2023 Session Speaker

Joe Brinkman

Improving Director of Consulting

Session

Joe Brinkman is a technology leader with a wide array of experience as a business leader, product manager, and software architect. He has held various engineering and product leadership roles throughout his career, including his present position as the Director of Consulting at Improving. Before his tenure at Improving, Joe co-founded DNN Corp and served as its Vice President of Technology. He was a key architect and early leader on the DotNetNuke (DNN) project. His contributions significantly contributed to DNN's quick ascendancy as one of the largest open-source projects in the Windows ecosystem and the top Content Management System (CMS) on the Windows platform. During his time as a leader at DNN Corp, the company evolved from a small group of friends into a company employing over 70 people and serving hundreds of thousands of customers globally. Joe has written more than 300 blog posts, authored several books on DNN and JQuery, and frequently spoke at conferences across North America and Europe. Throughout his 30-year career, Joe has utilized the leadership skills he acquired at the U.S. Naval Academy and as a young naval officer. He continues to refine these skills, mentoring young developers and technologists.