Chris is a self-taught developer who is currently Senior Full Stack Developer at Ayre Media, a blockchain/cryptocurrency startup based in London. Chris has a particular interest in PHP and WordPress, and has shared his passion for both in different industries including the charity sector, travel, financial software and property. When not coding, Chris enjoys his passion for film, comic books, board games and watching sports. He is also a part-time postgrad student at Birkbeck College.
Tom Greenwood is a sustainability nut, designer and co-founder of the WordPress agency Wholegrain Digital.
He believes that design, technology and business can and should be used to create a better world that is truly sustainable. He is critically aware of the need to seek out the sweet spot between idealism and cold hard reality in order to drive forward progress.
When he needs to switch off, he’ll be found swimming in the sea or running around the woods with no shoes on.
Lead developer at Rareloop – The Digital Product Studio. Advocate for progressive enhancement, accessibility, collaboration, open-source and making code easy to change.
I’m Full-Stack and have used WordPress for several years, and always been frustrated at how difficult some WP sites are to change. So we’ve spent a lot of time bringing Laravel-esk features to WP.
David has been using WordPress since 2007. For no good reason he blogs a little, makes YouTube videos and co-host a weekly WordPress podcast called WPBuilds.
It’s laughable, but he really does insist his productised website service business called WP Corner Shop will be finished one day.
Gabe joins the 10up team from London where he brings more than 10 years of experience working with NGOs, major political campaigns and large corporate clients to design and develop digital platforms. He works closely with his clients to craft strategies and solutions, helping organisations achieve their goals by leveraging thoughtful, impactful design and the right technology solutions.
Alessandro is a passionate Frontend Web Developer and Videomaker with experience in Vuejs, AI and WordPress.
He works for creative agencies and digital and across a wide variety of industries.
John Blackbourn is one of the core developers of WordPress, and he’s been building on and working with the platform for over twelve years. He’s a member of the WordPress security team, and was the release lead for WordPress 4.1.
John enjoys sharing his knowledge with others at WordCamps, meetups, and other tech events.
Ana is a Communications Manager at Human Made where she works on marketing, brand management, publicity and events. Born in Lisbon, raised in London and often found in coffee shop corners reading old poetry books.
Dan joined Sotic in 2016 and leads the front-end development team, who deliver our fantastic websites. He has lived and breathed web development all of his professional career.
Since working at Sotic, Dan and his team have delivered sites for a wide variety of our clients from Aberdeen FC to Six Nations and London Scottish to the Lions Rugby Tour of New Zealand. He actively contributes to the WordPress community and has recently spoken at exclusive WordPress events.