James Carr
Solutions Architect at Preservica
Vale of White Horse, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolJames Carr is a Solutions Architect and senior software architect at Preservica with 11 years of experience designing OAIS-compliant digital preservation systems for prestigious national institutions across Europe and beyond. He led engineering efforts on both Preservica Enterprise Edition and the cloud-native Preservica.com, translating archival standards into production-grade, scalable software. James combines deep technical stewardship with active community engagement—serving on the PLANETS technical coordination committee, advising JHOVE2, and participating in the Oracle PASIG community. His background includes a PhD in Physics from the University of Nottingham, reflecting a rigorous, research-driven approach to complex system design. Known for turning archival policy into auditable, interoperable toolsets, he bridges archival science and practical software engineering to protect long-term digital assets.
11 years of coding experience
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Physics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Physics at University of NottinghamBachelor’s Degree, Physics, 1st Class (Hons), Bachelor’s Degree, Physics, 1st Class (Hons) at Newcastle University
Github Skills (5)
api-client9
python-client9
binding9
api8
python7
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
carj/CSV2DC
May 2018 - Feb 2019
Contributions:7 releases, 43 commits, 46 pushes in 9 months
carj/pyPreservica
Jun 2020 - Feb 2023
Python language binding for the Preservica API
Contributions:1 review, 178 commits, 5 PRs in 2 years 8 months
apipythonobjectmapperpython-clientpython-language
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