What is your favorite plugin?
Gravity Forms, it is amazing what you can do with that plugin. BackupBuddy is a close second.
Tell us about your latest WP project:
We developed a custom WordPress theme for Cerrio (http://www.cerrio.com)- a visual platform for building web applications and mashup data sets. The theme features a custom post type for their Documentation pages, and uses the SyntaxMarkup plugin to allow development code to be displayed with markup coloring.
What inspires you?
Building websites that I am proud of and that are as simple as possible for non-technical users to edit and update.
Any tips for people just getting started with Blogging or using WP?
Go to Posts->Add New and start typing.
Do you have a WP hero?
Andrew Nacin, he is a code mad-man. I admire how he handles WordPress issues with others in the community and I am constantly in awe of his ability to resolve Trac tickets in bunches.
What is your motto?
Make the website as easy as possible for the non-technical user to edit and update.
Who is the most interesting person you have met through social media?
My partner @silverbell, she is smarter and nerdier than me. She made me laugh on Twitter, before we meet in real-life.
What is your favorite restaurant or club in Chicago?
Hopleaf – a gastropub with more kinds of beer than I can ever drink. I hear they also have great mussels, but I start with the beer and end with the apple fritters.
What is your idea of success?
Matt Mullenweg knowing my name.
Why did you choose your topic for WC Chicago?
I knew that wanted to talk about something a little different than a traditional “Developer” topic. While doing the development on a WordPress project with 4 other companies – each responsible for other components of the website – I thought of doing a talk on WordPress Development Project Management.
