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Daniel Morrison

With a background in Computer Science, there's a good chance Daniel will start rambling on about Merge Sorts or Big Oh calculations. If you leave him alone, however, his fascination with code, databases, and APIs will kick in and he'll start programming.

Daniel founded Collective Idea in 2005 to put a name to his growing, and already full-time freelance work. He can usually be found (coffee in hand) staring into a tiny 15" digital world.

He writes about code and other uninteresting things on his blog.

Brandon Keepers

Brandon joined Collective Idea in 2006 as a refugee from “Enterprise” Java development. Since drinking the Ruby kool-aid¹, he has become a widely-read blogger and valuable member of the community while contributing to (and beginning) several open source projects.

In his free time, you'll find Brandon with headphones in his ears grooving to a cool band that Daniel introduced him to, while hacking on some random piece of code that he's excited about², playing with Linux, or, to relieve the screen burn, playing tennis with his wife.

1. Ruby has been known to elicit similar symptoms to drug addiction.
2. When you love what you do, the line between work and play is rather blurry.

Brian Ryckbost

Brian completely avoided the "real world" by joining Collective Idea after graduating from Calvin College with a BA in Computer Science. He started as our first intern and, surprisingly, didn't run away screaming.

Since being introduced to Ruby through a research project, creating a Mendelian genetics simulator, Brian has developed an interest in development methodologies, testing, and design.

When he's not coding, Brian's probably wasting time playing Rockband or Mario Kart Wii with his Fiancé. He infrequently shares his thoughts on his blog.