As project manager of the development team Robert Castley plays an important role in the further development of Mambo Open Source. He did a great job already in leading Mambo and the development team to version 4.5, which really was a milestone.

Personal Information

Name: Robert Castley
Nickname: Lil Devil
Residence: UK
Nationality: British (and proud!)
Current Age: Just turned 33!!!
Job: Professional Services/Pre-Sales
URL: www.castley.com (don't bother visiting hasn't been updated in ages)

Mambo and You

When did you first get involved with Mambo?
I first found Mambo at version 3.0.6. I started off by developing CMT's for 3.0.7 the most famous being my weather module (converted from PHPNuke) and the Babe A Day component. I also converted a number of PHPNuke themes as well.

What is your current role in the Mambo community?
Mambo Open Source Project Manager who is very proud of his team of developers and the product.

Do you have any Mambo projects beside the above?
Other projects??? Don't have time ;-)

What are you doing, when you are not working for Mambo?
Sleeping! Most of my spare time is taken up with our baby son (6 months old), when I do get let out of the house I enjoy Kite Buggying. Motorsport is my real passion - Williams for the 2004 Championship. See ya Schumy!

About Mambo

What is Mambo's biggest advantage against other CMS?
Ease of use, ease of installation, graphical admin and highly flexible.

And the biggest disadvantage?
Not enough downloads ;-)

Where do you see Mambo in the future?
As a highly scalable and flexible solution with a truly modular framework.

Your final word to the community?
One good turn gets most of the duvet.