Derek Finlinson
Principal Software Developer at JourneyTEAM
Lehi, Utah, United States
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Top SchoolDerek Finlinson is a Principal Software Developer with 11 years of hands-on experience building and integrating solutions around Microsoft Dynamics 365, Dynamics GP, and SharePoint, now leading technical delivery at JourneyTEAM. He specializes in C# and TypeScript and holds Microsoft Dynamics 365 certification, combining deep product knowledge with practical integration work across banking, marketing, and ERP systems. Derek contributes to the high-profile DefinitelyTyped repository, improving TypeScript definitions for Dynamics 365 client APIs—an indication of his attention to API correctness and developer experience. With a Master’s in Computer Science from Georgia Tech and a background that spans desktop support to enterprise consulting, he blends systems-level troubleshooting with architect-level design. Colleagues rely on him to translate complex business processes into reliable, type-safe solutions that reduce integration risk and accelerate delivery.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Computer Science, Computing Systems, Master of Computer Science, Computing Systems at Georgia Institute of TechnologyBachelor of Science, Information Technology, Bachelor of Science, Information Technology at Utah Valley University
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Github Skills (12)
typescript10
dts10
typescript-definitions10
typescripts10
type-definition10
typescript-types10
adal6
dynamics-crm6
azure6
odata6
rest6
java6
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped
Nov 2016 - Nov 2021
The repository for high quality TypeScript type definitions.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:20 commits, 20 PRs, 9 comments in 5 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Derek primarily contributed to the TypeScript type definitions within the definitelytyped/definitelytyped repository. Their work involved fixing existing methods and adding new event handler methods, specifically related to the Xrm namespace, and extending navigation functionalities within the xrm domain. They also addressed issues such as incorrect casing and property types, ensuring accurate and updated type definitions for interacting with Dynamics 365 client-side APIs. Furthermore, the user updated the type definitions to include the latest changes.
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derekfinlinson/powerapps-tools
Jul 2020 - Aug 2022
Collection of Dataverse utilities
Contributions:2 reviews, 66 commits, 2 PRs in 2 years 1 month
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