Chris Wilper
Lead Data Platform Engineer (Semantics)
Town of Henrietta, New York, United States
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Top SchoolChris Wilper is a lead data platform engineer with 15 years of experience building and stewarding open-source digital preservation and repository systems. Currently focused on semantics at Medidata Solutions, he combines hands-on backend work with architectural leadership learned from running projects at Atmire, DuraSpace, and Cornell. He has deep expertise in institutional repository platforms—contributing bug fixes and metadata/REST improvements to the widely used DSpace project—and a history of improving developer-facing tooling, including proxy and script handling in an open-source API IDE. Known for pragmatic solutions that balance code quality, standards, and long-term preservation needs, he brings a strong interest in personal archiving and open standards to every role. Based in Henrietta, NY, Chris blends production-grade engineering with nonprofit/open-source community stewardship.
15 years of coding experience
25 years of employment as a software developer
Rochester Institute of TechnologyBachelor of Science (BS), Information Technology - Software, Bachelor of Science (BS), Information Technology - Software at Western Governors University
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javascript10
apidoc10
electron10
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git-repository10
package-repository10
java10
javas10
api10
rest-api10
dspace10
testing9
axios9
automation9
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Github contributions (5)
DSpace/DSpace
Apr 2015 - Jul 2021
(Official) The DSpace digital asset management system that powers your Institutional Repository
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:4 reviews, 97 commits, 38 PRs in 6 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Chris primarily focused on fixing bugs, updating copyright years, and improving code quality within the DSpace digital asset management system. Their contributions included addressing issues with redirects, handling duplicate policy errors, and correcting argument names for DOI-related functionalities. They also updated the repository's codebase by integrating REST API representations of DSO metadata and addressing authority indexing problems.
management-systemopen-accessdigital-assetdigital-asset-managementpowers
usebruno/bruno
Oct 2023 - Oct 2023
Opensource IDE For Exploring and Testing Api's (lightweight alternative to postman/insomnia)
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:2 PRs, 1 comment, 1 issue in 6 days
Contributions summary:Chris focused on enhancing the API client application, specifically by refactoring and consolidating code related to pre- and post-request processes. This involved creating dedicated functions to handle pre- and post-request scripts and variables. They also contributed to proxy configuration improvements and implemented fixes to properly handle proxy settings for secure HTTPS connections.
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