Tom Misilo
Systems Administrator
Manhattan, Kansas, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolTom Misilo is a Systems Administrator and DevOps/Platform Engineer with 15 years of experience building and supporting resilient research and library infrastructure, currently based in Manhattan, Kansas. He manages production Windows and Linux environments at Kansas State University and previously ran critical library platforms (DSpace, Koha, EZproxy, Omeka, Shibboleth) at Florida Tech, blending system administration with application-level troubleshooting. His open-source contributions span both front-end fixes for the widely used DSpace repository and back-end reliability/security improvements to projects like Snipe-IT and VuFind, reflecting a rare combination of UI sensitivity and infrastructure rigor. Trained in electrical and computer engineering with an MS in EE and a Master’s in Library Science (4.0), he brings cross-domain fluency that helps translate research/library needs into secure, performant systems. Notably, his background in RF/embedded test systems and early C++/Pascal porting demonstrates hands-on hardware-to-software problem solving that informs his pragmatic approach to platform engineering.
14 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, LIBRARY SCIENCE, 4.0, Master's degree, LIBRARY SCIENCE, 4.0 at Emporia State UniversityMaster of Science (MS), Electrical Engineering, 3.53, Master of Science (MS), Electrical Engineering, 3.53 at Florida Institute of Technology
Github Skills (25)
debug10
xslt10
laravel-mix10
css10
open-source10
databases10
git-repository10
laravel10
package-repository10
php10
front-end-development10
asset-management10
dspace10
mobile-development9
security9
Programming languages (24)
Github contributions (5)
DSpace/DSpace
Jan 2013 - Jun 2014
(Official) The DSpace digital asset management system that powers your Institutional Repository
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:3 reviews, 13 commits, 7 PRs in 1 year 4 months
Contributions summary:Tom primarily focused on improving the user interface of the DSpace repository, especially in the mobile theme. They addressed issues with image display and text alignment in the mobile interface by modifying CSS and XSL files. The user also updated the codebase to remove references to missing files, ensuring the mobile interface functions correctly and resolved issues related to the "Go Home" button.
management-systemopen-accessdigital-assetdigital-asset-managementpowers
snipe/snipe-it
Jun 2019 - Jan 2022
A free open source IT asset/license management system
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:5 reviews, 12 commits, 14 PRs in 2 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Tom primarily contributed to back-end functionality, focusing on improving the application's performance and addressing various aspects of the code. They fixed a spelling error within a command and added functionality for overriding time and memory limits in the import and reporting processes. They also addressed a bug in the asset files controller, ensuring files were properly deleted and added security headers to the application. Finally, they changed the way the public AWS URL is configured, improving the reliability of the Content Security Policy.
management-systemasset-manageritamassetlicense-management
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