About the New Hampshire Java Users Group
NHJUG was started by Scott Curry, Matt Merrill and Ted Pennings in the Summer/Fall of 2010 with the intent of gathering the New Hampshire Java developer community together to share knowledge about Java, network and have some fun. It's well known that Boston has a fantastic community of Java developers and great meetings, but sometimes us folks in the Live Free or Die state want to keep up with what's hot in Java without fighting traffic driving to Boston after a hectic day of hacking. With that said, we decided to try to bring what's happening in Java closer to the Granite State.
We want YOU! We are always looking for volunteers for presentations and also to help organize meetings. Please contact us to talk about what you can do to help.
About the Founders
Scott Curry
Scott Curry is a Technologist at a Fortune 100 financial services company. Scott's current focus is on Service Oriented Architecture and web services development for the enterprise. His 20+ years in the software industry has led to a variety of experiences such as working with the "Gang of Four" at IBM to develop technologies similar to and pre-dating CORBA, to Speaking at OOPSLA, to starting his own software company. He has worked in the retail, e-commerce, utility, defense, and most recently financial services sectors. His professional passion is making software better, faster, cheaper to build. Scott is married with a growing family. For Scott, family comes first, but when he has spare time, you will find him engaged in politics as a local politician, in the outdoors as a hiker, and in the world as a traveler.
Matt Merrill
Matt Merrill is a Software Developer based out of Portsmouth, NH. He is currently a Java developer at a Fortune 100 financial services company. Matt has a wide array of experience with Service Oriented Architecture and web service development. He has also been creating websites since the days of the "Under Construction" animated gif. Matt's development interests include user interface development, the Spring framework, Android development and Test Driven Design. He is also passionate about music, cooking and photography. You can find out some more about him and view his photography at theothermattm.com
Ted Pennings
Ted Pennings is a software developer in Portsmouth. He develops enterprise Java applications for a Fortune 100 financial services company, mostly with Spring MVC and Spring Web Services. Ted has been involved in web application development since 2000, including dating websites, corporate intranets and political candidate websites. He has also developed local social media tools, such as @PortsmouthTweet. Ted holds a BA in philosophy from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and is pursuing an MS in computer science from Boston University. He enjoys traveling, beer, vegan desserts and playing with social media APIs.