Marc-André Lemburg

Python

Python Core Developer since 1997
Designed and implemented the Python Unicode Integration (PEP 100), including the codecs sub-system
Contributed the platform module to Python
Contributed the pybench CPython micro-benchmark suite to Python
Contributed the locale module's locale aliasing engine to Python
Editor of the Python DB-API Specifications (Version 1.0 - PEP 248 and Version 2.0 - PEP 249)
Author or co-author of many Python extensions (the mx packages):
- eGenix mx Base (mxDateTime, mxTextTools, mxProxy, mxURL, mxUID, mxStack, mxQueue, etc.)
- eGenix mx Experimental (mxNumber, mxTidy)
useful distributions such as
- eGenix PyRun (Python runtime in just 4-13MB)
- eGenix pyOpenSSL (pyOpenSSL with embedded OpenSSL libs and several add-ons)
and quite a few commercial Python, Django and Zope products:
- eGenix mxODBC (ODBC database interface)
- eGenix mxODBC Connect (ODBC database interface for remote database access)
- eGenix mxODBC Zope/Plone DA (ODBC database interface for Zope and Plone)
- eGenix mxODBC Django Database Engine (ODBC database interface for Django)
Regular speaker at Python conferences

Founding member of the Python Software Foundation (PSF)
PSF Board Member (2002-2004, 2010-)
Executive organizer of the first EuroPython conference in Charleroi 2002. Co-organizer of EuroPython 2003.
EuroPython Society (EPS) Board Member (2012-)
One of the initiators of the German PyCon DE conference series
Co-founder of the Python Meeting Düsseldorf (PyDDF), a local Python meeting

CEO and owner of eGenix.com, a company specializing in custom Python projects, consulting, web, security and database technologies
Available as coach, consultant, project leader and speaker