Jake Spurlock

Jake Spurlock is a seasoned developer and author with a keen interest in web interaction.

With expertise in digital publishing workflows, full-stack Javascript development, and over a decade of experience in WordPress design and development, he has a strong foundation in UX design, content structure, and team management.

Jake specializes in full-stack Javascript development, digital publishing platforms like Apple News and Facebook Instant Articles, WordPress theme and plugin architecture, building communities, and brand evangelism.

His skills also include LAMP stack understanding, Git/SVN based workflows, excellent interpersonal communication, and he is a published author with O'Reilly Media in 2013.

He is a frequent speaker at conferences on APIs, bias training, and open-source advocacy.

Jake's educational background includes a Master of Science in Integrated Design, Business, and Technology from the University of Southern California, a B.S. in Digital Media, Digital Cinema & TV Production from Utah Valley University, and he attended Skyline High School.

Throughout his career, Jake has held various roles such as Senior Director of Customer Success at Automattic, Adjunct Faculty at the University of Southern California, Security Release Lead at WordPress, and Principal at JakeSpurlock.com.

He has also been a Graduate Mentor at the University of Southern California, Customer Success Director at Automattic, Software Engineer III at Condé Nast, and Web Developer at Maker Media.

Moreover, his experience includes being an Author at O'Reilly Media, Web Producer at Make: Magazine at O'Reilly Media, Happiness Engineer at WordPress HelpCenter, and an Instructor at Stevens-Henager College.

Jake has also worked as a Social Content Manager at Petomundo, Studio Engineer at Utah Valley State College, Video Production and Web Design at BrideAccess.com, Sr. Sales Associate at Simply|Mac, Recruitment Ambassador at Utah Valley State College, and a Producer at Firstline Security.