Recent Projects

Containers https://github.com/search?q=user%3AJoshuaTheMiller+topic%3Adocker-image&type=repositories

Create and maintain various Docker Images that I and others find handy.

Technologies: buildah | Docker | GitHub Actions

Garmin Watchfaces https://bit.ly/JoshuasGarminDevPage

I make watchfaces for Garmin wearable devices.

Guid.RED http://guid.red

A very simple site that generates and copies GUIDs when the screen is clicked.

Technologies: Razor Pages | ASP.Net Core | Amazon Lightsail | Docker | Let's Encrypt

Rapid Prototyping https://www.thingiverse.com/TheFlyingCaveman/

Designed and created "upgrades" for my printer as issues were identified.
Created a replacement flute stand for my sister.

Technologies: OnShape | Cura | Printer: Anet A8 | SOLIDWORKS | SketchUp

Simple-Resume https://github.com/JoshuaTheMiller/Simple-Resume

The Jekyll theme that this site is using.

Planned improvements: utilize well known CSS framework, find better icons.
Updates to this theme previously deployed via a clever use of Travis-CI, which is now not needed due to usage of 'jekyll-remote-theme'.

Technologies: Travis-CI | Jekyll

Steam Player Count https://bit.ly/SteamPlayerCount

An Alexa Skill that gives you the global player count of recognized games.

Technologies: AWS Lambda | NodeJS

Employment History

Principal Engineer, TLCP

Optum | Eden Prairie, MN. | June 2022 to Present

Lead Software Engineer

Optum | Eden Prairie, MN. | February 2022 to June 2022

Senior Software Engineer

Optum | Eden Prairie, MN. | January 2019 to February 2022

Work with business folks and users of the systems to identify opportunities for improvement and hone feature requests.
A maintainer of the internal GitHub Probot Organization. I joined to empower developers/engineers by providing tools that promote better practices and that provide automation of monotonous tasks.
Promote better practices and upskill/empower teams via position on the GitHub Enterprise Best Practices Committee

Software Engineer II

C.H. Robinson | Eden Prairie, MN. | June 2018 to December 2018

Implement new backend functionality following our microservice architecture.
Review code as necessary to maintain the quality of our codebase while remaining open to innersourcing needs.
Uplift legacy VB and C# functionality where appropriate.
Maintain legacy VB.Net and .Net applications.
Promote better collaboration and shared practices through participation on an internal innersourcing council.

Technologies: GitHub Enterprise | Octopus Deploy | C#

Practices: Innersourcing

Programmer/Analyst

MCIS | Marshfield, WI. | February 2016 to March 2018

In addition to my role as a developer on the platform team, I also accepted the responsibility of Client Development Lead for our desktop applications.

As a member of the platform team, I built building blocks for the application and backend developers using well known design patterns.
I joined teams as workloads increased so that feature delivery could continue on time.
As a client lead, I researched and organized learning resources for developers new to desktop development.
As a client lead, I prepared and hosted knowledge assessments to identify areas where our knowledge as a group was lacking.
As a client lead, I worked with our lead architect to identify problem areas of our clients and to propose corrective actions.
I rotated between desktop (WPF), SQL, backend development, or a combination of the three depending on the needs of a project.

Skills: Design Patterns | MVVM | Agile

Process Engineering Intern

Garmin | Olathe, KS. | May 2015 to December 2015

While officially given the position of Process Engineering Intern, my main duties involved writing applications to solve various problems.

Developed a method to determine which tool set (framework, language, etc.) would be best suited for an application/tool request.
Developed an outline for how programming projects should be documented and controlled using Jira and Confluence.
Honed project management skills by: balancing multiple ongoing tasks, analyzing the ROI of projects, and by dealing with changes in project scope.
Worked independently while taking the initiative to find projects that could improve the quality of the workplace.
Effectively used various means of communication to pull in project resources or general help. This was often done across departments and teams.

Technologies: WPF | C# | Jira | Confluence

Software Developer

University of Wisconsin - Stout | Menomonie, WI. | May 2012 to August 2014

Design/build/test a program to use past student records data to predict class enrollment patterns.

Technologies: Python 2.7 | PyQt | Eclipse | Matplotlib

Skills: Remote development

Quality Engineering Intern

Rockwell Automation | Ladysmith, WI. | May 2014 to August 2014

Automated data collection and reporting processes by creating Excel documents that utilized VBA.
Documented steps used to create process documentation so that the documents were maintainable and easily consumed.
Utilized time studies to find where process changes will make the most impact.
Applied Lean and Six Sigma methodologies to various processes to improve performance.

Technologies: VBA | Microsoft Office

Skills: Lean Manufacturing

Supplemental Instructor

University of Wisconsin - Stout | Menomonie, WI. | September 2013 to May 2014

I facilitated student learning sessions and helped students better understand concepts or applications of course content. Each semester, I was assigned one course that typically possessed a challenge to newer students. I then attended each class and provided weekly small group sessions covering the course content (lab sessions).
I helped students learn better studying/learning skills by directing them towards self learning resources. If that was not a good fit for the student, I worked with them to develop a teaching style that fits their needs.

Technologies: Visual Basic | Android | Java | C++

Skills: Self guided learning