Gregg Coppen
Gregg Coppen is a project manager/developer with a designer’s eye, but a developer’s mindset. Originally from Cape Town, South Africa, his passion for websites has propelled him around the world, with jobs in South Africa, New York and London. He’s driven around the United States, travelled through Morocco, roughed it around Southern Africa and even “technology bartered” his way around Central and South America. You need a website? I need a place to stay. Let’s make this work.
After the birth of his daughter, Gregg’s jet-setting lifestyle finally landed him and his wife in Canada, where they could be part of a larger Drupal community. Prior to moving, Gregg did some research on northStudio and became intrigued with the prospect of working with a talented, capable, much larger team. With 3 years of Drupal experience and a few large community sites under his belt, Gregg tracked us down at Drupal Camp Alberta and northStudio decided it was a perfect match.
Having run his own web design, animation and development company alongside his designer/illustrator wife for eight years, Gregg’s specialty, is, well, everything! He’s used to running every aspect of a business, so there’s nothing he can’t do. He has a passion for good design & animation, enjoys creative technical problem solving and loves crafting great looking, standards driven web sites, powered by open source software like Drupal. He is also interested in iphone/ipad app development and is always looking for excuses to explore emerging technologies. All in all, this multi-talented guy is looking forward to settling in with a much larger team with a wide range of interests.
Gregg brings to us his massive skill-set, his attention to detail and his inexhaustible need to challenge himself. Outside of work, he enjoys spending time with his family, surfing, hiking and soon, snowboarding. He also enjoys longboarding, but not when he breaks his hand and the doctors remove the pins without anesthetic.
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I also enjoy being a visualist (VJ) and have created and played animations and motion graphics live for a wide range of gigs & live events. I collect strange and interesting footage and animations from a broad range of sources and like to mash them up on the fly with live feeds to create interesting new compositions.
