At our November 2010 User Group meetup we also had the good fortune of being entertained and informed by Steven Pignataro of CorePHP .  Steven gave us a great tour through current offerings of CorePHP, new software projects on the cusp of release and a whole lot of wisdom about web desing and business in general.

Steven Pignataro

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

The founder and co-owner of 'corePHP, Steven has worked in all aspects of web development, from building large commercialized e-commerce sites to troubleshooting small 'mom and pop' web pages. He has been involved in Mamboand Joomla! from the outset, and has a strong understanding of their core functionality.

Creative programming abilities and an innovative imagination allow Steven to see possibilities beyond the basic software. User-friendly, unique and customized websites are his specialty, and he does his best to provide customers with high quality technical support, powerful products and handy modules for Joomla!.

Some Background 

I am a founding member of the SuperHouse community and a regular contributor on most every project. I really love to see people rally around an artistic endeavor and create something together. I love to fuse technology with purpose and see it get used to do something good, SuperHouse is just such an effort.

I have spent the last ten years of my life working with computer related media projects and I still enjoy it. Let me know what you are trying to do, and I will do my best to find the technology that will make it happen...

Joomla! Detroit User Group Founder

I created the Joomla! Detroit User Group about a year ago after working with joomla for about 2 years.  I stumbled into the world of Open Source Software after discovering how much fun (and how easy) it was to do my own blog with the opern source software, WordPress.  I saw the potential and then I stumbled upon Joomla!  It was easy and powerful.  I could create websites for groups of people with functionality I only dreamed of the year before, and I could do it practically over night.  I invite you to join the Joomla! users group and help us learn together and share this great tool with our communities.

Contact Shane...

Send me an e-mail 

Shane's Blog...

www.shanesevo.com/blog 

One of the big draws for me to Joomla! initially was the community support.  I did not feel alone when I was jumping in.  Joomla! was actually introduced to me by a coworker before it forked from mambo.

Mambo has not had a news post on its site since 2008, well that is what you get for trying to jump ship on open source.

Drupal is a great open source CMS and it is so because of a community that supports it as well as the Joomla! community.  When I meet folks like Alex Fisher, I know that their expertise and decisions are not in vain... and the choice to go with Drupal makes a lot of sense.

If you want to jump into Drupal, there is a user group right around the corner, with experts like Alex waiting to help you take the next step.  For all of us trying to wrangle the octopus of web design, this is invaluable.  Sure you could read his blog , but here you get to ask him a question in person.

Michigan Drupal User Group

Or if you need to build out a Drupal website for your next project, you could hire him!

Commercial Progression Drupal Web Design

Joe is also a founding member of Superhouse and regular contributor of the Joomla! Detroit User Group.

Joe Wells is an experienced video editor, videographer, and multimedia designer.  Joe also has a lot of experience as a PA/Grip on film shoots, and as a stage hand at corporate events/live exhibits.  He is a fast learner.  He was a Bachelors degree in electronic media/broadcast journalism.

Joe has been working on computer related media projects for well over eight years. He is happiest when sitting in front of a full timeline of video edits in Final Cut Pro, but he spends just as much time in photoshop, flash, and dreamweaver creating custom web site designs.

• Email Joe
• Joe's Personal Website (www.thisisjoewells.com)