Hugh Lilly
Senior Advisor, Information And Applications
Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Summary
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Top SchoolHugh Lilly is a technology generalist and Senior Advisor focused on strategy-driven digital transformation, full-stack systems, and information management across Aotearoa New Zealand’s cultural and local-government sectors. He brings over a decade of hands-on experience designing and deploying user-centred software, maintaining metadata integrity, and integrating persistent identifiers like DOIs and ORCIDs to improve discoverability. A former freelance writer and long-time systems librarian, Hugh combines strong technical skills (including Python scripting and web development training) with advanced cultural competency in Māori and Pasifika tikanga to ensure respectful handling of sensitive collections. He has also contributed technical writing improvements to high-profile open-source projects such as Microsoft’s VS Code, sharpening developer and user-facing documentation. Colleagues rely on him to translate complex archival and data standards into practical, joy-inducing digital experiences that measurably boost access and efficiency.
10 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Arts - BA (Hons), Film, Television and Media Studies · English, Bachelor of Arts - BA (Hons), Film, Television and Media Studies · English at The University of AucklandDiploma, Web Development + Design, A+ for all courses (120/120 credits total), Diploma, Web Development + Design, A+ for all courses (120/120 credits total) at Whitecliffe College - Arts | Design | Fashion | TechnologyCertificate, He Papa Tikanga, NZ Certificate in Tikanga (Mātauranga Māori) Level 3, Certificate, He Papa Tikanga, NZ Certificate in Tikanga (Mātauranga Māori) Level 3 at Te Wānanga o AotearoaNgā Pūtake: Te Reo Māori, Te Reo Māori me ōna Tikanga, 98/100, Ngā Pūtake: Te Reo Māori, Te Reo Māori me ōna Tikanga, 98/100 at Te Ataarangi
English, te reo māori
Stackoverflow
73reputation
2kreached
1answer
8questions
Github Skills (22)
visual-studio-code10
editors10
configuration-management10
typescript10
ui-design10
editor10
uid10
front-end-development10
vscode10
typescript-types10
typescripts10
documentation10
javascript9
ide7
csv6
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
microsoft/vscode
Oct 2022 - Nov 2022
Visual Studio Code
Role in this project:
Technical Writer
Technical WriterContributions:3 reviews, 15 commits, 5 PRs in 29 days
Contributions summary:Hugh primarily contributed to improving the documentation and descriptions within the codebase. Their commits focused on refining text, correcting grammar, and clarifying the meaning of configuration settings. The changes consistently involved updating descriptions to provide better context and enhance user understanding. These modifications suggest a focus on enhancing the clarity and usability of the Visual Studio Code settings documentation.
visual-studio-codeelectronvscodevscode-extensionmicrosoft
hughlilly/learn_python
Dec 2021 - Mar 2023
Python 3.10 tutorials
Contributions:3 reviews, 6 PRs, 48 pushes in 1 year 3 months
pythonpython-scriptpython-3python3python-3-10
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