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: JavaScript, PHP, D3, Node.jsCo-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: AWS, JavaScript, Node.js, CouchDB, ElasticSearch, PostgreSQLDeveloper 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: JavaScript, Node.js, PHP, REST, JavaSoftware 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: PHP, JavaScript, jQuery UI, AWS
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 SolutionsJavaScript, PHP, D3, Node.js
- Genealogy SystemsAWS, JavaScript, Node.js, CouchDB, ElasticSearch, PostgreSQL
- FamilySearchJavaScript, Node.js, PHP, REST, Java
Experience
- JavaScript 6 years
- CSS 6 years
- MySQL 6 years
- PHP 5 years
- RESTful APIs 5 years
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) 3 years
- Node.js 3 years
- Polymer 1 year
Availability
Part-time
Preferred Environment
Cloud9 IDE, Git
The most amazing...
...project I've built geocoded genealogy collections to historical political boundaries.
Employment
Experience
- Find-A-Record (Development)
Website that searches your family tree in FamilySearch for research opportunities. Built with node.js and JavaScript.
- FamilySearch JavaScript SDK (Development)https://github.com/FamilySearch/familysearch-javascript-sdk
I'm the primary maintainer of the SDK.
- D3 Pedigree Examples (Development)https://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 Connections (Development)http://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.
- RootsSearch (Development)https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/rootssearch/aolcffalbhpnojekmimmelebjchjmmgn?hl=en
A Chrome Extension that helps with searching for genealogy records.
- Quality Support (Other amazing things)https://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, SQLLibraries/APIs
Node.js, jQuery, D3.js, Polymer, React ReduxParadigms
RESTOther
RESTful APIs, Web ComponentsFrameworks
AngularJS, BootstrapPlatforms
Amazon Web Services (AWS)Storage
Elasticsearch, MySQL, CouchDB, PostGIS, PostgreSQL
Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science2005 - 2012Brigham Young University - Provo, UT
