Personal Statement
I am a software engineer and architect, PHP expert, standards developer, and product manager. I create the tools that PHP developers use to build and deploy their applications, from APIs to content management systems.
I am currently project lead for the Laminas Project, the open source continuation of Zend Framework. I began developing on Zend Framework before its first public release, and led the project from 2009 through 2019, during which time we released two more major versions, and spun off the Apigility (now Laminas API Tools) and Expressive (now Mezzio) projects.
I am a founding member of the PHP Framework Interop Group (PHP-FIG), a group creating and promoting standards for the PHP ecosystem. I was voted to the inaugural Core Committee, and am currently serving my second term in that body.
I contribute to a number of open source projects, blog on PHP-related topics, and present talks and tutorials related to PHP development and the projects to which I contribute.
Selected Work Experience
Perforce
I am a data-driven product manager, with duties ranging from market research, to engineering prioritization, to technical and sales team enablement. I have driven pricing initiatives, legacy product end-of-life stategy, and new product creation. I coordinate across seven different functional groups to push business strategy and direction.
With Zend, I have helped us pivot from a vertical application server (Zend Server), to a horizontally scalable, DevOps friendly runtime with extensions (ZendPHP and ZendHQ). This strategy has allowed us to expand into additional markets, including hosting providers, turning the brand around and leading to a growth vector.
In May 2024, my duties expanded to cover strategy for the OpenLogic brand, where we are pivoting from a broad open source support net into a more solutions-centric set of OSS bundles.
I continue in my role as Project Lead of Laminas, and in participation with standards groups (specifically PHP-FIG). Additionally, I serve as Perforce's representative on the Board for The PHP Foundation.
Zend Technologies, Inc.
RogueWave Software
October 2015 — December 2018
Perforce
January — June 2019
Duties included scoping Zend Framework, Apigility, and Expressive releases; interfacing with Zend customers and partners; acting as community liaison; creating architecture guidelines for all projects under the Zend Framework umbrella; participation with standards groups (specifically PHP-FIG); and more.
Zend Technologies, Inc.
Duties included maintenance and development of public-facing company websites; creation and maintenance of middle-tier web service layer used by public websites and internal processes; site architecture and team development; contribution to Zend Framework; and more.
National Gardening Association
Duties included development and maintenance of NGA web properties; systems administration of both public and internal network infrastructure, including LVS-HA web/database cluster, bulk mail system, and company email server.
Presentations
I've been speaking at PHP-related conferences and user groups since October 2005, as well as performing online webinars, participating in podcasts, and more. I've spoken at dozens of conferences, delivering well over 100 presentations. Below are a few select presentations; contact me if you need a link to a presentation not listed here.
There's a Middleware for That
Minnesota PHP User Group
12 June 2018
Vim + Unix Toolchain == IDE
PHPBenelux 2012
January 2012
Publications
Real-World Solutions for Developing High-Quality PHP Frameworks and Applications
Contributed a case study entitled "Testing Service Oriented APIs", detailing unit testing and integration testing approaches for web services, using approaches learned in testing Zend Framework.
The PHP Anthology: 101 Essential Tips, Tricks & Hacks, 2nd Edition
Contributed three chapters to this edition, including Chapter 3, "Error Handling"; Chapter 12, "XML and Web Services"; and Chapter 13, "Best Practices".
Open Source Contributions
Keep A Changelog CLI tooling
Laminas Project
Mezzio
Middleware microframework for PHP using the PSR-7 (HTTP message interfaces), PSR-17 (HTTP request factories), PSR-11 (Container interface), and PSR-15 (HTTP request handlers and middleware). Contributions have been made since the project began.
Laminas API Tools
API builder and runtime engine, built on top of the Laminas Project MVC framework. Contributions have been made since before the project began, as it was forked from an experiment of my own.
Zend Framework
- From January 2006 — April 2008, as PHP Developer for Zend Technologies
- From April 2008 — March 2009, as Software Architect for Zend Framework
- From April 2009 — December 2019, as Project Lead for Zend Framework
Phly_Mustache
PEAR
Lead maintainer for File_Fortune.
Cgiapp
PHP port of the perl module CGI::Application.