My name is Andrew Norcross, (we’ll just go with “Norcross” from now on, if that’s OK). I’m a Wordpress ninja, freelance web developer, IT consultant, student, husband, father, and overall regular geek-for-hire. I currently live in St. Petersburg, Florida, with my kick-ass wife and rock and roll son.

I am what is referred to in the scientific community as a “geek” or a “nerd”, which I am more than OK with. I’ve been that way since I was a kid, so why bother fighting it? In fact, I am such a geek that I’ve begun a technology focused blog called RegularTech where I am trying to break down some of the technology issues and problems that face business professionals, entrepreneurs , small business owners, and average regular people on a day to day basis. I truly believe that computers are tools to get a job done.

Because I clearly don’t have enough on my plate with working full time, going to school at night, and being a husband and father, I have a small computer services and web design company called Reboot Computer Services with my partner in crime Heathen Life We focus on hardware upgrades, software configuration, network troubleshooting, and website design.

I maintain a blog called Restless Like Me where I discuss certain issues that I find relevant and worth the conversation, mainly politics, economics, and generational issues. For what it’s worth, I’m somewhat of a leftist in terms of my political beliefs, and take issue with those who feel that social and economic class dictates opportunity. While I’ve been accused of being a socialist, but I just think we should do a bit more to help each other.

Beyond all that boring stuff, I’m just your average everyday guy. I’ve got a very loving and understanding wife, a son that rocks more than anything I’ve ever seen, and a great family around me. I’ve been known to jam out to some punk rock, enjoy a cigar and a nice coffee, BBQ with friends, or just relax watching a baseball game. I still get tattoo’d when the time (and money) allows, and after all is said and done, I’m here to do what everyone else is doing. Try to get a little bit better, move a little bit farther, and help some people along the way.

I also have one of the coolest kids that has ever existed. Seriously. He’s that awesome. He gets it from his old man. I mean, look at him.

I dare you to show me a cuter kid who (a) likes James Brown, (b) high-fives at any given opportunity, and (c) has a cooler name than he does (Cash).

I am the owner of Victory Blog Designs a small start up Blog design company that focuses on WordPress sites. I use the Thesis theme mostly because it is an amazing framework that gives me the freedom to customize anyway that I would like.

I have been working on wordpress sites for quite some time. I just recently started Victory Blog Designs but I have been working for a marketing firm in Phoenix called Brandwithin. That is where I learned a majority of my WordPress skills as well as marketing skills in general. I have done quite a few customizations for them as well as their current site design. I work with Daniel, a designer from SOS media and together we can turn your blog into something to be envious of.

Aaron is a Phoenix, AZ based developer/entrepreneur with 10 years experience in web design and development. In 2006 he founded Xavisys, a web design and development firm, and has been working with WordPress ever since. After working on many custom WordPress sites (of all sizes), he has a unique ability to be able to build a WordPress site that meets and exceeds his clients’ expectations.

He also enjoys giving back to the community. Anyone who uses WordPress has Aaron to thank for some of it’s stability as well as some of the features and functionality. In addition, he has released plenty of free WordPress plugins and even has a support forum where users can get help with his plugins or even their general WordPress related problems.

Brandon Dove has been developing websites for over ten years. He started as an intern for a bloated dot com in the late 90s and is currently a co-founder of the Orange County based web design and development firm, Pixel Jar. Brandon spends most of his days hanging out with his two children and his nights working the graveyard shift. He has been developing websites with WordPress since version 1.5 and is now fully entrenched in the latest release. With a background in design, he specializes in creating custom themes with unique functionality for his clients. When he’s not coding or pixel pushing, he enjoys surfing, trips to the park and burritos.

Plugins Developed

• Conversation Starter
• Sency – Real Time Search
• Visual Login Errors
• Favicon Generator
• RSS Icon Widget
• Geocache Statbar Widget
• Spamshiv Spam Protection (lite)
• Spamshiv Pro

Accolades

Lead developer in the winning plugin (Conversation Starter) for WordCamp New York 2009.

Orange County WordCamp

Brandon is one of the organizers for the upcoming Orange County WordCamp. The event will take place in Orange County, CA in April of 2010. Anyone interested in attending, sponsoring, speaking or volunteering should visit the official site for more information.