Diversity & Mentorship In Tech

Diversity & Mentorship In Tech


Ed Finkler

March 03, 2018

Ed Finkler, also known as [Funkatron](https://twitter.com/funkatron), started making web sites before browsers had frames. He does full-stack work in Python, PHP, and JavaScript. Ed is the founder and chairman of [Open Sourcing Mental Illness](https://osmihelp.org), a non-profit 501c3 dedicated to raising awareness and supporting those with mental illness in the tech industry.


He served as web lead and security researcher at [The Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security (CERIAS) at Purdue University](http://www.cerias.purdue.edu) for 9 years. Along with Chris Hartjes, Ed is co-host of the [Development Hell podcast](http://devhell.info).


Ed writes at [funkatron.com](http://funkatron.com).