Name: Deric Hicks Title: Senior Web Applications Engineer Super Powers: The ability to mysteriously wear out the keys on any keyboard in only a few weeks time. Claim to Fame: Deric Hicks graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from Florida State University. He has worked with PHP for 6 years and excels particularly in third party application integration, including: Travelport (Global Distribution Systems); PayPal; BillMeLater; Twitter; HBSi; IHG; Hilton; and other various and sundry companies. Skills: Primarily web programming: CSS, HTML, JS, jQuery, PHP (and dabbles in ASP.NET [C#]), various other web languages, etc. Has been known to create the occasional desktop application as the need arises as well. I Could Tell You - But, Then I'd Have to Kill You: Deric takes a perverse pleasure in reading technical manuals. Programming language books, design books, even the occasional process development book for Agile development or BDUF or XP… He dares not read them before bed, or he’ll be too excited to sleep. Seriously.