Derrin Kent describes himself as being a cross between a "trainer", a "manager" and a "geek". He lives in Worcestershire, UK and speaks Spanish at home with his Peruvian wife and two third-culture kids. Derrin has an NQF level 7 teaching qualification from Cambridge and is a member of the Association for Learning Technologies as well as being a Linux-certified professional (LPI).

Derrin is the leader of The Development Manager Ltd. (http://tdm.info), a UK-based company which specializes in improving e-learning and e-business with open source.