Hi All,
Please join me in welcoming Rob as a Software Developer contractor in WMF’s
Features Engineering team. Rob will be working on Editor Engagement
features, a top priority area on Wikimedia Foundation’s engineering project
list this year. He will be working closely with other team members - Ian
Baker, Brandon Harris, Benny Situ and senior product manager Howie Fung on
features that help improve editor retention.
Rob comes from a IT management background where he was lead developer as
well as managed web and IT services for hundreds of websites and email
systems. Some of Rob's latest work was extending open source web framework
Kohana where he created a web based system that certifies manufacturer
products based on technical specifications in compliance of an
international committee of health industry leaders. Recently, he worked
with a team of developers to create a cross platform mobile application
suite using PhoneGap for iOS, Android, BlackBerry, as well as porting this
app to native Symbian and Windows Phone 7 code. In addition to the mobile
apps, he developed a web based product search tool that matches and
compares DLNA certified products.
When Rob is not coding or planning his next project, he most likely can be
found with greasy hands working on some form of combustible engine. He is
a moped enthusiast and is an active member of a Portland, Oregon based
moped club known as Uphillbattle.
Say hello to Rob in person @WMFSF or online. He can be found on #mediawiki
as rmoen.
Great to have you on the features team, Rob!
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Alolita Sharma
Director, Features Engineering
Wikimedia Foundation