Four Kitchens co-founder Todd Ross Nienkerk has been involved in the web design and publishing industries since 1996. Since that time, he has designed and built countless websites and written for, edited, and managed several online and print publications. Although Todd’s interests focus primarily on visual design and user experience, his strong background in development allows him to contribute to virtually any creative or technical task.
As a Certified Scrum Product Owner, Todd often functions as the client’s representative to identify, organize, and prioritize project requirements and ensure that development efforts stay focused on business goals.
Todd is an active member of the Drupal community, regularly speaking at Drupal events and participating in code sprints all over the world. (In the last three years, he has spoken at 20 conferences and attended five code sprints in seven countries.) As a member of the Drupal.org Redesign Team, Todd helped spearhead the effort to redesign Drupal.org and communicate a fresher, more effective Drupal brand. Todd is also a member of the Drupal Documentation Team and has chaired tracks for DrupalCon Copenhagen 2010, DrupalCon Chicago 2011, and DrupalCon Denver 2012. He is currently serving as the DrupalCon global chair for all design, user experience, and theming tracks.
Todd’s free-software and free-culture project involvement
Drupal
- Drupal Documentation Team
- Drupal.org Redesign Team
- Contributing author, Planet Drupal
- Organizer
- DrupalCamp Austin 2009
- DrupalCamp Austin 2010
- DrupalCamp Austin 2011
- DrupalCamp Los Angeles 2011 (pending)
- Chair
- DrupalCon Copenhagen 2010: Providing Professional Drupal Services track co-chair
- DrupalCon Chicago 2011: Design/UX track chair
- DrupalCon Denver 2012: Design/UX track chair
- DrupalCon global chair for Design/UX tracks
- Speaker
- DrupalCon Paris 2009
- DrupalCon San Francisco 2010
- DrupalCon Copenhagen 2010
- DrupalCon Chicago 2011
- DrupalCon London 2011
- DrupalCamp Copenhagen 2009
- DrupalCamp Finland 2009
- DrupalCamp Stockholm 2009
- Drupal Design Camp Boston 2009
- DrupalCamp Dallas 2009
- DrupalCamp Austin 2009
- Do It with Drupal 2009
- Drupal Design Camp Boston 2010
- DrupalCamp Austin 2010
- Southwest Drupal Summit 2011
- Drupal Design Camp Los Angeles 2011
- DrupalCamp Stockholm 2011
- Drupal Design Camp Boston 2011
- Dallas Drupal Days 2011
- SchipulCon 2011
- Attendee
- DrupalCon Boston 2008
- DrupalCon Szeged 2008
- DrupalCon DC 2009
- DrupalCon Paris 2009
- DrupalCon San Francisco 2010
- DrupalCon Copenhagen 2010
- DrupalCon Chicago 2011
- DrupalCon London 2011
- SandCamp 2011
- Sprinter
- Drupal.org redesign sprint, Paris, February 2009
- Drupal.org redesign sprint, San Francisco, March 2009
- Drupal.org redesign sprint, DrupalCon Paris, September 2009
- Drupal documentation sprint, Washington DC, March 2009
- Drupal documentation sprint, Toronto, March 2009
Other projects and events
- Organizer
- BarCamp Austin III 2008
- BarCamp Austin IV 2009
Education
- University of Texas at Austin, Radio-Television-Film, 2005
- University of Texas at Austin, Psychology, 2005
