Ben Newbill

Sr Technical Recruiter at VanderHouwen & Associates. Golf, poker, trips to Vegas. I enjoy helping people throughout the interview process, understanding motivations, and providing perspective.

Interview prep, resume format/modification, Portland tech job trends/analysis, pay ranges for specific skill sets.

Brandon Wick

Communications Counsel at McClenahan Bruer Communications

Social Media

Eli Rubel

Tell it in 10, Odessa Creatives, Interface Designer, Coffee Enthusiast

Interface Design, User Experience, Product Management, Hustling

Sean Escriva

chef

Ben Sandberg

Joomla! guy.

Joomla!, PHP, MySQL, HTML, CSS

Edwin Knuth

Web developer, devopsy/sysadmin/dba. GIS and web mapping enthusiast.

Web development, GIS

Mandy McClausky

I'm a front-end designer currently working in web-based software development.

Photoshop, web design best practices/UX, CSS

Benjamin Kerensa

Benjamin Kerensa is an internationally recognized open source evangelist, community manager, author and speaker with experience in systems administration, project management and open source development that spans a decade. In April 2012 he joined OpenPhoto where he is a Commmunity Manager focusing on furthering the Open Photo Project. Additionally he is involved in the Ubuntu Community as a Developer and Community Evangelist and is a member of Mozilla’s WebFWD Open Innovation Program where he identifies open source projects that are well aligned with the goals Mozilla aims to achieve with WebFWD. In his spare time Benjamin Kerensa champions social causes through activism and engagement with elected officials in his region.

Ubuntu, Wordpress Development, WP Optimization, Content Delivery, High Level Availability

Peter W

For fun and profit, in no particular order: web & mobile developer, and active transportation advocate.

bikes, politics

james eisenhauer

Software Engineer, Quality Evangelist, Data Miner & Wannabe: Scientist, Graphic Artist & Blues Guitarist

Software Development, Quality, Testing

Tom Quick

Highly adaptive and dynamic user experience tactician with 10 years of experience in managing high-risk projects, platform migrations, and new product development. Strong command of business, technical, and communication requirements, logistics, and potentialities. Been referred to as “the fixer” – the one who gets wayward projects back on track, surpassing expectations.

project management, client communication, CMS systems, web strategy

emanuelbrown

Critical Thought + Creative Action. Builder of Webs Pursuing 21st Century Betterment.

Creative Technology, Digital Strategy, Mobile Apps, Lean UX, Responsive Web Design, Career Guidance.

Chris Harder

Manager at the Portland Development Commission

Providing business development assistance to startup firms; access to public/private resources

Jeff Schwaber

I thought this was funny when I wrote it, but now I think I was just being contrary: I was born, learned how to walk and talk and, some days, feed myself, and almost lost it all to the mysterious hole of programming. I received a degree that should really have been labeled BS, at least for its initials, and then moved to Portland to pursue I wasn't sure what. Since then I've been (among other things) a system administrator, database munger, and programmer, as well as a mushroom hunter, everything pickler and teacher.

python, programming, web programming, basic linux administration, fermentation, mushroom hunting

Brad Cohen

Half cyborg, half bionic... All organic biodynamic. Storyteller. Portland-based Director of Strategy @ JESS3.

digital and social media strategy and community engagement

Fitzhugh Ryland

@fitzhuge: @CollectiveAcenC Coordinating Council member, Artist, Designer

HTML, CSS, Drawing

Jennifer Adams

I like computers. and startups. and cheese.

Linux/Unix, SystemVerilog, hardware, electronics, startups, resumes

Aimee Fahey

Talent Acquisition Manager at Puppet Labs.

Resume & Interview skills, Career Coaching, Girls in Tech, Students/Interns getting into the workforce

Tony Seminary (tony@itmotives.com)

CEO at IT Motives Co-Founder at Wuhcage Technologies

Business Development Building a new Business Networking

Tony Seminary (tony@itmotives.com)

CEO at IT Motives Co-Founder at Wuhcage Technologies

Business Development Building a new Business

John Tortorici

John has over thirty years of successful management experience in IT most recently in his own consultancy, Chart Solutions. For thirteen months until August 2010 he had been Executive Director of the Oregon Bioscience Association. And for two years, until Feb.2007 he had been President of the Software Association of Oregon. For the three years prior to its acquisition by WebMD in 2003, he had been a VP at WellMed Inc, with roles including Operations, Marketing and Strategic Business Affairs. Prior to joining WellMed in 2000 John was VP and GM of the Blood Bank Division of Mediware Information Systems Inc. (NASDAQ MEDW) a health information systems company which had acquired John’s company in 1998. Since its inception in 1980 John had been founder Chairman and CEO of Informedics, Inc, (formerly known as Western Star, Inc.). Informedics provided medical laboratory software to healthcare customers in six countries. The Company completed an IPO in 1983 and made three strategic acquisitions before merging with Mediware. John’s career in IT began at Burroughs Corporation where, as an Account Manager in San Francisco, he headed a team of professionals who sold and serviced mainframe computers. He then moved to Raytheon Data Systems as the Western Regional Manager and, prior to founding Western Star, John was the Bay Area Manager for Durango Systems, Inc. a manufacturer and distributor of business computers.

Executive Management, Strategic or Business Planning, Operations, Budgeting, Business Development, M&A, Team Building, Negotiation, Business Restructuring, Change Management, Contract Negotiation

John Tortorici

John has over thirty years of successful management experience in IT most recently in his own consultancy, Chart Solutions. For thirteen months until August 2010 he had been Executive Director of the Oregon Bioscience Association. And for two years, until Feb.2007 he had been President of the Software Association of Oregon. For the three years prior to its acquisition by WebMD in 2003, he had been a VP at WellMed Inc, with roles including Operations, Marketing and Strategic Business Affairs. Prior to joining WellMed in 2000 John was VP and GM of the Blood Bank Division of Mediware Information Systems Inc. (NASDAQ MEDW) a health information systems company which had acquired John’s company in 1998. Since its inception in 1980 John had been founder Chairman and CEO of Informedics, Inc, (formerly known as Western Star, Inc.). Informedics provided medical laboratory software to healthcare customers in six countries. The Company completed an IPO in 1983 and made three strategic acquisitions before merging with Mediware. John’s career in IT began at Burroughs Corporation where, as an Account Manager in San Francisco, he headed a team of professionals who sold and serviced mainframe computers. He then moved to Raytheon Data Systems as the Western Regional Manager and, prior to founding Western Star, John was the Bay Area Manager for Durango Systems, Inc. a manufacturer and distributor of business computers.

Executive Management, Strategic or Business Planning, Operations, Budgeting, Business Development, M&A, Team Building, Negotiation, Business Restructuring, Change Management, Contract Negotiation

Tim Krajcar

Technical Director at The New Group. Technologist, husband, father, musician, and aspiring pilot.

cto, architecture, mysql, engineering management, development management, devops, APIs

amywoodward

Office Lead and AppCloud Ruby Developer at Engine Yard PDX.

Ruby, agile development, women in technology

Tyler Hurst

Actual writer. Domino Street teamer. Inspirator. Opens bananas like a monkey. (almost)barefooter. Has name on shirt. Knows all the words to Baby Got Back.

Business writing, blogging, internet marketing best practices

Chris Johnson

We make world class, high end demo movies. Nobody does it better. (If you want my blog with sales stuff...http://instigate.me/)

sales, marketing, key account management, CRM,

Josh Blank

General Manager at OpenSesame

start-up, product development, agile product management, general business operations, general technology,

rob lusardi

programming, database design and build

Gabriela "Gaba" Rodriguez

Senior geek, junior mom with experience in web development and desktop applications. Passion for open source/free software. Crafty want to be with with curiosity for all science, all learning experiences.

I can help at a beginner/intermediate level with ruby, jquery, linux, git and maybe other technologies. Just ask.

Eric Drechsel