Summary
Joel Zehring is a Senior Developer focused on process automation with seven years of experience building scalable RPA and intelligent automation solutions that integrate Power Automate, Azure document understanding, Salesforce, REST APIs, and databases. He helps organizations reduce repetitive work by creating transactional, configurable, and extensible automations, and he formalized reusable templates and best practices to enable reuse at scale. Based in Phoenix, he pairs hands-on engineering with mentorship—coaching aspiring developers in boot camps and guiding junior colleagues. His background includes leading automation efforts at Paylocity and CVS Health and earlier leadership roles in retail and education, which contribute to a pragmatic, user-centered approach to automation design. An educator-turned-developer, he brings unusual strength in translating complex requirements into teachable, maintainable solutions.
7 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Elementary Education and Teaching, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Elementary Education and Teaching at Arizona State University
Certification: Responsive Web Design, Certification: Responsive Web Design at freeCodeCamp
Full Stack Certification, Full Stack Web Development, Full Stack Certification, Full Stack Web Development at University of Arizona Coding Boot Camp
Associate of Arts (A.A.), General Studies, Associate of Arts (A.A.), General Studies at Scottsdale Community College