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Josiah Mann
Verified Expert in Engineering
Full-stack Developer
Josiah is a senior full-stack developer with a strong background in all things JavaScript and front end. He loves JavaScript and building applications with Laravel. He is a CSS wizard who's built a great number of web apps from scratch, worked on enterprise web front-end teams, taught others to become front-end developers, and mentored junior front-end devs. Josiah's latest project was founding a SaaS company he ran successfully for four years before being acquired (LAMP stack/AWS/Laravel/Vue).
Portfolio
Experience
Availability
Preferred Environment
Git, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), MacOS
The most amazing...
...thing I've developed was my last SaaS application that I built with Laravel and Vue, deployed and managed on AWS, and had many integrations.
Work Experience
Founder, CTO, and Lead Full-stack Developer
Investor Deal Room
- Build a SaaS application from the ground up using PHP, Laravel, and Vue.
- Built and designed amazing, cutting-edge user experiences with JavaScript that served multiple stakeholders.
- Built and maintained a living style guide in HTML, SCSS, and JavaScript that greatly increased front-end dev efficiency and informed all new feature patterns.
- Built and maintained a system for continuous deployment using AWS and Envoyer.
- Designed the user experience starting in the browser using high-quality templates.
- Built out dozens of integrations (payment integrations, DocuSign embedding, Mailgun, etc.).
- Architected a multi-database, multi-tenant database solution.
Senior UI Developer | Lead UI Developer
VML
- Delivered JavaScript features on a Fortune 100 company's website using AngularJS.
- Maintained and expanded the front-end style guide for maximum modularity, scalability, and reuse while providing accessibility across all device types.
- Built UI components and unit tests in Angular 2/4. Helped migrate to Angular 2, then Angular 4.
- Participated in regular code reviews with team members.
- Provided opinions and worked with the design team to create reusable architecture.
Senior Front-end Web Developer
Dreamten
- Led the development of client websites from designs.
- Brought Sketch designs to life using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
- Created a quality user experience across multiple browsers.
- Developed cutting-edge animations using a custom JavaScript library and CSS animations.
- Tested code across multiple devices and screen sizes.
Front-end and WordPress Theme Developer
Buddyboss, Inc.
- Coded custom WordPress themes from the PSD design to WordPress standards.
- Installed and configured premium WordPress themes.
- Coded styles for complex social networking interfaces.
- Provided responsive development and UX testing for websites.
Owner
First Principles Web Design
- Designed custom websites for small businesses using WordPress.
- Created user-friendly back ends for clients to easily edit websites.
- Taught a course on how to create custom WordPress themes.
- Developed custom WordPress themes for design agencies.
Experience
FSInvestments.com
https://fsinvestments.comI created the CSS style and component guide, custom animations, and JavaScript components. I also contributed to the integration with Node.js API.
Craft CMS
http://www.craftcms.comCraft CMS | Commerce Component
http://craftcommerce.comDreamTen.com
http://dreamten.comSkills
Languages
HTML, CSS, PHP, Sass, SCSS, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, Less
Frameworks
Laravel 5, Angular, Bootstrap, Laravel, AngularJS
Libraries/APIs
jQuery, Vue, Mustache, Atomic CSS, Backbone.js, JavaScript Charting, Node.js
Tools
Git, Gulp, NPM, GitHub, Sketch, Adobe Photoshop, Grunt, Sublime Text 3
Paradigms
BEM, Object-oriented Programming (OOP), UI Design, Responsive
Platforms
WordPress, Amazon Web Services (AWS), MacOS, Craft CMS, Linux, Visual Studio Code (VS Code)
Other
WordPress Themes, Web App Development, Single-page Applications (SPA), Minification, Software Development, Front-end Development, User Interface (UI), Pixel Perfect, Atomic Design, Front-end, Responsive Design, Responsive Web Apps
Storage
MySQL
Industry Expertise
Web Design
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