Dan Ribbens

Dan Ribbens has been working in the technology field since 2007. Dan began their career as an Information Technology Intern at the Kent Intermediate School District. In 2007, they also began working at Goodwill Industries of Greater Grand Rapids, Inc. as an Information Technology professional, developing intranet web applications using PHP, JavaScript, MySQL, LDAP, and Ajax. In 2013, Dan transitioned to Fairly Painless Advertising as a Web Developer. In 2014, they began freelance work as a Web Developer. In 2016, Dan became a Team Lead at Open Systems Technologies, Inc. In 2018, they became a Co-Founder of Payload CMS and a Web Developer and Information Architect at American Print and Bindery.

Dan Ribbens completed a two year Information Technology program at Kent Career Technical Center in 2004-2006. Dan then went on to receive a Bachelor of Applied Science in Computer Information Systems from Davenport University between 2006-2009. Finally, Dan Ribbens earned a Master of Science in Computer Information Systems from Grand Valley State University in 2011-2013.