Get to Know LibLime: Michele Maenpaa
What’s your full name (middle name too)?
Michele Marie Maenpaa
What is your official Job Title?
Data Migration Specialist
Did you (or do you) have a nickname?
Not really.
What’s your favorite color?
Red
What’s your favorite food or meal?
I don’t really have one. I like all food that is fresh, properly prepared and locally grown or raised.
What’s your favorite word (keep it clean)?
shoot.
Are you a dog or a cat person?
Neither, I have a fondness for Holstein cows.
Do you have any pets?
Yes, Fish, because they do not cause allergies.
Why did you want to work with LibLime?
I was looking to learn something new and be part of the modern age of computing.
What did you know about open source before taking on this job? What have you learned since taking the job?
Just what my son discussed at the kitchen table of what he was doing in his spare time. I have picked up lots, I can now intelligently participate in his discussions of open source.
What’s at the top of your wishlist for the next version of Koha?
To remove the item 952 tags from marc blob in the biblioitems table.
If you had all of the skills, time and money, what open source
application would you like to develop?
An easy to use quilting design website that works with colour.
What are your top three favorite websites?
- For better or For worse comics
- the weather website
- quilting websites
What would you do if you won the lottery?
Pay off debts, go on a nice vacation, take classes on colour theory, create a quilting studio with lots of windows and a quilting design wall.
Are you an organized desk person or a messy desk person?
An in between person, I start and end the week with a clean desk but during the week it is a mess.
Anything else you want our readers to know about you?
I am a quilter.