Who is IPOM?

Here is a little information about all of the IPOM Staff members. Also check out the IPOM Staff Letters.

PHIL DIBOWITZ - WEBMASTER

Phil is the founder and webmaster of IPOM. It started as a small little idea, and turned into a massive website, and quest for knowledge. Phil handles all the technical aspects: scripts, code, etc., and makes sure everything goes according to plan. Feel free to email him.

I'm currently a Production Engineer at Facebook.

I've always been interested in computers, starting when I was 4 and got an Apple IIc (haven't had an Apple since). These days I'm a Linux user and an ardent open-source advocate, I also play guitar, sing (I was in school choirs since I was in 5th grade), and hang with my friends. I'm a Rocky Horror Picture Show fan. I currently live in San Francisco, CA.

PAST STAFF MEMBERS

A huge thanks to all our past staff members: Bec Knott, Dave Zangara, Doug Erbeck, Lana M., Annaleigh Rodriguez Watts, Matt McKenzie, Nathalie Palmetshofer, and Pablo Corona.

OTHER

A few other people who aren't part of the IPOM Staff have really done a lot for IPOM.

• Dave Zangara - even though Dave is mentioned above as a previous staff member, he deserves a speciall call-out for doing absolutely insane amounts of work in the early days of IPOM.
• Liz Ross - created many of the original graphics on the site
• Dan Walpole - was more than generous with the massive amount of knowledge and Metallica dates in his brain in the early days of IPOM!
• Josh Ashman - shared those long hours trying to decipher Load and Reload and Garage Inc. lyrics with Phil!
• Tim Carras - donated his time and talents to add new graphics to site in the early 2000s
• Larry Levine - created our castle logo and other new graphics as well as all of our 'badge' icons in 2025