Ted Neward is a tech consultant, writer and regular key note speaker with over twenty years of experience. He is currently working with companies to help build their DevRel function and strives to bring a technology-focused and -sharpened mindset to the mortgage industry. During his more code-focused years, he specialized in high-scale enterprise systems, working with clients ranging in size from Fortune 500 corporations to start ups. He is an authority in Java and .NET technologies, particularly in the areas of Java/.NET integration (both in-process and via integration tools like Web services), programming languages of all forms, back-end enterprise software systems, and virtual machine/execution engine plumbing.
He is the author or co-author of several books, is an IBM Champion of Cloud, a Microsoft MVP an INETA speaker and an PluralSight course author, and a member of various Java JSRs. He lives in the Pacific Northwest with his wife, two sons, three cats, twelve laptops, seven tablets, nine phones and a rather large utility bill.
Scott T. McAllister spent over a decade building software in several industries before discovering the world of Developer Relations. Since then, Scott has served as a Developer Advocate at Smartsheet, PagerDuty, and ngrok. Now, he helps others explore software development and infrastructure principles as a Principal Developer Advocate at LoftLabs.
David Neal is a family man, geek, illustrator, musician, international keynote speaker, and seasoned software developer. He has spent the last 12 years passionately engaged in the developer community in Developer Relations roles at organizations such as Okta, Asana, Slack, and Pluralsight. Before DevRel, David spent over 15 years building scalable web applications from startups to large corporations. His mission is to empower folks worldwide to be more awesome.
Chris Woodruff has been at the forefront of software development since before the first .COM boom, building a career that spans enterprise web development, cloud solutions, software analytics, and developer relations. His work as an Architect at Real Time Technologies allows him to apply his deep technical knowledge to solving complex challenges, with a focus on API design and scalable architectures. He is a Microsoft MVP in the areas of .NET and Web Development.
