Josiah Mann
Verified Expert in Engineering
Full-stack Developer
Springfield, United States
Toptal member since October 20, 2015
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
- CSS3 - 7 years
- Front-end Development - 7 years
- JavaScript - 7 years
- Vue - 5 years
- PHP - 5 years
- Laravel - 5 years
- Single-page Applications (SPAs) - 5 years
- Web App Development - 5 years
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.
Project History
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
DreamTen.com
http://dreamten.comSkills
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
Languages
HTML, CSS, PHP, Sass, SCSS, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, Less
Frameworks
Laravel 5, Angular, Bootstrap, Laravel, AngularJS
Paradigms
BEM, Object-oriented Programming (OOP), UI Design, Responsive
Platforms
WordPress, Amazon Web Services (AWS), MacOS, Craft CMS, Linux, Visual Studio Code (VS Code)
Storage
MySQL
Industry Expertise
Web Design
Other
WordPress Themes, Web App Development, Single-page Applications (SPAs), Minification, Software Development, Front-end Development, User Interface (UI), Pixel Perfect, Atomic Design, Front-end, Responsive Design, Responsive Web Apps
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