Justin Ethier
Senior Professional Staff II at The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Sykesville, Maryland, United States
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Top SchoolJustin Ethier is a seasoned software leader with 16 years of experience designing, implementing, and supporting complex systems, currently serving as Senior Professional Staff II at Johns Hopkins APL. He has led engineering teams and product development in clean tech at Autani, shepherding a low-cost building control product from architecture to delivery. Earlier work in transportation and embedded systems reflects deep experience across .NET, C++, and real-time platforms, complemented by an MS in Computer Science from Towson University. An active contributor to open-source front-end tooling, he improved jqGrid’s internationalization and date handling—practical fixes that benefit global UIs. Based in Sykesville, MD, he combines hands-on technical problem solving with program-level leadership on multimillion-dollar projects. Colleagues rely on him as a pragmatic technical resource who translates complex requirements into reliable, maintainable software.
16 years of coding experience
22 years of employment as a software developer
MS Computer Science, MS Computer Science at Towson UniversityHigh School, High School at North Reading High SchoolBS Computer Science (Engineering College), BS Computer Science (Engineering College) at Lehigh University
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Github Skills (84)
python10
http10
visual-studio10
conditional-statements10
i18n-js10
javascript10
memory-leaks10
jquery10
architecture10
date-format10
ftp10
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Programming languages (14)
Github contributions (5)
tonytomov/jqGrid
Nov 2009 - Jul 2012
jQuery grid plugin
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:7 commits in 2 years 8 months
Contributions summary:Justin primarily focused on enhancing the jqGrid plugin's date formatting and client-side sorting capabilities. They implemented support for AM/PM date formats and generalized date sorting logic, adding i18n support in the process. Additionally, the user made adjustments to the thousands separator within the localized English files, and they made a fix for an issue related to the frmoper parameter. Their work directly improved the plugin's internationalization and date-handling functionality.
jqueryjqgridjavascriptjquery-grid-plugingrid
justinethier/justinethier-misc
Nov 2011 - Oct 2022
Contributions:659 commits, 327 pushes in 11 years
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