About

Eric Sembrat, Ph.D. (he/him) leads the digital presence of the College of Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. His work spearheads campus- and college-level initiatives, including a campus-wide WordPress service, a thriving web development users group community, and exploration of new web technologies. He presently serves as an Information Technology representative lead for Georgia Tech Staff Council. He leads open-source code contributions at Georgia Tech and maintains projects and code at Drupal.org.

Eric led initiatives and projects at, and beyond, Georgia Tech. He led and managed the digital identity implementation of Georgia Tech’s 2021 brand refresh. He served as Higher-Ed Summit lead for DrupalCon North America since 2017, committee lead for HighEdWeb since 2019, and conference lead for WPCampus from 2016-2019. He led Higher-Ed Drupal community events with institutions such as University of Nebraska: Lincoln, Princeton University, and University of Texas: Austin.

Eric attended the Georgia Institute of Technology for his Bachelors of Science in Computer Science, then received his Masters of Science in Information Systems (with a certificate in Leadership) from Kennesaw State University. He received his Doctor of Philosophy in Instructional Technology from Georgia State University, conducting research on the intersection of Instructional Design and Software Development and developer-focused cultural and historical impact, which received the Outstanding Dissertation in Learning Technologies Award.

Eric lives in Atlanta, GA with his wife, two sons, and two dogs.