Doug Bierer
Senior Everything Engineer at Zend Technologies
Siem Reap, Siem Reap, Cambodia
Summary
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Top SchoolDoug Bierer is a hands-on Senior Everything Engineer with 20+ years of software development and *nix experience, currently running unlikelysource.com and consulting as a contract PHP trainer for Zend. He blends deep open-source backend expertise—PHP (Zend/Laminas/Mezzio), MySQL, MongoDB, Doctrine—with systems and OS integration skills across Linux, UNIX and Windows, and has authored books and videos for O'Reilly and Packt. Comfortable wearing many hats, Doug pairs technical writing and course development with practical delivery, maintaining a popular Joomla extension and producing training materials used globally. His Zend certifications across multiple PHP versions and long history in technical training and marketing reflect both hands-on coding and the ability to translate complex topics for diverse audiences. Based in Siem Reap, Cambodia, he brings uncommon continuity: two decades of continuous development work coupled with ongoing public-facing education and tooling contributions.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Golden Gate UniversityCoastline Community CollegeUC Santa Cruz ExtensionBA, BA at State University of New York College at PotsdamHigh School, High School at The Harley School
French, Thai
Stackoverflow
509reputation
179kreached
26answers
2questions
Github Skills (76)
mongoose9
yahoo9
tips-tricks9
tricks9
benchmark8
benchmarking8
guzzle7
phpmyadmin6
multiselect6
database6
lampp6
laminas-api-tools6
mongodb6
depth6
php6
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
dbierer/filecms-website
Dec 2021 - Nov 2024
Contributions:1 PR, 29 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 11 months
dbierer/filecms-core
Dec 2020 - Feb 2025
Contributions:27 releases, 105 pushes, 5 branches in 4 years 2 months
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