Matt Calsada

Experienced Senior Developer with a demonstrated history of working in the software industry focused on libraries & academic institutions. Skilled in REST APIs, databases, back-end development with .NET, front-end development, and public speaking. Strong engineering professional with a B.S. focused in Computer Science and Applied Mathematics and Executive MBA candidate.

Experience

Senior Developer

Lead developer for ILLiad and Ares, managing development sprints, testing, and coordinating releases. Assist customer support team. Technical liasion with customers to extend products through extensible product addons. Quote custom development projects. Mentor and technical lead to other members of the development team.

September 2004 - Present

Senior Programmer/Analyst

Project Manager for Library Development · Database Administration · Mentor for interns

May 2001 - August 2004

Skills

Programming Languages & Tools
Workflow
  • Cross Functional Teams
  • Agile Development & Scrum

Education

University at Albany

Bachelor of Science
Computer Science & Applied Mathematics
August 1997 - May 2004

Smartly

Executive Master of Business Administration
November 2017 - Present
September 1993 - June 1997

Certifications

Publications

Calsada, M. (2006). Ares-Automating Reserves. Journal of Interlibrary Loan,Document Delivery & Electronic Reserve, 16(3), 21-25. doi:10.1300/j474v16n03_04

Cohen, L. B., Calsada, M. M., & Jeziorkowski, F. J. (2005). ScratchPad: A Quality Management Tool for Library Web Sites. In Content and Workflow Management for Library Web Sites (pp. 102-126). Hershey, PA: Information Science Publishing.

Cohen, L. B., & Calsada, M. M. (2003). Web accessible databases for electronic resource collections: a case study and its implications. The Electronic Library, 21(1), 31-38. doi:10.1108/02640470310462399

Presentations

Addon Hackathon: Build Beyond the Box

Atlas Makerspace · Virginia Beach, VA
March 2017

Extending ILLiad with Server Addons

IDS Conference · Albany, NY
July 2016

Extending ILLiad with Server Addons

ILLiad International Conference · Virginia Beach, VA
March 2016

ILLiad Exposed: Making use of the Web Platform

ILLiad International Conference · Virginia Beach, VA
March 2015

The Future of ILLiad Addons

IDS Conference · Syracuse, NY
August 2014

Extending ILLiad through Addons, Web Customizations, and other shiny things

ILLiad International Conference · Virginia Beach, VA
March 2014

Better, Faster, Stronger: Extending the power of ILLiad through Addons, Web Page customizations, and other shiny things.

IDS Conference · Syracuse, NY
August 2013

An introduction to Developing Addons for ILLiad

ILLiad International Conference · Virginia Beach, VA
March 2011

Content Management Systems for Library Web Sites

American Library Association · Orlando, FL
June 2004

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