blog.reddit -- what's new on reddit: Welcome Andy, Ashley, Cameron, Jordan, Michael, Greg, Rachael, and Zubair!!

We're excited to announce eight new members to team reddit. We've also just moved into our new SF office, fabulously decorated thanks to Dante(/u/youngluck) and some of his very talented artist friends (seriously, thank you!). You'll find photos below, but first we'd like to introduce our new teammates.

Andy (/u/cfcommando), mobile engineer

Hello! I’m an engineer working with our mobile team to make reddit’s apps on iOS fast, pretty, and buttery smooth (with special thanks to AsyncDisplayKit ;) ). I have a passion for good design, League of Legends, and reading online fiction. I follow /r/leagueoflegends, am a big fan of Cloud9 HyperX, and enjoy lurking in /r/WritingPrompts and /r/Parahumans*.

When I'm not at work, I can often be found reading, playing story-driven games, or getting my win of the day in LoL. I’m also planning to pick up photography with my shiny new camera, and give my New Year’s resolution to start exercising regularly a shot - just as soon as I figure out which ones I need to lose weight!

* Kind of a niche community, but Worm is super awesome and an enthralling story in the superhero genre.

Ashley Dawkins (/u/bethereinfive), director of outreach

Hello! I am so excited to join the team and help amplify all of the amazing stories that begin on reddit thanks to all of you! When my phone isn't in my hand, you can find me helping people get items off of top shelves.

My favorite subreddits are /r/news, /r/todayilearned, /r/nfl, /r/documentaries, /r/virginiatech and/r/tall.

Cameron Brain (/u/cmrnwllsbrn), head of commerce

Hello! I recently joined reddit as its head of commerce, helping to build gold, redditgifts, redditmade and our other non-advertising businesses. I grew up in Seattle, went to school in upstate New York (/r/rpi), spent a few years in Salt Lake City, and recently moved with my wife to beautiful San Francisco. When not at the office, I'm probably cooking, walking, or reading. Favorite subreddits? /r/todayilearned and /r/iama. :-)

Jordan Milne (/u/largenocream), engineer

Hey folks! I'm a web security nerd originally hailing from /r/newbrunswickcanada. I've been working with reddit on security for a while now: both through responsible disclosure (shout out to /r/whitehats,) and then through consulting. I'm excited to be able to devote more of my time to keeping the community I love safe! I'll mostly be working on the product security side of things: auditing our code for security issues, thinking of ways to bake security into our development process, as well as handling reports of security vulnerabilities.

In my spare time, I love researching browser security, and drinking my weight in coffee (no cream, please!) The subreddits I'm digging most lately are /r/netsec, /r/ainbow, and /r/CatsOnGlass.

Michael Pope (/u/cat_sweaterz), creative projects manager

HI all! It’s truly an honor to meet all of you, and to be working at reddit! I’m really excited about the creative things that we’re going to be making with and for the community — the podcast being the first of many to come. The things I enjoy in life are cheeseburgers, Jurassic Park, Metal Gear Solid games, A Rage to Live by John O’Hara (also my favorite author btdubz), The Walking Dead (both picture form and moving picture form) and /r/outoftheloop. Feel free to ask me anything, anytime all the time. I hope to make you all proud.

Greg Goomishian (/u/bluepinkblack) support

Hey world, my name is Greg, and I’m incredibly pumped to be working for reddit, and for you. Like many of my fellow employees, I’m stoked to work in an environment on the absolute forefront of connecting humans around the globe, where creativity, positivity, and the potential for awesomeness are constantly thriving. Experiencing the joys and fears of humanity across countless reddit communities excites me, (and scares me a bit), though I’m humbled by the opportunity to be a part of this growing family.

A few quick tidbits about myself— I graduated from the greatest public university in the world, The University of California Berkeley, with a Bachelor’s and Minor in English and History, respectively. You may be able to tell by my snoovatar, but I’m also a fan of Disney and Star Wars (and, as it remains to be seen, Disney’s Star Wars) Additionally, I’m a walking Weezer encyclopedia, #goatpunishment. Feel free to PM me if you’d like to discuss any of these interests, as I’d love to riff on topics ranging from R2-D2 lego sets, to SFTBH B-Sides. I love travel, fine dining, collecting vintage 80‘s and 90‘s retro toys and figures, poetry, sneakers, and I attend SDCC each year. A slew of my favorite subreddits include /r/fantasyfootball, /r/shittyfoodporn, /r/crappydesign, /r/thewaywewere, /r/askculinary, /r/travel, /r/squaredcircle, /r/wheredidthesodago, /r/woahdude, and as of recent, /r/unexpectedthuglife.

Rachael R. (/u/willowgrain), mobile & redditgifts support

Hey everybody, Rachael here. I handle user support via mobile and gifts. My favorite part of working at reddit is getting to know YOU! I find our community to be very unique and diverse. I love that reddit allows people to share their lives and be as authentic as possible. You can catch me around /r/food, /r/AskReddit and /r/aww.

I’m a Bay Area native and your typical cat-obsessed redditor. I recently got into this thing called coffee. Adulthood rules!

Zubair Jandali (/u/zubair), VP Sales

Hi reddit! My name is Zubair, I hail from Berkeley and am joining reddit by way of Google and AdMob. When on reddit, I'm most likely lurking in /r/worldnews, /r/politics, /r/askhistorians, and /r/unexpectedthuglife.