Todd Nienkerk

DrupalCode profile
Posts on Drupal.org
Starred projects

Austin, TX

Current Role(s):

CEO, Owner, and Co-Founder

IRC:

toddross

Slack:

toddross

Professional Info

Companies Worked For

That Other Paper, University of Texas at Austin

Industries Worked In:

Publishing, Editing, Writing, Design, Web design, Web development, Software engineering, Digital strategy, Digital transformation, Service design

https://www.fourkitchens.com/

https://www.fourkitchens.com/team/todd-ross-nienkerk/

Personal Info

Pronouns:

he/him/his

Primary language:

English

Other languages:

English

German

Japanese

On Drupal.org for 17 years 5 months

Over 10 edits to documentation

Bio:

I am the CEO, Owner, and Co-Founder of Four Kitchens. I help organizations define and reach their goals using a combination of technology, creativity, and strategy. My background in design, development, communication, and psychology provides me with unique insight into how people use technology: how we think, feel, interact, and form communities both off- and online.

Since 1996, I have designed and built countless websites and written for, edited, and managed several online and print publications. In 2006, I co-founded Four Kitchens, a web design, development, and strategy consultancy. Four Kitchens’ mission is to change the world by setting knowledge free. We achieve this mission by working with open-source software and communities, choosing projects that advance human knowledge, and freely sharing our expertise with the world. Recent awards for client projects include an Emmy, Stevie Award, Davey Award, AVA Award, WebAward, and two Communicator Awards.

I have spoken at more than 50 conferences, including SXSW Interactive two years in a row. As an active member of the Drupal community, I regularly speak at and organize Drupal events all over the world. I have chaired, trained, and spoken at virtually every DrupalCon since they began in 2008. I have developed and contributed dozens of Drupal modules and themes, helped redesign Drupal.org, and served as the technical reviewer for two Drupal books published by O'Reilly.

Contributor roles

Drupal Ambassador CreditAttribution: Four Kitchens
From 2006-04 to present
DrupalCamp speaker CreditAttribution: Four Kitchens
From 2009-07 to present
Contributed module, theme, or distribution maintainer CreditAttribution: Four Kitchens
From 2008-01 until 2018-12
Project contributor CreditAttribution: Four Kitchens
From 2008-01 until 2018-12
DrupalCon Track Chair Lead CreditAttribution: Four Kitchens
DrupalCon Track Chair CreditAttribution: Four Kitchens
DrupalCamp Lead Organizer CreditAttribution: Four Kitchens
From 2008-01 until 2014-12
DrupalCamp Planning Committee Member CreditAttribution: Four Kitchens
From 2008-01 until 2014-12
Drupal meetup organizer CreditAttribution: Four Kitchens
From 2006-10 until 2014-12
Documentation editor CreditAttribution: Four Kitchens
From 2008-01 until 2018-12
Educator/Trainer CreditAttribution: Four Kitchens
From 2012-01 until 2015-12

Helped teach trainings at DrupalCons and DrupalCamps, including DrupalCon Munich and DrupalCon Austin.

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Drupal Contributions:

As an active member of the Drupal community, I regularly speak at Drupal events all over the world. I have organized a dozen Drupal events, chaired 10 DrupalCons, led training sessions at four DrupalCons, and spoken at virtually every DrupalCon since they began in 2008. I have developed and contributed dozens of Drupal modules and themes, participated in seven code sprints, served on the Drupal Documentation Team, helped redesign Drupal.org, and served as the technical reviewer for two Drupal books published by O'Reilly.

Events

I helped organize these Drupal events:

DrupalCamp Austin 2009
DrupalCamp Austin 2010
Austin Drupal Bash at SXSW 2011
DrupalCamp Austin 2011
Austin Drupal Bash at SXSW 2012
Drupal Day Austin 2012
Drupal Genius Bazaar at SXSW 2013
DrupalCamp Austin 2013
Austin Drupal Drop-In at SXSW 2014
Design for Drupal Boston 2014
Austin Drupal Drop-In at SXSW 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018

I chaired these DrupalCon tracks and summits:

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
DrupalCon Portland 2013: User Experience global track chair
DrupalCon Prague 2013: Frontend global track chair
DrupalCon Austin 2014: Drupal Business Summit local organizer
DrupalCon Los Angeles 2015: Drupal Business Summit global organizer