Ron Severdia is a Creative Director in the San Francisco Bay Area and has directed interactive branding projects-from web sites and brand identities to interactive campaigns-for clients such as HP, Verizon, Electronic Arts, Yahoo!, Visa, Walmart.com, and Apple. His prior experience includes stints as a Senior Designer and then Creative Director at Young & Rubicam, DDB, Glow, and Landor Associates. Fluent in several languages, he worked for seven years in Europe, where he's won several awards for successful creative work. Ron has been using Joomla since 2006 to build sites for companies, large and small, including a worldwide branding site for Citibank. He joined the Joomla Communications Team in 2008 and recently redesigned the new look of Joomla.org. Ron wishes to thank his lovely wife, Nat lia, without whose support this book and many of his other adventurous projects could not have been possible. Milujem ta. You can reach Ron by email at:
[email protected] Kenneth Crowder is a Senior Software Engineer at BIGSHOT, a full-service marketing and advertising agency located in Kansas City, Missouri. His primary role is to develop Joomla extensions and provide knowledge and expertise to support its clients. Prior to BIGSHOT, his experience includes places like Sprint and Hallmark.com. He holds a bachelor's degree in computer science from Northwest Missouri State University. Kenneth has been involved in the Joomla Community since its inception. He has volunteered countless hours to help the open source project as a global moderator as well as various other assignments. Kenneth resides in Omaha, Nebraska with his wife Michelle and two wonderful children, Ryland and Korina. He would like to thank Michelle for all of the love and support she has given him over the years. He would also like to thank his parents, Raymond and Sharon, for supporting his decision at the age of 16 to buy a computer instead of a car with the money he had saved. You can reach Kenneth by email at:
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