Derek Willis is a journalist and developer working in the Interactive
News Technology team at the New York Times. Based in the Washington,
D.C., area, he works on applications involving political and
government data. Previously he worked at The Washington Post, The
Center for Public Integrity, Congressional Quarterly and The Palm
Beach Post. He graduated from the University of Pittsburgh. He lives
online at http://blog.thescoop.org/ and @derekwillis on Twitter.