Jean-Marc Buytaert, with an associate's degree in multimedia and web design and a bachelor's degree in fine arts in interactive media design, has been involved in a diverse array of projects since 2003, ranging from graphic design, to video production, web design, and last but not least, web development, where he found his niche.
With experience in multiple web scripting languages and having developed websites using several content management systems, Jean-Marc is now a lead web developer for Houston-based interactive marketing agency, TopSpot Internet Marketing, where he oversees a team of web developers and builds responsive websites using MODX and WordPress while implementing third-party web services using new technologies and APIs.
Tristan Denyer is a UX designer for web and mobile applications, including web apps and portals, eCommerce, online video players and widgets, games (online, iPhone, board), marketing sites, and more. He is also a UI developer and WordPress theme developer. He is currently leading the UX design for the product team at a start-up in San Francisco.
He recently wrote a book, A Practical Handbook to WordPress Themes, to help owners and operators of self-hosted WordPress websites get the most out of their themes.
His passions include prototyping, web security, writing, carpentry, and burritos. He can be contacted through the following links:
Twitter: @tristandenyer
GitHub: https://github.com/tristandenyer
His portfolio and blog: http://tristandenyer.com/
Alan Plotko is a software developer who works across the full stack. He loves developing applications for the Web and always makes time to attend "hackathons", weekend-long programming competitions where participants build projects from scratch to benefit the community. Alan's experience extends to Python development, various database technologies such as NoSQL, and frameworks for rapid application development. When he's not writing code, Alan spends his spare time writing stories; he is an avid writer, having previously self-published a fantasy novel and reviewed books for Packt.
J. Pedro Ribeiro is a Brazilian user interface engineer living in the heart of London. He has been working on the Web for several years, coding websites for start-ups and large companies. Currently working at RetailMeNot UK, he is responsible for creating the mobile-first experience at VoucherCodes.co.uk, focusing on performance and usability.
Website: jpedroribeiro.com
GitHub: github.com/jpedroribeiro
Marija Zaric is a web designer living in Belgrade with a focus on individual and commercial clients who demand websites that are clear, modern, creative, simple, and responsive. She works with clients from USA and all over the world, helping them present their services in a unique, yet professional, way.
She is a relentless learner. What she loves the most about web design is the constant changes in the field, especially its evolution over the last 4 years when she became inspired by its simplicity, great images, typography, and the possibility of optimizing a single website for various devices.
She redesigned and incorporated these styles into her own website and called it Creative Simplicity. Marija was a reviewer for the book Responsive Media in HTML5 by Packt Publishing.
Her projects can be found at http://www.marijazaric.com/.