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Location Portland, OR USA
Current Role(s): 
Developer Advocate
Tugboat
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@ambermatz

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On Drupal.org for 18 years 2 months

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Amber Matz is a Developer Advocate at Tugboat, where she helps teams adopt preview environments and shift-left software delivery practices. With a background in producing educational content for developers of all skill levels, Amber specializes in translating complex DevOps concepts into accessible, actionable guidance for diverse technical audiences. Amber’s work as a web developer and educational content producer has helped thousands of people advance their Drupal careers. As an open source community leader, she has presented talks at numerous DrupalCon and regional camp events. Amber brings a practical, human-centered perspective to conversations about software development and the evolving responsibility of QA in modern software delivery.

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Areas of Expertise: 
* Drupal Training
Drupal events: 
DrupalCon Portland 2013
DrupalCon Austin 2014
DrupalCon Amsterdam 2014
DrupalCon Los Angeles 2015
DrupalCon New Orleans 2016
DrupalCon Baltimore 2017
DrupalCon Vienna 2017
DrupalCon Nashville 2018
DrupalCon Seattle 2019
DrupalCon Amsterdam 2019
DrupalCon Minneapolis 2020 (was planning to attend)
DrupalCon Global 2020
DrupalCon North America 2021
DrupalCon Pittsburgh 2023
DrupalCon Portland 2024
DrupalCon Atlanta 2025
DrupalCon Chicago 2026

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Silver Drupal Certified Partner

Silver Drupal Certified Partner from Tugboat

Drupal Association #DrupalCares Supporter
Drupal Association Individual Member

amber himes matz helps support and grow the Drupal community with the Drupal Association.

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I helped organize DrupalCon
I provide Drupal-related services
I give support on Slack
I help mentor new contributors