Luminous Tiger LLC

Technology Consulting & Development

Expert solutions for digital archiving, multilingual content platforms, and cultural heritage preservation through innovative software engineering

Core Competencies

Digital Archive Development

Video platform architecture, AI-powered transcription and translation pipelines, complex content management systems

Quality Assurance

15+ years experience in software QA, test automation, system validation, and team leadership

Multilingual Systems

Tibetan language computing, Unicode implementation, internationalization, cross-language search systems

Cultural Heritage Technology

Specialized experience with digital preservation, academic digital libraries, and museum collections management

Select Projects

The Garchen Archive

2025 - Present | Archive Director

Leading an international team in creating a multilingual digital library preserving thousands of hours of Tibetan Buddhist teachings. This comprehensive platform combines cutting-edge technology with cultural preservation expertise.

  • Event-driven microservices architecture for scalable content processing
  • AI-powered transcription and translation pipeline with fine-tuned language models
  • Custom video player with flexible viewing modes and synchronized multilingual transcripts
  • Advanced search capabilities across content, metadata, and full transcripts
  • Technologies: React, Go, PostgreSQL, Typesense, Mux video platform, Hugging Face AI models

Rubin Museum of Art - Digital Collections

2005 - 2008 | Web and New Media Content Developer

Collaborated with international teams to develop interactive tools for teaching about Himalayan art, including ExploreArt, a platform contextualizing and providing resources for understanding Himalayan cultural heritage.

  • Content management and digital asset organization
  • Interactive educational tool development
  • Cross-cultural content presentation systems

University of Virginia - Tibetan & Himalayan Library

2000 - 2005 | Research Assistant

Managed, edited, and created visualizations for an extensive digital library including cartographic interfaces, multilingual gazetteers, and integrated media systems.

  • Quality assurance for large-scale digital collections
  • GIS-based cultural mapping systems
  • Multilingual data management and XML content processing
  • Coordination of international content contributors

Enterprise QA Leadership

2012 - 2025 | Various Organizations

Lead QA and Test Engineer for major digital products including hospital systems, e-commerce platforms, and mobile applications.

  • Team management for international testing teams
  • Scrum master and agile process implementation
  • Test automation and quality systems architecture
  • Clients include major NYC hospital, WeWork, Looking Glass Factory

Technical Expertise

Languages & Frameworks

  • Go
  • Python
  • JavaScript/React
  • SQL/PostgreSQL
  • HTML/CSS
  • XML/XSLT

Platforms & Infrastructure

  • DigitalOcean
  • AWS
  • Mux Video Platform
  • Docker
  • CI/CD Pipelines

Specialized Systems

  • Typesense Search
  • AI/ML Integration
  • Hugging Face Models
  • Video Processing
  • GIS Mapping
  • Unicode/i18n

Methodologies

  • QA Automation
  • Agile/Scrum
  • Test Strategy
  • System Architecture
  • Content Strategy
  • UX/IA Design

Professional Background

With over 15 years of experience in software quality assurance and development, I bring a unique combination of technical expertise and specialized knowledge in cultural heritage preservation. My career spans leadership roles in QA engineering at major organizations, combined with deep experience in digital archiving and multilingual content systems.

My work intersects technology and scholarship, having contributed to major digital humanities projects at institutions including the University of Virginia and the Rubin Museum of Art. This background provides a distinctive perspective on building systems that must balance technical sophistication with careful attention to cultural context and accuracy.

Currently, I focus on complex digital preservation projects that require expertise in video processing, AI integration, multilingual systems, and distributed architecture. My approach emphasizes quality, scalability, and creating technology solutions that serve meaningful long-term preservation goals.

About Luminous Tiger LLC

Luminous Tiger LLC provides technology consulting services specializing in digital archiving, content management systems, and cultural heritage preservation. The company focuses on projects requiring sophisticated technical architecture combined with careful attention to multilingual content, international collaboration, and long-term sustainability.

Services include software development, quality assurance, system architecture, video processing pipelines, AI/ML integration, and project management for complex digital initiatives. Based in Brooklyn, New York, Luminous Tiger works with clients and teams internationally.

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