Warren Noronha is an entrepreneur and a geek. Computers have been part of Warren’s life since he was four years old. He began his career as a system administrator, but ended up doing everything from security, design, to product development. He enjoys managing people as much as he does managing code or machines. Having worked with small startups as well as Fortune 500 companies, Warren is also a staunch supporter of free software and free speech. He has been a frequent speaker at various colleges and events, discussing subjects ranging from technology and media to launching a startup.

Warren loves working with new technologies, a trait which lead him to become one of the first users of GNU/Linux, Drupal, and Ruby on Rails, much before they grew exponentially and became mainstream technologies. He spends his time working on databases, distributed computing, and social computing, and enjoys using the Internet and communication technology to bridge the digital divide.

Francisco started out as a software architect and a project manager for various desktop and web applications. Then after falling out of love with outdated technologies and processes switched over to system admin and server infrastructure expert. Ruby was the catalyst to bring him back to the software development with agile processes. Currently a Mac lover and Ruby all in one backend expert. His experience in the server provisioning world and background as software developer resulted in quick rollout of fast, secure, and reliable backend Ruby on Rails applications for the enterprise.