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  Former Director of Research and Innovation OCTO Acquia # Preston So

[Preston So](https://www.drupal.org/u/prestonso) has been a web developer and designer since 2001, a creative professional since 2004, and a Drupal developer since 2007. As Former Director of Research and Innovation at Acquia, Preston lead Acquia Labs and new open-source and research initiatives. Previously, he managed the Entertainment Weekly website, led its development team at Time Inc., co-founded the Southern Colorado Drupal User Group (est. 2008), and operated an award-winning web and print design studio. Preston has presented at conferences on four continents and in multiple languages about diverse topics such as decoupled Drupal, responsive design, front-end development, and user experience.

"Working at Acquia allowed me to contribute back to an open source community I love deeply," he said.



 

 ## Posts written by Preston So

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 ](/blog/nestle-purina-and-acquia-labs-team-explore-voice-enabled-search) [### Nestlé Purina and Acquia Labs team up to explore voice-enabled search

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        ![Ask GeorgiaGov, an Alexa Skill for Citizens of Georgia by Acquia Labs](/sites/default/files/styles/person_detail_article_tablet/public/legacy/images/2017-12/ask_georgiagov_alexa_4.jpg?itok=3Hfixy2n) 

 

 ](/blog/ask-georgiagov-alexa-skill-citizens-georgia-acquia-labs) [### Ask GeorgiaGov, an Alexa Skill for Citizens of Georgia by Acquia Labs

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