Laurence "GreenReaper" Parry

Current

• Software Developer at Stardock
• Executive Director at WikiFur

Education

• University of Bath

Recommended

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Connections

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Industry

Computer Software

Laurence "GreenReaper" Parry’s Summary

Low-level software developer and all-around geek. Enjoys picking things apart and making them work better.

Laurence "GreenReaper" Parry’s Specialties:

MediaWiki, x86 disassembly, .NET interoperability, performance optimization, skinning, graphics tablets

Laurence "GreenReaper" Parry’s Experience

• Software Developer

  Stardock

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

  July 2005 — Present (4 years 6 months)

  Working on all aspects of software development, in languages from C++, C# and VB.NET through VB and VBScript and even the occasional x86 assembly code. Projects range from optimizing computer games, developing desktop applications, improving the performance of IRC servers, wiki administration, writing trampolines for the purpose of intercepting system calls, creating virtual pets, and the occasional use of dissassembly for research purposes.

• Executive Director

  WikiFur

  (Writing and Editing industry)

  July 2005 — Present (4 years 6 months)

  WikiFur is a volunteer-run wiki-based encyclopedia of furry (anthropomorphic animal) fandom, It covers over 10,000 topics and has localization projects in more than ten languages.
  
  I am responsible for project leadership and volunteeer management, as well as promotion, donations, public relations and application-level server administration. I supervise our consensus-based policy process, and make executive decisions with the advice of other administrators.

Laurence "GreenReaper" Parry’s Education

• University of Bath

  BSc (hons) , Computer Science , 2000 — 2004

  Graduated with first-class honours.

  Activities and Societies:

  Producer for University Radio Bath, Gravity Vomit (juggling), Computer Science Society (co-founder)