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Location Champaign, IL
Current Role(s): 
Team Lead, Technical Curriculum Developer
Datadog
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Professional Info

Companies Worked For
Pantheon, Enjoy Creativity, Triplo, Chapter Three, Bradley University, Lyon College, Infogenic Systems, Methodist Medical Center, Digett, AllPlayers.com
Industries Worked In: 
Higher Education, Drupal Training, Churches, Ministries, Nonprofits, Freelance

Personal Info

Pronouns: 
he/him
Primary language: 
English
Other languages: 
English

On Drupal.org for 16 years 6 months

Over 100 edits to documentation

Bio: 

David Needham is the Engineering Manager of the Customer Education & Training team at Datadog. When he's not blogging about productivity and faith at davidneedham.me or speaking at conferences, you can find him streaming on Twitch or playing fun board games with his wife and kids in Champaign, IL.

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Drupal Contributions: 

I helped organize trainings at MidCamp 2020.
I led Drupal workshops for Drupal Global Training Days 2020.
I led Getting Started with Drupal workshops in Champaign, IL in 2019.
I led Drupal workshops for Drupal Global Training Days 2019.
I led Drupal workshops for Drupal Global Training Days 2018.
I helped organize trainings at MidCamp 2019.
I helped organize and lead trainings at MidCamp 2018.
I helped organize and lead sprints at MidCamp 2017.
I helped organize and lead trainings at TCDrupal Camp 2015.
I helped organize and lead trainings at TCDrupal Camp 2014.
I helped organize and lead trainings at BADCamp 2013.
I helped organize and lead trainings at BADCamp 2012.
I helped organize and lead trainings at BADCamp 2011.
I taught first time sprinter workshops at DrupalCon New Orleans 2016.
I taught first time sprinter workshops at DrupalCon Los Angeles 2015.
I helped plan events in the Central Illinois Drupal User Group.
I helped plan events in the Twin Cities Drupal User Group.
I led workshops at the San Francisco Drupal User Group.
I helped plan events in the San Antonio Drupal User Group.
I helped plan events at Bradley University.
I've been speaking publicly about Drupal since 2008 (including DrupalCons at Chicago, London, Denver, Munich, Portland, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Vienna, and Nashville).

Events spoken at

Areas of Expertise: 
trainer
Developer Advocate
WebOps
Site builder
Front End Developer
Module developer
Drupal events: 
DrupalCon Boston 2008
DrupalCon DC 2009
DrupalCon San Francisco 2010
DrupalCon Chicago 2011
DrupalCon London 2011
DrupalCon Denver 2012
DrupalCon Munich 2012
DrupalCon Portland 2013
DrupalCon Austin 2014
DrupalCon Los Angeles 2015
DrupalCon Barcelona 2015
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016
DrupalCon Baltimore 2017
DrupalCon Vienna 2017
DrupalCon Nashville 2018
Drupal Europe 2018
DrupalCon Seattle 2019
DrupalCon Minneapolis 2020 (was planning to attend)
DrupalCon Global 2020
DrupalCon Europe 2020
DrupalCon North America 2021
DrupalCon Europe 2021

Credited on 40 fixed issues

Projects maintained

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9 people list davidneedham as a mentor

I contributed Drupal patches
I contributed Drupal modules
I contributed Drupal themes
I contributed to Drupal issue queues
I contributed to Drupal.org
I contributed Drupal documentation
I reviewed Project applications
I help in the Drupal support forums
I provide Drupal-related services
I give support on IRC
I help mentor new contributors