Jonathan Cross
Technical Consultant at Self-employed
Earth, Texas, Switzerland
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Top SchoolJonathan Cross is a Technical Consultant and seasoned web developer with over a decade of experience building secure, maintainable websites and UI systems for organizations from Macy's to Google. He specializes in privacy-preserving crypto UX and operational security, contributing full-stack and localization improvements to projects like Monero GUI and documentation for Trezor's python client. At Google he led web architecture, internationalization, accessibility and a widely used CSS library, and he now applies that rigor to decentralized tools and sharing-economy thinking. Jonathan combines front-end craftsmanship, shell scripting and cryptographic tooling with 10+ years of graphics and image optimization expertise. He thrives on long-term projects where security, usability and sustainability intersect and often focuses on helping users manage keys, privacy and the societal implications of crypto. Based between Texas and Switzerland, he blends enterprise-grade engineering with open-source activism toward a decentralized, user-empowering internet.
12 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
BA, Conceptual Information Arts (Art + Technology), Magna Cum Laude, BA, Conceptual Information Arts (Art + Technology), Magna Cum Laude at San Francisco State UniversityBitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies - Coursera, Computer Software Engineering, Grade: 82%, Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies - Coursera, Computer Software Engineering, Grade: 82% at Princeton University
English, German
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (31)
ec10
unit-testing10
javascript10
translation10
python10
bitcoin-wallet10
testing10
bitcoin10
el10
user-interface10
bitcoins10
localization10
front-end-development10
html10
qml10
Programming languages (29)
Github contributions (5)
monero-project/monero-gui
Mar 2017 - Jan 2018
Monero: the secure, private, untraceable cryptocurrency
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:1 review, 16 commits, 14 PRs in 10 months
Contributions summary:Jonathan primarily contributed to the Monero GUI project, focusing on user interface enhancements and translations. Their commits include improvements to the address book menu, adding "Send to this address" functionality across multiple QML components. Furthermore, the user worked on German and Russian language translations, updating existing files and incorporating new strings, reflecting involvement in internationalization efforts. Finally, a commit adds a space to the restore wallet message and then later removes unused strings.
securecryptographyuntraceablesecuritymonero
trezor/python-trezor
Nov 2017 - Dec 2018
:snake: Client side implementation for TREZOR-compatible Bitcoin hardware wallets.
Role in this project:Technical Writer
Technical WriterContributions:11 commits, 11 PRs, 33 comments in 1 year 1 month
Contributions summary:Jonathan focused on enhancing the documentation and examples for the `trezor/python-trezor` repository. Their contributions primarily involved updating the `USAGE.rst` file with new examples for different Bitcoin and Litecoin address types, including SegWit and xpub examples. They also added and improved the documentation on transaction signing and streamlined the README and other documentation files, making the instructions easier to understand.
walletsclient-sidesnakewallettrezor
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