Mike DeMaria is the founding leader of the Syracuse Salesforce Developers Community Group and co-founder of Upstate Dreamin'. He is a big proponent of Test Driven Development, sfdx and Trailhead. Mike has previously spoken at Northeast Dreamin', True North Dreamin' and Networld+Interop.

Upon earning 7 certifications, including PD2 and Adv Admin, Mike has transitioned to a developer role after spending a decade in QA.  Prior to that, he was a technology editor for Network Computing Magazine, covering digital convergence and security.  A graduate of Syracuse University in Computer Science, Mike decided to keep upstate New York as his home.