Josh Robinson

Josh Robinson

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Chief Architect

  • Education

    • Hamilton College

      2001 - 2003
      AAS CIS - Programming
  • Experience

    • Teliax

      May 2006 - Dec 2010
      Senior Lead Developer

      Working at Teliax gave me the opportunity to build battle-hardened Ruby on Rails systems and push their limits in the reliability and performance demanding world of telephony and VoIP. - Migrated legacy PHP billing and routing platform to a custom Rails app. - Architected distributed telephony system using Ruby on Rails and FreeSWITCH to provide high availability VoIP PBX services. - Designed, styled, and coded user interface to allow customers to manage virtual PBXs in browser.

    • ShortTermHousing.com

      Dec 2010 - May 2012
      CTO

      As the CTO for ShortTermHousing.com, I managed a team of designers, coders, and writers to bring this startup from concept to reality using Ruby on Rails and the latest web technologies. - Built a custom site from the ground up using Ruby on Rails, HTML5, CSS3, and MongoDB. - Created an automated deployment system using OpsCode’s Chef platform to configure servers on the RackSpace Cloud and push updates to the app as they were made. - Extracted JavaScript and Rails code to create open-source micro-frameworks and gems from code written for ShortTermHousing.com. Show less

    • Bloomberg LP

      May 2012 - Apr 2013
      Ruby on Rails Developer

      - Worked on processing and indexing large data sets.- Improved system performance.- Collaborated with a highly influential product team.

    • Aetna Consumer Digital & Innovation / iTriage

      Apr 2013 - Dec 2014
      • Web & Server Platform Architect

        Jun 2014 - Dec 2014
      • Web Platform Lead

        Apr 2013 - May 2014
    • Aha! Labs Inc.

      Dec 2014 - Mar 2015
      Principal Engineer
    • BitBoss Corporation

      Jul 2015 - Oct 2020
      Co-Founder
    • American Red Cross

      Dec 2015 - Aug 2018
      UI Architect
    • YouBase

      Apr 2016 - Sept 2023
      Co-Founder

      YouBase is an individual-centric, cryptographic distributed data layer for life sciences and healthcare.- Led the engineering team in developing secure and scalable data solutions.- Coordinated with stakeholders to ensure project alignment with industry standards and client needs.

    • CodeCraftsmen

      Sept 2017 - now
      Co-Founder & Advisor

      - Advised on technical strategies and team management for client projects.- Mentored junior developers, promoting professional growth and technical excellence.

    • Bproto Labs

      Oct 2018 - now
      Founder & CEO

      - Built and managed a consulting team focused on helping startups determine their technology stack and establish best practices.- Collaborated with client startups to assess their technical needs and provide strategic guidance.- Implemented agile methodologies to improve client project outcomes.

    • BLDX.io

      Jan 2021 - now
      CTO & Chief Technology Architect

      - Managed a small team of engineers in developing the Universal Building Intelligence Platform.- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to align technical solutions with business objectives.- Implemented agile methodologies to enhance team productivity and project delivery.

  • Licenses & Certifications