Cal Evans

Engineering Leader | Technical Trainer | AI Enablement

Florida · [email protected] LinkedIn · Blog

I build the teams that build what's next.

Experience

BambooHR

Full-time · 3 yrs 2 mos | United States · Remote

Sr. Technical Program Manager · Aug 2025 – Present | 1 yr

I run Learning and Development programs for the Technology Org.

Principal Engineer Jun 2023 – Aug 2025 | 2 yrs 3 mos

I ran Learning and Development programs for the Engineering department in the Technology org.

E.I.C.C., Inc. · Senior Consultant

Jan 1997 – Present | 29 yrs 7 mos | Remote

Training and professional development for web developers. Consulting clients include ADP, Adobe, BBC, Disney, DevriX, Gun.io, and The Motley Fool.

PADI Staff Instructor · Freelance

Jan 2021 – Jun 2023 | 2 yrs 6 mos | West Palm Beach, FL

Helped people learn to explore the world beneath the waves.

GymDesk · Senior PHP Developer

Nov 2022 – May 2023 | 7 mos | Remote

Maintained and extended an existing PHP codebase, resolved customer issues with the support team, and built new features as requested.

GlobalCastMD · Interim CTO

May 2022 – Oct 2022 | 6 mos | Remote

Organized the development team's efforts, applied best practices, and streamlined the development process for visibility into what's upcoming, in progress, and complete.

Zend Technologies · Technical Manager, Training & Certification

2015 – 2017 | 2 yrs | Remote

Led the PHP Training and Zend Certified Engineer Certification program. Developed and maintained curricula, delivered courses online and in-person.

GetPantheon · Developer Advocate

2014 – 2015 | 1 yr | Nashville, TN

Primary liaison between Pantheon and the PHP, Drupal, and WordPress developer communities. Wrote technical documentation and presented at conferences worldwide.

Kony Solutions · Developer Community Relations Director

2012 – 2013 | 1 yr | Nashville, TN

Organized the first Kony Developer's Conference. Wrote the foundational tutorial series and developer documentation for the platform.

Blue Parabola, LLC · Chief Marketing Officer

2009 – 2012 | 3 yrs | Remote

Helped run PHP Architect, PHP tek, and PHP World. Created and delivered PHP training for developers worldwide.

Zend Technologies · Editor-in-Chief, DevZone

2006 – 2008 | 2 yrs

Helped build the developer ecosystem around PHP. Editor-in Chief of DevZone website. Program Chair for ZendCon '06-08. Hosted the weekly PHP Abstract podcast.

Speaking & Thought Leadership

80+ conference talks · 9 keynotes · 2009 – 2022 Major PHP conferences worldwide, including ZendCon, Dutch PHP Conference, SunshinePHP, PHP World, Northeast PHP, and Lone Star PHP.

Selected keynotes: Which Way is the ElePHPant Pointed and other ElePHPant Jokes · Leadership As a Joke · Groupies, Roadies, Rockstars · Uncle Cal's Career Advice for Developers · Apple, Butter, Darmok · Building a Culture of Respect · Going Pro · Down the Rabbit Hole · !Normal===Awesome!

Host, Voices of the ElePHPant — 374 episodes over 11 years, the longest-running podcast in the PHP community.

Program Chair, ZendCon 2006 – 2008.

Publications

Wisdom of the ElePHPant · Voices of the ElePHPant · Going Pro · Uncle Cal's Career Advice to Developers · Signaling PHP

Skills

Team Leadership · Community Building · Technical Training & Curriculum Development · AI Enablement · Developer Relations · Engineering L&D · Program Management

Education

University of South Alabama — Computer Science