{"id":1080,"date":"2018-06-18T16:00:34","date_gmt":"2018-06-18T20:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2018.grandrapids.wordcamp.org\/?p=1080"},"modified":"2018-06-18T15:52:33","modified_gmt":"2018-06-18T19:52:33","slug":"get-to-know-the-speakers-9-and-10-am","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grandrapids.wordcamp.org\/2018\/get-to-know-the-speakers-9-and-10-am\/","title":{"rendered":"Get to Know the Speakers: 9 and 10 AM"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>Alonso Indacochea<\/h4>\n<h5><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">speaking at 9am on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/2018.grandrapids.wordcamp.org\/session\/the-new-wordpress-paradigm\/\">The New WordPress Paradigm<\/a> in the <a href=\"https:\/\/2018.grandrapids.wordcamp.org\/schedule\/\">General<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> track<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alonso is making his first appearance at WCGR, having traveled all the way from Albuquerque, NM. He is fully immersed in WordPress and as the CEO of 11 Online, a full service digital agency, he and his team build, fix, and maintain websites for their clients. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">WordPress aside, he is a lover of cinema and has an active family life which includes his wife, daughter, twin toddler boys, and their neurotic dog, Rafa.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='525' height='295' src='https:\/\/video.wordpress.com\/embed\/gPJOwaq4?hd=0&amp;cover=1' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1674852142'><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Business site-\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/11online.us\/author\/alonso\">https:\/\/11online.us<\/a><br \/>\nSpeaker Deck-\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/speakerdeck.com\/alonso_in\">https:\/\/speakerdeck.com\/alonso_in<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Benjamin Turner<\/h4>\n<h5><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">speaking at 9am on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/2018.grandrapids.wordcamp.org\/session\/developer-workflow-using-local-by-flywheel\/\">Developer Workflow Using Local by Flywheel<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/2018.grandrapids.wordcamp.org\/schedule\/\">Developer<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> track<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Benjamin, a full stack Web Developer since 2012, is tackling many firsts this year both as a new hire at Flywheel as a Happiness Engineer and making the long cross-country trip from Portland, Oregon to speak at WordCamp Grand Rapids. Aside from that, he can often be found working on both the front and back end of websites as well as handling content migration, DevOps, and the complexities of infrastructure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>LinkedIn-\u00a0<a class=\"autolinked\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/bgturner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/bgturner<\/a><br \/>\nFlywheel bio-\u00a0<a class=\"autolinked\" href=\"https:\/\/getflywheel.com\/layout\/author\/ben-turner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/getflywheel.com\/layout\/author\/ben-turner<\/a><br \/>\nFlywheel team-\u00a0<a class=\"autolinked\" href=\"https:\/\/getflywheel.com\/about\/team\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/getflywheel.com\/about\/team<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>RJ Mey<\/h4>\n<h5><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">speaking at 9:30am on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/2018.grandrapids.wordcamp.org\/session\/lando-making-local-development-absolutely-beautiful\/\">Lando: Making Local Development Absolutely Beautiful<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/2018.grandrapids.wordcamp.org\/schedule\/\">Developer<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> track<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A front end web developer, writer, and analyst with experience working for marketing agencies in the Metro Detroit area, RJ has 5 years experience with WordPress both as a user and developer. He\u2019s thorough and smart and is currently applying these skills to his job at American Expedition Vehicles as well as helping out <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.girldevelopit.com\/chapters\/detroit\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Girl Develop It Detroit<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, a nonprofit organization <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">that exists to provide affordable and judgment-free opportunities for women interested in learning web and software development, as<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> an instructor and teaching assistant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>LinkedIn-\u00a0<a class=\"autolinked\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/rj-mey-80b85447\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/rj-mey-80b85447<\/a><br \/>\nWC Detroit-\u00a0<a class=\"autolinked\" href=\"https:\/\/2018.detroit.wordcamp.org\/speaker\/rj-mey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/2018.detroit.wordcamp.org\/speaker\/rj-mey<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Andrew Norcross<\/h4>\n<h5><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">speaking at 10am on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/2018.grandrapids.wordcamp.org\/session\/gdpr-and-other-fun-things\/\">GDPR and Other Fun Things<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/2018.grandrapids.wordcamp.org\/schedule\/\">General<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> track<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A native of Princeton, New Jersey, Andrew is a tenured professor of archeology at Marshall College. \u00a0He successfully protected the Ark of the Covenant, saved innocent lives, and found the Holy Grail! &#8230;Oh wait, that&#8217;s Indiana Jones. \u00a0Andrew Norcross writes code, builds fancy things for the interweb, and drinks an absurd amount of coffee. He currently works at Liquid Web and lives in Florida with his two adorable rescue dogs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"525\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lHWI75nKWb0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>LinkedIn-\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/norcross\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/norcross<\/a><br \/>\nPersonal site- <a href=\"https:\/\/andrewnorcross.com\">https:\/\/andrewnorcross.com<\/a><br \/>\nSlideShare-\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/norcross\">https:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/norcross<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Michelle Schulp<\/h4>\n<h5><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">speaking at 10am on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/2018.grandrapids.wordcamp.org\/session\/cheat-code-combo-or-power-up-why-we-choose-someone-elses-code\/\">Cheat Code, Combo, or Power-Up: Why We Choose Someone Else\u2019s Code<\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">in the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/2018.grandrapids.wordcamp.org\/schedule\/\">Developer<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> track<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Michelle used her education in Visual Communication, with minors in Psychology and Sociology, to build her business as an independent graphic designer and front-end developer based out of Minneapolis. Growing these skills, she has been able to move into front-end development and user experience design where she focuses on solving tangible problems and achieving real, people-driven goals through a strategy-based approach to design.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fortunately for us, she is not all work and no play. Passionately active in the open source community, she can frequently be found speaking, volunteering, and organizing various events and workshops around the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='525' height='295' src='https:\/\/video.wordpress.com\/embed\/cOIe1DgZ?hd=0&amp;cover=1' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1674852142'><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Business site-\u00a0<a class=\"autolinked\" href=\"http:\/\/marktimemedia.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/marktimemedia.com<\/a><br \/>\nPersonal site-\u00a0<a class=\"autolinked\" href=\"http:\/\/mynameismichelle.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/mynameismichelle.com<\/a><br \/>\nSpeaking list-\u00a0<a class=\"autolinked\" href=\"http:\/\/mynameismichelle.com\/talks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/mynameismichelle.com\/talks<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alonso Indacochea speaking at 9am on The New WordPress Paradigm in the General track Alonso is making his first appearance at WCGR, having traveled all the way from Albuquerque, NM. 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