Acting as the past Python Advocacy Coordinator, organizer of the Dallas/Ft. Worth Pythoneers usergroup as well as conference co-chair of PyCon 2006/2007, Jeff has been providing Python and embedded Linux/robotics consulting service since 1996, ported Python to OS/2 and created the initial RPMs for Zope used by Red Hat. He also serves as a director of the Python Software Foundation and the Zope Foundation, and frequently gives in-depth technical talks.