Also known as: joshj771
Primarily interested in work that is either telecommute or in the Des Moines, Iowa area. I specialize in many different languages and environments. My primary focus has been custom LAMP (PHP and Ruby mostly, CMS (WordPress, Drupal, Concrete, DotNetNuke) and mobile development. (Both native apps and mobile web apps for iOS and Android. Objective-C, Java, PhoneGap, and Knockout JS, were used. All of which with a focus on the UXUIUser Experience design. My back end development experience is as strong as my front end development. Ive also worked in several projects with JavaJEESpring, MS SQL ServerOracle, and Web and Database server administrationsetup. (Linux, OS X Server, Windows Server) I'm always pushing myself to learn new languages, technologies, and ways of thinking and handling situations. I love hearing "Well, we don't have a fix for this, or it can't be done". That is music to my ears, the challenge to find a solution to the possibly impossible. I read and research as often as possible to expand my knowledge and skill set. I stay up on trends, both technical and business related in and out of the IT world. I work on projects that are out of scope of my normal environment, to keep me on my toes. And possibly find a use for it down the road. I'm a people person, and like to be social and engage people. I'm a loving father, and a dedicated worker. I hope to someday branch out on my own or lead a team of younger developers and guide them through their career. I've had many great people help me throughout my career, and do my best to offer the same to others. My flexibility comes from working for start-ups. This required being able to wear many hats it's now a part of my work character. If Im not in NetBeans writing a JEE web app, writing a Selenium or Jasmine testing QA script then Im probably in Fireworks or Axure RP prototyping the next design with the tatteredwell read Dont Make Me ThinkRocket Surgery Made Easy books near me. Specialties My top specialties are in PHP (LAMP stack), Java and Ruby. Which I then use mostly for work with custom Web, Mobile, and CMS apps. As well as UXUI design, db, problem solving and flexibility. For problem solving, regardless the language or platform, I'm on it especially if it's said that it cannot be done. I love a good challenge.
