Education
Purdue University
Specialized Course Work: Software Engineering,
System Analysis, Mobile Development,
Web Application Development
Experience
Creative Commons
Architect and manage development of Creative Commons software and
technology infrastructure. Design, develop and promote metadata
specifications for Creative Commons licensing. Evangelize
Creative Commons licensing and technology standards to
potential partner organizations. Assist partners with
implementation and integration of Creative Commons
licensing.
April 2007
Originated prototypes to demonstrate uses of
Creative Commons technology, including enhanced search,
discovery and tagging of licensed content. Coordinated
contractor development for specialized projects. Assisted
with analysis and implementation of technology strategy.
June 2006
Designed and developed ccPublisher application which
allows users to upload creative works to the Internet
Archive for free hosting, resulting in over 4,000 software
downloads and 12,000 works contributed to the Internet
Archive in a six month period. Implemented developer
interfaces for Creative Commons technologies and
services.
Freelance Software Developer
May 2007
Developed application for generating student transcripts, merging structured student data with templates to produce PDF output. Implemented Django web application for manipulating transcript data.
May 2007
Developed software to power BayJams.com, a website designed as a place for people to connect to local bands and venues, utilizing Python and Django.
Canterbury School
June 2004
Developed web-based classroom tools to enable student –
teacher communication, including the ability to post
assignments and submit responses. Designed introductory
programming curriculum to be used with all incoming
freshman students and taught first year of the new
introductory course. Taught intermediate programming
electives.
Esteves-DWD
August 2000
Managed and facilitated expansion of internal network
throughout three locations nationwide. Developed custom
software for deployment to customers which enabled more
effective communication with sales personnel. Designed and
developed custom web application for Quality Control
department, resulting in more efficient access to customer
specifications.
Presentations
COMMUNIA Workshop on Technology and the Public Domain,
Politecnico di Torino, Italy, January 18, 2008.
Commons: Integrating CC in Your Application,”
Open
Source Convention, Portland, OR, July 25, 2007.
Source is my Day Job,” University of Michigan,
March 19, 2007.
platform desktop applications with
Python,” ACCU,
Oxford, UK, April, 2005, PyCon,
Washington, DC, March, 2005.
Awards & Organizations
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Upsilon Pi Epsilon,
Internation Honor Society for the Computing and
Information Disciplines; Inducted 2006 -
Delta Lambda Phi, National
Social Fraternity; Inducted 1996; Alumni, 1998 - Boy Scouts of America, Eagle Scout Award; awarded November, 1994