My name is Aaron Brazell and I’ve been in the WordPress world since 2004.
I have worked on four startups, all WordPress-based – first, as the Director of Technology for b5media, then working with WordPress bloggers to integrate the Lijit search widget (recently acquired by Federated Media. Later, I started WP Engine, a premiere, optimized WordPress hosting solution, with Jason Cohen – himself a successful entrepreneur.
I am a core contributor to WordPress, creating the underpinnings of what would become the SSH file system class used in one-click installs, collaborating on the Daylight Saving Time Time Zone integration in WordPress among other things. I have had at least some code in every single WordPress release since 2.5.
I am an advocate for open source technologies and base all of my work on Subversion or Git.
Some places you may find me on the web:
Otherwise, I’m eating tacos, watching Ravens or Longhorns football, Maryland basketball, Red Sox baseball or drinking Texas craft beer.