Joshua Shew
Center Director at Upper Room Japan
Somerville, Massachusetts, United States
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Top SchoolJoshua Shew is a resourceful computer science student and practitioner who blends data engineering, iOS development, and cross-cultural experience to deliver pragmatic solutions. As a data science research assistant he architected pipelines and an open-source caching system that sped processing of ~1TB healthcare datasets by 20–60x and contributed to published research while maintaining strict privacy controls. He also built and maintains a Swift/SwiftUI devotional content delivery app for a non-profit, owning architecture, content digitization, accessibility improvements, and stakeholder coordination. Comfortable mentoring and formalizing practices (TDD, reusable validation), Joshua has eight years of hands-on experience across research, product, and operational roles. Bilingual and Tokyo-raised (JLPT N2), he leverages Japanese language and cultural fluency to shape user-centered features in international projects. Seeking full-time roles in Boston or immediate remote work, he brings a track record of turning constrained resources into production-ready systems.
8 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science at Case Western Reserve University
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Github Skills (51)
data-analysis10
javascript10
python10
data-science10
dataframes10
css10
pandas10
manipulation10
data-structures10
frame10
tableau9
fundamentals9
data-manipulation9
http9
documentation9
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
Jython1415/penguin-Klee
Apr 2021 - Feb 2025
99484 A & C team Worlds Code for 2021 Live-Remote Skills
Contributions:7 reviews, 9 PRs, 47 pushes in 3 years 10 months
worlds
Jython1415/volleymeet
Sep 2024 - Dec 2024
Group assignment for CWRU's Software Architecture course
Contributions:29 reviews, 73 PRs, 149 pushes in 2 months
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