Founder
2014 - PRESENTYork Solutions- Enhanced the PHP and JavaScript SDKs for the FamilySearch API.
- Created developer tools for the FamilySearch API.
- Added internationalization to a node.js and JavaScript based website.
- Designed a dynamic pedigree with D3.js.
- Solidified a corporate accounting system developed in PHP.
Technologies: Node.js, D3.js, PHP, JavaScriptCo-Founder
2013 - 2014Genealogy Systems- Designed and developed Find-A-Record.
- Created a scalable architecture for processing and geocoding genealogy collections.
- Created multiple open source JavaScript libraries for using the FamilySearch API.
- Provided customer support.
- Won 2nd place in the 2014 RootsTech Developer Challenge.
Technologies: Amazon Web Services (AWS), PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, CouchDB, Node.js, JavaScript, AWSDeveloper Support Engineer
2012 - 2013FamilySearch- Provided technical support to developers using the FamilySearch REST API.
- Created and managed a developer center with documentation and developer tools.
- Worked with product management and engineering to deliver new features.
- Debugged the REST API.
- Created stability and usage reports in Splunk.
Technologies: Java, REST, PHP, Node.js, JavaScriptSoftware Engineer
2010 - 2012BITS- Designed and developed a scalable REST API in AWS.
- Created JavaScript widgets that used the REST API.
- Create a documentation system for the API and widgets.
- Customize a ViArt installation (PHP based eCommerce site).
- Migrated a cafeteria menu planner from Visual FoxPro to PHP.
Technologies: Amazon Web Services (AWS), AWS, jQuery UI, JavaScript, PHP
Justin York
RESTful APIs Developer in Pierce City, MO, United States
Member since December 22, 2015
Justin is a full stack web developer that has found a niche with JavaScript and genealogy. He is excited about the advent of serverless architecture via AWS Lambda and the adoption of HTTP/2 so that we can stop bundling our assets.
Justin is now available for hire
Portfolio
- York SolutionsNode.js, D3.js, PHP, JavaScript
- Genealogy SystemsAmazon Web Services (AWS), PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, CouchDB, Node.js...
- FamilySearchJava, REST, PHP, Node.js, JavaScript
Experience
- MySQL 6 years
- JavaScript 6 years
- CSS 6 years
- RESTful Development 5 years
- RESTful APIs 5 years
- PHP 5 years
- Node.js 3 years
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) 3 years
Availability
Part-time
Preferred Environment
Git, Cloud9
The most amazing...
...project I've built geocoded genealogy collections to historical political boundaries.
Employment
Experience
- Find-A-Record
Website that searches your family tree in FamilySearch for research opportunities. Built with node.js and JavaScript.
- FamilySearch JavaScript SDKhttps://github.com/FamilySearch/familysearch-javascript-sdk
I'm the primary maintainer of the SDK.
- D3 Pedigree Exampleshttps://github.com/justincy/d3-pedigree-examples
While learning how to create interactive pedigrees with D3, I documented how to provide common features such as expanding the tree and displaying descendants.
- WikiTree: FamilySearch Connectionshttp://www.wikitree.com/wiki/FamilySearch_Connections
An application that helps a WikiTree user match their ancestors to the FamilySearch Family Tree. Built with JavaScript and Bootstrap.
- RootsSearchhttps://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/rootssearch/aolcffalbhpnojekmimmelebjchjmmgn?hl=en
A Chrome Extension that helps with searching for genealogy records.
- Quality Supporthttps://groups.google.com/a/ldsmail.net/d/msg/FSDN/Urmuy5lep7k/A02uPd8zhooJ
A public email thread thanking me for quality customer support.
Skills
Languages
JavaScript, HTML, PHP, CSS, Java, SQLLibraries/APIs
Node.js, jQuery, D3.js, Polymer, jQuery UI, React ReduxParadigms
RESTful Development, RESTOther
RESTful APIs, Cloud9, AWS, Web ComponentsFrameworks
AngularJS, BootstrapTools
GitPlatforms
Amazon Web Services (AWS)Storage
Elasticsearch, MySQL, CouchDB, PostGIS, PostgreSQL
Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science2005 - 2012Brigham Young University - Provo, UT
