Forrest Vohs
Operations Director
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolForrest Vohs is an operations leader with 18 years of experience who blends data-driven process improvement with hands-on technical contributions. Currently Operations Director at Pawgo in Phoenix, he has driven automation projects, supported app development, and cut fleet downtime by 25% within 60 days while managing finance and hiring. His background includes elevating Chick-fil-A locations to the 95th percentile nationwide through systems and training that improved operational metrics and order accuracy. Unusually for an operations executive, he has contributed backend code to high-profile open-source cryptocurrency projects like Zcash and Litecoin—adding RPCs and block-construction improvements—bringing a rare mix of operational rigor and low-level technical problem solving. He holds a BS in Business Administration, graduated magna cum laude, and is passionate about scalable service design and measurable customer satisfaction.
18 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Business Administration, Management and Operations, Magna Cum Laude, Bachelor's degree, Business Administration, Management and Operations, Magna Cum Laude at State University of New York at OswegoAssociate of Science - AS, Business Administration and Management, General, Associate of Science - AS, Business Administration and Management, General at Onondaga Community College
Github Skills (25)
json-rpc10
debugging10
debug10
c-language10
apidoc10
zcash10
memory-management10
linux10
bitcoin10
bitcoins10
dog10
cryptocurrency10
mining10
rpc10
api10
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
bombela/backward-cpp
Nov 2017 - Apr 2020
A beautiful stack trace pretty printer for C++
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:6 commits, 3 PRs, 7 comments in 2 years 5 months
Contributions summary:Forrest primarily focused on improving the stability and robustness of the C++ stack trace pretty printer. Their contributions involved fixing memory leaks within the demangling process and addressing potential null pointer dereferences. They also resolved issues related to incorrect file paths and the executable's location in stack traces by utilizing `/proc/self/exe`. These changes enhance the reliability and accuracy of the stack trace generation.
cppstack-tracec-plus-plusprintertrace
litecoin-project/litecoin
Sep 2011 - Sep 2013
Litecoin source tree
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:6 commits in 2 years
Contributions summary:Forrest primarily contributed to the Litecoin project by adding and modifying RPC calls, specifically focusing on the `getmemorypool` function. They implemented the functionality to retrieve and process data necessary for constructing new blocks, including transaction details, version information, and timestamps. The user further enhanced the `getmemorypool` RPC by incorporating features like coinbase flags, mintime, and curtime, and modifying `CreateNewBlock` function. These changes indicate a focus on improving the mining and block creation functionalities of the Litecoin node.
cryptocurrencylitecoinbitcoincrypto
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