Justin is currently unavailable
Justin Funk
Verified Expert in Engineering
Software Developer
Santa Fe, NM, United States
Toptal member since May 28, 2015
Bio
Justin trained in business information systems and has a solid and practical understanding of business processes and improvements. He has been developing web-based applications that add value to businesses for over eight years.
Portfolio
RoadShield
WebRTC, Firebase, Laravel, React Native
LeanPlum
Marketo, JavaScript, PHP, Google App Engine, WordPress
bltn
X (formerly Twitter), Facebook, PDF, PhantomJS, Twilio, SMS, Firebase, Vue
Experience
- PHP - 12 years
- JavaScript - 12 years
- Node.js - 10 years
- jQuery - 10 years
- Laravel - 9 years
- Vue - 8 years
- REST - 6 years
- Microservices - 6 years
Work Experience
Lead Mobile Developer
2019 - PRESENT
RoadShield
- Managed a team of engineers through an agile development process.
- Designed a cross-platform system that communicates across Android, iOS, web, and third-party tools.
- Used test-driven development to ensure a complete API.
- Built a system that paired two devices based on geolocation.
- Built a suite of mobile and web applications with an API.
- Developed a peer-to-peer video call system with recordings.
Technologies: WebRTC, Firebase, Laravel, React Native
Marketing Developer
2017 - PRESENT
LeanPlum
- Managed a Google App Engine environment for deployment and maintenance of a WordPress website.
- Implemented custom theme functions and modules in WordPress.
- Implemented UI elements and pages based off mockups.
- Integrated website-generated leads with Marketo, Salesforce, and other third-party tools.
- Implemented third-party A/B testing libraries for boosting conversions.
- Optimized page performance and speed with Google PageSpeed and other performance monitoring tools.
- Used geo-located caching to ensure optimal page delivery across the globe.
Technologies: Marketo, JavaScript, PHP, Google App Engine, WordPress
Founder
2014 - PRESENT
bltn
- Built a modern single-page app with VueJS with a Firebase backend and server less hosting.
- Created a microservices architecture which tying together workers, monitors, schedulers, and distributors.
- Created a custom drag-and-drop builder allowing customers to create dynamic, auto-refreshing web pages and PDFs.
- Built a reliable distribution system that has sent hundreds of thousands of SMS messages through different messaging gateways.
- Integrated social media services including scheduled posts and engagement/performance monitoring.
Technologies: X (formerly Twitter), Facebook, PDF, PhantomJS, Twilio, SMS, Firebase, Vue
Consultant
2012 - PRESENT
American Statistical Association
- Imported and converted legacy spreadsheets into a database.
- Communicated with administrative staff and key decision makers to document business processes.
- Designed a web solution modernizing business processes and saving hours of work.
- Provided a support system for a global team of academic faculty.
- Accomplished programming goals with zero-downtime upgrades and hotfixes.
Technologies: Blade Templates, jQuery, MySQL
Technical Director — Financial Tools/Systems
2009 - PRESENT
Jakentra
- Architected and led the migration of legacy systems to modern technologies.
- Integrated web technologies with complex Excel spreadsheets to run illustrations and calculations.
- Built pixel-perfect and responsive user interfaces to embed in client sites.
- Built dynamic and professional print-quality PDF brochures and sales pamphlets.
- Created user interfaces that are fully cross-browser complete and functional.
- Created custom financial sales tools for annuities and other financial products.
Technologies: Amazon Web Services (AWS), System Administration, System Architecture Design, System Architecture, .NET, SpreadsheetGear, Laravel, FPDF, Microsoft Excel, JavaScript
Back-end Developer
2020 - 2021
UpliftNow
- Refactored the existing screens and views with new responsive designs.
- Implemented new major platform features, including emails, events, notifications, etc.
- Optimized back-end services and APIs to increase the performance and reliability of the front end.
Technologies: React, Firebase, Node.js
Lead Developer
2015 - 2018
BlendImages
- Created a custom website featuring world-class stock photography with lightning fast load time.
- Implemented natural language searching across hundreds of thousands of images.
- Built a custom payment stack including licensing, multiple payment methods, and asset delivery.
- Created custom reporting, analysis, and royalty reports for independent creators.
- Creating an asset ingestion pipeline including asset processing, integration with machine learning asset recognition, and asset approval.
Technologies: HTML5, Perl, PHP, Elasticsearch
Developer
2013 - 2016
OrthoGuru
- Implemented a single sign-on system for a suite of applications that generates purchase orders and invoices using TCPDF and WKHTMLTOPDF. The suite uses a central database for notifications and communications throughout.
- Created an engine that simulates and predicts future customer usage.
- Created an intuitive input for complicated calendar data.
Technologies: MySQL, PHP, Laravel
Web Developer
2013 - 2016
CzarTheory
- Configured a load-balanced database network.
- Built on an existing REST framework.
- Deployed cloud-based virtual machines from images.
- Used Django to collect survey data.
- Load tested the front-end site with custom distributed scripts.
Technologies: Zend Framework, Django
Web Developer
2012 - 2013
Cheeky Monkey Media
- Added new features to the Drupal 5 website of a national toy brand.
- Upgraded the eCommerce engine of a Magento site.
- Built a storytelling website for a non-profit based in Drupal 7.
- Added product searching features to a Drupal 6 eCommerce site.
- Implemented Scrum and Agile practices management techniques with a distributed team.
Technologies: Drupal
Systems Support Specialist
2009 - 2010
Iowa State University
- Managed and configured numerous Windows-based servers.
- Created an online version of student records, enabling student and faculty input, greatly reducing administrative hours.
- Implemented and managed thin-client based computer networks.
- Supported faculty and student websites, networks, and software.
- Managed student employees.
Technologies: AutoIt, Perl, Outlook, PHP, Windows Server 2012
Project History
Bltn
http://usebltn.comBltn is a complete church communication platform. Founded by Justin in 2014, bltn is growing to be a leading provider of digital church bulletins.
OrthoApps
The Guru Business Suite is a simple, yet powerful suite of business management tools. Cloud-based and easy to use, Guru Business Suite apps take care of the “business” side of your practice, allowing you to maximize your time and efficiency.
Justin was a lead developer on the suite and helped design and architect the underlining infrastructure.
Justin was a lead developer on the suite and helped design and architect the underlining infrastructure.
Education
2005 - 2009
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Management Information Systems
Iowa State University - Ames, IA
Skills
Libraries/APIs
jQuery, Node.js, Twilio API, Vue, FPDF, WebRTC, PhantomJS, React
Tools
SpreadsheetGear, Cron, Git, Microsoft Excel, TCPDF, Gulp, Bower, Composer, Capistrano, Grunt, Xdebug
Languages
PHP, Sass, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, CSS, Bash Script, Perl, AutoIt, GraphQL
Frameworks
Catalyst, Laravel, Django, Zend Framework, React Native, ZURB Foundation, AngularJS, Bootstrap 3, .NET
Platforms
Linux, WordPress, Firebase, Docker, AWS Lambda, Windows Server 2012, LAMP, Google App Engine, Marketo, Twilio, X (formerly Twitter), Amazon Web Services (AWS), Drupal
Storage
MySQL, Elasticsearch, MongoDB
Paradigms
REST, Agile Software Development, Microservices, Microservices Architecture, Object-oriented Programming (OOP)
Other
Software Design, System Architecture, System Administration, Leadership, SMS, Financial Reporting, APIs, Blade Templates, Outlook, PDF, Facebook, System Architecture Design, PDF Design
Collaboration That Works
How to Work with Toptal
Toptal matches you directly with global industry experts from our network in hours—not weeks or months.
1
Share your needs
Discuss your requirements and refine your scope in a call with a Toptal domain expert.
2
Choose your talent
Get a short list of expertly matched talent within 24 hours to review, interview, and choose from.
3
Start your risk-free talent trial
Work with your chosen talent on a trial basis for up to two weeks. Pay only if you decide to hire them.
Top talent is in high demand.
Start hiring