Below is a list of people currently registered for BarCampManchester.
At the moment, this list is incomplete. There are some registrations on Facebook, Upcoming and the old wiki that haven't been added yet.I'm a web develeper looking to learn more enterprise level skills and expand my network with people that might be able to help my insane software ideas become a reality.
I'm a front-end designer/developer who enjoys learning new things about the interwebz. I also like meeting new people.
I'm the president of the newly formed non profit Float Left Labs. Its a media house dedicated to doing work for local non profits. I'm also an animator, project manager, designer, and I love working with immersive environments.
Kyle Soucy is the founding principal of Usable Interface (www.usableinterface.com), an independent consulting company specializing in product usability and user-centered design. Her clients have ranged in industries from pharmaceutical giants like Pfizer to publishing powerhouses like McGraw-Hill. She has created intuitive interfaces for a variety of different products, everything from web sites to touch screen devices.
Kyle is the Founder and President of the New Hampshire Chapter of the Usability Professionals' Association (NH UPA), she has served as the Chair of PhillyCHI, the Philadelphia Chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery’s Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction (ACM SIGCHI), and she is the local UXnet Ambassador for New Hampshire. She is very passionate about the continued growth of the usability and user experience design community.
A freelance web developer using Ruby on Rails, PHP, and Perl to do complex web sites with database backends of various types. A Linux user from the early days and dyed-in-the-wool UNIX power user.
Internationalization of web sites is a specialty (languages, locales, and timezones).
Technologist, Entrepreneur, Developer, Integrator, Strategist, Mentor
Mostly front-end engineer with a bit of designer thrown in. Start-up enthusiast. Beer geek. Social media aware.
I consider myself the central/northern Maine ambassador for BarCamp Manchester. I live in Bangor, Maine, and I'm a developer at Sephone Internet Solutions where I manage our datAvenger CMS and work on all sorts of other web projects. I also own a scenic Maine photography business at pinetreephotography.com, write about future-ish stuff at anothernewworld.com, and compulsively comment/wisecrack/complain over at Twitter.
Developer in love with algorithms and backends, working in a world of webs and designs. It's a classic tale of a geek working to expand his interests in technology and serve his clients.
Every website has a purpose. Why are you on the web?
Technical Account Manager w/ Unica for NetInsight, almost unhealthy obsession with CMS, and I knit.
Facebook junkie (but cellphone detestor), technical writer and trainer, aspiring web geek and amazing cook.
.Net Application developer focused on implementing Content Management into client sites.
Love Design, Love Code. Teach, learn, play, code, repeat; I'm sure I'll eventually run into something geeky I don't want to learn more about, but it hasn't happened yet.
When I was about 11 I wrote a computer dating application on a commodor-64. I'm trying very hard to surpass that accomplishment.
I have been in the tech industry for over 10 years and own Easy Street Interactive, a web design, development, search engine optimization/marketing and hosting company in Manchester, NH. I enjoy camping, exploring new towns, trying new restaurants, Food Network and learning all things marketing, SEO, social media and web design.
Manchester-based Web Developer. The tools: JavaScript, HTML/CSS, PHP, ASP.NET to name a few. I'm always looking to add more to the toolbox.
Software Engineer at PixelMEDIA, Inc. Primarily working with Microsoft technologies, ASP.Net, C#, and SQL Server to provide solutions to e-commerce, social networking, and custom applications. Also freelance web developer primarily building custom web solutions using open source platforms in Linux, PHP, MySQL, SQL lite.
Complemented by experience in IT support, linux, networking, hosting, more certifications, and knowledge than I can count at this point in time.
The engineering side comes out in all things cars, bit of a euro-tuner/gear head. Also dived into muscial world recently exploring and mixing all forms of electronic music.
I don't have a website, blog, and I do not have time to tweet. Nothing against them, I just choose to keep it to Facebook, www.facebook.com/matthew.teece, and Flickr www.flickr.com/photos/matthewteece.
IT infrastructure manager for a company based in Wilder, VT (just outside White River Junction and Hanover, NH). Been an IT geek for nearly 10 years.
I educate the future generation for jobs they will have, but we have yet to create.
I teach middle schoolers how to figure things out on their own, how to create their solutions, and how to be productive while doing it their way.
Im mostly just a HTML, C++ and VB kinda girl. Though iv explored a few other languages, and am always eager to learn.
MBA Marketing Consultant, herbalist, gourd crafter, gardener, entrepreneur and green living enthusiast.
i am a freelance web ui / ux / cms developer, living in southwestern new hampshire. my career in web development began in 1996, and i have built websites for companies like Intuit, Real Networks, Washington Mutual, and Sony.
i specialize in highly detailed UI implementation, customized WordPress CMS deployment, and have publicly released a WordPress plugin. while i focus mainly on the UI side of things (HTML, CSS, JQuery/javascript), i'm comfortable working with and extending projects written in PHP, Ruby on Rails, and ASP.Net/C#.
A Technical Writer that dabbles in usability, interested in the total user experience and advocating for the user. A user of Social Media.
I'm a designer & entrepreneur living in the monadnock region. My design firm, Redwood Concepts, is currently developing a line of organic snacks for infants and toddlers (Little Duck Organics).
We specialize in turnkey product designs and web development.
Trying to keep pushing WordPress to do what I want it to do. If only there weren't so many operator errors...
Terrance "Terry" Simkin,
Program Coordinator and Professor, Animation and Graphic Game Programming
Professor Simkin has been the subject of several TV, radio and newspaper reports, including the Wall Street Journal, related to using leading edge technology in curriculum which has included; Microsoft .Net Framework, programming language C# and the use of XNA in Xbox 360 game development. He has been an invited speaker at game development conferences.
Professor Simkin has been teaching and developing computer games for over 12 years. He had been the Technical Advisor for an educational game development company Moonset Studios for several years. He created the AGGP curriculum based software tools and techniques used in the game development industry. As a result of his instructions many students have successfully obtained jobs in the computer game field.
Professor Simkin had taught computer programming languages, such as C, C++, Java and C# and computer related technologies at the NHTI for about 20 years in the Computer Engineering Technology program. Prior to coming to NHTI, he has had over two decades of programming experience in a wide range of engineering and research fields. Professor Simkin is a Microsoft Certified Professional in the field of Visual C++.
Program/Project management; ScrumMaster
Dave Seah writes about productivity, inspiration, empowerment, and design from Nashua, New Hampshire. Dave developed a series of printable time and task management tools collectively known as "The Printable CEO" and "The Compact Calendar" to help actualize his sense of achievement; these forms are now used by thousands of people around the world in their own quest for greater productivity.
Skilled in both programming and graphic design, Dave specializes in creating the conditions in which ordinary people are empowered to "live their own story" of overcoming personal and professional challenges. His work, which ranges in scope from personal blogging to large-scale interactive museum spaces, is fundamentally about creating change in perspective that leads to a more empowered, positively focused life.
Leslie Poston is passionate about helping people and businesses find their way to success via technology. As a writer, she has over 200 ebooks and books in her repertoire and several more in development, including Twitter for Dummieswith Laura Fitton and Michael Gruen (set for release in summer 2009). As a speaker and leading authority in social networking, new media, brand and business development, she is the Founder and CEO of Uptown Uncorked social media and business development consultancy. She is also the Co-Founder of Film Pop!, a digital and new media services development agency for independent film as well as a long-time consultant to the entertainment industry for new media development and marketing. A firm believer in translating online relationships and successes into the offline world, she has also founded Social Media Breakfast New Hampshire, PodCamp NH/ME and the nationwide Strong Women in Tech initiative. Her educational background is in English Literature and Clinical Psychology. When she isn’t watching or playing sports (especially hockey and UFC/MMA), playing piano, hiking, sailing, skiing, supporting local bands, playing with her Rottweiler, or working, Leslie can be found on Twitter and other social media sites, meeting new people, forging relationships between businesses and customers and making connections with the world.
Director of Technology, GlobalPost
Greg's career focus has been web and software product management and development through interface redesign and feature usability refinement.
For 15 years Greg has created multimedia, software and websites for prominent Fortune 500 companies: Sovereign Bank, Rational Software, Kinko's, Network Appliance, and others across the country.
Greg's favorite software project to date has been lip-synching Barbie in Spanish for international release of "Barbie fun nails".
Greg recently finished a two year project developing next generation content management systems for Ektron Inc and producing several new websites for Assumption College.
Currently Greg is directing development of the international online news site GlobalPost.
Software consultant and Microsoft SQL Server and Access database developer. Developer of custom business software using Visual Studio technologies.
Currently working at Ektron as a Best Practice Solution Engineer. Prior experience includes four years at WhippleHill Communications as a front end web developer(2 yrs), and applications developer (2yrs) on their cms.
Looking for new avenues to expand my knowledge on UI design concepts and best practices, emerging technologies, and social media, and analytics.
I found BarCamp through Chris Haddad.
CFO Hatchling, a studio that offers a combination of design, animation, and application programming services for Internet, Broadcast, and Corporate media audiences.
I'm a web application designer and all around code ninja. My talents are definitely strongest when it comes to writing middle-ware, and fancying up well thought out designs. I have been doing web development for a little over three years.
Two-time entrepreneur, angel in last.fm, VC at Atlas Venture (Boston/London-based).
I like making websites people use.
12 year web developer, Drupal & jQuery fanatic.
Mainly a Sys Admin/Engineer - i consider development like beer - I like to drink beer - I can't brew it - so I like to use software but can't make software. I greatly admire brewers because I like to drink beer - so I greatly admire developers because I like to use software. Big fan of UI, JoelonSoftware, CodingHorror, BOFH, Slashdot, BeerAdvocate, etc.
Patrick Haney is not a sausage. He does however enjoy design, typography and talking about himself in the third person. He's currently a User Interface Designer at Harvard University and lives in Somerville with his designer-girlfriend Jenna and his dog Milo.