Summary
Josh Maines is a Full Stack PHP web developer with 11 years of hands-on experience building and maintaining dynamic websites, server tooling, and e-commerce properties, currently leading full stack development at Buds Gun Shop. He combines deep practical experience with CMS platforms like Drupal and WordPress with custom back-end work, having shipped plugins, integrations, and high-traffic site features throughout his career. An independent developer and creator, Josh publishes open-source game assets and tools, builds game-ready 2D/3D art, and produces educational games and utilities across Unity, Java, and Flash. He also maintains an active creator presence—streaming VR and indie games on Twitch and producing video and written content—which informs a user-focused approach to UX and interactive systems. Known for evolving roles from front-end design to complex server-side responsibilities, he pairs a strong technical foundation (B.S. in IT, Web Development, 3.96 GPA) with a maker’s mindset and steady operational instincts. Quietly prolific, Josh runs multiple sites and community projects that demonstrate both engineering discipline and creative versatility.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree, Information Technology, Web Development, 3.96, Bachelor’s Degree, Information Technology, Web Development, 3.96 at Colorado Technical University
High School, not applicable, High School, not applicable at Columbia State Community College
English