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Chad Pytel
Chief Executive Officer
Chad Pytel has twelve years of experience in tech support and software services, and is a skilled programmer and project manager. Chad is responsible for the day-to-day operations of thoughtbot and acts in an ongoing project lead role for many of our clients. He has co-authored two books: Rails AntiPatterns and Pro ActiveRecord for Ruby. Chad graduated from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) with bachelor of science degrees in both Computer Science and Humanities & Arts (Drama/Theatre).
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Matt Jankowski
Chief Operating Officer
Matt Jankowski has more than a decade of experience working as a builder, planner and manager in the realm of web application design & development. Currently, he serves as the product lead on client and internal projects and handles the initial communication for most potential clients. Matt has experience in the software side of the high throughput computing, entertainment technology, and publishing industries. Matt holds a B.S. in Technical Communication from WPI.
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Dan Croak
Chief Marketing Officer
Dan has been making things on the web for 15 years. He's "a pretty good programmer with great habits". You can find him in the mornings at coffee shops and in the evenings at craft beer bars.
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Joe Ferris
Chief Technology Officer
Joe found home at thoughtbot after spending several years on the freelance and software consulting battlefield. He has been coding since he first laid eyes on a computer, and has been a Ruby enthusiast since he discovered Rails in 2005. In his spare time, he plays guitar and frisbee. Joe is an avid 3-letter acronym hater.
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Jon Yurek
Developer
Jon Yurek is an experienced programmer with proven problem solving skills and the tenacity to attack complex problems head-on. He has co-authored a book, titled Pro ActiveRecord for Ruby. Jon graduated from WPI with a B.S. degree in Computer Science.
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Mike Burns
Developer
Mike Burns has been a Web developer since before the first bubble burst. He co-founded the Boston Android hackfests, brought the joy of vim to the company, is passionate about Free Software, and uses Haskell and Scala for personal projects. Email him at <mburns@thoughtbot.com>.
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Josh Clayton
Developer
After spending years writing ASP and C#, Josh found solace in Ruby and realized that crying while programming was OK (as long as they were tears of joy). When he's not programming, he enjoys biking and playing drums.
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Kyle Fiedler
Designer
Kyle has been designing and developing, in some form, since the turn of the century. His roots reach back to fine arts and print design but once he started designing for the web he never turned back.
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Matt Mongeau
Developer
Matt started programming in Qbasic and worked his way up to programming Ruby. Matt also enjoys folding origami and dabbling in other programming languages.
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Phil LaPier
Designer
With an approach to UI design that entails a user-centered design philosophy at its core, Phil strives to combine theory with practice by creating a trail of well crafted pixels wherever he goes. A sharply dressed swagger of a fellow, Phil graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a B.S. in Graphic Design. Follow him.
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Seana Quental
Office Manager
Seana graduated from Northeastern University in 2007 and truly loves the city of Boston. She began studying graphic and web design at New England School of Art and Design in 2009. When Seana isn't at thoughtbot, she is baking cupcakes, riding her bike, cross-stitching or searching for her next vintage treasure.
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Ben Orenstein
Developer
Ben is a vim evangelist, Apple fanboy, and an embarrassingly-frequent Boloco customer. He's spoken at RailsConf, finished 11th in the Rails Rumble, and is flirting with entering the top 50 Rails committers. When not vimming, he sings in a barbershop quartet and assistant-directs a chorus. Ben believes in TDD, A/B testing, and remapping caps lock to escape.
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Prem Sichanugrist
Developer
Prem is a web developer who also loves clean code and good user interfaces. He started developing for the web in 2001 using PHP. However, after he discovered Ruby on Rails in 2007, he never looked back. He loves tackling programming related problems, and always enjoy sitting in front of his computer diving into a hard problem to solve it. He also enjoys contributing back to Ruby on Rails in order to give back to the community and improve his beloved web framework.
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Gabe Berke-Williams
Developer
Gabe has been coding in one language or another for half his life. He found Ruby in 2005 and hasn't looked back since. He graduated from Brandeis University with a B.S. in computer science. In his free time, he likes to bake bread and watch Joss Whedon shows.
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Galen Frechette
Designer
Galen loves to innovate by challenging convention with unique insights and exceptional design. Driven by a passion for user experience and entrepreneurship, he strives to build products that respond to the needs of real people and empower the success of new ventures. Galen holds a dual B.S. degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's Programs in Design and Innovation.
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Jason Morrison
Developer
Jason loves to build web and mobile products. He started programming when he exhausted his family’s collection of Commodore 64 games at the age of six, and has believed in building software to satisfy real needs ever since.
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Reda Lemeden
Designer
Reda Lemeden, a.k.a Kaishin, enjoys conceptualizing problems and solving them using technology and design. When he is not pushing pixels or sketching wireframes, he is most likely reading Japanese comics or playing action RPGs. Reda holds a master degree in business and has been designing interfaces since 2006.
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Ben Zhang
Developer
Ben found his passion in web development and start-up tech scene after graduating from Brown University in computer engineering. He has dabbled in the role of software technical support engineer and PHP developer before making the full transition to Ruby on Rails. Before joining Thoughtbot, he worked with Ruby on Rails for 1.5 years on various side projects. Ben enjoys working with bright people and is interested in innovations in technology and business problem-solving.
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Joel Oliveira
Developer
Joel's passion for learning and creativity has stuck with him for 15 years. Through stints in ASP, linux systems administration, PHP, and a lot of UI code, he found his way with Ruby and Rails and is happy to never go back. When he's not tinkering on the web he's spending time with his lovely wife, their two bulldogs, or enjoying a beer with friends and family.
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Harlow Ward
Developer
Harlow began his career as a QA Engineer with marchFIRST. While testing web applications he realized he also loved building them. After getting his BS in Computer Science from UCSB his focus shifted from testing to building. At thoughtbot the paradigm has once again changed and he's embracing his new-found TDD lifestyle.
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Ralph
Chief Evangelist
Ralph has been with thoughtbot since late 2003. He does not hold any formal educational degrees, but he’s a very courteous host and is well respected in the Boston robot community (we think). In his spare time, Ralph is an avid drummer and technical manual enthusiast.