Karl Hughes has been building web applications for education technology companies since 2011. He went to the University of Tennessee and graduated with a major in Mechanical Engineering, a minor in Business Administration, and a passion for writing both prose and software.

In addition to blogging at www.karllhughes.com and www.shiphp.com he has contributed to Codeship’s Blog, php[architect] magazine, and regularly speaks at meetups and conferences. He currently lives in Chicago and works as the Chief Technology Officer at The Graide Network.