Paul Taylor
Director at jthink
Dorchester, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolPaul Taylor is a Java-focused software architect and director with 17 years of experience building cross-platform desktop and server applications, best known for founding jthink and creating the Jaikoz tagging tool and Jaudiotagger library. He combines deep expertise in Java Desktop, J2EE, REST/XML, Apache Lucene and audio formats (MP3/MP4/FLAC) with a pragmatic solo-developer approach that delivers tailored, responsive solutions and open-source contributions to projects like MusicBrainz Search Server. Based in Dorchester, UK, he has a strong background in database-driven systems and enterprise consulting from roles at BJSS and earlier firms. Unusually for a technical leader, he is also an accomplished art photographer whose abstract work explores the intersection of manmade decay and nature, reflecting a creative sensibility that informs his product design and attention to detail.
16 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
chipping nortonBsc Hons 2.1, Computer Science, Bsc Hons 2.1, Computer Science at University of Leeds
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Github Skills (108)
python10
databases10
metadata10
perl10
look-and-feel10
picard10
catalyst10
audio10
api10
organizer10
imports10
music10
database10
database-api10
id310
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
metabrainz/mmd-schema
Oct 2009 - Nov 2014
The MusicBrainz XML Metadata (MMD) Schema
Contributions:70 commits in 5 years 1 month
schematronmusicbrainzxmlmetarelaxng
metabrainz/search-server
May 2009 - Mar 2015
MusicBrainz server server code
Contributions:742 commits in 5 years 10 months
code-servermusicbrainznodejsserver
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