JÂ Herskowitz
Advisor Consultant Maker at Meddle Shop
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolJ Herskowitz is a music-focused product and technology leader with 15 years of experience building and advising media-tech products, from open-source players to enterprise-grade music platforms. He has led product strategy and teams at Spotify and SeatGeek, incubated startups like Hatchet Industries and Tomahawk, and continues to consult and build hardware, software and music projects through Meddle Shop in New York. A hands-on maker and former VP at LimeWire and TotalMusic, he blends product leadership, UX-driven engineering and business development to create cross-service music experiences and APIs. His open-source contributions to Tomahawk highlight a front-end sensibility for UI clarity and usability, while his background in mechanical engineering and an MBA reflects a rare mix of technical, design and commercial fluency.
15 years of coding experience
35 years of employment as a software developer
University of GeorgiaBachelor of Science - BS, Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor of Science - BS, Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Tech
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Github Skills (5)
user-interface10
front-end-development10
ui-design10
javascript4
qt4
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
tomahawk-player/tomahawk
Jun 2011 - Feb 2016
Tomahawk, the multi-source music player
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:434 commits, 12 pushes, 22 comments in 4 years 8 months
Contributions summary:J primarily worked on front-end and UI development, as evidenced by changes to the user interface elements and menu structures. They made modifications to the application's visual presentation, including color schemes, font choices, and the use of icons. Furthermore, the user updated text descriptions and labels within the UI, enhancing user clarity and experience.
multi-sourcemusicmusic-playerplayer
tomahawk-player/tomahawk-resolvers
Aug 2011 - Jan 2016
Resolver plugins for Tomahawk Player
Contributions:109 commits, 2 PRs, 2 pushes in 4 years 5 months
resolverpluginplayer
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