Summary
Katherine Lynch is a Senior Application Developer with 12 years of experience building accessible, user-focused web applications across higher-education libraries and research institutions. She combines front-end expertise in HTML5/CSS3, JavaScript, and color/usability design with back-end work in PHP, C++, Perl and database-driven systems, and substantial experience with CMS platforms like Drupal, WordPress, Omeka and Islandora. At Temple and Penn she has led development teams, managed cloud-hosted stacks, and instituted Agile/Gitflow workflows to keep mission-critical library services secure and highly available. Her MS in Library & Information Science informs a practical focus on digital preservation and usability, bridging librarianship and engineering. Colleagues rely on her accessibility-first approach and knack for turning complex archival requirements into polished, maintainable web solutions.
12 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
MS, Library & Information Science, MS, Library & Information Science at Drexel University
BA, Digital Arts, BA, Digital Arts at The College of New Jersey
English, Chinese, braille