Jason Casden
Head, Software Development Department, University Libraries at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
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SeniorJason Casden is an engineering leader with 15 years of experience building and operating large-scale digital library systems, currently heading a 12-person software development department at UNC Chapel Hill Libraries. He oversees platforms managing over 2 million digital assets and combines hands-on technical stewardship with strategic program leadership. Jason teaches as an adjunct at UNC's School of Information and Library Science, bridging academic research and practical library technology. His career includes progressive digital initiatives leadership at NC State, reflecting deep domain expertise in scholarly workflows, preservation, and scalable content services. Known for turning complex archival requirements into reliable, user-centered systems, he brings a librarian’s attention to metadata and a developer’s focus on maintainable architecture.
16 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Stackoverflow
5,648reputation
423kreached
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facebook
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Github Skills (118)
instagram10
python10
markdown10
vagrant10
pdf10
mkdocs10
php10
jquery9
wordpress9
emacs9
virtualization9
jquery-selectors9
epub9
ruby9
automation9
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
cazzerson/dotfiles
Feb 2017 - Aug 2024
Contributions:135 pushes, 3 branches in 7 years 7 months
UNC-Libraries/jitterbug
Nov 2018 - Jan 2023
Database management application for the Southern Folklife Collection
Contributions:41 reviews, 29 commits, 51 PRs in 4 years 3 months
database-management
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