Todd Ross Nienkerk

I help organizations create digital content experiences that deliver meaningful results. My background in design, development, communication, and psychology provides me with unique insight into how people use technology: how we think, feel, interact, and form communities both off- and online.Since 1996, I have designed and built countless websites and written for, edited, and managed several online and print publications. In 2006, I co-founded Four Kitchens, a digital strategy consultancy. Four Kitchens’ mission is to change the world by setting knowledge free. We achieve this mission by working with open-source software and communities, choosing projects that advance human knowledge, and freely sharing our expertise with the world. Recent awards for client projects include an Emmy and multiple International Business Awards, Davey Awards, Best in Biz Awards, Communicator Awards, an AVA Award, and a WebAward.I am happiest when I am mentoring and sharing my experience with other companies and business owners in the web industry. I have keynoted or spoken at more than 60 conferences, including SXSW Interactive two years in a row. As an active member of the open-source and Drupal communities, I have chaired, trained, and spoken at virtually every DrupalCon since they began in 2008. I have developed and contributed dozens of Drupal modules and themes, helped redesign Drupal.org, and served as the technical reviewer for two Drupal books published by O'Reilly.The business leadership and team empowerment philosophy I helped shape at Four Kitchens have garnered national attention. Four Kitchens has been featured in Forbes, Harvard Business Review, Entrepreneur, Inc., and Texas CEO to name a few. We were twice named one of the "Best places to work in Central Texas" by the Austin Business Journal, and I was a finalist for the Best CEO Awards in 2014 and 2015 and a Austin Under 40 Awards finalist in 2015.