Experienced polyglot full-stack software developer and problem solver. Especially enjoys projects that require innovation and creative thinking. Strong communication and leadership skills.
Resumé
Josh Proehl
PROFILE
SKILLS
I'm a strong believer that once you know the concepts, the specific language/framework matters slightly less. As a generalist I am able to reach for a wide variety of tools to find the one that best suits the problem at hand.
A non-exhaustive list of notable things I am experienced with:
Languages and Tools
- HTML/CSS/Javascript
- SASS/SCSS
- SQL, Relational Database Design
- Elixir
- PHP
- Haskell
- Go
- Java
- Ruby
- Python
- Objective-C
- ASP.Net (C#)
- Linux (UNIX/BSD)
- Git
- SVN
- Android Studio
- Xcode
- GitHub
- GitLab
- Ansible
- JIRA
Frameworks/Libraries
- Phoenix
- Rails/Sinatra
- Symfony
- Zurb Foundation
- Tailwind CSS
- D3.js
Professional
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Sensitive to cross-cultural/multi-lingual communication issues
- Experienced working remotely and with distributed teams
- Self-motivated, proven ability to self-manage.
- Experienced with Testing/Behavior Driven Development practices
- Experienced with Agile Development Methodology
EXPERIENCE
Daedalus Dreams
Founder
2013-current
Daedalus Dreams is the company I started to build things for people. Just a few of the things I've done:
- Design and deployment of WiFi network covering 14 acres and 7 buildings, with wireless backhaul.
- Website development and content strategization.
- Creation and Editing of internal training and marketing videos.
- Custom point-of-sale system
Apple Inc - IS&T
(Contracted via MW2 Consulting Services)
Tier 3 Support Lead
2013-2015
- Moved from previous role as sole support developer to leading the growth and training of a larger support team.
- Managed and trained small global team of tier 1 and 2 support staff, creating documents and FAQs for them to use.
- Handled all support requests which could not be addressed by tier 1 and 2 team.
- Acted as interface between support and offshore development team, creating all ER/Bug reports for escalation to the development team.
Routelandia Project
(PSU Capstone)
Project Lead/Developer
2014-2015
- Lead a small team responsible for building a PHP JSON API.
- Developed SQL queries to generate traffic statistics for Portland/Vancouver metro highways.
- Wrote several major components of the Android client application.
Apple Inc - Retail Technology
(Contracted via Pro Unlimited)
Support Developer
2012-2013
- Moved from previous role as temporarily assigned developer into a contract position to take on customer support and support development.
- Handled all daily support requests from a global userbase of more than 60,000.
- Found and fixed bugs discovered during support interaction or QA, and submitted patches for integration into Rails, SproutCore, and iOS applications.
- Handled all reporting and data-mining requests.
Apple Inc - Retail Corporate
Software Developer
2010-2012
- Selected to go to Cupertino for a "Career Experience" to work as a Ruby on Rails developer with a small team designing and creating a next-generation content delivery system.
- Focused on developing test coverage for existing codebase.
- Created an API to integrate several machine and human-assisted translation services.
- Continued to lead retail store inventory team remotely during assignment.
Apple Inc - Retail
Retail Employee
2005-2012
- Worked in all areas of the store, most recently as an Inventory Control Specialist.
- Brought store Physical Inventory score up 6% on first PI, eight weeks after moving into the role. Maintained consistently above-chain-average inventory performance for the four years, across multiple stores.
- Selected as a mentor to train new inventory managers throughout the retail chain.
- Selected to lead regional conferences in both California and Minnesota.
- Used programming skills to create improved tools for inventory management, gaining recognition from corporate software development team.
Freelance
Web Developer
2002-2005
- Worked with a number of local businesses, focusing on intranet development, custom tools, and workflow enhancement.
Bellevue College
Web Developer
2000-2004
- Worked for the Faculty Resource Center to design and create tools for online curriculum creation and publishing.
- Designed the web-based version of the Faculty/Staff directory, including administration tools.
- Spent two years as Webmaster/IT-Support for weekly school Newspaper.
- Spent three years as a tutor for IT and Web Development programs.
EDUCATION
Portland State University
2011-2015
- Bachelors of Science in Computer Science (Minor in Mathematics)
Bellevue College
2000-2004
- Associate of Arts in Internet Application Development (With Honors)
- Associate of Arts and Sciences Degree (With Honors)