Joseph Maples
Software Prototyper at Ford Motor Company
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJoseph Maples is a Software Prototyper and Android/Linux engineer with 11 years of experience building and customizing platform-level systems, currently prototyping software at Ford. He specializes in AOSP/AAOS development, SystemUI and framework features, and has led architecture and technical direction on automotive projects and white‑label system services. A Kettering University computer science graduate with a cybersecurity concentration, he pairs embedded and OS-level expertise with hands-on Android app and cloud tooling experience from roles at Tome/Valtech and DTR. Outside work he maintains custom Linux systems and supports open hardware—3D printers, Pine64 boards, and mechanical keyboards—often building utilities and firmware that streamline his development workflow. Known for rapid proof-of-concept delivery and keeping code health across long-lived forks, he thrives at the intersection of platform engineering and practical prototyping.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science - Cybersecurity Concentration, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science - Cybersecurity Concentration at Kettering UniversityInternational Academy of Macomb
Github Skills (200)
eas10
mido10
siggraph10
xiaomi10
azerothcore10
neural-network10
kotlin-android10
snapdragon10
octoprint10
manjaro10
oneplus10
android-framework10
python10
window-manager10
filemaker10
Programming languages (16)
Github contributions (5)
frap129/OpenQ1
Apr 2024 - Mar 2025
Custom Firmware for the QIDI Q1 Pro
Contributions:1 release, 5 reviews, 14 PRs in 11 months
frap129/KernelProfiler
May 2017 - Jul 2017
Contributions:35 commits, 18 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
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