Justin Roche

ABOUT ME

Full-stack Javascript Developer

Justin is a full-stack software engineer and former teacher who is passionate about building clean, testable, and scalable code. He brings enthusiasm, analytical ability, and big-picture focus to every project and enjoys collaboration in a variety of roles, including mentorship on the job. He is a graduate from Hack Reactor, the leading Javascript engineering program, and enjoys creating challenging projects that impact real users. Prior to becoming a developer, he taught in China for four years, where he found teaching to be both rewarding and challenging. He believes anyone can learn to code through an iterative, step-by-step process that leverages their strengths and ensures they have mastered each level before progressing to the next. He holds in a Masters in Linguistics and a BA in English.

English

Eastern Time (US & Canada) (-04:00)

Joined October 2017

EXPERTISE

JavaScript

3 years experience

My primary expertise is Javascript fundamentals. I taught myself through Codewars and then graduated from Hack Reactor. I am currently em...

My primary expertise is Javascript fundamentals. I taught myself through Codewars and then graduated from Hack Reactor. I am currently employed as an Angular 2 developer. I also have 4 years of teaching experience and enjoy mentorship on the job.

Angular 2 Es6 npm Node.js Angular React jQuery HTML/CSS Algorithm Redux

Node.js

2 years experience

I have built a variety of projects using Node, from chat applications to web-scrapers. Node is one of my favorite technologies because it...

I have built a variety of projects using Node, from chat applications to web-scrapers. Node is one of my favorite technologies because it leverages the same language across multiple domains.

Socket.IO MongoDB SQL

State Management

1 year experience

I have worked with redux professionally and on my own projects. I am proficient in state normalization and state design, which keeps your...

I have worked with redux professionally and on my own projects. I am proficient in state normalization and state design, which keeps your application predictable and easy to work with.

Redux NgRx Redux-Saga

Front-End

3 years experience

I have created projects in a number of frameworks, using tools ranging jQuery to React. I have a good understanding of the design pattern...

I have created projects in a number of frameworks, using tools ranging jQuery to React. I have a good understanding of the design patterns appropriate for each framework, and can assist you any new technology you may come across.

Backbone.js React Angular

Backbone.js React Angular jQuery

D3.js

2 years experience

I've been using d3 on and off for a variety of projects, since it is one of the most versatile and powerful open-source visualization lib...

I've been using d3 on and off for a variety of projects, since it is one of the most versatile and powerful open-source visualization libraries. I also believe it is the most difficult to understand technology that is frequently used in front end development. All too often one ends up copying and pasting without really knowing what is going on. I can teach you the general update pattern, which will put you far ahead of the curve on this particular technology.

Data Visualization SVG DOM Manipulation

SOCIAL PRESENCE

GitHub

breakglass

an executable script that creates an index.html in the current directory

JavaScript

ES6-framework

A simple ES6 MVC framework I'm making to practice ES6 concepts

JavaScript

Community Posts

How and why I built An application with Aurelia

I built an application with aurelia

EMPLOYMENTS

Software Engineer

Applied Technical Systems

2017-02-01-Present

● Lead developer of front-end Angular 2 application to implement role-based security for patent office internal users ● Developed custom ...

● Lead developer of front-end Angular 2 application to implement role-based security for patent office internal users ● Developed custom swagger client for project-wide use to keep backend and frontend synchronized ● Developer on multiple front-end applications implementing complex business rules through Redux state management ● Implemented forms and validation in multiple applications ● Frontend: Angular2, Redux ● Methodologies: Agile development ● Build Systems: Maven, Webpack ● Deployment: JBoss

Academic Writing Instructor | Curriculum Designer

N/A

2015-01-01-2016-12-31

● Designed the first well-structured, linguistics-based curriculum for college-age students to learn academic writing at a fast-growing ...

● Designed the first well-structured, linguistics-based curriculum for college-age students to learn academic writing at a fast-growing institution ● Interfaced between colleagues and administration to assign scheduling and teaching duties for new and established staff in order to ensure smooth operation ● Provided feedback and quality assurance for new colleagues ● Provided academic advising to students so that they could meet their academic goals

Teaching And Education

Full Stack Engineer

Hack Reactor

2016-08-01-2016-11-01

● Graduate of immersive Javascript engineering program ● Served as scrum master, lead engineer, and product owner for various projects...

● Graduate of immersive Javascript engineering program ● Served as scrum master, lead engineer, and product owner for various projects ● Fundamental/Languages: Javascript/ES6, data structures, algorithm design, Typescript ● Backend: Node, NPM, socket.io, REST apis, express sessions, jwt, bcrypt, Socket.io, Mongo ● Testing: Chai, Jasmin, Mocha, BDD ● Frontend:, Angular, Angular2, React, Backbone, jQuery, HTML, CSS, D3 ● Methodologies: Agile development ● Build Systems: Gulp, Grunt # Deployment: Heroku, Digital Ocean

Javascript, node.js, angularjs, reactjs

PROJECTS

BudgetflowView Project

hobby project

2017

Graph-based decision planner based on immutable graph traversal. A domain specific language configures the graph behavior in order to rep...

Graph-based decision planner based on immutable graph traversal. A domain specific language configures the graph behavior in order to represent and integrate multiple dynamic systems (budgets, to-do lists, scenario planning) and simulate them in time.

D3.js

Aurelia

Redux

D3.js

Aurelia

Redux

TypeyView Project

2016

A library for dynamic type checking of complex objects in javascript. It utilizes user-defined types to do duck-type checking, example-da...

A library for dynamic type checking of complex objects in javascript. It utilizes user-defined types to do duck-type checking, example-data production, and includes logging of failed tests. It is intended for use cases where static type checking is unworkable, for example in client-server communications.