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Josh McCall

Josh McCall

Software Engineer at Microsoft
United States, US
515-999-0221
joshmccall221@gmail.com
English

Background

About

About

I love working with passionate people who love what they do. I am a software engineer whose focus is helping others through the use of technology. I enjoy connecting people with technology no matter the platform.

Work Experience

Work Experience

  • Software Engineer, Microsoft

    Jun, 2018 - Present

    .net, Blazor, Xamarin, Azure Service Fabric, Node, React, ReactXP, Redux, Electron

    Store Fronts Data Service (SFDS):
    Rolled out a data service to support Microsoft's universal stores using Azure Service Fabric.

    Xbox Game Pass:
    Helped release the latest version of the Game Pass application built with ReactXP and Electron.

    CELA:
    Find Your Legal Contact (FYLC) - End-to-End utility to manage legal contact groups. Utilized by Microsoft employees, Azure pipelines and other internal applications.

    Insider Trading Compliance Tool (INTRACT) - platform to administer, notify and audit employee trading status. .net core with Blazor

  • Engineer, PiorSoft LLC

    Dec, 2018 - Present

    A software company that develops, supports and sells software that serves enterprise and business needs of small to mid-size businesses.

  • Owner, McCall Consulting

    Dec, 2010 - Present

    Full-Stack Software Engineer, Agile Coach, Consultant, Advisor, Speaker, Mentor and Conference Organizer.

  • PS Technologies - CTO, McCall Consulting

    Dec, 2015 - Present

    Node, React, Redux, Corber, Cordova, Firebase, Wordpress

    • Hybrid app (iOS, Android)
    • PWA (web, mobile, Windows store)

  • YFFR - Consulting / Advisor, McCall Consulting

    Dec, 2017 - Present

    Node, React, Redux, Corber, Cordova, Firebase, Wordpress

    • Hybrid app (iOS, Android)
    • PWA (web, mobile, Windows store)
    • Website

  • Trility Consulting - Consultant, McCall Consulting

    Dec, 2017 - Dec, 20181 year

    Node, React, AWS, DevOps, Agile Coach
    CDS Global (2017 -2018): Full stack development, training and coaching.

  • Dynamo, LLC - Consultant , McCall Consulting

    Dec, 2017 - Dec, 20181 year

  • Amida - UI Developer, McCall Consulting

    Dec, 2014 - Dec, 20141 day

    JS, HTML, Sass, CSS
    UI/UX focus working with design and development teams on part of the blue button initiative. Clickable mockups/prototypes, front end development and remote team/project management with a focus on 508 compliance.

  • New York Life Insurance Company - Licensed Insurance Agent, McCall Consulting

    Dec, 2013 - Dec, 20141 year

    An Agent through New York Life I worked with families, individuals and business owners to understand and get the most out of insurance, investments, company benefits and even individual health plans.

  • Practical Farmers of Iowa, McCall Consulting

    Dec, 2011 - Dec, 20132 years

    Consulting and volunteer work:

    • Computer Systems Support
    • Network and Systems Improvement Consulting
    • Primary Computer Server Consultation + Build + Configure
    • Internal Web Application (Open Source, Custom)

  • HomeTown Tech , McCall Consulting

    Dec, 2010 - Dec, 20133 years

    HomeTown Tech is a team of computer service experts. We can fix broken computers (PC & Mac), set up a stronger & more secure network, provide computer training, and help you avoid computer problems.

  • Engineer, Gain Compliance

    Apr, 2017 - Dec, 20181 year 8 months

    Node, React, Google App Engine
    Data quality and compliance reimagined for the insurance industry.

  • Software Artisan, Pillar Technology

    Dec, 2016 - Dec, 20171 year

    Node, React, Angular, Python, AWS
    Pioneer (2016 - 2017): Full stack development for AGTech product.

  • Software Engineer - Consultant, Source Allies Inc.

    Dec, 2014 - Dec, 20162 years

    Node React, Redux, Hapi, JAVA, Scala, Vagrant, Docker, Chef, AWS
    John Deere ISG (2015 - 2016) : Full stack development for AGTech product.

    Node, JS, React, Angular
    Meredith Corporation ( 2015 ) : Custom web components powering analytics and sales conversions.

    PHP, Zend, vagrant, virtualization, Jenkins
    Seneca Tank (2014) : Custom CMS.

    Vue, PHP, Laravel, Perl, Django, Magento
    Adventureland (2014) : Multi-factor 3D bar code ticket processing, e- commerce, hand held android scanners, VOIP and ticket printing.

  • Application System Engineer, Wells Fargo

    Dec, 2013 - Dec, 20141 year

    .net, SQL Server
    Application development for loan processing.

  • Student Technician, Ames Laboratory

    Dec, 2008 - Dec, 20135 years

    • Imaged and provisioned new hardware.
    • Security and Audits.
    • Networking infrastructure.
    • Drupal web development.
Projects Experience

Projects Experience

  • John Deere

    Nov, 2015 - Nov, 20151 day

    Working with many teams to develop and maintain solutions for the MyJohnDeere application and other proprietary solutions. Notable: Amazon Web Services infrastructure, Scala, NodeJS, Backbonejs, React, Oracle, PostgreSQL, single-page applications, test-driven development and agile project management.

  • Hyperstream

    Dec, 2015 - Present

    Volunteer for the Iowa Hyperstream.

  • Meredith Corporation

    Dec, 2015 - Dec, 20151 day

    Worked with the marketing, business and tech teams to deliver customized user interactions we called "Quick Apps".

  • Tech Journey

    Dec, 2015 - Present

    Mission: "To inspire youth to increase their knowledge and interest in technology by providing engaging learning opportunities led by technology professionals"

  • Free Code Camp ( Coffee and Code)

    - Present

    We're an open source community of busy people who learn to code and help nonprofits.

Skills

Skills

  • Linux
  • Bash
  • HTML
  • System Administration
  • Source Allies
  • Virtualization
  • User Experience
  • iOS Development
  • Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
  • Windows
  • Blazor
  • Wireframes
  • Android Development
  • PHP
  • c#
  • Small Business
  • Software Prototyping
  • hybrid app development
  • MySQL
  • JavaScriptMVC
  • Licensed Life & Health Insurance Agent
  • .net
  • Time Management
  • Node.js
  • SASS
  • Responsive Web Design
  • Java
  • .NET Core
  • JavaScript
  • TDD
  • Mobile Applications
  • Computer Forensics
  • PWA
  • Network Security
  • OS X
  • User Interface Design
  • cordova
  • iOS
  • CSS
  • Data Recovery
Education

Education

  • Management Information Systems, General, Bachelor of Science (BS), Iowa State University

    Dec, 2008 - Dec, 2013

  • Computer Forensics, Associate of Arts and Sciences (A.A.S.), Indian Hills Community College

    Dec, 2006 - Dec, 2008

Volunteer Work

Volunteer Work

  • Board Of Directors, Yoga for First Responders

    Jan, 2019 - Present

    Yoga for First Responders provides vital emotional ­wellness and mental-resiliency training in academy settings, in­service trainings, and community-based programs.

    https://www.yogaforfirstresponders.org/

  • Organizer, DevOpsDays Des Moines

    Dec, 2018 - Present

  • Volunteer, dsmHack

    Dec, 2017 - Dec, 2018

    48-hours of code

    A hackathon benefiting Iowa nonprofit organizations

    https://dsmhack.org/the-hack/

  • Volunteer "Camp Counselor", Free Code Camp

    Dec, 2015 - Present

    FreeCodeCamp is a great community for those looking to learn as well as a great place for experienced developers to help the next generation of developers.

    As I Camp Counselor I help people work through the curriculum as well pair program with tools like screenhero, gitter and more.

    Just this week I have the privilege to work with a QA analyst from London. In her own words:
    "I am a QA analyst but hoping to transition to front end devving asap"​

    To find out more:
    http://freecodecamp.com/

    An open source community of busy people who learn to code and build projects for nonprofits.

    Success Stories:
    https://www.quora.com/Career-Advice/Has-anyone-landed-a-job-after-completing-a-project-with-Freecodecamp/answer/Quincy-Larson?srid=3mug&share=1#

    https://www.reddit.com/r/learnprogramming/comments/35yz6g/why_i_dropped_out_of_free_code_camp/

  • Volunteer, Tech Journey

    Dec, 2015 - Present

    http://www.techjourney.org/

    Our Mission: "To inspire youth to increase their knowledge and interest in technology by providing engaging learning opportunities led by technology professionals"

  • Volunteer , Amanda the Panda

    Dec, 2013 - Present

    New York Life took part in "Keeping good going" by having teams of agents, staff and other volunteers help Amanda the Panda as they continued their remodel. We moved construction materials, cleaned up debris and organized supplies. Even though we carried out water heaters and other large items, Amanda the Panda is the one doing the real heavy lifting.

References

References

  • Olivia Mead

    Josh has turned our organization around with his knowledge of software and other technology that has improved the effectiveness of our mission. We are grateful and plan to continue to work with him.