Joshua O'brien
A Civil Engineer Motorways Operations
Queensland, Australia
Summary
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Top SchoolJoshua O'brien is a transport and civil engineer from Brisbane with around a decade of cross-sector experience delivering data-driven motorway operations and traffic safety programs. He has led project delivery at Advanced Mobility Analytics Group using CVAI and traffic-safety innovations to inform government policy and reduce crash risk, and recently transitioned into Motorways Operations and Dynamic Traffic Engineering roles within Queensland's Department of Transport and Main Roads. Josh pairs technical fluency in tools like Python, Snowflake, STREAMS and Google Earth Pro with hands-on delivery experience—from site traffic control to automating time-saving scripts—bridging field operations and analytics. He also contributes front-end improvements to notable open-source tooling for VS Code pull-request workflows, reflecting a practical software skillset uncommon for many transport engineers. A committed communicator and mentor, he has taught at QUT, trained overseas team members, and organised team culture initiatives that boost engagement. Driven by community impact, he combines rigorous engineering standards with a knack for workflow optimisation and collaborative stakeholder engagement.
10 years of coding experience
Graduate Certificate in Smart Transport and Mobility, Graduate Certificate in Smart Transport and Mobility at QUT (Queensland University of Technology)Semester Abroad Transport and Urbanism, Semester Abroad Transport and Urbanism at Technical University of MunichThe University of SydneyHigh School Certificate General Studies, High School Certificate General Studies at Wavell State High School
German
Github Skills (13)
typescript10
javascript10
typescripts10
vscode-extension10
react10
typescript-types10
front-end-development9
ui-design9
uid9
pullrequest8
git-pull8
github8
code-review7
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
microsoft/vscode-pull-request-github
Aug 2021 - Nov 2022
GitHub Pull Requests for Visual Studio Code
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:13 reviews, 6 commits, 13 PRs in 1 year 3 months
Contributions summary:Joshua primarily contributed to the front-end aspects of the project, specifically within the webviews components. They implemented and modified UI elements, including components related to pull request overviews, headers, and dropdowns. Furthermore, the user enhanced the functionality by adding commands such as opening all diffs related to a pull request. Additionally, the user worked on refactoring code to narrow types, and removing unused variables.
visual-studio-codevscodevscode-extensionpull-requestsvisual-studio
joshuaobrien/test-repo
Jul 2021 - Mar 2025
Repo used to test VS code GH plugin development
Contributions:2 reviews, 9 PRs, 17 pushes in 3 years 8 months
plugin-developmentvscodevscode-extensionvs-code
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