Doug Vann

From the Commodore64 to the modern 2unit rack servers; I’ve seen the term “OnLine” go from a 300baud dial up connection to multi-fiber data centers. It’s been a wild ride but it got a lot smoother when I found OpenSource. With a slight Joomla background I have been feverishly trucking through the learning curve of Drupal having only been introduced to it 3 months ago! The lullabots at lullabot.com have been a tremendous source of information for me. I look forward to furthering my knowledge in Boston.
My current project is helping a retired Indy-Race-Driver build a social networking site aimed at Water Enthusiasts. [think boaters, fishers, skiers, wake-boarders, anything fun happening on or near the water. etc.]
After 2+ years of trying an ASP approach I came on board and swung the whole thing onto a LAMP. To satisfy the short time we have to deploy the new site, we have outsourced the Drupal development of the new site.
All the Drupal education I am gathering is intended to minimize our need for outsource developers. The boss owns 800+ domains so it looks like I have a gig for life.