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Jim Birch is an internet professional who can bridge the gap between technical staff and business goals with specialties in Drupal development, Front End development, Content Strategy, and SEO. He is an accomplished strategist and developer, community organizer, and believer in bridging open source communities. He spends his days working as an Engineering Manager alongside the incredibly talented team at Kanopi Studios.

Jim has spoken on WordPress, Drupal, SEO, and general developer topics at camps and conferences around the world. He is a past organizer of the Drupal Chicago Meetup Group and the Midwest Drupal Camp.

When he’s not writing and learning about Drupal and WordPress, Jim enjoys making pizza and pasta by hand, shellfishing, and long walks on the beaches of Cape Cod.

Say hi to Jim on Twitter at @thejimbirch and check out his site at jimbir.ch.

Interests

Shellfishing
Pizza Making
House Rehabbing
AirBNB Superhosting

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WordCamp Speaker '18

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Kanopi Studios

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August 2025
Aug 01 Fri · 15:09
Meta med
Completed the course Beginner WordPress User on learn.wordpress.org
June 2018
Jun 22 Fri · 18:33
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Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp for Publishers: Chicago 2018
April 2018
Apr 27 Fri · 03:32
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Posted a reply to How to add new schema type, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I would like to know this also.
March 2018
Mar 28 Wed · 17:56
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Confirmed as a speaker for WordCamp Chicago, IL USA 2018