling, mountaineering, skiing, and walking his dog. He likes to fix things himself and has built several 3D printers, recently completing a Voron 2.4—a project that combines his technical skills with his hands-on maker mentality.
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Brandon Bergren has been a core Drupal contributor since 2006 and has been implementing and debugging search solutions utilizing Solr since 2011.
Brandon is particularly good at debugging complicated software faults, solving performance problems, and providing efficient gatekeeping services.
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Tim describes himself as "a carpenter, but for software," building tools and systems that improve productivity and reduce frustration in the world.
As Senior Architect and Engineer Team Lead, he brings an unusual background to his role - starting as a day care teacher, serving in the Navy as an air traffic controller on an aircraft carrier, then teaching himself programming and freelancing for years before joining Tag1.
Critical and high-risk problems draw him in, even when they present struggles. Beyond web development, he's curious about emerging technologies around space, energy, robotics, and AI and how they might change everything. He believes deeply that open source software and the open web foster innovation, free speech, and equal access to information. His notable contribution includes The Plus Suite, a replacement UI for Drupal Core's Layout Builder that functions as a complete page builder.
He's raised an impressive daughter who's intelligent, gritty, and loving. He taught her to surf and ran a high school surf team called Henry Steele for kids whose schools lacked programs. She now competes on her college surf team. The family maintains a healthy lifestyle, gardening extensively and growing almost all their own fruits and vegetables. Tim also pursues weight lifting and enjoys building projects whether digital or physical - working with concrete, metal, wood, and plastic. They pretty much always have a major project and many smaller ones going simultaneously.
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Nathaniel (catch) Catchpole is a Drupal core framework and release manager, and maintains the cache, asset, path alias, and entity subsystems as well as being the performance topic maintainer.
Nat has been a core committer since 2011, and was a significant contributor to the Drupal 6 and 7 releases before that, having used Drupal for over 20 years.
He likes finding horrible performance and scalability issues in custom code, contributed modules or Drupal core and then fixing them, and has done this for dozens of Tag1 clients over the years.
Outside work Nat rides vintage steel bikes around the Essex and Suffolk and plays saxophone on London's free/improvised music scene.
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Mauricio works as a Senior Software Engineer and Drupal Migrations Expert with more than 15 years of web development experience.
He enjoys working with Drupal, React.js, and WordPress, and is passionate about giving back to these open source communities by mentoring people, writing documentation, organizing events, and contributing code.
His passion for teaching and traveling has led him to present dozens of talks and workshops at events all over the world, including DrupalCon and WordCamp US. He holds a bachelor of science degree in computer engineering and a master's degree in business administration, and speaks English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese.
His expertise in Drupal migrations led him to author two comprehensive books covering Drupal migrations and upgrades. Each consists of 31 chapters that guide readers on a journey, full of hands-on examples, to understand how Drupal's migrate API works. Beyond his writing, Mauricio maintains several Drupal modules and continues mentoring other developers.
Mauricio is interested in learning how to apply Artificial Intelligence to software development in a responsible manner. He spends his free time reading, learning languages, and blogging at UnderstandDrupal.com.
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Arlina Espinoza Rhoton ran into Drupal 6 back in the day and loved its extensibility and hook structure.
With over 15 years of experience, she specializes in creating tailored web applications, developing customizations that connect Drupal to other frameworks and backends.
Her leadership experience as Tech Lead at a Drupal shop involved providing strategic technical oversight across multiple projects and teams. Arlina excels at translating use cases into implementation plans and making architectural decisions while maintaining a hands-on approach to coding.
A standout project involved her work as lead developer on the open source Apigee Kickstart suite of modules in partnership with the Google Apigee team. She later worked on several client projects using that platform, customizing it for their specific workflows. Her expertise has taken her to the stage at Drupal Camps and DrupalCon as a speaker.
Arlina has delivered solutions across finance, technology, education, and government sectors, working with notable clients in each industry.
At home, she channels creativity into crocheting amigurumi for her two young kids, creating small characters that bring joy to family life. She also enjoys reading about science, math, and other non-fiction topics.
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Sammy crafts digital experiences using Drupal, transforming complex business needs into elegant web solutions that work seamlessly behind the scenes while shining on the surface.
He holds a Bachelor's degree in Information Technology and has built his expertise primarily through Drupal, focusing on projects that create meaningful impact in the world.
Sammy's journey began with several NGOs, where he built and maintained Drupal-based websites that supported their digital presence and outreach efforts. This early experience with mission-driven organizations shaped his appreciation for work that makes a genuine difference. Today, while he works across broader industries, he finds the most rewarding projects involve solving complex challenges or creating highly tailored user experiences.
The ongoing development of the Montefiore Einstein website stands as his most notable project to date. This large-scale Drupal build demands complex architecture, custom modules, and seamless cross-team collaboration—exactly the kind of technical challenge that continues to grow his skills in meaningful ways. Sammy maintains keen interest in how AI might enhance web development through intelligent content personalization, accessibility improvements, or developer tools that streamline workflows.
Outside the digital realm, Sammy balances his love for gaming with a growing passion for farming. He finds something incredibly grounding about working with the land and learning to grow things—two hobbies that help him unwind in very different but equally fulfilling ways.
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Marcin Grabias began programming when he needed to solve a partial differential equation system for fluid mechanics modeling.
After that experience, everything else seemed relatively easy for this Senior Drupal Engineer who transitioned from chemical engineering to software engineering.
Drupal has proven to be a good challenge, allowing him to build things people actually need, which brings him a lot of satisfaction whether it's paid work or contributions to the community. His backend development work centers on creating solutions that address genuine user needs.
Marcin is a maintainer of the Views Bulk Operations module since Drupal 8, contributing to a valuable tool that helps Drupal developers manage content more efficiently. His work demonstrates his commitment to building useful functionality for both commercial projects and community benefit.
Marcin is a father and extreme sports enthusiast, bringing the same problem-solving mindset that helped him master differential equations to both family life and adrenaline-filled activities.
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Doug Green approaches software development like a carpenter, but for software, guided by his belief that "software is functional art."
As a Senior Architect and Technical Lead with over 35 years of experience, he has become a recognized authority in the Drupal community through innovations that have shaped the platform's development standards and search capabilities.
Doug created the Coder module, a static code analysis tool used by almost every Drupal developer, and served as co-maintainer of Drupal's core search module in the Drupal 7 release. His technical journey spans from early work in C and C++ through Java to his current focus on PHP and Drupal, bringing a deep understanding of systems architecture to complex problem-solving.
With a Computer Science degree from Cornell University and an MBA from St Mary's University, Doug has spent 13-15 years with Tag1, typically serving as a development lead on large-scale implementations where he designs solutions for high-traffic, mission-critical websites. He approaches each project with his philosophy of creating clean, elegant solutions while maintaining high standards in every codebase.
Beyond his technical work, Doug is deeply committed to community service. He has been a Kiwanis member for 20 years and serves on multiple boards including his religious organization and the Valley Interfaith Council. Currently, he's piloting the "I Am Here Communities" - a grassroots initiative that fosters empathy, connection, and trust across lines of difference through shared meals.
When he finds time to relax, Doug enjoys strategy board games, particularly Innovations, because it's well balanced, and Terraforming Mars where he can lose himself for 3-5 hours at a time with his brain occupied on the game rather than other concerns.
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Scott's decade-long entrepreneurial journey in South Africa demonstrates his ability to create technology that connects communities and drives real impact.
From 2012 to 2022, he founded and ran Hello Pretty, a Drupal and Elasticsearch-powered platform that followed the Etsy model, focusing exclusively on South African crafters and designers. The venture grew to support over 5000 sellers and served between 100-200K customers, proving that specialized local markets could thrive with the right technical foundation.
His bachelor's degree in computer science from Simon Fraser University, with a specialty in computational linguistics, provides the academic foundation for both technical depth and hands-on leadership experience. He previously managed a team of remote developers at the Vancouver startup NowPublic, gaining valuable insights into distributed team dynamics. Whether working with mom-and-pop shops where he can make a large impact on their businesses, or with large clients where his work affects huge numbers of people, Scott prioritizes one thing above all: enjoying the people he works with.
Recently, Scott launched TrekSafer, an open source app designed to help backcountry travelers track nearby wildfires—a project that combines his technical skills with his passion for outdoor safety. He maintains keen interest in the AI, LLM, and ML space, exploring home automation and running local AI tools as current tech passions.
Scott unwinds through hiking and backpacking adventures, often accompanied by his dogs. When indoors, he's currently working his way through all the Zelda games, balancing his love for both digital and natural exploration.
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Understanding what customers really need comes first for Lucas Hedding.
As Senior Backend Engineer & Migration Lead, he builds websites and systems that help clients achieve their goals by focusing on translating requirements into functional technical solutions.
With a Bachelor's in Computer Information Systems, Lucas brings a solid educational foundation to his work. He worked at State Farm Insurance Companies for a dozen years before joining the world of Drupal and eventually Tag1, giving him deep experience in enterprise systems and processes across multiple industries.
Lucas has worked across diverse sectors including Government, Pharma, Transportation, Nonprofit, Insurance & Financial services, and E-commerce. His project experience includes work on Tern, Union Hall, and Albemarle. As Migrate core subsystem maintainer, he maintains the supporting contrib modules for migrate and also supports lots of other modules, making him a key contributor to Drupal's migration capabilities.
Looking toward emerging technologies, Lucas is interested in how AI will impact software development, staying engaged with how these changes might reshape the field.
Originally from Illinois in the United States, Lucas and his family moved to Nicaragua several years ago to do some good in the world. This significant life change reflects their commitment to making a positive impact beyond their professional work. In Nicaragua, Lucas plays soccer (futbol), spends a lot of time with his family, and is pretty active in their church, embracing both the local culture and his family values.
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When Jamie Hollern describes his work to non-technical people, he says he builds large, complex websites that know how to talk to lots of other systems.
To technical people, he identifies as a software engineer, architect, and mentor to junior and apprentice engineers.
As a Senior Software Engineer with 20 years in the field and 14 years working on Drupal, Jamie has developed a specialty in the most challenging assignments. He loves working with things that are problematic or complicated, and project rescues are his favorite type of engagement. His technical focus centers on applications that need to talk to other systems in non-standard ways, particularly those requiring high accuracy, scalability, and redundancy.
Jamie takes particular pride in something beyond technical accomplishments: he has helped young, working class people break into the industry without having university or technical qualifications. This mentoring work reflects his commitment to opening doors that might otherwise remain closed.
Among his recent achievements, Jamie is proud of the Montefiore Global Search project and how his team successfully delivered it on schedule. Currently, he's exploring AI and LLM-based engineering to improve his productivity and enhance his neurodiverse brain, along with learning Rust and TypeScript.
At home, Jamie has a fiancée, 3 boys, and 2 cats. He's a passionate Celtic FC fan, plays a few musical instruments, and trains boxing with plans to have his first fight in the next year or two.
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Sometimes Anna Kalata feels like a wizard when building cool things and solving problems with code.
This magical sensation perfectly captures their approach as Senior Architect and Technical Lead, where they blend the precision of an artisan with the wonder of discovery, especially when leading teams to create web applications that real people actually use.
Anna's coding story began in middle school with homemade websites, long before formal education in Technical Communication with emphasis in Information Architecture and User Experience Research. Nearly a decade of freelance Drupal development honed their craft before joining Tag1, building a foundation rooted in understanding how people interact with digital experiences.
Their commitment to the Drupal community runs deep, from long-time casual contributions to recent acceptance as a provisional member of the Drupal Security team. For Anna, the real magic happens when technical solutions serve genuine human needs.
Chicago-based Anna finds creative balance through fiber arts, currently captivated by Tunisian crochet's intricate patterns. They also unwind through reading, video games, and yoga, sharing their home with two corgis named Loki and Sylvie. These mischievous companions undoubtedly provide their own brand of entertainment, perhaps even inspiring the occasional coding breakthrough when they're not demanding attention.
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Fifteen years of full-stack engineering experience has shaped Sebastian's approach to software development, working comfortably across frontend interfaces and backend architectures.
As a seasoned engineer, he navigates the complete technology stack with equal ease, tackling projects that require both breadth and depth of technical knowledge.
Sebastian gravitates toward open source projects and work with NGOs, drawn to opportunities where technology serves broader purposes and contributes to community-driven initiatives. His technical expertise finds meaningful application in organizations focused on social impact and collaborative development.
Outside of work, Sebastian pursues a variety of outdoor adventures. Caving and diving let him explore hidden depths, while motorbikes and hiking take him across open roads and mountain trails.
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Ra Mänd develops websites using PHP, Drupal, JavaScript and React.js as his primary technologies.
As a Developer, he brings a practical, hands-on approach to creating web solutions across diverse industries and company environments.
Ra finished vocational secondary school at Tallinn polytechnic school, choosing a practical path over academic pursuits. He has been more interested in working and hands-on experience than the academic route, a philosophy that has served him well throughout his career.
All of Ra's work experience has been in the same profession, giving him deep expertise in web development. He has experience working in both project-based companies and software SaaS companies, understanding the important difference between developing your own product and working for clients where projects switch often. His industry experience spans website development, email SaaS, insurance, government projects, and work for widely known companies.
Ra has worked with Drupal for so long that it remains his primary contribution area, though he would have liked to contribute more to other projects. React.js is the technology he is most interested in at the moment, representing his continued evolution as a developer.
Ra has a family with 2 kids and likes taking the kids out for experiences together. He is building his own home and is almost finished at this point, a major personal project that reflects his hands-on approach to life. Ra likes to explore, learn how things work, and understand technology, bringing the same curiosity that drives his professional development to his personal interests.
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Everything that presents a challenge draws Andrei Mateescu's attention as a Senior Architect and Engineer at Tag1.
This challenge-seeking nature has made him a long-time, prolific contributor to Drupal, where he serves as maintainer of the Workspaces module that was added to core in Drupal 10.3.1. He's also a core maintainer for Entity Field API, Field UI, and Transliteration, while somehow finding time to maintain 50 popular contributed modules including Entity Queue, Trash, and several Commerce modules.
Andrei's passion for open source began at age 15 after discovering Linux from various magazines. When he was introduced to Drupal more than 11 years ago, he finally found a place where he could contribute to an open source project and hasn't stopped since. His extensive contributions to both Drupal core and the contributed module ecosystem reflect his deep commitment to the community.
Outside of his professional work, Andrei explores 3D printing as both a creative and technical outlet.
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Every project can be interesting for Marco Molinari - it's the people working on it who make all the difference.
This philosophy guides his approach as Senior Architect and Technical Lead, where he focuses on the human elements that drive successful technical outcomes.
Among Marco's notable contributions to the Drupal ecosystem is his work on Drupal 4, where he created the taxonomy module. This foundational work became a key part of Drupal core and stands as one of the major differentiators for Drupal as a content management system, enabling the sophisticated content categorization and organization capabilities that set Drupal apart from other platforms.
Beyond this landmark contribution, Marco has used Drupal to run one of the most popular Italian humor sites, demonstrating his ability to build engaging platforms that connect with large audiences. His career spans an impressive 40 years, and Marco notes that artificial intelligence has already completely changed what he has been doing throughout this extensive professional journey, giving him unique insight into how transformative technologies reshape long-established practices.
Marco enjoys hanging out with friends, especially for D&D sessions where imagination and storytelling take center stage. At home, he spends time giving his cat, and his buddies, plenty of pets, creating a warm environment for his feline companions.
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Saša builds user interfaces that connect complex backend systems with the people who actually use them.
As a senior frontend engineer, he focuses on creating intuitive, accessible, and responsive web experiences that make technology feel natural and effortless. His expertise combines technical depth with a Masters degree in Computer and Information Sciences, creating solutions that prioritize both functionality and user experience.
Saša entered the Drupal ecosystem in 2015, contributing to the Paragraphs and Translation Management modules during his early development. His academic work intertwined with open source contribution when he built his masters thesis around a Google Summer of Code project. He later transitioned from student to mentor, guiding other eager students pursuing similar paths. He gravitates toward projects using disruptive technologies that offer opportunities to grow and learn new skills along the way.
The UNICEF website stands as his first serious project, involving extensive research and accessibility improvements that shaped his approach to inclusive design. Today, Saša focuses intently on generative AI, recognizing its disruptive potential and the need for developers to adapt as everything revolves around it in the near future.
After working hours, Saša runs to the tennis court for matches that help him unwind. He also enjoys mountain biking and long walks in nature with Buda, his 14-year-old chihuahua who remains remarkably active and serves as his faithful companion on outdoor adventures.
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Nemanja Pantoš builds digital solutions that combine technology and creativity, turning complex challenges into practical, user-friendly systems.
As a Software Engineer, he brings together creative and technical expertise through his educational background in both Graphic Engineering and Design (Bachelor's degree) and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science with an E-business specialization (Specialist's degree). This combination of creative and technical education laid the foundation for his career at the intersection of design, software development, and business strategy.
His diverse career spans government, corporate, and startup roles. Beginning as a freelance web developer, he honed his skills in web technologies, design, and client-focused solutions before moving to the Government of Vojvodina, where he developed Drupal-based portals and multimedia platforms, including the official website and one of the region's first web broadcasting systems for assembly sessions and press conferences. After contributing to enterprise supply chain software at Jaggaer, he co-founded Xcentric IT in 2020, taking responsibility for operations, project delivery, and strategic growth while continuing hands-on development work.
One of Nemanja's most enduring projects is tolkien.rs, a passion project he started 25 years ago that remains active today, reflecting his long-standing love for Tolkien's works, web development, and online community-building. Looking ahead, he's eager to explore AI-powered web experiences, low-code/no-code platforms, and advanced multimedia integration.
Outside of work, Nemanja enjoys spending time with his wife and two kids, exploring nature, and capturing moments through photography and drones. He's passionate about basketball and loves discovering new places and experiences with his family.
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Francesco Pesenti's path to technology took an unconventional route.
As a Senior Engineer working on both front-end and back-end projects, primarily using Drupal, his educational background began with a degree in Classical Studies before later specializing in IT with a focus on humanities applications.
This unique combination served him well during the 15 years he ran a small web development company in Venice, working on various cultural sector projects. Francesco also collaborated with the university in IT for 2 years, bridging his academic and technical interests.
His portfolio includes several websites for Milan's Triennale and Venice Biennale, along with various e-commerce platforms for event ticket sales. These cultural projects have been the most rewarding for Francesco, allowing him to combine his technical skills with his appreciation for arts and culture.
Francesco's interest in AI reflects his interdisciplinary background. Through his humanities training, he had already studied the evolution of LLMs before their mainstream adoption, and now focuses on practical applications while exploring their cultural and social implications.
Outside of development, Francesco maintains an active lifestyle through sports including soccer, running, hiking, and cycling, always accompanied by music - primarily metal and rock, though he loves music in all its forms. He's also passionate about cinema, and he and his wife share a particular love for Asian films, especially Japanese movies.
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Stefanos brings an unusual academic perspective to Drupal development, holding an MSc in Cognitive Sciences that allows him to enter discussions spanning psychology, sociology, and philosophy of mind.
This interdisciplinary background enriches his approach to coding and debugging, where understanding how people think and interact with systems proves surprisingly relevant.
His preference for government and governance projects stems from their structure and purpose. These clients typically fund mid- to long-term projects with clear goals that serve the public interest, aligning with Stefanos's appreciation for meaningful, sustained work. The longer timelines allow for thoughtful development and proper implementation rather than rushed deliverables.
Stefanos takes pride in his contributions to the Drupal.org community, viewing each patch and module as part of a larger collaborative effort. He applies the same dedication to his academic writing, with published papers and essays that reflect his scholarly interests beyond software development.
Outside of work, Stefanos pursues hands-on projects through woodworking and home renovations, finding satisfaction in creating and improving physical spaces. He runs the occasional marathon as a means to visit new places, combining his athletic pursuits with opportunities for travel.
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Francesco Placella serves as Senior Architect and Technical Lead, working with a team of experienced web developers while writing and reviewing code and performing release management.
He takes care of gathering requirements and discussing business needs with clients, turning those into software specifications that guide development work.
His formal education includes a Master's Degree in Computer Science at the Ca' Foscari University of Venice with a thesis on network cryptography. Francesco previously ran his own web agency, gaining firsthand experience in managing both technical and business aspects of web development.
Francesco has worked with a wide range of customers across Culture, Tourism, Education, High Tech, and Health sectors. He especially likes working on projects requiring the design of innovative and reusable functionality leveraging new technology, finding these challenges particularly engaging for learning and growth.
His Drupal expertise runs deep - Francesco was appointed as Drupal Framework Manager for a few years and has been working on Drupal core since 2009, performing foundational work in the Entity, Language negotiation and Content Translation areas. These contributions have helped shape how Drupal handles multilingual and content management capabilities.
Outside of development, Francesco maintains balance through practicing Judo and playing the bass guitar, pursuits that provide both physical activity and creative expression.
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Francesco Quagliati is in love with Drupal!
As a Software Engineer, he works as a Drupal developer, at the moment still working with Drupal 7 for some projects. He mainly works on the backend part of Drupal, but also handles frontend development from time to time, including working with Preact components for theming.
While Francesco has tried other PHP frameworks and ecosystems mainly out of curiosity, his heart remains with Drupal. Before joining Tag1, he worked for some years in Venice with pex (Francesco Pesenti) and plach (Francesco Placella) in the same company, creating a strong foundation of collaboration with his fellow Italian developers.
Francesco's passion for adventure shows in his love for the mountains both in summer and winter. Summer activities include hiking, free climbing, trad climbing, and via ferrata, while winter brings ski touring, slope skiing, and snowshoeing. He also likes riding his bicycle when he can, though not as much as he'd like.
Music plays an important role in Francesco's life. He used to play the guitar in a band with another Tag1 member, and while he still plays from time to time, he has also expanded his musical interests to include piano and trumpet.
True to his nature, Francesco admits he likes all the nerdy stuff, embracing the technical curiosity and enthusiasm that drives both his professional and personal pursuits.
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Mike's Drupal contributions have established the foundation for how countless Drupal sites handle data migrations today.
He's been a leading contributor to Drupal data migration tooling since 2008, co-creating the original Migrate module in Drupal 6 and 7 alongside Moshe Weitzman. As a Senior Architect focused on backend architecture and development, he contributed to incorporating the migration framework into Drupal 8, which became the basis of the migration system used in all modern versions of Drupal. He also created several migration-related contrib modules including migrate_plus, migrate_tools, and migrate_upgrade.
His contributions to the Drupal ecosystem extend beyond migration work to include the pathauto module, which he created in 2005. Now in use by almost half a million Drupal sites, pathauto is the third most installed module on Drupal.org.
When not focused on technical work, Mike enjoys music.
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Direct access to clients makes all the difference for Ajit Shinde's work as a Sr. Drupal Developer.
His backend-focused approach emphasizes building relationships with the people who will actually use what he creates, helping him understand their needs and develop better solutions.
With a Computer Engineering degree from the University of Pune and experience at MSC Software, QED42, CoLab Cooperative, and Cheppers, Ajit focuses on creating generic solutions that solve client problems while contributing back to the open-source community. He takes pride in developing solutions that can benefit others beyond the immediate project.
Ajit has been involved in open source since his internship days, contributing modules, patches, and reviews to Drupal core and contributed modules. He has given talks and organized workshops at DrupalCons and DrupalCamps across India and serves as a core committee member of the local Pune association.
Currently exploring AI to boost productivity, Ajit has shifted his free time from trekking and adventure activities to spending time with his newborn daughter. The family cat still enjoys playing hide-and-seek with him when the mood strikes, adding entertainment to daily life.
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Alec Smrekar gravitates toward complex problems and system design challenges.
As a software engineer who thrives on backend work and performance tasks, he enjoys leading teams and tackling the trickiest technical issues head-on, always communicating extensively with clients to understand their needs before crafting solutions.
This self-taught programmer's journey began with a master's degree in economics, leading him through corporate finance and Excel-heavy valuation models into the world of crude oil trading. There, he wielded Python to deliver critical information to traders quickly and transformed a sluggish Excel-based database into an API serving an entire trading floor.
His innovative thinking shows in projects like the new montefioreeinstein.org site, where he implemented the "content proxy" approach that now serves as a foundation for multiple organization sites. Alec regularly contributes code to Drupal.org and enjoys exploring new languages like Rust.
This self-proclaimed book worm balances intellectual pursuits with physical activity through cycling, tennis, and gym sessions. These days, however, his most engaging project involves spending time with his 1-year-old son, who brings his own unique challenges to daily life.
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Ray approaches software engineering through the lens of partnership, working closely with clients to transform their business goals into functional digital solutions.
His expertise centers on backend development with frontend capabilities, specializing in what he describes as "moving data around" in ways that create meaningful impact. Since discovering Drupal around 2007, Ray has built his career on the platform, developing a particular appreciation for medium-sized teams where each person contributes meaningfully to complex engineering challenges.
A member of Harvard University's class of 1994, Ray brings both academic foundation and extensive hands-on experience to his work. He gravitates toward projects with nonprofit organizations, drawn by the mission-driven nature of their work and the opportunity to support causes that matter. His collaborative approach shines in environments where technical expertise meets genuine partnership with clients who value shared problem-solving.
Ray finds himself increasingly curious about AI applications and looks forward to exploring how these emerging technologies might enhance his development work. Outside the office, he prioritizes time with his wife and children, whether planning family vacations, attending reunions, or heading into the wilderness for camping and backpacking adventures that help him recharge and reconnect.
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Gabriel Sullice is passionate about bringing software that's a joy to use into reality.
As a Tech lead, he focuses on crafting delightful and intuitive user experiences, architecting ergonomic developer APIs, or building resilient systems that don't wake anyone up in the middle of the night.
His technical background centers on HTTP-based systems, backend architecture, and resource optimization, with Go, JavaScript, and PHP as his languages of choice. Gabriel's expertise in API development proved influential when he helped shape the JSON:API specification, maintained related subsystems in Drupal core, and co-led Drupal's API-first initiative during his time as a full-time Drupal core contributor at Acquia.
Prior to that role, Gabriel worked at a mission-driven web development and design agency where he really enjoyed working with non-profit and NGO clients who were working hard to serve their communities. This experience reinforced his commitment to meaningful technology solutions.
Even though they've fallen out of favor, Gabriel still believes that blockchains and advances in cryptography have the potential to address some of society's biggest challenges, reflecting his interest in technology's broader social impact.
Gabriel describes himself as a hobby hopper, switching every few years. He has learned to fly a small airplane, taught himself simple woodworking, got into amateur photography, and spent time smoking lots of BBQ. Currently, he's taking applications for his next special interest, embracing the playful curiosity that drives both his professional innovation and personal exploration.
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Dénes Szabó combines 14 years of specialised Drupal experience with 25+ years in web development.
As a Drupal Developer, he focuses on creating robust, scalable solutions through custom module development, theming, and full-stack implementations across Drupal 7 through 11.
His unique educational background combines a Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering and Computer Aided Design with a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Pécs in Hungary. This dual foundation in technical programming and architectural design thinking gives him a distinctive perspective on building well-structured, user-centered web solutions.
Dénes founded InterNode, his Hungarian web development company, in 1996, evolving it from static HTML to specialized Drupal implementations. His international experience includes developing high-profile websites for the European Commission in Belgium and implementing complex search solutions with Elastic Search in Spain.
His commitment to the Drupal community shows through maintaining several popular modules including Entity Attributes Field (EAF), ShortCode API, Commerce Order Confirm, and the Materialize theme. Beyond code, he actively participates as a member of the Hungarian Localization Team and has organized Drupal User Group meetings in Pécs.
Away from development, Dénes pursues music as a huge passion, playing both guitar and bass, though he admits he is not good at it. He also finds satisfaction in cooking and has become quite passionate about sourdough baking, appreciating the methodical process that appeals to his developer mindset. Yoga helps maintain balance, while gardening and reading keep him connected to the physical world.
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Charles Tanton started out studying real bugs in the wild and ended up solving software bugs in code.
With a BSc in Zoology and Entomology plus an Honours in Wildlife Management, this Software Engineer brings a unique perspective to building reliable, scalable systems using Drupal and open-source tools.
Before joining Tag1, Charles spent close to 20 years building and maintaining websites for nonprofit organizations in South Africa, helping mission-driven teams use technology to communicate, organize, and make bigger impacts with limited resources. His work focused on writing clean, testable code and architecting solutions built for the long term.
Charles takes particular pride in serving as lead developer for the Music In Africa Foundation's Music In Africa portal, which supports the African music sector. The project challenged him to create something meaningful while collaborating with teams passionate about their mission.
Looking ahead, Charles is excited about AI's transformation of development and creative work, biotechnology breakthroughs like CRISPR, and how Extended Reality technologies might reshape digital interactions. He also stays curious about blockchain and decentralized systems.
Outside work, Charles loves spending time in nature through surfing, hiking, and going on walking safaris where he can spot birds and big game. Music plays a central role in his life as well - he writes and records songs, plays guitar and piano, sings in a community choir, and enjoys Jazz and swing dancing.
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Complex problems energize Taras, who finds deep satisfaction in turning requirements into efficient, maintainable solutions as a Senior Software Engineer.
He works primarily with Drupal to build and improve websites, making them faster, easier to manage, and better for users. His approach centers on creating tools that help others learn and grow, finding it rewarding to contribute to something with real, meaningful impact.
Taras initially studied mechanical engineering for two years before his growing interest in computers and software became irresistible. He switched paths and earned a master's degree in machine learning and computer science, then spent about 13 years as a software developer before joining Tag1. His project experience spans social media platforms, e-commerce stores, internal tools, and nonprofit websites, with recent focus on educational and medical platforms.
Family life keeps Taras busy with two boys who, as he puts it, keep him on his toes making sure they don't destroy the house. He used to be a semi-professional road cyclist years ago, and while he can't ride as much as he used to, he still loves to get out and spin the wheels whenever he gets the chance - his way to unwind and reset.
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Janez Urevc's approach to his role as Strategic Growth and Innovation Manager can be summed up simply: "Build stuff."
This straightforward philosophy reflects his hands-on approach to tackling complex challenges and creating solutions.
With a degree in computer science, Janez brings technical depth to his strategic work. His experience includes time at Examiner.com, which was the largest Drupal website on the internet at the time, giving him valuable perspective on large-scale web operations and the challenges that come with massive traffic and content management.
Janez gravitates toward clients that value expertise and treat him as a partner rather than just a service provider. This collaborative approach aligns with his preference for meaningful working relationships built on mutual respect and shared goals.
His most significant contribution to the open source community was leading the Drupal Media Initiative. Among his many contributions to various projects, Janez considers this initiative his biggest accomplishment, reflecting the substantial impact it had on how Drupal handles media management.
Looking toward emerging technologies, Janez is particularly interested in sustainable and self-sufficient energy systems and autonomous vehicles, areas where innovation continues to reshape entire industries.
Janez enjoys electronics projects and energy generation and storage experiments. He also pursues various action sports including kiteboarding, snowboarding, and snowkiting, activities that provide an active counterbalance to his strategic and technical work.
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Kristiaan really, really, REALLY likes to write code - passion that somehow turned into a career as a Drupal specialist and author of the Group module, a project that has kept him busy for well over a decade.
He loves diving into code bases to understand how everything works, then finding the most optimal solution to each problem space.
Everything Kristiaan knows about coding came through self-teaching or explanations from people he met along the way. His bachelor's degree in journalism occasionally proves helpful when preparing conference talks or blog posts. Working remotely since the early 2010s has connected him with interesting people from many countries and cultures, some of whom remain close friends.
The Group module represents Kristiaan's signature contribution to Drupal - it has become the de-facto standard for community platforms and multisites. He gravitates toward projects with substantial data structuring challenges, which explains his continued love for the Group module and its approach to organizing content and managing access. His work on the Group module led to creating systems that eventually became part of Drupal core as VariationCache and the Access Policy API. He's particularly proud of authoring two major changes in Drupal core this way.
Beyond the Group module, he enjoys working on projects that make a difference in the world, like facilitating medical equipment delivery or providing hard-to-find information to students. Kristiaan feels excited about new PHP 8 features and anticipates how they'll make collective code bases cleaner and easier to parse.
Outside of coding, Kristiaan has held season tickets at Beerschot, an Antwerp football team, for twenty-five years. He shares this passion with his dad, brother, and best friend. Though he generally dislikes crowds, the team helps him take his mind off things - they're great for fans who enjoy "drama, clutching defeat from the jaws of victory, and cynicism," but it feels like home. He plays golf occasionally when weather permits and absolutely loves winter sports, especially skiing and snowboarding in the Austrian mountains with their good food, beer, atmosphere, and challenging slopes. Married for ten years with two kids and a cat, his feline friend often makes Zoom call appearances.
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Marco Villegas is an expert in web software development, helping organizations create effective solutions and integrate existing systems.
As Senior Drupal Developer, he specializes in building bridges between different technologies and platforms to meet complex organizational needs.
Marco has been helping the Drupal ecosystem since 2007, contributing to crucial moments in the platform's evolution. His infrastructure work includes the migration from CVS to Git, the drupal.org upgrade from version 6 to 7, the initial preparation work to make Migrate part of Drupal core, and implementing single sign on for drupal.org. These behind-the-scenes contributions have been essential to Drupal's growth and modernization.
His open source involvement extends well beyond Drupal. Marco has contributed to other significant projects, including creating the original Git cache support for Composer, working on Debian packaging, and even making a couple of commits to the Linux kernel itself. This breadth of contribution demonstrates his deep understanding of the entire open source ecosystem and his commitment to improving the tools that developers rely on daily.
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Marlene Wanberg helps bring a website's vision to life by turning design and user experience goals into interactive, functional elements that users engage with.
As a Frontend developer, she collaborates with others who manage underlying systems and data to ensure everything works together seamlessly, focusing on the human element of technology.
Her educational background reflects this people-first philosophy. Marlene has a BA in Humanities, a field distinct from her profession, but one she uses daily because, ultimately, this work is all about people. She began building sites with Drupal in 2007, when version 5 was the latest release, and has watched the platform evolve over nearly two decades of development work.
Marlene also taught at an art school for several years, bridging her creative and technical interests. She has guided clients ranging from local politicians and small business owners to nonprofits, educational institutions, healthcare organizations, and enterprise tech companies through every stage of the website process. Her favorite projects are those where she primarily applies the designs, which feels almost like abstract art to her.
Her commitment to the development community shows through organizing work. In 2011 she helped start and run the PDX Frontend Drupal User Group, and in 2015 she founded the short-lived but much-loved Devsigner Conference, which brought developers and designers together to share ideas and bridge gaps between the two specialties.
When not coding, Marlene pursues reading, photography, art, tending plants, board games, cooking, and amateur herbalism. Her constant companion through all these activities is Bunter, her 14-year-old black lab/golden retriever mix, who has been with her through thick and thin and is her best bud.
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Alex wrangles code to bring visions to life.
As a Senior Engineer, he took an unconventional path into tech, never actually graduating college because he started working and quickly got bored by class. He focused entirely on his career instead and hasn't looked back since.
His entrepreneurial spirit led him to found and run Webdrop, a Drupal shop he started with a good friend in 2011. They built some badass websites and grew the company to 10 people before it eventually came to an end, but the people he met and lessons learned proved invaluable. Alex has funnily enough mostly hopped between a couple different verticals - property management covering both real estate and vacation rentals, plus donations and grants work.
While he finds it most fun to work on projects where he gets to use cool new tech, Alex finds it most rewarding to work on more meaningful projects where it's not just about making a buck. His personal projects include a full-featured money management app built in React and Electron that he actually used himself, plus a game in Svelte that he's particularly fond of.
Alex describes himself as a big Svelte fanboy, having built a growing number of passion projects with it. He believes they got the idea right from the start by moving away from the JIT-esque nature of current SPA JavaScript apps toward a full compiler approach, resulting in code that's astoundingly small, blazing fast, and works everywhere. He's made thousands of Drupal contributions ranging from new modules, themes, and profiles to countless patches on existing projects and documentation.
As a single dad, Alex spends most of his downtime hanging out with his kid, playing video games, watching TV, and playing outside. He used to unwind by getting tattoos but ran out of space. Led, his French bulldog, is unfortunately no longer with him, so he's looking into getting an AI assistant to replace him as his coding companion - as soon as he finds one that doesn't profoundly irritate him!
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Peter loves integrating motion graphics, transitions, and animations into projects to make them delightful - or at least informative.
As a Senior Software Engineer who focuses on frontend and decoupled development, he enjoys working on projects where a simple API response transforms the display and makes data and functionality feel "explorable" for users.
His web development journey began at a Flash agency building websites for companies like Chipotle, Jimmy Johns, and Vail Resorts. After college at UBC in Vancouver and graduating from CU Denver, Peter moved through freelance work using Drupal to build entire projects, then worked at several agencies as part of teams on larger projects. Recently, he did core development as part of the Drupal Acceleration Team at Acquia and has since helped design and develop a SaaS platform.
Peter's project portfolio spans diverse industries and creative challenges. He built an interactive tuition calculator for Stanford, created a multilingual news display for Human Rights Watch, crafted JavaScript games for early childhood education at Connect4Learning, and made an artwork lottery for the Museum of Contemporary Art in Denver. His biggest accomplishment during his time on the Drupal Acceleration Team was laying the groundwork to get CKEditor5 into core, collaborating with the CKSource team to design dynamic plugin integration and building the first Drupal modules for CKEditor5.
He's excited about Drupal's continued strength as a platform for APIs and structured, translatable data, particularly for MCP workflows. Peter also follows developments in SwiftUI, WebAssembly, and using Rust for higher performance web apps. Outside software, he's interested in 3D printing, CNC machining, and using Unreal Engine and Blender for procedural generation.
Peter and his wife have an ambitious travel goal: visiting all 50 US states before tackling all 1200 islands in her home country, the Maldives. They sometimes drive at 3am to find dark skies for meteor shower watching. He often plans entire trips around trying local food each place is famous for, and though he grew up far from the ocean, his favorite destinations are beaches where he can snorkel, scuba dive, and ride on boats.
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Moshe Weitzman is a software architect and web developer who holds a unique place in Drupal history as the first American to contribute to the platform.
Since joining Drupal in 2001, he has been a consistent technical and organizational leader, helping shape the platform's development over more than two decades.
As Senior Architect & Project Lead, Moshe maintains several critical Drupal subsystems including user, comment, and bootstrap, ensuring these foundational components continue to function reliably as the platform evolves. His technical leadership extends across multiple areas of Drupal's core functionality.
Most notably, Moshe created Drush, Drupal's command-line interface tool that has become essential to virtually every Drupal developer's workflow. Drush revolutionized how developers interact with Drupal sites, enabling efficient site management, module installation, database operations, and countless other tasks from the command line. This tool has become so integral to Drupal development that it's difficult to imagine working with Drupal without it.
Moshe's sustained contributions over more than twenty years, including creating one of Drupal's most essential tools, reflect both his technical expertise and his commitment to the Drupal community's growth and success.
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Pilar Belhumeur is a creative consultant with over 20 years of expertise in brand building, omni-channel marketing, and digital product and service design.
As UX Designer and Creative Strategist, she specializes in creating brands, products, and experiences that meet customer needs while delivering measurable business impact.
Her deep fascination with emerging technologies, particularly AI for crafting engaging experiences, is matched only by her commitment to beautiful design and compelling storytelling. This combination drives her approach to transformative brand experiences that capture both imagination and market share.
Pilar holds a Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design with a minor in Advertising, providing the foundation for her extensive career working with Fortune 100 clients in the US and around the world. She has also been a partner in two different agencies in New York City, gaining valuable experience in both client service and business leadership.
Her creative excellence has been recognized through over 200 awards throughout her career for a variety of clients. Notable recognitions include acknowledgment in the Society of Publication Designers Annual for the design of the Smithsonian Magazine website and induction into the Medical Advertising Hall of Fame for a social influencer program that broke new ground.
Pilar's global perspective reflects her love of travel and cultural immersion. She holds two passports and speaks English, Spanish, and has knowledge of French and Italian, allowing her to connect authentically with diverse audiences and markets.
Her creative expression extends beyond commercial work into fine art. Pilar can paint, draw, and loves photography, pursuits that continually feed her professional design sensibilities and keep her connected to the fundamental joy of creating visual experiences.
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Balancing business goals with human needs drives every design decision Andrew Glassett makes.
As a UX designer passionate about creating intuitive, human-centered digital experiences, he bridges the gap between what organizations want and what people actually need.
Andrew's journey from studying Communication Disorders at BYU to designing digital solutions reflects his consistent focus on human connection. His portfolio spans the B2B landscape, agency environments, and startup atmospheres, touching everything from music tech and video technology to data science platforms and nonprofit initiatives.
The future excites Andrew, particularly AI's potential to revolutionize both professional workflows and personal projects. He sees untapped opportunities in making artificial intelligence more useful and accessible, always through the lens of human-centered design principles.
When Andrew steps away from pixels and prototypes, he transforms into an amateur food scientist specializing in fermentation. His hands-on creativity extends to woodworking, metalworking, and 3D design, pursuits that complement his digital work by engaging different parts of his problem-solving mind. Whether he's perfecting a sourdough starter or crafting something tangible from raw materials, Andrew finds balance in creating things people can touch, taste, and experience in the physical world.
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