Joshua Lee
Independent Consultant at Self-Employed
Rockville, Maryland, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJoshua Lee is an independent consultant and PhD researcher who blends 12 years of hands-on software engineering with deep expertise in technology policy and international affairs. He pairs advanced Java and cloud modernization experience—migrating legacy systems and building cloud-based tooling—with formal cybersecurity training and empirical research skills from SPSS/Stata/R. His background includes performance and integration testing for federal biometric systems and policy work for the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, giving him a rare perspective at the intersection of secure systems engineering and national security policy. Based in Rockville, MD, he combines fieldwork on Middle East policy and language study in Arabic with practical network defense and software development, enabling technically grounded policy recommendations and implementable modernization strategies.
12 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Master's Degree, U.S. Foreign Policy, 3.71, Master's Degree, U.S. Foreign Policy, 3.71 at American UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Public Policy Analysis, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Public Policy Analysis at George Mason UniversityBachelors, Political Science, Bachelors, Political Science at University of Central FloridaGraduate Certificate, Cybersecurity, 4.0, Graduate Certificate, Cybersecurity, 4.0 at University of Maryland University CollegeArabic, Pass, Arabic, Pass at Qalam wa Lawh Center for Arabic Studies
Arabic
Github Skills (7)
pexpect4
redirect3
expect2
python2
windows1
stdio1
test-automation1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
Starstorm/BusinessCardParser
Oct 2019 - Oct 2019
Contributions:78 pushes, 1 branch in 3 days
Starstorm/Social-Science-Python
Apr 2017 - May 2018
Contributions:19 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year
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