Bob DuCharme

Bob DuCharme is a technical writer and data architect with extensive experience in managing and distributing semi-structured data and metadata.4 He currently works as a Senior Technical Writer at Ontotext, a company that produces GraphDB triplestore and various applications built on top of it.3

Education and Background

Bob holds a BA in Religion from Columbia University and a Master's degree in Computer Science from New York University's Courant Institute, which he received in the spring of 1996.1 His academic background combines humanities and technology, which likely contributes to his expertise in technical writing and data management.

Professional Experience

Throughout his career, Bob has worked on various projects and held different positions:

• Previously worked as a Technical Writer at Commonwealth Computer Research, Inc. (CCRi), a research company specializing in machine learning and analytics, particularly in geospatial analytics.1
• Author of O'Reilly's "Learning SPARQL," a book introducing the W3C standard query language for RDF.2
• Has experience in object-oriented development, SGML applications, and database technologies.1

Expertise and Contributions

Bob is known for his work in several areas:

• Technical writing and documentation
• Data architecture
• Semi-structured data and metadata management
• SPARQL and RDF technologies
• Enterprise search and discovery solutions

He has presented at conferences and written papers on topics such as object-oriented development of SGML applications and increasing concurrency in object-oriented databases.1

Recent Projects

Bob has been involved in various recent projects, including:

• Creating string quartet pieces, including arrangements of existing songs.2
• Producing a jazz album where he played upright bass and wrote the songs.2
• Developing video content, such as a recent demonstration on building a shopping chatbot using GraphDB's Talk to Your Graph 2.0.5

Bob DuCharme is active on social media and maintains a blog where he shares insights and updates about his work in the field of data management and technical writing.2