Carolyn Chandler@chananGreat Ideas: How to Choose the Best and Drop the Rest
Carolyn Chandler is co-author of A Project Guide to UX Design and the UX Design instructor at Code Academy, an immersive environment for those wishing to create new online businesses. She has worked in the field of User Experience for 14 years, alternating between software development and web site consulting. Her background includes usability engineering, information architecture, and interaction design with a particular focus on health care solutions and user adoption. Carolyn is a Director of User Experience for Manifest Digital, an interactive marketing and design firm based in Chicago.
Jeff Biggus@hyperjeffPhilosophy & Coding
Jeff Biggus is the founder of HyperJeff, Inc., producing Unix, Mac, iPhone and iPad apps, and custom in-house software for companies, specializing in scientific software. He has been an independent programming consultant for more than 15 years. Jeff cut his teeth on programming back in the early 1980's on the Apple ][+. He started the HyperJeff Network back in 1994, a site serving the Mac OS X / Cocoa community since the early Rhapsody days.
Brandon Passley@brandonpassleyBuilding a Client's Dream App
Brandon is currently the CTO of Vokal Interactive, the one-stop mobile development shop for big brands, startups, & everything in between. He is also responsible for building the Mobile Makers Academy, an intensive iOS training program in Chicago. Previously, Brandon was a partner and the VP of Engineering for ArtistData where he built the platform that led to a successful acquisition by Sonicbids in 2010.