Julia Smull Lennen has been involved with the design and development of complex integrated publishing solutions since 1982. A Senior Project Manager at BNA's Tax Management since 1999, Lennen is responsible for content management systems that transform editorial data for product delivery. Tax Management is a subsidiary of The Bureau of National Affairs (BNA), a legal publisher in Washington, DC. In 1994-1997, Lennen worked on BNA's SGML publishing system, incorporating her knowledge of print production into the editorial interface design. From 1997-1999, Lennen led an SGML system development project at Aspen Publishers.

Prior to joining BNA in 1994, Lennen worked for Datalogics, Xyvision, Kurzweil Computer Products, and the Quadex Corporation. She has also worked as a graphic designer. She attended the Printing Technology Masters program at the Rochester Institute of Technology and holds a BA in Fine Arts from Bard College.