Neil Griffin
About Neil Griffin
Neil Griffin is a Principal Sales Engineer at Liferay and serves as the Chairman of the Portals Project Management Committee at The Apache Software Foundation. He holds a BS in Computer Science and Math from Virginia Tech and has extensive experience in sales engineering and project management.
Work at Liferay
Neil Griffin currently serves as Principal Sales Engineer at Liferay, a position he has held since 2023. In this role, he is responsible for mentoring colleagues and developing best practices and demo collateral for Liferay Experience Cloud (LXC). He has also created video recordings to support sales demonstrations. Prior to his current role, Griffin worked at Liferay as a Senior Sales Engineer from 2020 to 2023 and as a Lead Consultant from 2019 to 2020.
Role at The Apache Software Foundation
Neil Griffin has been involved with The Apache Software Foundation since 2016. He currently holds the position of Chairman of the Portals Project Management Committee (PMC), a role he has occupied since 2022. Previously, he served as a member of the PMC for six years, contributing to the development and management of portal technologies.
Education and Expertise
Neil Griffin studied at Virginia Tech, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science and Mathematics. His educational background provides a strong foundation for his technical expertise in software engineering and sales engineering.
Professional Contributions
Neil Griffin has made significant contributions to the field of software development. He served as Spec Lead for JSR 378: Portlet 3.0 Bridge for JSF 2.2. Additionally, he is a contributing author of 'JSF 2.0 Complete Reference,' published by McGraw Hill, which showcases his knowledge and expertise in JavaServer Faces.