Preston So has been a web developer since 2001, a Drupal developer since 2007, a Drupal contributor since 2009, and a globally recognized expert on decoupled Drupal since 2015. Currently, he works as Director of Research and Innovation at Acquia, where he is the primary subject matter expert and evangelist for decoupled Drupal and API-first approaches. Previously, he led the Entertainment Weekly development team at Time Inc. (now Meredith). Over the last decade, he has given talks at over 50 conferences on five continents in multiple languages on a variety of topics, including front-end development, responsive design, user experience, Drupal development, open-source innovation, emerging technologies (conversational interfaces, augmented reality), the decentralized web, and decoupled Drupal. He has presented at SXSW Interactive twice (2017, 2018) and at industry conferences around the world, including Frontend United, Great Wide Open, and others. He has also delivered keynotes at conferences on four continents in multiple languages on the subject of decoupled Drupal.