John is a contributing Web Engineer at OpenWorks. He received his MBA from the University of Rhode Island, and has over 17 years of experience as both a consultant as well as Lead Developer with global CPM applications. John has designed and developed a variety of proprietary and open-source applications and websites, dynamic PHP websites, and CMS websites using Drupal and Wordpress for companies such as Boeing, State Street Financial, and H&R Block. John lives in Providence, RI. When not working on something new or trying to learn as much as he can about technology, John spends as much time as possible with his lovely wife and children, plays guitar in a band, and continues his education with graduate coursework at URI.