Darby Felton
Darby Felton has professional experience working with people and information technologies since 1996. During this
time he has performed in various related roles, including web application and software development, systems design,
administration and analysis, instruction, and training. He has built high-performance systems handling millions of
users per day and has taught degree courses in information technology at a Dallas technical college. In 2003 he
founded an independent consultancy to provide high-quality, low-cost business solutions leveraging open source
technologies. After three years as an independent consultant, Darby accepted a position with Zend Technologies, where
he made core contributions to Zend Framework, including
authorship of framework components and
documentation, and became a member of the Zend
Framework Education Advisory Board. Darby holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of Missouri
- Columbia and is a Zend Certified Engineer (PHP 4, PHP 5, and Zend Framework).
Anna Filina
Anna has been a programmer since 1997. She developed games, online communities and various information systems using
primarily PHP and ActionScript. As a Zend Certified Engineer, she did mostly independent consulting for companies such as AXA
and Global Nomad Group. Anna published her own community magazine and offered private PHP courses in 2005. She
also owned an online flower business between 2006 and 2008. Anna is actively involved in the PHP Quebec organization
since 2006. She organizes an annual conference and monthly user group meetings in Montreal, as well as other social
and educational events.
Bernie Graham
After graduating college with a degree in Computer Science, Bernie has been utilizing his software development skills in many
diverse industries. He has worked in education, insurance, financial services, manufacturing production automation and Silicon
Valley start ups. He has focused most of his career to web technologies. His experiences with Zend Framework and Adobe Flex
helped lead him to meeting the other members of the DevBots team. During his career he found time to complete an MBA which has
helped fuel his interests and successes in business.
