Des Moines

A few of the Barcamp Panel Experts that are planning to be at Freelance Camp Des Moines:

Nathan T. Wright

Nathan has over 10 years of expertise in social media, web culture, emerging media, branding and digital communications. He founded Lava Row in 2007 after serving as the Interactive Lead at The Meyocks Group, an integrated advertising agency. Nathan is dedicated to fostering the creative capital within Des Moines and can often be found organizing/attending TweetUps and Social Media Breakfasts.

During the Spring 2010 semester he taught internet marketing at Drake University as an adjunct instructor. He has spoken at numerous industry events about social media including South by Southwest Interactive, the MIMA Summit, and NAMIC‘s management conference. Nathan graduated from Iowa State University in 1999 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts.

His web geekery was forged in the fires of ancient IRC chatrooms and continues today as @nathantwright on Twitter. In 2002, much to the shame of his family, Nathan attempted to sell his soul on eBay and achieved 15 minutes of worldwide fame and mockery. He aspires to one day be distinguished enough to wear a monocle.

Andrew B. Clark

Known in the blogging world as the Brand Chef, Andrew has over 15 years experience with marketing communications, specifically in the fields of interactive and print graphic services, social media strategy design and development.

Central Iowa born and raised, Andrew studied fine art photography and illustration at Coe College, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and The Museum School of Fine Art in Boston, Massachusetts. He earned an associates degree in Commercial Art from Des Moines Area Community College. He is a member of the Art Directors Association of Iowa and the American Advertising Federation.

Since 1992, Andrew’s career has been focused on helping companies become successful and profitable by developing strategies and managing creative communications and production environments. With the ever-evolving nature of marketing communications tools, Andrew’s insatiable desire for new information and research has made his career choice exciting and challenging.

Jake Kerber

Jake Kerber is an expert at designing user friendly, customizable business applications that easily adapt to an organization’s changing needs.  He worked as an IT consultant on high-profile projects in industries including aerospace, CAD/CAM, retail, energy, simulation, animation, finance, healthcare, insurance, and scientific research.

He earned Bachelors of Science degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science from Iowa State University.  For over 10 years since, Jake designed and developed custom software solutions for clients such as NASA, Best Buy, and Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield.

Jake founded KerberTech in 2004.  KerberTech is a software development company providing flexible, easy-to-use software customized for its clients’ businesses.  Typical KerberTech systems are secured web applications with complex back-end data and logic.

In 2009, Jake won the EntreFest! Market Research Award for KerberTech’s recently released application, Maintenance Book – a maintenance tracking system for manufacturers, construction companies, and fleet operators.

Mike Wagner, CEO of White Rabbit Group

Mike Wagner’s business acumen has been developed through more than thirty years of experience with a number of organizations in a variety of industries. Over those years, it became clear that businesses with bottom line success have some very basic things in common: focused leaders around a vision and support from engaged employees.

Mike wears many “hats” for White Rabbit Group including speaker, facilitator, and business development. He has experience in a broad range of industries including web development, sales management, and consultative sales.