Management Team

In 2008, Ferraro was recognized in Library Journal as a Mover and Shaker for his work promoting open source in libraries. He has been a featured speaker at several library conferences including Computers in Libraries (2008), Access (2007), OLC Annual (2005, 2007) and TheRightClick 1.0. At the 2005 OLC Annual Conference, Ferraro spearheaded the Linux Installfest and Kohafest: hands-on events designed to give library staff practical experience with open source and Koha. There, he also served on a migration panel. When asked why they were not using open source, several library directors in the audience replied that a lack of commercial support made open source a difficult choice. In response to this need, Ferraro co-founded LibLime in 2005 with the aim of providing support for open-source library solutions.

President, Products

Contact Ryan:
(888) 564-2457 ext #704
ryan.higgins@liblime.com

Ryan Higgins, President of Products for LibLime, has over twelve years of experience in information technology. Before joining LibLime, he served as Director of Laboratory Facilities in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Ohio University, and as Engineer in the Department's Nanoscale and Quantum Phenomona Institute. He holds a bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering and has extensive background in digital and analog communication systems, mathematics, computer science and solid state physics.

He has worked as a freelance programmer on database and data acquisition and analysis applications, and has worked extensively in Linux system administration and with open-source software tools. He brings expertise in database management and interface technology as well as experience in personnel and fiscal management.

Vice President, Marketing

Contact Tina:
(888) 564-2457 ext #705
tina.burger@liblime.com

Tina Burger is Vice President, Marketing of LibLime. She brings with her over ten years experience in the the fields of libraries, marketing, and graphic design. For four years, she served as Graphic Designer for the Nelsonville Public Library System, regularly coordinating countywide marketing campaigns. As a freelance graphic artist, Burger has designed original graphics and entities for numerous non-profit groups and small businesses. In addition to her marketing and graphic design work, Burger gained several years of firsthand experience with open-source software--including Koha ILS--while working for Athens County Public Libraries.

Burger holds a Master's in Sociology with honors from Ohio University with a concentration on theory and media. She graduated summa cum laude from Ohio University with a Bachelor's in Sociology and a minor in Philosophy. Burger envisions open source as a way of empowering libraries to respond creatively to fiscal challenges and still benefit from emerging library technologies.