Jon Maddox

Co-Founder

Richmond, Virginia, United States18 yrs 8 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in user-centered software development
Co-founded a successful software company
Led remote work culture at GitHub

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS-focused developer with strong expertise in user experience and software engineering.

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Skills

Core Skills

User Experience (ux)Ruby On RailsIos DevelopmentWeb Development

Other Skills

Product DeliveryCommunity DevelopmentCommunity EngagementProduct DevelopmentProject ManagementProject DeliveryCommunicationsReact.js

About

I'm a developer centered around user experience and ease of use. Based in Richmond, Va, I develop with the user in mind with a goal of simplicity in problem solving. I like to identify problems or repetitive tasks and build software to solve them that is fun to use, fun to develop, and fun to work with. I work with open source tools using open standards.

Experience

18 yrs 8 mos

Total Experience

5 yrs 5 mos

Average Tenure

10 yrs 6 mos

Current Experience

Fancy bits, llc

Co-Founder

Nov 2015 – Present · 10 yrs 6 mos · Richmond, Va

Built and developed the Channels platform and community from the ground up.
Developed and maintain the iOS and tvOS Channels app
Helped develop Channels DVR Server software
Helped cultivate and maintain the Channels community
Helped develop and maintain software distribution software
Helped develop and maintain customer billing and identity software
Multiple internal software efforts allowing Fancy Bits to work well remotely
Manage boring corporate company tasks

Ruby on RailsUser Experience (UX)

Github

Senior Engineer

Jul 2011 – Feb 2019 · 7 yrs 7 mos

I helped develop and cultivate culture and development norms across the company.
Led internal tools development building the software that allowed GitHub to be one of the first remote first companies.
Helped develop and communicate cultural norms inside GitHub.
Helped develop and communicate software standards for how software was built inside GitHub.
Built and leveled up developer tools powering GitHub's development and deployment.
= Internal Tools Work =-
Team - Sharing platform for sharing work being done and getting delivered - web, iOS
Monitors - Our in house dashboard system for monitoring data on mounted TVs- web, iOS
Coalminer - Native iOS chat app using our Campfire bridge - iOS
Speakeasy - App distribution for enterprise iOS apps - iOS
Constructicon - Our in house tool for building and deploying native iOS apps
Gear - Software for managing our internal hardware inventory - web
Office - Office management app for helpful office tasks - web
Commish - Q & A web experience for live events - web
Offer - Software for generating employee offer letters - web
Giants - Software for reserving and claiming spots in our Giants suite - web
And many many more...
= Culture Work =-
Helped develop patterns and norms to help employees work remotely
Helped develop patterns and norms for software development inside the company
Helped develop good standards to promote collaboration across projects
Helped codify culture with software
= Developer Tools Work =-
Leveled up CI experience for developers including rich formatting on output, multi tiered browsing of data, development of markup language for CI output.
Extensive automation tooling

Ruby on RailsUser Experience (UX)

Fanzter inc.

VP Technology & Product Development

May 2009 – Jul 2011 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Remote

I designed and developed software and experiences including:
CoolPapers - an iOS wallpaper app driven by content from CoolSpotters.com
Designed and developed a multi tiered affiliate searching system to find and apply the best affiliate links for products on CoolSpotters.com
SimpleSports - An iOS app for socially engaging with sports and following your favorite teams.

Mustache, inc

Founder

Sep 2007 – May 2009 · 1 yr 8 mos

Mustache, Inc. developed and consulted on software for the web and mobile devices.
Built multiple iOS software titles including:
Streaks: An app for tracking routines for positive reinforcement.
Brackets: An app for tracking your NCAA Basketball Tournament bracket.
Summizer: The first app for searching Twitter.
Consulted for and built multiple software solutions for clients:
Designed and developed Simple Sports, an iOS app for socially following sports teams.
Designed and developed rental management software for managing rentals of linens, kayaks, bikes, etc, including accepting the reservation, providing logistics for delivery of rental items, as well as tracking and returning the items.
Designed and developed software for a local radio station to allow fans to create their own hour of music and submit them to be played.
Built & Developed prototype products for Yahoo, including the Yahoo Research Assist.
Full website and CMS for Children's Museum of Richmond.
Widgets for displaying currently playing music for KCRW.