YaBB Project Team

"Everybody it's glad with the YaBB it self, however I want to focus in the nice posibilities to hack and adapt YaBB with little perl skills, I think the developers followed well the principle of 'keep it simple.'" -- wumufo of www.wumufo.com

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The following list are the "important" people in the YaBB project. Some of them are on here because they feel special, some of were valuable members in the past that deserve a lifetime inclusion, and some are current YaBB demi-gods.

	Corey Chapman (Crackers) Project Leader, Webmaster, XIMinc CEO, Waving the Magic Wand Hails from Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States View YaBB Profile www.coreychapman.com VIEW ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Occupation: Quality Manager, Ring Container Technologies Hobbies: Web development, rollerblading, collecting random things, doing new and adventurous things Quote: If you have been lied to for two years you have an associated degree in wisdom. If you have been lied to for four years you have a bachelors degree in applied stupidity. -- rmartin313@excite.com Biography: Corey has been using the Internet since around 1994 and has experience in web development since 1997. He holds a degree in Engineering Management from the University of Missouri - Rolla and a minor in Computer Science. He started out as a YaBB user, became a YaBB developer, and not much later became lead of the project.
	Ron A.J. Hartendorp (Spikecity) YaBB 2 Lead Developer, Moderator Dutch Hails from Spijkenisse, Zuid-Holland, the Netherlands View YaBB Profile www.spikecity.net VIEW ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Occupation: General Manager of Multi Instruments Manufacturing Hobbies: Music, Coding, Singing, Computers, Video Quote: Everyone is born with the same amount of brains, it's a pitty some of us use all that capacity just for growing hair Biography: Ron is an overall nice guy. He's very busy traveling a lot for his work, has seen a lot of the world, is the father of two sons, recently divorced, but lucky in love. Lives life as it comes, with a smile or a tear, depending on the circumstances, but always positive.
	Torsten Mrotz (T-Master, Tea-Master) YaBB 3 Co-Lead Developer, BoardMod Administrator Hails from Germany View YaBB Profile VIEW ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Occupation: IT Analyst, Caterpillar Motoren GmbH & Co. KG Hobbies: auxiliary fire brigade, software development, electronics, reading good books, role playing (Das Schwarze Auge) Quote: Always be wary of any helpful item that weighs less than its operating manual. - Terry Pratchett Biography: Torsten has a degree in business computing and is a trained application developer. He is fluent in German, English, French, and knows basic Spanish. His YaBB connectivity started in May 2001 while he was searching for a good, free message board; what he has found was a lot more!
	Matt Siegman (Matt) YaBB 3 Co-Lead Developer Hails from Wichita, Kansas, United States View YaBB Profile www.mattsiegman.com VIEW ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Occupation: Electrical Engineering student at Wichita State University Hobbies: Video Games, Programming, Electronics Quote: Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It's already tomorrow in Australia. -- Charles M. Schulz Biography: Matt couldn't write a good auto-biography to save his life. Well, it is possibly if it REALLY was necessary; he may rise to the occasion. Matt's currently scheduled to graduate in May 2008. He will be receiving a degree in Electrical Engineering. He currently works at Learjet, doing mostly Perl programming on several intranet-based projects. He's a bit of a perfectionist, so the final code on something has usually been rewritten a few times, and it usually works. (Sometimes it even works well!)
	Aleksi Konttinen (Alexik) Being globally moderate Hails from Lahti, Finland View YaBB Profile VIEW ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Occupation: Working in whosale trade (ordering and maintaining dairy products) Hobbies: Ultimate, badminton, music, computing Quote: I hate quotes Biography: Aleksi is a father of twin girls. He used to do youth work and later on re-educated for working in IT, but never really got a career in that business.
	Boris Tjuvanov (MF-B) YaBB 2 Developer Hails from Moscow, ex-USSR, Russia View YaBB Profile www.mf-b.ru VIEW ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Occupation: IT specialist Hobbies: music (Motorhead and other bum-bang very silently rock-n-roll), Formula1, boxing, fantastic films and books Quote: Stand! Biography: Worked, served in army, was born, studied, studied. In what sequence who knows?
	Jeffrey Man (Jet Li) YaBB 2 Developer Hails from Veenendaal, Utrecht, Netherland View YaBB Profile www.grafix-world.nl VIEW ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Occupation: Magazijn employee / IT Specialist Hobbies: Bowling, PC Modding and Computer Games, Party, YaBB(Server) Support, Music and Movies, travelling. Quote: Biography:
	Carsten Dalgaard By far the most handsome YaBB 2 developer north of the Alps Hails from 8870 Langå, Denmark View YaBB Profile VIEW ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Occupation: Enjoying life Hobbies: Sports with a touch of danger involved Quote: If you bang your head into a wall and hear a hollow sound, it's not necessarily coming from the wall. Biography: Born -> kicking and screaming -> God only knows...
	Luis Outumuro (Nok) YaBB Crony Hails from Los Angeles, California, United States View YaBB Profile www.yabbtoolbar.com VIEW ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Occupation: IT Security & Support Consultant (Lvl. 3 Break/Fix Specialist), and web publisher. Hobbies: Muscle cars, music, online gaming, and the outdoors. Quote: "Discretion is the better part of valor." by Falstaff in King Henry the Fourth, Part One, by William Shakespeare. Biography: Outumuro has a 25 year career in IT, serving a variety of clientèle & contracts. Outumuro has four great kids, a wonderful girlfriend, and a gaggle of family & friends... all worthy of their own reality TV show.
	Adrian Kreher (AK108) YaBB 2 Developer Hails from Southern Illinois Area, Illinois, United States View YaBB Profile www.flyingkirbypub.net VIEW ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Occupation: Student Hobbies: programming, running a forum Quote: Biography: He began using YaBB while searching for a new forum for his community. He eventually learned Perl in his desire to customize his YaBB board, which led to activity on BoardMod and later becoming a YaBB developer.
	Jeffrey Gelens (JeffG) YaBB 3 Developer Hails from Osaka, Japan View YaBB Profile www.gelens.org VIEW ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Occupation: System and Software Engineer Hobbies: Computers, photography, travelling, movies, software architecture Quote: "Who has time? But then if we do not ever take time, how can we ever have time?" -- Merovingian Biography: Jeffrey studied computing science at the University of Groningen. He's currently living and working in Osaka, Japan. Married, soon a kid. Jeffrey speaks speaks Dutch natively, but he also speaks English, can read German and speaks basic Japanese.
	Alexander Boyadjiev (alex_james_b) YaBB 3 Developer, Bulgarian Language Team Leader Hails from Sofia, Bulgaria View YaBB Profile VIEW ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Occupation: Voice Support Lead Engineer, Interoute Bulgaria Hobbies: Skiing, Repairs, Construction, Soft Development, Reading, Gaming Quote: Biography: How he is still alive!!?
	Andrew Aitken (LoonyPandora) YaBB 2 Developer Hails from Manchester, United Kingdom View YaBB Profile www.loonypandora.com VIEW ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Occupation: Technical Support Analyst - Apple Computer; Student of Typography and Graphic Design - University of the Arts, London Hobbies: Typography, Soccer, Computer Games Quote: I could have been a Star! But I didn't have enough mass to sustain a nuclear reaction. Biography: Andrew's job involves telephone technical support for customers and backup support for field engineers. He also does on-site repairs and installations of new equipment when his specialist skills are needed. He speaks English natively and also knows French.
	Curtiss Grymala (Curdy G) Support Team Member Hails from Gerrardstown, West Virginia, USA View YaBB Profile www.ten-321.com/ VIEW ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Occupation: Webmaster Hobbies: Open-source software, Web development, soccer, music, watching TV, spending time with the family Quote: "We'll figure it out" Biography: Curtiss began developing Web sites in his spare time while still in high school. He spent four years in college, studying communications before leaving to support his family. He worked as the manager of a septic maintenance company for nearly ten years. In early 2007, he was hired as the Webmaster at a local community college. He spends most of his free time developing various Web-based applications and spending time with his family.
	John Pahl (JP) Support Team Member Hails from Reno Beach, Ohio, USA View YaBB Profile www.hvyc.com VIEW ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Occupation: Retired (Teacher) Hobbies: Photography, Equestrian, Motorcycles, Boating Quote: No Problem ! Biography: John has worked as a farmer, fast food cook, student, machinist, electrician, computer technician, microsystem analyst, programmer, and teaches Algebra/Geometry and computer useage. He's also a US Army Airborne Vet.
	Kevin Smith (Kev) Support Team Member Hails from Stockton - on - Tees, UK England View YaBB Profile www.drugs-info.co.uk VIEW ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Occupation: Maintenance Engineer Hobbies: Basic Website Design, Golf, Installing YaBB, Reading (How to play Golf), messing about with computer Quote: Don't Give A Monkeys Arse Biography: He worked all his life as a Maintenance Engineer with electrical experience. He has worked in various industries including food, wood, wool and now cardboard making boxes for Amazon.
	Michael Prager Boardmod Leader, keeping the mod community alive Hails from Darmstadt, Hessen, Deutschland View YaBB Profile www.boardmod.org VIEW ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Occupation: studying Computer Science at the University of Applied Sciences in Darmstad Hobbies: Coding, Art, Computer Games Quote: Biography: Michael is fluent in German, English, and French.
	Matthew Verstraete (Eagle) Support Team Hails from United States View YaBB Profile www.ffinfo.com VIEW ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Occupation: Anything that pays Hobbies: Japan, Final Fantasy, Web Coding, Rock climbing, skiing, and sitting at the computer Quote: urayamu koto ni narete shimattara hokoreru jibun ga toozakatteku (If I get used to envying others those parts of myself that I am proud of will recede from me.) - Stellvia Biography: Born and raised in the great state of Alaska, he started messing with computers and the Internet around 1999 and never stopped. Nowadays he tries to split free time between working on web projects, playing Final Fantasy games, watching anime, and rock climbing in the summer and skiing in the winter. He is moderate in speaking Japanese.
	Zef Hemel Project Creator, Now Inactive View YaBB Profile www.zefhemel.com