Jay Luker

Current

• IT Specialist at Smithsonian Astrophysics Data System

Past

• Software Engineer at Ex Libris
• Web Developer at Smarter Travel Media LLC
• Developer at OSDN (VA Software)

• Editor, Web Designer, Programmer at Andover.net
• Proofreader, Assistant Editor at Connell Communications, Inc.

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Education

• Tufts University
• Tufts University

Recommended

2 people have recommended Jay

Connections

76 connections

Industry

Information Technology and Services

Websites

• My Blog
• My Blog

Jay Luker’s Summary

LAMP Developer. "P" is mostly for Perl, but also sometimes PHP and more recently Python. I have really enjoyed my experience developing applications in the realm of library information systems, and I feel it's a good fit for my interests. I am becoming especially interested in the semantic web and linked data applications.

Jay Luker’s Specialties:

Object-Oriented Programming, Human-Computer Interaction, Library Information Systems, Meta-searching

Jay Luker’s Experience

• IT Specialist

  Smithsonian Astrophysics Data System

  (Educational Institution; Research industry)

  August 2009 — Present (4 months)

• Software Engineer

  Ex Libris

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Computer Software industry)

  June 2005 — August 2009 (4 years 3 months)

  From 2005-2007 I worked as part of the development team for the SFX OpenUrl linking server product, a mod_perl + mysql web server application. My primary responsibilities were to fix bugs, develop new features, and produce written design specifications that include detailed functionality, data elements, workflows and screen designs. As a secondary role I also support other developers in terms of collaboration tools, automating the development environment, code review and mentoring. Since mid 2007 I have been the lead developer for an unreleased web service product that is scheduled for beta release in late 2008.

• Web Developer

  Smarter Travel Media LLC

  (Public Company; 51-200 employees; EXPE; Online Media industry)

  January 2003 — June 2005 (2 years 6 months)

  Member of a small web development team. For most of my time there I was the lead architect and developer of BookingBuddy.com, a very popular travel meta-search website. I also designed, specified, and implemented a PHP/MySQL visitor tracking & reporting system for the SmarterTravel websites and e-mail newsletters.

• Developer

  OSDN (VA Software)

  (Public Company; 51-200 employees; LNUX; Computer Software industry)

  April 2001 — August 2002 (1 year 5 months)

  At OSDN I developed and maintained many of the sites and applications that made up the OSDN network, including the OSDN banner ad system which at the time was serving 10 million banner ads per day to a network of 18 websites. I designed and implemented an online banner creation tool for the OSDN self-serve ad system. I also redesigned the OSDN Newsletter subscription system (38 mailing lists, 150,000+ subscribers), automating content generation and streamlining the subscriber interface. I was also responsible for porting several popular websites from a legacy Perl/CGI system to a PHP framework.

• Editor, Web Designer, Programmer

  Andover.net

  (Internet industry)

  March 1997 — May 2000 (3 years 3 months)

  While working for Andover.net I made the transistion from an editorial role to web designer and eventually programmer. By mid-1998 I was in charge of designing and developing new and existing Andover.Net websites, including web interfaces and Perl/CGI back-ends. I led the development team in the creation of several web application, including GifWorks.com and HtmlWorks.com. I was also involved in the creation of OEM versions of GifWorks and worked with external clients, like Tripod & Anglefire, to implement GifWorks within their existing networks. During most of my time there I also wrote the daily DaveCentral.com "What's New?" front-page column touting the latest and greatest shareware & freeware programs.

• Proofreader, Assistant Editor

  Connell Communications, Inc.

  (Publishing industry)

  September 1993 — August 1996 (3 years )

  Performed copywriting, layout and editing of monthly promotional publications for home video and video game rental locations.

Jay Luker’s Education

• Tufts University

  Masters , Computer Science , 2004 — 2008

  In progress.

• Tufts University

  HCI Certificate Program 2004 — 2006

Additional Information

Jay Luker’s Websites:

• My Blog
• My Blog

Jay Luker’s Interests:

Cooking, Reading, Programming, Skiing, Traveling

Jay Luker’s Groups:

ACM, code4lib, Boston Perl Mongers

•    Boston Perl Mongers (Boston.pm)
•    Open Source Universe
•    Semantic Web
•    code4lib

Jay Luker’s Contact Settings

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