The CrackBerry Team
Kevin Michaluk - Fearless Leader of the CrackBerry Nation
Kevin is founder and fearless leader of the CrackBerry nation, the #1 site for BlackBerry users and abusers. Needless to say, he loves RIM's BlackBerrys - and the BlackBerry Playbook - a lot. He also runs the Mobile Nations network for Smartphone Experts. Find him on Twitter @crackberrykevin
Adam Zeis - Senior Editor
Adam was born and raised in New Jersey and proud of it. After working in retail for over 12 years (and twilighting behind a bar for over 11 years) he joined the CrackBerry team in late 2007, and although he got into the BlackBerry game a bit late (his first device was an 8830WE) he never looked back. He loves being able to share his love of BlackBerry every day. Adam can be seen daily scouring the interwebs for the latest BlackBerry news as well as overseeing the CrackBerry forums. Well know for his use of the word "swipey". Find him on Twitter @azeis
Bla1ze - Senior Editor
Born and raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Chris is fluent in all mobile languages. Having been a member of the Smartphone Experts community now for nearly three years,
you can often find him here on CrackBerry or at Android Central . You may also follow his random outbursts on Twitter. If you find Chris wondering around your local neighborhood, please point him towards the nearest electrical outlet and toss him a can of Full Throttle energy drink. If you're extra friendly, let Michelle.. his better half know his whereabouts. Find him on Twitter @Bla1ze
Ryan Blundell - App Editor
Ryan currently calls British Columbia his home. Besides hunting for the perfect app for each
and every situation, he has been wearing many hats in wireless industry for nearly a decade. He has been a member of CrackBerry since May of 2007 and posted his first review in September of that year. Do not tempt Ryan with any junk food - he's currently enjoying a healthier
lifestyle that's enabling him to be as mobile as his BlackBerry. Ryan is also currently training his son to be a future BlackBerry addict - get them hooked when they're young! Find him on Twitter @ryanblundell
David Boyd - Contributing Writer/Forums Moderator
David currently resides in Austin, TX, the capital of the Lone Star State. He is a big fan of University of Texas football and Texas Rangers baseball. He joined CrackBerry in February of 2007 (member #34) and quickly became part of the Forums Moderation and blogging team. David's love for BlackBerry once took him to London, England to get his hands on a BlackBerry Curve 8300 before it was released in the US. That's some serious dedication. Find him on Twitter at @kasperapd
Craig James Johnston - Podcaster/BlackBerry Expert
Craig grew up in Durban South Africa and later immigrated to the United States. From a young age he has been fascinated with technology, and especially mobile technology. Craig has owned and supported such classics as the Palm Pilot, Palm VII, and RIM 850 (one of the very first
BlackBerrys). His day job is designing and architecting large mobile infrastructures running BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES), ActiveSync, Good, etc. He brings his unique enterprise experiences to CrackBerry in the form of articles that are enterprise focused, and the CrackBerry podcast as a co-host. Craig has written many "how-to" books on Smartphones like the BlackBerry Curve. You can see more information about these at http://www.CraigsBooks.info. Find him on Twitter @ibanyan
Obi - Contributing Writer
Obi is a Golf Professional by trade, from Western NY. His Winnipeg like winters give him 4 months off work each year, which he spends roaming the interwebz and watching every movie in existence. He is a lover of all operating systems (minus Apple) but especially mobile. He has been a BlackBerry buser for 4 yearsor so, but has also used Android since its debut (on his back up line of course :p). He firmly believes that the answer to life, the universe, and everything is 42. You can find him answering question on
@crackberry or on his personal twitter account @obigeorge
Michelle Haag - Jane of All Trades
Michelle has been a loyal BlackBerry abuser since 2008, with her first BlackBerry being a
golden Curve 8320. After aligning herself with the likes of Bla1ze for life, she's here at CrackBerry for the long run. While she may be residing in the sun of Arizona for now, she'll soon be headed to Canada to get closer to RIM - although if you ask Bla1ze she's moving there to be with him. Find her on Twitter @phishgirl3
Alicia Erlich - Contributing Writer
Normally a shy person, Alicia threw caution to the wind and entered the CrackBerry Idol
competition in May 2010 and has been writing for CrackBerry ever since. Born and raised in Long Island, New York, she is a gadget and sci-fi junkie who still prefers her BlackBerry Bold 9000. When not tethered to her BlackBerry Torch, she spends her free time reading, watching TV, quoting Princess Bride lines, hanging with friends, and cheering for the NY Mets. Find her on Twitter @scaperfan
Kerri Neill - Contributing Writer
Kerri was also one of the CrackBerry Idol competitors and finished in 2nd Place. Although she was born and raised in the Central Valley of California, Kerri is an Air Force spouse whose location changes constantly. She is the mother of three and was deemed CrackBerry's "Power Mom" during the Idol contest, Kerri strives to show how BlackBerry can help others organize and simplify their daily routines/schedules. When not contributing to the website she is usually found scrapbooking, reading or traveling with the family. Her location could be anywhere but you can find her on Twitter as @CBKerri
DJ Reyes - International News
DJ started contributing to CrackBerry in September 2010 after taking part in CrackBerry Idol. She was introduced to Blackberry devices after working for a UK Network as a Technical Specialist. Her first Blackberry was the Bold 9000 and from then on to became a CrackBerry addict. She writes her articles from the hills of Scotland. Away from the world of mobiles phones and technology, DJ enjoys singing, playing the guitar, reading, watching, taking part in sports activities, mainly Taekwon-Do. Find her on Twitter @djr3yes
