DevMemphis
DevMemphis is a general purpose user group for software developers in Memphis
TN. George started DevMemphis in 2018 with several other user group leaders
with the goal of accommodating a more diverse range of topics and formats.
Projects
Memphis Rap Archive
This digital archive includes photos, credits, and notes from over 300 Memphis rap CD releases spanning four decades.
Memphis Lofi In Hifi
LoFi in HiFi is a free monthly listening event series brought to you by Shangri La Records and some native Memphians with a passion for Memphis music.
Featuring classic albums by legendary artists, this series celebrates the underground Memphis rap scene of the early 90s and 2000s and it’s continued impact on popular music and culture today.
GiveCamp Memphis
George participated in Givecamp as a volunteer in 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2020; and served as a member of the project management committee in 2020.
GiveCamp Memphis is a weekend-long event where professionals from designers, developers and database administrators to marketers and web strategists donate their time to provide solutions for nonprofit organizations.
WordPress Memphis
George was an organizer of the Memphis WordPress user group, sponsored by WordPress, between 2014 and 2020
CBU Peer Mentoring program
George volunteered as a mentor to a Junior Computer Science Major at Christian Brothers University.
The Peer Mentoring Program is designed as an additional resource for students who want to build a strong relationship with their peers while learning new skills and gaining experience that will lead to success academically and socially.
Memtech
The Memphis Technology Foundation, or Memtech, facilitates local technical user groups and events. Since it was Founded, George has been actively involved in the Memtech community as a user group attendee, speaker, volunteer, organizer, and evangelist.
CodeConnector
CodeConnector has grown the Memphis software developer community through meetups with an emphasis on beginner to intermediate programmers. As a gracious member of this community, George regularly attends code connector events as both a mentor and a learner.
Tech901 Code 1.0
Code 1.0 is an introduction to programming, based on Harvard’s CS50 curriculum. In 2017, George volunteered to speak to Code 1.0 students about his experience as a software developer and assisted them with assignments. He returned in 2019 as a student to complete the course himself.
Elvis Chatbot
Elvis is a chat bot based on hubot developed for the memtech irc channel. As a contributor, George worked with others in the memtech community to add novel scripts to elvis including the ability to create memes using the imgflip API. Today, Elvis lives on in the memtech slack team.
HackMemphis
HackMemphis is a wekend long hackathon for Memphis developers to work on any project they like.
Grunterie
Grunterie is a WordPress theme built with Zurb Foundation. When the Reverie theme that Grunterie is based on was no longer supported, George forked the project and maintained it as an open source project for some time. While Grunterie is no longer maintained, it was the basis for the UTHSC WordPress theme that is still live on the UTHSC news site.
TechCamp Memphis
Tech Camp Memphis is a multi-track conference for technical professionals in Memphis, TN. George participated in TechCamp, first as an attendee in 2014, and as a speaker and volunteer in years after.
UTHSC WPCAS
UTHSC WPCAS is a WordPress plugin that integrates the CAS single sign on service with WordPress and was published to the official WordPress plugin repository.