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Commander

English, Gangsta

HTML, SEO Juice

Yellowknife, NT, Canada

I remember my teachers hyping up the net in like ’94, selling the dream that you can talk to anyone, anywhere in the world. It seemed crazy at the time, and all I imagined were satellites and pen pals. In ’96 I got dial-up at home, and it was on!

Growing up in the NWT, we had something called North of 60, which was like a territory wide Facebook. I was hooked.  I also got into lot’s of trouble. 🙂

Sitting at my desk at home, or perched on my laptop in an Airbnb. Or, cruising the streets and using my phone. I love being in modern, warm spaces with lots of windows.

62°21’50.82″N 114°25’57.19″W (look it up, good times!)

For the freedom to work where I want, and to put my focus on internet technology.

If I wrote this a year or two ago, I’d probably say thinking outside the box – probably Mojito, or Second Screen for U/E.  Now, I’d say it’s the nuances of running a successful business.

That’s easy – travel & bitcoin.

Meat and veggies.

“When I was dead broke, man I couldn’t picture this
50 inch screen, money green leather sofa
Got two rides, a limousine with a chauffeur
Phone bill about two G’s flat
No need to worry, my accountant handles that”

At age of 12, I was suspended from school for accessing sensitive data about teaching staff. The RCMP nearly got involved until my parents assured them there was so much more to me than just hacking. This proved true two years later, when one of my websites was featured during a live broadcast of MuchMusic, Canada’s original version of MTV.

 

VP of Miscellaneous Digital Stuff & PMP

English, French, Swiss-German, Serbian, Robot & some Spanish

HTML, CSS

Ottawa, ON, Canada

My first experience on the internet was with an early portal of AOL (previously known as America Online). It was what the internet shouldn’t have become, and sometimes fear what it may be again… centralized portals for any of your web activities.

Almost anywhere. 5 months ago I was in Calgary, Canada, then moved to Berlin for a few months, ate lots of tapas in Barcelona then going to find some business zen in Portugal. You can say I am addicted to seeing new things and experiencing new people and cultures. I speak several languages which also helps me connect with many people.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

I was in Ottawa where I started and ran a hostel, it was lovely but after living in hospitality almost my entire life, I decided I needed a new challenge. One day, I think around Canada day, Mitch and I chatted about how we would love to start a company together. A few months later I moved to Calgary and not long after Mitch came to visit me. About 6 months went by and Mitch was living in the home office. Saucal was born.

Most definitely 3 projects stand out to me since our start. Our first mini project that we decided to do was silly, but taught us a lot about market research as well as viral marketing. It was a random video chat site which connected people from all over the world. Very quickly in a few weeks we gained ten’s of thousands of visitors. We did decide to shut it down shortly after as people we’re becoming silly on our service. Soon after, we created a DIY website builder called Mojito. It allows small businesses to create amazing websites with little startup money. What I am proud of, was that our great team was able to create a much more seamless and simple WordPress experience. It taught us the fundamentals of WordPress itself, making us very specialized in that technology. The most interesting challenge I engaged in was creating our Bitcoin merchant tools. We created an awesomely simple Point of Sale system for businesses to accept Bitcoin as well as easy to use plugins for popular shopping carts. Shortly after we licensed our product to one of Canada’s major exchanges.

I love to go for a great dinner with my wife & have a few pints with my best friends Mitch and Matt.

Spaghetti Bolognese!

“Whoop Whoop! That’s the sound of the police.”

I worked for Sony BMG & helped several producers with creating everything from beats to melodies. I also got arrested twice in one day completely randomly by being in the wrong place at the wrong time. I have the best and worst luck at the same time. I almost bought a flight on the most recent German Wings crash in the French Alps. It gives me a new outlook on things.

 

Code Perfectionist

Español, English

CSS, PHP, JavaScript, HTML5, C#

Bell Ville, Argentina

I guess it was around the year 2000. I was 10 years old, and most of what I did was download small games, or mods to games I was playing at the time. It wasn’t until around 2003/4 that I had my first contact with a web programming language, when I was trying to set up a signup page for a MMORPG game server I had for the cybercafe i worked on at the time (after school of course, lol). I didn’t have any idea of PHP at the time, or ASP. But I did everything I could to get it up, and find a way to change the stock web files I managed to get from online forums.

I love to work from home, in stuff I like. Having breaks whenever I need them, and continuing when I have the necessary focus to do so.

It takes off part of the stress.

Córdoba, Argentina

Well, you know the story (no, you probably don’t, but lets say Matias has known Mitch and Dom for a while, now). The good old nacho contacted us. And since that time, one project came after the other.

Hmm, I guess the most interesting challenge I had to overcome was Mojito.

I wouldn’t know how much I know about WordPress now if it wasn’t for it, that’s for sure.

I watch a lot of TV Shows, and also enjoy watching movies.

I’m also a gamer, so whenever I get the chance I catch the gamepad and start up a good game. They’re in a way like interactive movies for me (in some cases at least), some others are just terribly fun.

I also like spending time with friends, enjoy a good “asado” (our own version of barbecue here in Argentina), and have fun with the people I care about.

My favourite food would be any sort of pasta. But as an Argentinian, I also enjoy a good Asado, joined with some Fernet (a drink, more info here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernet).

the designerd

English, Bahasa Indonesia, Basa Sunda

PHP, JavaScript, Shell Script

Bandung, West Java, Indonesia

My first experience was in 1999. It was when I still in my middle school. At that time, internet access was a luxury thing in our country, it was too expensive to own it in our own home. So we got a thing called warnet (stands for warung internet, literally internet cafe).

Just like any other boys at that age, my motivation to use Internet was to access pornography sites and chatting via IRC. The average speed of the internet at that year in our country was no faster than 8kBps. Can you imagine the struggle to access porn at that speed?

I am a human. I want to help people with any possible resources I have with me.

In a remote village surrounded by beautiful nature but with a very good internet connection.

Between Cimahi city and Bandung city

Since the day I know about WordPress/Automattic I really want to work in a distributed company.

Time differences, since I live in the other side of the globe, most of Saucal-ers live in the western hemisphere while I’m alone in the eastern.

Playing with my kid

Fried rice & tea

“The only thing that matters is just following your heart and eventually you’ll finally get it right”. It’s from “in this diary” by The Ataris. My favorite song from my high school days, but it still stick to my ears till today.

I can’t ride bicycle. Haha

Coder Mom

Español, English

CSS, PHP, JavaScript, HTML5

Riverside, Argentina

I think it was in the 90s, I’m not sure exactly the year, it was in my first visit to the public National University, I was visiting it in a king or guided visit to help us to decide what to study. They showed us ‘the internet’ and I fell in love.

At home, I love to work in pyjamas, I can’t do it often but I really enjoy when I do it.
If I could, I’d love to move my house to the beach and I would work from there, well, I’m at Riverside now, it’s nice too.

Riverside, Argentina

I wanted to work in a good working team, to stop working alone and to me grow and learn more. I wanted to move myself into new challenges and I found Saucal.

Work in Mojito platform, trying to get involved in an already made code by a more expert coder than me.

Gardening, yoga and tai chi.

Chai Tea, beer and chipas (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%A3o_de_queijo)

My favority song is in Spanish, it’s called: ‘Todas las hojas son del viento’ (all the leaves are of the wind) de Pescado Rabioso and it talks about being parent.

Going camping to Iguazu falls with my best friend in the jungle, the two of us (girls) alone for 5 days, on the third day we have went to a hostel because an animal scratched the tent during night. But we were so asleep that only realized about the scratches in the morning.

“Make it better” Expert

Humm, I think it was around early 2000’s and all that I wanted to do was to download music (at an amazing 3kb/s download rate) with eMule and KaZaA without any idea of how any it all worked.

Tricky question, I think we all are constantly looking for that answer. A consider myself a humble and empathetic guy who always tries to get the best of any situation.

To be honest, if I have coffee and music it is all good.

The Netherlands

The company focus on WordPress, I am huge fan of it.

Until now, getting used to the remote office experience is the most interesting thing around here, to work with great people and for customers from all over the world is a big plus.

Getting to know interesting people.

Beer!

“Sentir com inteligência, pensar com emoção!” from a Brazilian group, kinda hard to translate since it is a word game with Portuguese, but it is something like “be smart about your feelings and passionate about your ideas”.

Oh man, me and my cousin were chased by a cow all over a hiking trail for long time years ago, how we get to it is a mystery to me still today.

Super Awesome Developer

Português, English

HTML, CSS, PHP, JavaScript

Arroio dos Ratos, Brazil

It was in 2000 with one of those AOL disks for free connection.

I like to work at home.

Porto Alegre, Brazil

The opportunity to work anywhere and learn with other people.

Til’ now, the Output cart AJAX update made me proud, but Motorotica and Doorstep Desserts integrations were great too.

Play sport games on PS4.

I love to eat hamburgers, but Japanese and Italian foods are great for me too. Champagne, Weiss beer and soda are my favourites beverages.

I have no favourite song.

I was a Mechatronic Engineering student and I worked with CNC operator until I met WordPress.

Coordinator of amazing projects

English, Russian, Portuguese and basic German.

Some PHP, CSS, learning JS

Saint-Petersburg, Russia

I think it was 2002 when I got a first computer and internet connection. I was 13 and a friend of mine, a few years older suggested that we have to go on a dating site! So I guess internet for me was a tool for communication from the start. 🙂

I like to learn constantly, new things, new people, new cultures. I think this is what makes me, me, even this me is changing trough time.

In a place with fast solid internet. 🙂

Portugal

My desire to do good quality things with a great team.

Learning how everything works. (I still do)

Traveling, surfing, cooking and eating

Everything that tastes good. 🙂

“But if I try to think
Of something better than this
Heaven comes down
And reminds the luck we live.”
Russian Red, “Fuerteventura”

Once a guy stole phone from my pocket in the tram and I made him to give it back to me.

Rock’n’Coder

Português, English, Poquito de Español

Javascript (my favorite), CSS, HTML, PHP

Campinas, SP, Brasil

Late 90’s/early 2000’s, dialing up my good-old PC to play games and enter in chat rooms. One of the first games I remember playing was the MMORPG Tibia. That was one of my first contacts with the English language, and I met people from all around the world playing it!

I am a learner (and will always be), a person who likes to put a smile on everyone’s face. I am a coffee drinker, who makes some badass coffee (that’s what they say out there)! I am just a small dot in the world, surrounded by awesome people, who makes my life complete!

There’s no place like home!

Paulínia, SP, Brasil

Work with the most awesome people all around the world, and to learn from the best. The challenge I was about to face, and also to work at home and spend more time next to my wife and the dogs! That’s life!

The first contact with quotation is something I was unprepared for! hahaha
Understand the needs of the customer and put it all on the paper can be very challenging the first time you do it.

Travel, cook barbecue, and walk with the dogs.

I love barbecue and pizza, and nothing is better than the smell of fresh ground coffee being prepared! I also won’t refuse a good whiskey…

“Some will win, some will lose” (Journey – Don’t stop believin’)

I graduated in music, despite never working with it.

Code Wizard [+10 to intelligence] Polish, English

The Language of the Web

In a 1000 years old city Głogów, Poland

14,4kb dial-up modem and it was in 1993 I think. But I remember the most my experience when Diablo 1 came out. I was blocking the line for hours 🙂

I can work anywhere, what I need is my laptop and internet.

51°31’31.2″N 20°00’04.2″E

I’m developing WordPress websites for about 10 years. Saucal is heavily focused on WordPress and WooCommerce projects, this could not be a more perfect fit.

I’m fresh at Saucal but I think my first assigned project will be very challenging.

I’m a fan of competitive gaming, mountain walking and scrambling.

I love sushi.

I Was Once, Possibly, Maybe, Perhaps A Cowboy King.

Few years ago some mafia guy wanted to kill me. Now he is in prison.

Analytics Guru

English, some ASL and Spanish, Google Analytics

English, Javascript, CSS, HTML, Liquid, a little PHP

California

Online gaming back in 1998.

I really enjoy helping people in any facet. I don’t mind going way out of my way if that helps someone else achieve their goals.

Aside from that, if I’m not behind my desk I’m on my bike, snowboarding, or doing something outside. Finding new adventures is a large goal of my own.

It’s hard to beat California. I absolutely love having the flexibility of hanging near the sun soaked beach or traveling up to some of the best snow in the world.

Southern California, about 15 minutes from Disneyland.

I first met the Saucal team when hiring them to help me develop a platform for my first startup. After meeting Dominik, Mitchell, and the rest of the team I just knew I would do anything to assist with literally any task they had. It just so happened I could help them with their own client base in need of analytics configuration.

Hooking up a highly customized subscription based checkout system on an already highly trafficked site to analytics and social media programs without interrupting current traffic or data.

Going on long bike rides and running with my dog Scarlet.

Favorite food has to be cheesecake, and favorite beverage is lemonade and gin. I’ve got a bit of sweet tooth.

The song “Three Little Birds” by Bob Marley has always been a part of my life. Although I do worry about a lot of things, I try to remember that the worry is typically not helping me move forward.

To surprise my girlfriend I drove her and myself 7 hours to the south rim of the Grand Canyon and managed to arrive 30 minutes before sunrise. We then drove to the east to the Painted Desert. Then to the west rim, Las Vegas for some gambling, and finally back home. 3 states, 1300 miles (2092Km), and all in 24 hours.