Brian Jepson

Current

Co-host at Providence Geeks
Editor & Hacker at O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Board Member and Geek at AS220

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Past

Programmer at Quantumstream
Programmer at JP Morgan

Education

University of Rhode Island

Recommended

7 people have recommended Brian

Connections

259 connections

Industry

Computer Software

Brian Jepson’s Summary

Originally a database programmer/SQL geek: first dBase III, then Fox(Base|Pro), and eventually Perl and Sybase. I've written a few technology books, including co-authoring Mac OS X for Unix Geeks. I spend most of my time working for MAKE, where I edit books, manage book projects and budgets, hack microcontrollers, and develop software (Perl, PHP, MySQL) for online publishing initiatives.

Brian Jepson’s Specialties:

Mobile/wireless hacking, Perl, C, Java, C#, Arduino, microcontrollers, writing

Brian Jepson’s Experience

Co-host

Providence Geeks

(Civic & Social Organization industry)

February 2006 — Present (3 years 10 months)

Co-host of Providence Geeks, a monthly public and open meetup for IT and digital media geeks in Providence, RI.
Editor & Hacker

O'Reilly Media, Inc.

(Privately Held; Publishing industry)

November 2000 — Present (9 years 1 month)

I'm one of the editors for O'Reilly Media, Inc. I acquire and develop books on a wide range of topics, and also write&hack occasionally for MAKE: Online.
Board Member and Geek

AS220

(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Arts and Crafts industry)

1986 — Present (23 years )

I've been involved with AS220 in various capacities throughout the years. AS220 is a non-profit, unjuried, uncensored arts space in Providence that owns and operates two buildings with a huge array of activities taking place under these roofs: live/work studios, work studios, youth programs, several galleries, performances, food, drink, and more. I'm one of the people who brought computers to AS220 and I keep on doing that.
Programmer

Quantumstream

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)

January 2000 — November 2000 (11 months)

Developed a web application using C, C++, Java, XML, HTTP, and Apache.
Programmer

JP Morgan

(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Banking industry)

1996 — 1997 (1 year )

Used Perl, Netscape Enterprise Server, and Sybase SQL Server to help develop a system that coordinated subscriptions and managed logistics of research periodicals published by JP Morgan.