Sumana Harihareswara

About Sumana Harihareswara

I\'m open to new clients via Changeset Consulting. I\'m a geek-suit interface, a programmer, and a teacher. I like to work on open source products, services, or sites that delight and help people.Some talks I\'ve given:* Code Review, Forwards and Back - PyGotham, 2017* HTTP Can Do That- PyCon, 2016* A Few Python Tips - Open Source Bridge 2014* UX Is A Social Justice Issue - code4lib 2014, keynote* Learn Tech Management in 45 Minutes - Open Source Bridge 2011* Models We Use To Understand The World - Foo Camp 2010* The Second Step: HOWTO encourage open source work at for-profits - Open Source Bridge 2010Specialties: Free/open source software, tech management, maintainership, writing so humans can understand, public speaking.

Experience

1. Founder

   Changeset, Inc

   Oct 2015 — Present · New York, NY, US

   I provide short-term project management services to free and open source software projects. I expedite the releases of new versions of software, write developer onboarding and user documentation, triage and respond to bugs, clean out the code review queue, write grant proposals, and prioritize tasks for upcoming work. Changeset Consulting lightens the load on your maintainers.Clients have included the Python Software Foundation, Tidelift, Mozilla, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Artefactual, Open Tech Strategies, Zulip, Wikimedia Indonesia, PokitDok, CourageIT, and Gratipay.

Education

• University of California, Berkeley

  BA, Political Science

  1998 — 2002

• Columbia University

  MS, Technology Management [EITM]

  2006 — 2008

Skills

• Open Source Software
• Software Project Management
• Project Management
• Software Development
• Python
• Html
• Program Management
• Agile Methodologies
• Public Speaking
• Blogging
• Shell Scripting
• Linux
• Unix
• Product Management
• Open Source