Summary
Phil Nelson is a multidisciplinary creative technologist and Director of Content and Creative at OpenCV with 13 years of professional experience and 20+ years writing and building on the web. He blends copywriting, graphic design, video production, and front-end engineering to launch products, run high-impact crowdfunding campaigns, and produce webinars and community events. Previously he drove UX and product launches at Occipital, founded GameWikis.org (acquired by Wikia), and led the $1.3M OpenCV AI Kit Kickstarter, demonstrating an uncommon mix of storytelling and technical execution. Based in San Francisco, he also runs a long-lived solo studio (Extra Future) delivering standards-based web apps, databases, and polished multimedia content. Notable beyond the résumé: he combines hands-on coding with event curation and niche community leadership, from hosting film nights to running a grassroots baseball league.
13 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Everything, Everything at Steve Wozniak University