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Version 2.1 by kpfleming on 2015/02/17 08:10

Who am I?

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I've been a software developer for far too many years and an ardent supporter and contributor of many open source projects. Over the past ten years I've transitioned into a project oversight and ecosystem management role, and I'm currently using my experience and energy to begin fostering open source involvement in the financial services industry. My first notable open source project involvement was with the Asterisk project, where I was hired by the project's founder (at least initially) to provide more development bandwidth, but over time became the leader of the project and worked closely with the global open source community that uses and supports the project. In late 2012, I joined Bloomberg LP, taking on a brand-new role (in the company) of 'open source evangelist and community builder'. My focus at Bloomberg is on improving the company's relationships and involvement with existing open source projects, and working with the talented R&D teams inside the company to publish some of Bloomberg's creations as new open source projects.

Both in the company and on university campuses, I teach the 'open source philosophy', the fundamentals of software licensing and open source licenses and related topics. I provide guidance to both publishers and consumers of open source software, and I'm also actively involved in a number of standards organizations and open source community efforts (W3C, OASIS, CII). Where I can, I provide assistance and support to a number of prominent open source organizations, including (of course) the OSI, the Software Freedom Conservancy, and Outreachy (formerly the GNOME FOSS Outreach Program for Women).

I'm also a husband, co-caretaker of a brood of four felines, an avid home handyman, a traveler, a foodie, a cook, and a river paddler, among many other pursuits and passions.

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