Joel Stickney is an adaptable software engineer and entrepreneur with 11 years in tech, blending a decade of IT support with five years building software and co-creating the sidestore project. He founded and ran SimpleWays LLC, delivering diverse client work and learning hands-on product management, hiring, and the limits of taking on too much. Comfortable across full-stack web development and backend systems, Joel has also worked in sales and IT management roles, giving him a practical appreciation for customer needs and cost-effective solutions. His current side project EmuSync and romhacking background show a curiosity for niche tooling and retro ecosystems beyond mainstream stacks. Known for persistence—“train me and I’ll master it”—he pairs technical versatility with empathy shaped by navigating significant personal health challenges. Based in Detroit, he brings entrepreneurial grit, a pragmatic focus on client impact, and a track record of shipping usable software.
11 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Applied Science, Computer Software Engineering, 3.8, Bachelor of Applied Science, Computer Software Engineering, 3.8 at Oakland University
Associates in Software Engineering, IT, Software Engineering, Associates in Software Engineering, IT, Software Engineering at Oakland Community College
Deltroid is the community fork of Delta, an all-in-one classic video game emulator for non-jailbroken iOS devices.
Contributions:2 releases, 46 commits, 12 PRs in 1 month
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