Summary
Paul Bausch is a seasoned web developer with 12+ years building community-focused sites and enterprise web/CRM systems from Corvallis, Oregon. He kept MetaFilter running as sole developer and admin for a decade—ensuring performance, availability, moderation tools, and accessibility for a site serving millions of monthly pageviews. At Oregon State University Ecampus he applies that community-first perspective to marketing and enrollment systems, implementing designs and troubleshooting to keep communication clear and consistent. As co-founder and lead developer of Fuelly he designed the database and application that scaled to 100k+ members and an eventual acquisition. His background includes early work on Blogger and authoring web-technology books, reflecting a mix of hands-on engineering, product thinking, and clear documentation. He focuses on practical, reliable solutions that help communities communicate effectively across devices.
12 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Journalism, Broadcasting, Bachelor of Journalism, Broadcasting at University of Nebraska-Lincoln