Kerry Mickelson is currently the Director of Information Services at the American Geophysical Union in Washington DC.

He has been an open source innovator and supporter for over 15 years and a WordPress advocate for its use in mission critical systems.

His career spans 25 years with almost a decade as the Director of Software development @ NPR in Washington DC, as well as developing software for Allstate Financial, his own company Vhroom.com, Mayo Clinic, and Bank of America.

He wrote his first program while in high school in 1978.