Biography
Jeremy joined Simon Fraser University in 2004 as java programmer for the in-house identity management system. In 2006 he took over as lead developer of the IdM framework and rewrote significant portions of application to facilitate a single computing ID initiative where users with multiple roles within the University (staff, student, etc.) could have a single online identity. The most visible application in the identity management stack is CAS. Today Jeremy is a senior developer and Identity Management Architect at SFU. He is also SFU's lead contributor to the OpenRegistry open source project (currently a Jasig incubation project).
Platform Statement
I have worked with the in house CAS developers to integrate CAS with our internal identity management registry, LDAP, PeopleSoft, WebCT and a variety of smaller applications. CAS has been a key component of our architecture since before it was a Jasig project. The future of CAS is very important to SFU and the higher ed community. I am personally an avid advocate of open source development as an ideal compromise between in-house and commercial solutions. As a representative on the CAS steering committee I would seek to further increase the profile of CAS as an alternative to commercial SSO products.
I have the full backing of SFU's IT leadership to contribute my time and resources to helping guide CAS' future and I know I can bring fresh perspectives and energy to this project that has already achieved so much. I see the future of CAS as an important piece of a larger open source identity management stack and I look forward to the opportunity to help it realize this potential.