Senior Developer Advocate, Language & Product Localization, Wikimedia Foundation
It is important to go to places where you are rare so that you can help your colleagues with your unique skills ~ Megan Smith
About me
I originally hail from Bikaner, India and currently live in San Francisco Bay Area. Before joining the Wikimedia Foundation, I was a student researcher at the MIT Media Lab exploring how online platforms for learning could be made more peer-led, engaging, participatory and accessible to diverse populations. At the Media Lab, I contributed to the design, development, and research of Unhangout, a platform for running large-scale unconference style events online.
Before MIT, I was working as a software developer with a startup organization in India. As an undergrad, I was involved with the open source community GNOME and its educational project GCompris.
Before this, I was part of the Technical Engagement team, where I contributed to broader technical outreach, community engagement, and capacity building efforts. My work included coordinating Wikimedia participation in outreach programs like Google Summer of Code and Outreachy, designing annual Wikimedia Hackathon programs, running capacity-building initiatives for different communities (including Small Wiki Toolkits), developing sample code and tutorials demonstrating best practices around the MediaWiki API (read Fixing the docs is a group effort
), building tools to improve developer support workflows such as Toolhub, and launching developer recognition initiatives such as the Tech Swag Program.
Disclaimer: I work for or provide services to the Wikimedia Foundation, and this is the account I try to use for edits or statements I make in that role. However, the Foundation does not vet all my activity, so edits, statements, or other contributions made by this account may not reflect the views of the Foundation.
Efforts to foster participation, dialogue, and collaboration among Wikimedia contributors, affiliates, and partners to strengthen the movement and its projects
community development
The process by which Wikimedia communities collaborate, strengthen local and global participation, and build sustainable initiatives to address shared challenges
мастер-класс
Обучающие занятия Викимедиа, посвящённые редактированию, разъяснению принципов и укреплению связей в сообществе
training
Capacity-building initiatives in Wikimedia, such as editing workshops and leadership programs
outreach
Wikimedia activities aimed at engaging new contributors, partners, and underrepresented communities in free knowledge projects
technical support
Assistance provided for MediaWiki software, Wikimedia tools, and community tech issues
technology
Tools, platforms, and technical knowledge that enable the creation, improvement, and sharing of free knowledge within Wikimedia projects, including software, bots, and infrastructure used by contributors
MediaWiki
The open-source software that powers Wikimedia projects, with extensive documentation available for contributors and developers
Викиинкубатор
Платформа для разработки новых языковых разделов в проектах Викимедиа перед их официальным запуском
Википедия
Свободная многоязычная энциклопедия и самый известный проект Викимедиа
Бот Викимедиа
Автоматизированный скрипт, используемый для выполнения повторяющихся задач в проектах Викимедиа
Python library for automating tasks on Wikimedia, such as editing pages, managing categories, and processing data
MediaWiki userscript
A customizable script that enhances user experience and functionality on Wikimedia projects
Skills that this user is available to share from their known capacities.
Known capacities
community engagement
Efforts to foster participation, dialogue, and collaboration among Wikimedia contributors, affiliates, and partners to strengthen the movement and its projects
community development
The process by which Wikimedia communities collaborate, strengthen local and global participation, and build sustainable initiatives to address shared challenges
мастер-класс
Обучающие занятия Викимедиа, посвящённые редактированию, разъяснению принципов и укреплению связей в сообществе
training
Capacity-building initiatives in Wikimedia, such as editing workshops and leadership programs
outreach
Wikimedia activities aimed at engaging new contributors, partners, and underrepresented communities in free knowledge projects
technical support
Assistance provided for MediaWiki software, Wikimedia tools, and community tech issues
technology
Tools, platforms, and technical knowledge that enable the creation, improvement, and sharing of free knowledge within Wikimedia projects, including software, bots, and infrastructure used by contributors
MediaWiki
The open-source software that powers Wikimedia projects, with extensive documentation available for contributors and developers
Викиинкубатор
Платформа для разработки новых языковых разделов в проектах Викимедиа перед их официальным запуском
Википедия
Свободная многоязычная энциклопедия и самый известный проект Викимедиа
Бот Викимедиа
Автоматизированный скрипт, используемый для выполнения повторяющихся задач в проектах Викимедиа
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