Bobbi Fox
Freelance Software Engineer at ... since "retiring" from Harvard
Greater Boston United States
Summary
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SeniorBobbi Fox is a freelance software engineer based in Greater Boston with 13 years of experience building database-driven, web-enabled applications. She brings deep hands-on expertise across Java/J2EE, Perl, C/C++, and MUMPS/Cache', and is comfortable spanning web stacks from Apache/Tomcat and JSP to modern JavaScript libraries and REST tooling. Known for reliable delivery, she combines strong project estimation and team leadership with clear technical writing for documentation and marketing. Her database experience ranges from MySQL and Oracle to Solr as a NoSQL store and less-common XML DBs like Tamino, reflecting a willingness to work with unconventional data platforms. Since leaving Harvard she has focused on freelance engagements, translating complex requirements into practical, well-documented solutions on time and within budget. Colleagues appreciate that she pairs veteran engineering chops with an unusually broad toolset that surfaces elegant solutions for legacy and modern systems alike.
13 years of coding experience
Github Skills (34)
javascript10
xslt10
spreadsheet10
archives10
ruby10
mhealth10
excel10
jruby10
management8
questions-and-answers8
hpc-applications8
documentation7
collections7
python6
creative-commons5
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
harvard-library/lts-lti-reserves
Jun 2015 - Dec 2018
Contributions:146 pushes, 4 branches, 5 tags in 3 years 6 months
bobbi-SMR/bobbi-SMR.github.io
Jun 2017 - May 2024
Contributions:4 PRs, 58 pushes, 1 branch in 6 years 11 months
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