Matt Butcher

Current

• Senior Programmer at Palantir.net

Past

• Principal Consultant at Aleph-Null, Inc
• Systems Integrator at HCorp
• Internet Consultant at Sysix Technologies

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Education

• Loyola University of Chicago
• Loyola University of Chicago
• University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

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Connections

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Industry

Computer Software

Websites

• My Company
• My Blog
• Articles and Publications

Matt Butcher’s Summary

In September of 2008, I joined Palantir.net as a Drupal software engineer ("programmers" in Palantir.net parlance). While at Palantir.net, I have worked on several sites, including Foreign Affairs and multiple large universities.

These days, I am interested in applying research in epistemology and psychology to software development. To that end, I am particularly interested in knowledge systems, ranging from content management systems (CMSes) to specialized applications for knowledge development and information finding. Drupal and QueryPath are the foci of my current work. Web services, particularly of the semantic variety, are also of interest.

I also do a lot of writing. I've published five books since 2004, and I write technical articles on a regular basis. See http://www.packtpub.com/author_view_profile/id/4 for my author's profile.

Matt Butcher’s Specialties:

Software Development: Java, Python, Perl, PHP, SVN, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Javascript. Object-Oriented Design.
Web Development: (X)HTML, XML, CSS, AJAX, Javascript
Systems: Linux (Debian, Ubuntu, Gentoo, Red Hat, Fedora), Some Unices.
Content Management Systems: OpenCMS, Drupal, Joomla, Mambo, and many others.
UNIX Services: LDAP (OpenLDAP), Mail servers, RDBMS, Network monitoring tools, Shell scripting, and many more.

Matt Butcher’s Experience

• Senior Programmer

  Palantir.net

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)

  September 2008 — Present (1 year 4 months)

  At Palantir, my responsibilities are the creation and maintenance of web sites and web applications. Palantir is largely a Drupal-oriented shop, and the vast majority of my work will be in Drupal.

Matt Butcher’s Education

• Loyola University of Chicago

  PhD , Philosophy , 2004 — 2009

  Activities and Societies:

  Area of Specialty: Epistemology
  Areas of Interest: Philosophy of Religion, Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Computers and Information

• Loyola University of Chicago

  MA , Philosophy , 2004 — 2007

  I am a member of Loyola's Emerging Technologies Laboratory (http://etl.luc.edu). During my stay there, I also hosted the North American Computers and Philosophy (NACAP) conference. I also organized a few other conferences, including a virtual conference on Free and Open Source Software ethics.

  Activities and Societies:

  Thesis defended "With Distinction"

• University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

  BA , Philosophy , 2000 — 2004

  Activities and Societies:

  Magna Cum Laude

Additional Information

Matt Butcher’s Websites:

• My Company
• My Blog
• Articles and Publications

Matt Butcher’s Interests:

Linux, software development, OOP, philosophy, intellectual property rights, computer ethics, epistemology, writing

Matt Butcher’s Contact Settings

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