1. Developing the Dev Why, How, Why we should. Why we need to.

2. Why am I giving this talk now?  ‘cause its Sunday and they needed filler … ?  Story that needs to be told and retold

3. Who is this guy?  Not really a lot of Drupal (some D5, 1 commercial account in D6)  Did some tech consulting  I could walk and talk  My job before this one:

4. So how the heck did you get hired?  Attended a FREE TRAINING EVENT for D7 build a module  Met a mentor who pushed for me to be hired  Was the last guy picked for ACQUIAU training  Worked for LESS than I was worth or could afford

5. find

6. mentor mentorship = time

7. Onboard Source: http://www.business2community.com/infographics/businesses-can- benefit-investing-corporate-training-0651750#bsQ7bKtgMVaU4LdV.97http://www.business2community.com/infographics/businesses-can- benefit-investing-corporate-training-0651750#bsQ7bKtgMVaU4LdV.97

8. Opportunity

9. Current position:  Technical Team Lead US East  Manages team of 6 reports  Work with over 14 development partners; 10 design partners

10. But he still builds a horrible deck