About
Profession
- I am a developer at Kfx² where I work with PHP, MySQL, and Zend Framework on a daily basis.
- I have previously been an author and technical editor for php|architect Magazine.
- I am an organizer for the Acadiana Open Source Group.
- I lead development of the Phergie project and contribute to the Zend Framework project.
- I participate in the PHP Community organization.
Education
- I hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science.
- I hold ZCE certifications for both PHP 5 and Zend Framework.
Personal Life
- I currently reside in Duson, Louisiana with my wife, three children, two cats, and dog.
- I am a casual gamer (PC, console, and table-top) and a geek to the core. These days, I mainly play World of Warcraft.
- I like learning new languages and have become relatively comfortable with Python and Java as well as PHP.
- I go by the nick Elazar on the Freenode IRC network and can often be found in the #phpc channel.