Joshua Hudson
Applications Modernization Manager
Olympia, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolJoshua Hudson is an Applications Modernization Manager with 11 years of hands-on experience modernizing web and mobile systems for government and private sectors. He blends technical depth—particularly in mobile app development and backend file-handling—with program leadership at the Washington State Department of Transportation, where he moved from lead developer to manager. As owner of JHudson Software, LLC he keeps an entrepreneurial pulse while guiding cross-functional teams through modernization efforts. His open-source contributions to the well-used SSZipArchive/ZipArchive show attention to data integrity and secure file handling, an often-overlooked but critical aspect of mobile engineering. Trained in computer science and leadership, he pairs practical coding chops with governance experience to deliver reliable, auditable solutions.
11 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Leadership, Leadership at IPMA LeaderPathBachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science at Eastern Washington University
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Github Skills (14)
c1710
objective-c10
zip-archive10
c1110
minizip10
datasets9
datatable9
gridview6
net6
asp-net6
log4net6
single-file6
asmx6
webservice6
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
ZipArchive/ZipArchive
Oct 2015 - Dec 2022
ZipArchive is a simple utility class for zipping and unzipping files on iOS, macOS and tvOS.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:34 releases, 15 reviews, 234 commits in 7 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Joshua's contributions primarily involve fixing and reverting changes related to file handling, specifically around closing file pointers and AES encryption support within the zip archive library. They addressed issues in the core `SSZipArchive` and related minizip libraries, involving the handling of file streams and data integrity. These changes suggest a focus on ensuring data safety, correcting potential errors, and maintaining compatibility with the zip format.
objective-czippingobjective-c-librarytvosswift-library
WSDOT/wzdx.models
Jun 2022 - Jul 2022
This project contains various classes and builders used to build WZDx feeds.
Contributions:6 releases, 27 commits, 5 PRs in 1 month
feedswzdx
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