Todd Nienkerk

Drupal

Drupal contributions

As a member of the Drupal.org Redesign Team, I have participated in several sprints held in Europe and North America to implement the new Drupal brand. I am also a member of the Drupal.org Documentation Team. I maintain more than a dozen modules, two themes, and contribute patches and functionality to several more.

Sprints

  • Drupal documentation sprint: Toronto (March, 2009)
  • Drupal.org redesign sprint: Paris (February, 2009)
  • Drupal.org redesign sprint: San Francisco (April, 2009)
  • Drupal.org redesign sprint: Boston (June, 2009)
  • Drupal.org redesign sprint: Dallas (August, 2009)
  • Drupal.org redesign sprint: Paris (September, 2009)
  • Drupal.org redesign sprint: Copenhagen (August, 2010)

Events

I have helped organize the following Drupal events:

I have chaired the following DrupalCon tracks:

  • DrupalCon Copenhagen 2010: Providing Professional Drupal Services track co-chair
  • DrupalCon Chicago 2011: Design/UX track chair
  • DrupalCon Denver 2012: Mobile global track chair
  • DrupalCon Munich 2012: Frontend global track chair

I am currently the DrupalCon global chair for all Design, UX, and Mobile tracks.

I have spoken at the following DrupalCons and DrupalCamps:

  • DrupalCon Paris 2009
  • DrupalCon San Francisco 2010
  • DrupalCon Copenhagen 2010
  • DrupalCon Chicago 2011
  • DrupalCon London 2011
  • DrupalCon Denver 2012
  • DrupalCamp Copenhagen 2009
  • DrupalCamp Finland 2009
  • DrupalCamp Stockholm 2009
  • Drupal Design Camp Boston 2009
  • DrupalCamp Dallas 2009
  • DrupalCamp Austin 2009
  • Do It with Drupal 2009
  • Drupal Design Camp Boston 2010
  • DrupalCamp Austin 2010
  • Southwest Drupal Summit 2011
  • Drupal Design Camp Los Angeles 2011
  • DrupalCamp Stockholm 2011
  • Dallas Drupal Days 2011
  • DrupalCamp Los Angeles 2011
  • BADCamp 2011
  • Drupal Day Austin 2012

I also attended the following:

  • DrupalCon Boston 2008
  • DrupalCon Szeged 2008
  • DrupalCon DC 2009
  • DrupalCon Paris 2009
  • DrupalCon Munich 2012
  • SandCamp 2011
  • Drupal Design Camp Boston 2011
  • SchipulCon 2011

I have provided training at the following events:

  • BADCamp 2011 (Responsive web design in Drupal)
  • DrupalCamp Austin 2011 (Responsive web design in Drupal)
  • DrupalCon Denver 2012 (Responsive web design in Drupal)
  • DrupalCon Munich 2012 (Responsive Websites: Design and Build for All Devices)
Roles in working with Drupal
Designer, Themer, Front-end developer, Developer, Information architect
I contributed Drupal patches
I contributed Drupal modules
I contributed Drupal themes
I contributed to Drupal issue queues
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 will attend DrupalCon Portland 2013
I attended DrupalCon Munich 2012
I will attend DrupalCon Prague 2013
I attended DrupalCon Szeged, Hungary 2008
I attended DrupalCon Paris 2009
I attended DrupalCon DC 2009
I attended DrupalCon Boston 2008
I attended DrupalCon San Francisco 2010
I attended DrupalCon Copenhagen 2010
I attended DrupalCon London 2011
I attended DrupalCon Chicago 2011
I attended DrupalCon Denver 2012

Personal information

Full name
Todd Ross Nienkerk
First or given name
Todd
Last name or surname
Nienkerk
Languages spoken
English; German
My website
http://fourkitchens.com
Gender
male
Country
United States
IRC nick
toddross
LinkedIn profile
http://www.linkedin.com/in/toddross
Facebook page
http://www.facebook.com/toddnienkerk
Twitter url
http://twitter.com/toddross
Google profile URL
https://plus.google.com/u/0/118234259842680928302
Bio

Todd Ross Nienkerk is a Partner, Co-Founder, and Digital Strategist at Four Kitchens.

Todd has been involved in the web design and publishing industries since 1996. Since that time, he has designed and built countless websites and written for, edited, and managed several online and print publications. Although Todd's interests focus primarily on visual design and user experience, his strong background in development allows him to contribute to virtually any creative or technical task. As an active member of the Drupal community, Todd regularly speaks at Drupal events and participates in code sprints all over the world. (In the last four years, he has spoken at 25 conferences and attended five code sprints in seven countries.) Todd is a member of the Drupal Documentation Team and has chaired tracks for DrupalCon Copenhagen 2010, DrupalCon Chicago 2011, DrupalCon Denver 2012, and DrupalCon Munich 2012. He is currently serving as the DrupalCon global chair for all design, user experience, mobile, and theming tracks. As a member of the Drupal.org Redesign Team, Todd helped spearhead the effort to redesign Drupal.org and communicate a fresher, more effective Drupal brand. Todd is also a Certified Scrum Product Owner.

Work

Job title
Partner, Co-Founder, and Digital Strategist
Current company or organization
Four Kitchens
Industries worked in
Writing, Editing, Publishing, Design, Web design, Web development
Companies worked for
Four Kitchens, That Other Paper, University of Texas at Austin

History

Documentation
Over 10 edits
Member for
6 years 27 weeks

Projects

Drupal Association individual member

Todd Nienkerk is an individual member of the Drupal Association, which fosters and supports the Drupal software project, the community and its growth.

Drupal Association Organization Member

Four Kitchens is an Organization Member of the Drupal Association. We’re supporting the Drupal.org infrastructure and other large community initiatives.

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