Lawrence, Kansas Area
- Current
-
- Partner at Revolution Systems, LLC
- President at Django Software Foundation
- Co-BDFL at Django
- Past
-
- Software Architect at Whiskey Media
- Lead Developer at Lawrence Journal-World
- Junior Developer at Lawrence Journal-World
- Lead CMS Developer at ID Society
- Lead Software Technician at Radar-Digital Systems
- Education
-
- University of California, Santa Cruz
- Recommended
-
5 people have recommended Jacob - Connections
-
159
connections
- Industry
- Internet
- Websites
Jacob Kaplan-Moss’s Summary
The history of information is also a history of control.
Thanks to the Internet, the barrier to self-publishing is lower than ever. I want to make tools that continue to lower that barrier.
My work as a core developer of Django focuses on giving anyone -- even non-programmers -- the tools to create dynamic, content-driven websites. I see my work around journalism as an extension of this: I help to make sure that we truly serve our community by giving them a place to discuss the news and make their own opinions heard.
Jacob Kaplan-Moss’s Specialties:
Django, Python, web application scalability, SQL (especially PostgreSQL), JavaScript (including frameworks like jQuery, Dojo, and YUI), CSS, XML/XHTML/HTML, and web development of all shapes and sizes.
Jacob Kaplan-Moss’s Experience
-
Partner
Revolution Systems, LLC
(Internet industry)
March 2009 — Present (9 months)
At Revolution Systems I provide professional support for Django applications and sites.
-
President
Django Software Foundation
(Internet industry)
June 2008 — Present (1 year 6 months)
The Django Software Foundation is an independent, non-profit foundation established to promote, support, and advance the Django web framework. As President, I run the business of the foundation, work to raise funds, and manage the foundation's activities.
-
Co-BDFL
Django
(Non-Profit; Internet industry)
July 2005 — Present (4 years 5 months)
Adrian Holovaty and I are Co-Benevolent Dictators for Life of Django, an open-source web framework extracted from the publishing platform built at the Journal-World and open-sourced in 2005.
-
Software Architect
Whiskey Media
(Internet industry)
March 2008 — March 2009 (1 year 1 month)
I was Whiskey Media's "Django guy." I worked on Django itself, helped the company best use Django to save time and money, and helped the other engineers with my knowledge of Django's internals. I also helped internal ideas and needs work their way back into Django itself.
-
Lead Developer
Lawrence Journal-World
(Online Media industry)
August 2005 — March 2008 (2 years 8 months)
I led development of Ellington, the Journal-World's news publishing platform. Ellington was originally developed for internal use only, but is now a commercial product used by news organizations across the globe. My role was that of a technical lead: I was responsible for the overall design and philosophy of our tools, and I managed a team of about half a dozen other developers.
-
Junior Developer
Lawrence Journal-World
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Online Media industry)
August 2004 — August 2005 (1 year 1 month)
-
Lead CMS Developer
ID Society
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)
November 2003 — August 2004 (10 months)
Besides being the (unofficial) standards evangelist, I developed an in-house CMS framework in PHP for our design clients. These clients included Grand Marnier USA, Johnnie Walker Black Label, and USA Networks.
-
Lead Software Technician
Radar-Digital Systems
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Security and Investigations industry)
January 2001 — August 2003 (2 years 8 months)
I lead the design and development of a web-based wide-area video monitoring system marketed to harbors, airports and transportation companies. I was involved in every aspect of system development including developing specifications with the customer, overseeing product development, and managing quality assurance and installation. Clients I worked closely with included the Santa Cruz Harbor, the Port of Los Angeles, and CalTrans.
Jacob Kaplan-Moss’s Education
-
University of California, Santa Cruz
BA , American Literature , 1999 — 2003
Additional Information
Jacob Kaplan-Moss’s Websites:
Jacob Kaplan-Moss’s Honors:
Sites I've worked on at the Journal-World have won dozens awards. In my time here we've won an AP Managing Editors award for online convergange, nine Digital Edge awards, three Editor&Publisher (EPpy) awards, and numerous Kansas Press Association awards.
Sites powered by Ellington have also won numerous awards: the 2007 Digital Edge awards went to Ellington-powered sites in 7 out of the 9 categories.
