Mike DeMaria Mike DeMaria is the founding leader of the Syracuse, NY Developers Community Group, a member of the Northeast Dreamin’ Planning Committee and an adjunct professor at Syracuse University. Earning 20 certifications, including PD2 and System Architect, Mike has transitioned to a developer role after spending a decade in QA and is now the founder and principal consultant of Second Quest Consulting, LLC. Prior to that, he was a technology editor for Network Computing Magazine. A graduate of Syracuse University in Computer Science and Applied Data Science, Mike decided to keep Upstate New York as his home.