Summary
John Mignault is a software engineer and retired librarian with 11 years of formal experience blending library technology, IT systems, and software development across cultural and media institutions. He has built and supported content-management and metadata-driven systems for organizations such as the New York Botanical Garden, Center for Jewish History, and MLB Advanced Media, pairing SQL/XSL and backend engineering with deep domain knowledge of libraries and archives. Based in Providence, RI, he brings a rare hybrid perspective—technical craftsmanship honed at media and museum organizations plus an MLS-trained understanding of information organization. An artist by inclination, he approaches engineering with a curator’s attention to structure and usability, often acting as the bridge between technologists and librarians.
11 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
MLS, Library Science, MLS, Library Science at Simmons College
BA, Comparative literature, BA, Comparative literature at Brown University
Long Island University