Johnny A
Software Engineer at Everest Re Group Ltd
Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey, United States
Summary
🤩
Rockstar🎓
Top SchoolJohnny A is a seasoned Software Engineer and Windows systems specialist with 9 years of recent experience and a 30+ year IT career spanning enterprise infrastructure, on-site support, and security-focused server administration. He has led large-scale Windows migrations and AD/ADFS modernization efforts, remediated findings from Nessus and Red Team assessments, and integrated endpoint and security tooling across multi-domain environments. Comfortable across the stack, he contributes to open-source projects like Standard Notes (mobile, desktop, and web), improving UI/UX, e2e testing, and secure data handling. Bilingual in Spanish, he combines hands-on scripting and automation (PowerShell) with clear documentation and training skills to lower risk and improve operability. Notably, he pairs legacy systems expertise with modern security practices, having migrated domain controllers and implemented secure sign-out and spell-check features in cross-platform apps.
9 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Repair/Electronics Program, Computer Repair/Electronics Program at The Plaza School of TechnologyUMBC
Spanish
Github Skills (22)
detox10
javascript10
ios10
react-native10
mobile-development10
electron10
ui-components10
typescript10
android10
typescript-types10
typescripts10
react10
testing9
webpack9
webpacker9
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
standardnotes/mobile
Oct 2019 - May 2022
Standard Notes for iOS and Android - https://standardnotes.com
Role in this project:
Mobile Developer (Android/iOS)
Mobile Developer (Android/iOS)Contributions:9 reviews, 35 commits, 50 PRs in 2 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Johnny primarily contributed to the development of the Standard Notes mobile application. Their work included implementing features related to user preferences, such as an option to prevent the display of alerts on older Android versions. They also set up end-to-end (e2e) testing using Detox and added tests for data export functionality. Furthermore, the user made changes to UI components and settings screens.
notesreact-nativestandardnotesandroidios
standardnotes/app
Mar 2020 - Jul 2022
Think fearlessly with end-to-end encrypted notes and files. For issues, visit https://standardnotes.com/forum or https://standardnotes.com/help.
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:4 reviews, 81 commits, 102 PRs in 2 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Johnny primarily contributed to the user interface of the Standard Notes application, focusing on the component and editor views. They refactored the webpack configuration and implemented hot reloading. They addressed multiple bugs in the editor, including the 'Spellcheck' option, monospace font display, and actions menu, demonstrating proficiency in UI component management and state handling.
securenotesend-to-endelectronnote-taking
Find and Hire Top DevelopersWe’ve analyzed the programming source code of over 60 million software developers on GitHub and scored them by 50,000 skills. Sign-up on Prog,AI to search for software developers.