Originally from the United States, Nico Conforti is the Team Lead Education at Exasol AG and lives in beautiful Nuremberg, Germany. He has a Bachelor's in Information Systems Management and German from Auburn University, and moved to Germany shortly thereafter. As Team Lead Education, Nico is responsible for all user-facing technical documentation and training with the goal of helping users help themselves. 

In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his family, travelling around the World, hiking in the mountains, going on bike rides, and playing video games.

Originally from the United States, Nico Conforti is the Team Lead Education at Exasol AG and lives in beautiful Nuremberg, Germany. He has a Bachelor's in Information Systems Management and German from Auburn University, and moved to Germany shortly thereafter. As Team Lead Education, Nico is responsible for all user-facing technical documentation and training with the goal of helping users help themselves. 

In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his family, travelling around the World, hiking in the mountains, going on bike rides, and playing video games.

Matthew Ellison has over 25 years of experience as a user assistance and eLearning professional in the software industry. Much of this time was spent managing a team of writers and trainers at a UK-based consulting company, before enjoying a period in the U.S. as Director of the WinWriters (now WritersUA) Conference.

Matthew has a B.Sc. in Electronic Engineering and a Post-Graduate Certificate of Education from Bristol University in the UK. He is an Adobe Certified Instructor, a MadCap Flare Certifed Instructor, and a Certified Instructor for WebWorks ePublisher Pro. He has also recently been a part-time lecturer at Portsmouth University for the MA Technical Communication course.

Matthew Ellison has over 25 years of experience as a user assistance and eLearning professional in the software industry. Much of this time was spent managing a team of writers and trainers at a UK-based consulting company, before enjoying a period in the U.S. as Director of the WinWriters (now WritersUA) Conference.

Matthew has a B.Sc. in Electronic Engineering and a Post-Graduate Certificate of Education from Bristol University in the UK. He is an Adobe Certified Instructor, a MadCap Flare Certifed Instructor, and a Certified Instructor for WebWorks ePublisher Pro. He has also recently been a part-time lecturer at Portsmouth University for the MA Technical Communication course.