Joshua Fontany is an Automation Engineer and seasoned technical artist with a decade of experience blending software testing, full-stack automation, and high-end 3D/game art. Based in Depoe Bay, Oregon, he ships reliable test infrastructure and tooling (C#, Node.js, WinForms/WPF, REST APIs) while contributing to open-source projects such as TiddlyWiki5, where he improved filesystem adaptors and core stability. His background spans realtime collaborative web apps, game engine pipelines (Unreal, Maya), GIS/large-terrain tooling, and telemetry-driven QA—skills informed by hands-on work across over 50 shipped titles. Joshua’s unique edge is a creative systems view rooted in traditional theatre lighting and martial arts instruction, which informs his pragmatic, design-forward approach to automation and environment art.
10 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelors, Video Game Art and Design, Bachelors, Video Game Art and Design at The Art Institute of Portland
Diploma, Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology, Diploma, Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology at Konawaena High
A self-contained JavaScript wiki for the browser, Node.js, AWS Lambda etc.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Contributions:20 reviews, 29 commits, 62 PRs in 3 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Joshua primarily contributed to the filesystem adaptor and related utilities within the TiddlyWiki5 project. They focused on bug fixes, including resolving filesystem regressions, fixing issues with file saving/deleting, and ensuring correct handling of file paths and extensions. Their work involved modifications to core modules and adaptor files, as well as updates to the boot process and various server-side routes, suggesting a focus on improving the core functionality and stability of the application's file handling capabilities. These changes also included improvements in the handling of server options and syncer error handling.
Contributions:28 commits, 22 pushes, 4 branches in 3 months
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