Education

The University of British Columbia

2017 - Expected 2022

BSc. Combined Computer Science and Microbiology & Immunology

• Current Cumulative GPA: 4.00 | 86%

Experience

Galvanize: Frontend Developer

May 2021 - August 2021

  • Expedited maintenance of our open source React Library (Paprika) of 70 components using ES6, TypeScript, Redux, Node, and Jest/ Cypress testing for the world’s largest GRC SaaS company

  • Coordinated accessibility (WCAG 3.0) enhancements of Ruby on Rails and React applications using aria attributes, announcements, and voiceover

  • Revitalized features using Redux Toolkit RTK (Redux slices and actions), custom hooks, Context providers, and other state management tools

  • Monitored and ensured code quality standards through various CI/CD tools (Docker builds, Screener tests, AWS codebuild)

SAP: Software Developer

Sept 2019 - May 2020

  • Maintained analytics, reporting, business intelligence, and data visualization software in backend and frontend (with experience in UI/UX and security management) for 50,000+ users

  • Surpassed 25+ critical enhancements in a sensitive timeline for the product’s major version upgrade regarding asynchronous E2E logic, data source connectivity, and UI solutions

  • Reduced high priority customer incidents and 50+ code defects/ feature enhancements by providing efficient and robust Java and JavaScript solutions

  • Contributed to the on-going migration of frontend Flash prompting to SAP UI5, resulting in a more seamless and modern interface via JavaScript/ JSP

  • Expedited development for report - XML conversion with precise formatting calculations – a highly requested Excel XLSX exporting feature – by completing 20+ critical enhancements

  • Overhauled frontend and backend feature development for scheduling behaviour using layers of server and user tokens through internal APIs and JNI calls; created an efficient and secure way to schedule up to 5 destinations per report

Projects

Trippo: Travel Itinerary Application

August 2021

  • Actualized self-designed, UX-focused Figma prototype using React, Redux (RTK), Node.js, and Mongo/ Mongoose

  • Conceptualized MapBox integration and customizable Yelp API suggestions to support user experience, while developing 80% of the customer-facing UI

  • Established secure Google user sign in/ user redirects and APIs using google-auth-library and express-sessions

  • Single-handedly spearheaded development on export-to-pdf and secure link sharing feature

UBC Courses Data Visualization: Group Programming Project

Jan 2021 - Present

  • Streamlining UBC course data visualization for 10,000+ data entries by developing a full stack application using JSON parsing, TypeScript, and NodeJS

  • Deploying a scalable, asynchronous query engine using Promises to customize searches to achieve efficient user customizable functionality

  • Prioritizing the best coding practices via test-driven development (100+ black-box/ white-box tests) and continuous integration/ agile methodology via the Mocha.js testing framework and Git version control, as well as regular regression testing

Store-2-Door: Group Programming Project

June 2020

  • Developed a full stack application aimed towards immunocompromised individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic by creating a non-profit essential items delivery service

  • Contributed to seamless, modern UI using React for both types of users: Transporters and Receivers, where back-end implementation in Node.js matches two users together to fulfil the delivery service

  • Created efficient SQL queries to populate the front-end with vital information for users, such as pages for the Receivers (shopping lists, available stores, receipts), and Transporters (incoming orders, service ratings)

Meal-Print, a carbon footprint calculator for food: SAP Hackathon

Feb 2020

  • Designed an Android application to integrate Firebase Machine Learning cloud-based APIs to recognize text from menus or food receipt images, which are then ranked on the carbon footprint impacts

  • Calculations allow users to avoid food items with a large carbon impact and gamification points

Multilevel Snake Game: React Programming Project

Feb 2020 | May 2019

  • Developed a single player snake game using vanilla JavaScript, HTML, and CSS while learning the language

  • Incorporated a welcome page, allowing the user to select the level of difficulty: easy (no extra obstacle), or hard (“bad apple” with random movement- if eaten, the player loses)

  • Updated the high scores for both levels after every game using localStorage

  • Redesigned the game to use React.js framework through functional components and hooks for the game logic, and state management on localStorage for updating the high score

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About Me

Hi, I'm Josh! I'm a third year student studying at The University of British Columbia based in Vancouver, BC. I love the outdoors- I am always looking for excuses to go on hikes, go camping, or to just bathe in the sun. My new found hobby (thanks to COVID-19) is baking/ cooking. I love exploring new recipes and cuisines. Talk to me about the great outdoors!

I have previously worked in agile development team settings, where I focused on feature development in both backend and front-end, developing high quality, scalable features from start to finish. Through my work terms, I have gained valuable experience on how to efficiently find solutions to tough problems. In addition, I have gained insights on how to thrive in team environments, what my learning styles are, and how to stay motivated in this line of work.

My passion for learning runs deep and is also exemplified by my own major: being in a combined major of Microbiology & Immunology and computer science, I am extremely fortunate that I get to learn two STEM fields at once. The knowledge I gain regarding aspects of the newest technologies, creative solutions, the human immune system, virology, vaccines, and more, drives me to continunously learn and remain ambitious- For those who are curious, some of my works in computer science are detailed in my resume, and here is an article I wrote to propose COVID-19 antivirals.

Working in team settings, I have fostered my ability to promote success through collaboration, while also producing creative solutions that commit to quality. This was especially evident while communicating with both senior developers and customers, all while proudly producing quality code and customer satisfaction.

Critic Reviews

"Joshua works very hard. He works very well with other interns, as well as senior team members. He has demonstrated in his last four months of work terms great team work by effectively listening, and sharing or conveying ideas. The volume of work produced along with speed, accuracy has exceeded expectations."

- A Previous Employer


"A heart felt protagonist. Must see."

- The Times


"Shockingly hard working."

- The Guardian