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Elyxor Inc specialize in a few key areas of software engineering, development, and deployment.

Web Developer (since 1994): back-end developer for several long-term projects at WGBH, primarily national productions (Antiques Roadshow, American Experience) but also other media-based (World Channel, Forum Network) and educational projects. This includes data modeling, API integration (both to obtain content from external sources, and also to export content to front-end services), database optimization, data analysis/metrics beyond the typical usage queries, extensive CMS customization (Wagtail/Django CMS), on-demand reporting, etc.), and converting/migrating content from older sites/systems into newer applications (ETL). Metrics/Analyst: I have over 20 years experience designing tools and methodologies for examining data, searching for trends, connections, correlations, etc., including error component analysis. Sources of data for these analyses range anywhere from observational astrophysics, to the identification and monitoring of educational impact from the use of educational web sites for the K-12 community. Over that time span, this has required constant evolution in the tools and practices used from data collection systems, to data design, to database design, the application of such can be made to almost any industry. Results of my research have been used both for grant writing purposes and presented in several dozen peer-reviewed journal articles or professional conference proceedings. I have been an invited speaker at both national and international conferences. Specialties: Python/Django Postgres/MySQL Educational Analytics (correlation to geographical/economic metrics) Database design/Query optimization Data Analysis (specializing on large and/or "imperfect" data sets) Oral and Written Presentation/Grant Writing