Leigh Dodds
- Gender: Male
- Industry: Internet
- Occupation: Engineering Manager
- Location: Bath : United Kingdom
About Me
What I Do
I've been at Ingenta for 7 years. Initially employed as a software engineer, for my sins I'm now the UK Engineering Manager. Our primary responsibility is the
ongoing development of IngentaConnect, a large aggregation of academic
research. We look after all the content management, hosting and linking infrastructure that supports that service.
I'm also a freelance author and open source hacker. Read more about that geekery on my personal website.
Why
Originally I'd intended to build a career in Zoology or a related discipline. But there are only so many roles available for watching Gorillas in the Mist so I decided to branch out and indulge my geek side and move into computing.
Working at Ingenta means I can contribute to scientific research, however tangentially, by ensuring researchers can find relevant content. I also get an chance to play with Cool Stuff, like XML, RDF and web services.
Lame claim to fame
I maintained an application for the "security services". I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you...
