Jonathan Youngblood
Principal Software Engineer at Independent Client Services
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
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Top SchoolJonathan Youngblood is a Principal Software Engineer with 15+ years building full-stack web applications, internal tools, and custom portals, currently overseeing development of operational systems at Ocean Companies while continuing freelance consulting. He blends a strong front-end sensibility (React, Svelte, Astro) and JavaScript/TypeScript expertise with backend experience in Node.js, PHP, MySQL, and MongoDB, and a longtime history shipping WordPress and mobile/PWA projects. His background in graphic design and video production gives him an uncommon eye for UX and polished interfaces, and he remains handy with Photoshop. An active open-source contributor, Jonathan built cross-browser UI enhancements like the smoke.js styled alert work, demonstrating attention to compatibility and user interaction. Based in Oklahoma City, he excels at turning business requirements into practical, maintainable software and mentoring teams through delivery and support.
15 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
BA, Telecommunication, BA, Telecommunication at Oklahoma Baptist University
English, Spanish
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Github Skills (9)
css10
user-interface10
javascript10
cross-browser10
html9
nodejs6
api6
mailchimp6
ubuntu6
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
jyoungblood/smoke.js
Jul 2011 - Apr 2020
framework-agnostic styled alert system for javascript
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:50 commits, 1 PR, 3 pushes in 8 years 11 months
Contributions summary:Jonathan primarily contributed to the front-end aspects of the project, specifically focusing on the implementation of a styled alert system. Their work included adding support for Firefox 5, iOS, and keypress functionality, indicating a focus on cross-browser compatibility and user interaction. They also introduced a `force()` function to trigger alerts directly and updated the demo file to showcase the implemented features. These changes demonstrate a clear understanding of front-end development, user interface, and the core functionality of the smoke.js library.
alertagnosticjavascriptframework-agnosticstyled
jyoungblood/lexxi
Mar 2014 - Sep 2017
Contributions:4 releases, 100 commits, 26 pushes in 3 years 6 months
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