Cal Evans I am a man of many skills, but few talents.

Cal Evans

Engineering Leader | Technical Trainer | AI Enablement

Florida · [email protected] LinkedIn · Blog

I build the teams that build what's next.

Experience

Confidential (SaaS)

Senior Technical Program Manager, Learning & Development / Principal Engineer June 2023 – Present | Remote

Built the company's AI enablement and technical training programs from scratch.

  • Designed a twice-monthly hands-on workshop series for engineering, IT, and security — built to feel like a community, not a classroom.
  • Developed a 6-week AI Enablement Training program (18+ hours of live instruction) that moved engineers from casual AI tool use to fundamentally rethinking how they approach the SDLC with LLMs — tracked a 10% productivity increase org-wide.
  • Created an internal podcast (80+ episodes) that extracts institutional knowledge and architectural standards from key individuals and distributes them across 100+ technical leaders.
  • Partnered cross-functionally to give non-engineers a safe, structured framework for AI experimentation.

E.I.C.C., Inc. · Senior Consultant

1997 – Present | Remote

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

Zend Technologies · Technical Manager, Training & Certification

2015 – 2017 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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

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.

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