Bringing ideas to life: Talking tech for non-technical folks

Pat Riley crafts award-winning digital marketing and communications strategies for regional and national brands as a partner at 5HD Agency. Pat began his career as a sports broadcaster for professional and collegiate athletic programs including the Chicago White Sox, Virginia Tech Hokies and Syracuse Orangemen. A proud graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communication at Syracuse University (B.S. in Broadcast Journalism and a B.A. in American History), Pat strives to change the way people think through authentic and innovative communication. Born and bred on Cape Cod, Pat is passionate about basketball, politics, music, sailing, beer, baked goods and trying to fit too much into not enough time. He, his ridiculously wonderful wife, son and dog live in Hingham, MA.

As WordPress Core Contributor and veteran of Boston University's Web Team, Andrew Bauer is truly passionate about open source. He's worked to build and maintain massive Higher Ed WordPress platforms – scaling over 10M monthly views and 1,000+ production sites. As Director of Development for 5HD Agency (just outside of Boston), Andrew helps clients solve business problems and bring cutting-edge digital experiences to life. In his spare time, you'll probably find Andrew taking care of logistics for his wedding later this year ...it's what month already?!