Linguist and some-time package/software writer.

My one-page dictatorial guide to LaTeX packages

Package author of:

• msu-thesis class (for Michigan State University theses and dissertations.)
• he-she (alternating masculine and feminine pronouns for gender neutral writing.)
• pst-vowel (diphthong arrows for vowel.sty vowel charts)
• msuletterhead (letterhead package for Michigan State University (internal use))

Software author of: (Mac OS X)

• csv2latex (Ruby/Applescript combination for pasting spreadsheet cells into LaTeX source); included as part of TeXShop; usable with any Mac text editor.
• make-local-texmf App to create a new user texmf folder.