{"id":6752,"date":"2026-07-27T15:12:06","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T22:12:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2026\/?post_type=wcb_speaker&#038;p=6752"},"modified":"2026-07-27T15:18:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T22:18:01","slug":"dr-leslie-thomas","status":"publish","type":"wcb_speaker","link":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2026\/speaker\/dr-leslie-thomas\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Leslie Thomas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Leslie Thomas is the Chief Psychometric Officer (CPO) at Kryterion, a Drake International company. With over 25 years of experience, Leslie leads a team of highly talented test developers and psychometricians who work closely with clients to develop high-stakes certification and other types of assessment programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"205\" src=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/07\/red-map-flowers-colorful.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5020\" style=\"width:auto;height:50px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/07\/red-map-flowers-colorful.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/07\/red-map-flowers-colorful-766x157.jpg 766w, https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/07\/red-map-flowers-colorful-300x62.jpg 300w, https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2026\/files\/2026\/07\/red-map-flowers-colorful-500x103.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-6744 wcb_session type-wcb_session status-publish hentry wcb_track-track-3-technical\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2026\/session\/the-making-of-a-wordpress-credential\/\" target=\"_self\" >The Making of a WordPress Credential<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-wcb_track wp-block-post-terms has-medium-font-size\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">Track: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2026\/track\/track-3-technical\/\" rel=\"tag\">Technical WordPress<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">For years, WordPress engineers have lacked a globally recognized, professionally governed credential\u2014an unusual gap in an ecosystem that powers a significant portion of the web. Employers have likewise struggled to reliably identify qualified WordPress engineering talent for mission\u2011critical work. To address this need, a small team at Automattic spent a year designing and building the&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Leslie Thomas is the Chief Psychometric Officer (CPO) at Kryterion, a Drake International company. 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