BLadwin

<p>Erik is a professional front-end designer and developer specializing in Drupal. He is known for his professionalism in delivering solutions to clients, employing a thorough approach of deconstructing large issues into smaller, more easily solved tasks. Erik helped develop the "Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year” program web site. Over the course of 18 months, Erik helped rebuild and redesign a private social media network for the globe’s largest community of entrepreneurs.<p> <p>Erik’s passions include learning; this allows him to be on the cutting-edge of front-end design and development and provide the most relevant and sustainable solutions to his clients. He also has a passion for open-source community building and teaching. He presents at most Drupal-related events that he attends.</p> <p>Erik is a Florida native, and currently resides in Portland, Oregon. For the last four years, Erik and his husband have been traveling the world as digital nomads.</p> <h3>Qualifications</h3> <p>Erik has been a Drupal community member for over 6 years, engaging the community from the very start. He has been a professional web site designer and developer for over 10 years. He is president of CloudNYNE Design, a web development firm specializing in front-end development for Drupal. He provides private front-end development training to clients as well as presenting at Drupal events all over the world. </p> <h3>Prior Speaking Experience</h3> <p>Erik presents at Drupal events of all sizes, including local meetup groups, regional camps, and national conventions. He normally presents on front-end development topics, but has also spoken on the topic of community involvement and organization.</p> <p>Erik has also provided classroom-style front-end development training at various regional Drupal camps. Check out some of his past Presentations:</p> <ul><li><a href="http://erikbaldwin.com/presentations/MidCamp-Twig-training/" target="_blank">Twig!</a>: Presented at MidCamp 2014 with <a href="/users/forest-mars" target="_blank">Forest Mars</a> as a paid training </li> <li><a href="https://portland2013.drupal.org/node/948" target="_blank">Making Drupal Meetups and Events Rock</a> Panel session at DrupalCon Portland w/ M. Anello, A. Dryden, K. Cassio, and S. Reynen <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKqb3Q7kloQ" target="_blank">Video</a></li> <li><a href="" target="_blank">Designers do it in the Browser!</a>: Presented at FL DrupalCamp 2013 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTo8y0KhkKw" target="_blank">Video</a></li> <li><a href="http://erikbaldwin.com/presentations/jQuery-for-site-builders/" target="_blank">jQuery For Site Builders</a>: Presented in 2012 at a Chicago Drupal Meetup </li> <li><a href="http://2011.drupalcampchicago.org/sessions/websites-events" target="_blank">Websites for Events</a> Presented in 2011 at DrupalCamp Chicago with Maksim Pecherskiy <a href="http://vimeo.com/33763269" target="_blank">Video</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/ThatGuyCND/theming-drupal-6-an-introduction-to-the-basics" target="_blank">Theming Drupal 6 - An Introduction to the Basics</a>: Presented in 2010 at a South FL Drupal meetup</li> <li><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/ThatGuyCND/theming-drupal-7-meet-your-new-best-friend-render" target="_blank">Theming Drupal 7 - Meet your new best friend, render()</a>: Presented at Florida DrupalCamp 2012</li></ul>