Brian Retterer is a long-time PHP developer, with roots stretching back to PHP4. He has recently launched several SaaS applications, including Ticket Committee and Collab Connect, both built on Laravel.

Brian is passionate about representing and educating developers, particularly in the Midwest tech community. From his home base in Ohio, he is a frequent advocate for best practices in account security. With over 15 years of experience, he has witnessed and embraced the evolution of PHP, from its early growing pains to its exciting modern changes.