Josh Row
ICT Cluster Technician at REAch2 Academy Trust
Much Wenlock, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolJosh Row is an ICT Cluster Technician with nine years’ hands-on experience delivering 1st and 2nd line support across education and service environments, now supporting REAch2 Academy Trust. He pairs practical helpdesk and technician skills with a computing degree from the University of Derby, enabling him to diagnose issues quickly and implement durable fixes. Outside day-to-day support he contributes to open-source game code on FAForever, focusing on Lua back-end work that improves gameplay mechanics and UI—an indicator of strong scripting and refactoring skills not obvious from his IT support roles. His background includes scaled support experience in schools and customer-facing training at McDonald’s, giving him a calm communicator’s approach to technical problems. Comfortable bridging user needs and code-level changes, he brings a blend of operational reliability and hands-on development to education IT environments.
9 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computing and Information Technologies, 2:1, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computing and Information Technologies, 2:1 at University of DerbyHigher National Diploma, Computer Science, Pass, Higher National Diploma, Computer Science, Pass at Shrewsbury Colleges Group
Github Skills (7)
lua10
game-development10
refactor9
refactoring9
user-interface8
interface-design8
ui-design8
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
FAForever/fa
Apr 2022 - Jan 2023
Lua code for FAF
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:209 reviews, 60 commits, 443 PRs in 9 months
Contributions summary:Josh primarily focused on modifying Lua code related to game mechanics and user interface elements. Their contributions included updating descriptions of fabricators, adding a patch notes button to the lobby, and adding an option to restrict cloak enhancement. They also refactored code and fixed unit bone names and effect file locations. The user's work is related to the functionality and structure of the game's code, with a focus on enhancing the game's features and user experience.
luafaf
MrRowey/FAF-Patchnotes-Site
Jul 2023 - Mar 2025
Website containing patchnotes
Contributions:3 releases, 2 PRs, 225 pushes in 1 year 7 months
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