Brian Alexander Email & Phone Number

I am a hacker.Since 1997 I have worked sys admin and desktop support, graphic design, web dev, full stack dev, production support, customer support management, web analytics reporting, UX design, application architecture, project management, and running technical operations for a $12MM/yr distributed digital marketing agency.Most of my recent work is in MarComm automation running on AWS, managing dev projects, and custom WordPress theme and plugin development. Much of my agency experience involves devising pragmatic solutions where timelines and budgets are tight, and project constraints are often ambiguous. This commonly requires examining client business requirements to find the correct or intended course of action, or looking beyond the confines of their existing stack to implement something that just gets it done.I'm currently a full-time contributor to WordPress Core and Gutenberg, as part of Automattic's "Five for the Future" pledge (see https://wordpress.org/five-for-the-future/pledge/automattic/ to learn more).When not at my computer, I run and cycle Portland's bridges, snack on Blue Star donuts while playing *Butter Royale* with my daughter, sous vide almost everything, make handmade soap, and sample the continually evolving coffee-/beer-/cider-scape of Portland.Specialties: Techno-Babble, Jibber-Jabber, TMI, Geek Speak, HTTP, REST, and h4X0R.(My profile banner is the Spicy Italian from Portland's legendary East Side Deli. Order it toasted.)

Listed skills include Software Project Management, E Commerce, Agile Methodologies, Web Services, and 31 others.