About Joseph
Joseph is a highly-focused, driven, detail-oriented Adobe Commerce Certified Developer who enjoys integrating Adobe Commerce and Magento Open Source with various third-party platforms. He has built extensions for payment providers, transactional SMS messaging, fraud detection, and online auction services.
Joseph has more than 25 years of development experience (since 1999) with HTML, CSS, SASS, LESS, PHP, JavaScript, XML, and other development languages and technologies. He is also knowledgeable in the creation and implementation of development processes and best practices. He is always trying to learn new things, for example, how to build integrations with the up and coming Shopware e-commerce application.
Joseph’s work always speaks volumes for itself in the cleanliness and efficiency of the code that he writes. He always follows well-established, industry standard best practices in everything that he does. All of his code is stored in a version control repository, using Git. He writes unit tests, integration tests, and functional tests and uses static analysis tools such as PHPStan to ensure that his code is as bug-free as possible.
In addition to his development skills, Joseph is also knowledgeable in the practice of automating code quality and testing processes using continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) platforms such as GitHub Actions.
When Joseph is not building integrations or learning something new, he loves to spend his free time participating in many personal hobbies, including traveling to exotic places and riding his motorcycle.
Professional Experience
- Maintained and improved Bold’s integrations between their SaaS checkout platform and Magento Open Source/Adobe Commerce
- Reviewed code crafted by other developers and assisted them in improving their development skills
- Helped develop processes for improving code quality
- Added integration tests for new and existing code
- Architected Continuous Integration and Delivery pipelines in GitHub Actions for automatically running static analysis and verifying that established coding standards were adhered to
- Shared an extensive knowledge of Magento with less experienced colleagues
- Acted as a technical resource for assigned clients and assisted them with support questions as they arose
- Worked with several teams of developers based in India to deliver new features and assist them with resolving complex technical issues
- Reviewed team members’ code in pull requests, provided feedback and offered guidance as warranted
- Worked with solutions strategists to develop requirements and specifications for new features as well as document existing features
- Provided front-line assistance to support engineers to immediately resolve production issues as they were encountered
- Acted as a technical resource for assigned clients and assisted them with support questions as they arose
- Worked with several teams of developers based in Brazil and other global locations to deliver new features and assist them with resolving complex technical issues
- Reviewed team members’ code in pull requests, provided feedback and offered guidance as warranted
- Developed requirements and specifications for new features and documented existing features
- Managed and built Magento Open Source and Adobe Commerce stores, extensions and integrations
- Provided front-line support to immediately resolve production issues as they were encountered
- Developed and implemented a Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment process to facilitate the automation of code quality assurance and testing
- Acted as a technical resource for assigned clients and assisted them with support questions as they arose
- Managed a team of developers based in India to deliver new features and assist them with resolving complex technical issues
- Reviewed team members’ code in pull requests, provided feedback and offered guidance as warranted
- Developed requirements and specifications for new features and documented existing features
- Managed and built Magento Open Source and Adobe Commerce stores, extensions and integrations
- Provided front-line support to immediately resolve production issues as they were encountered
- Developed and implemented Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment processes to facilitate the automation of code quality assurance and enable zero-downtime deployments
- Architected and briefly maintained critical website infrastructure for a large client with a complex install of Adobe Commerce
- Started as the primary developer building and maintaining stores and extensions on Magento 1
- Transitioned into a leadership role and helped the company grow into a successful agency that is still thriving today
- Hired and mentored new developers from the US and Brazil
- Created and implemented many processes around code management and development standards
- Directly interfaced with clients and gathered requirements
- Ensured that clients’ needs and expectations were met
- Verified that clients were satisfied with the quality of work and level of service they received
- Recruited and onboarded new clients
- Maintained WordPress sites, themes and plug-ins
- Developed, implemented, and maintained WordPress sites, themes and plug-ins
- Developed, implemented, and maintained Magento 1 stores, themes and extensions
- Six month internship in the Web Services department of Harrisburg Area Community College
- Responsible for maintaining professors’ microsites and Web pages on HACC’s bespoke Coldfusion-based CMS platform
- Architected the implementation of the school’s first mobile Web site
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Recommendations
I had the pleasure of working closely with Joseph during his time at Bold, where he played a pivotal role in our Magento practice. Joseph consistently demonstrated a deep understanding of complex Magento / Adobe Commerce solutions, quickly grasping challenges, formulating effective resolutions, and successfully delivering high-quality outcomes.
His contributions were instrumental in setting the standard for how we approached and executed Magento solutions. Joseph is not only an exceptional problem solver but also a team player, always willing to collaborate through pair programming and support colleagues without hesitation. His extensive experience with a variety of programming languages and frameworks, honed over decades, makes him an invaluable asset to any team.
On a personal note, I always looked forward to our conversations, as Joseph frequently introduced new and innovative approaches to improving our CI/CD. His ability to share knowledge and drive continuous learning was one of the highlights of our working relationship. Joseph is a true professional, and I wholeheartedly recommend him for any role that requires technical expertise, problem-solving, and a passion for delivering excellence.
I highly recommend Joseph Leedy for a role as a Developer. Joseph was always willing to go above and beyond to ensure our project’s success through new development initiatives and supporting us when issues arose. His technical expertise and attention to detail are impressive. Joseph also excels in keeping on top of the latest industry trends and best practices by taking classes, researching and reading. He is also a great communicator and collaborator. He will work through a problem to its resolution; with his tenacity and desire to understand the root cause of the problem/use case. He also offers automated solutions rather than a manual workaround, whenever possible. Overall, I am pleased to recommend Joseph for any development role.
I have had the pleasure of working closely with Joseph, a highly distinguished Adobe Commerce Certified Developer, who played a pivotal role as the lead developer on our company’s Magento implementation. His unique blend of technical expertise, forward-thinking approach, and amiable nature make him an invaluable asset to any organization. Joseph’s ability to communicate effectively, coupled with his willingness to share knowledge and provide support, has not only enhanced our project’s success but also fostered a collaborative and productive work environment. I wholeheartedly recommend Joseph for any position that seeks to leverage his extensive skills and experience. His future contributions are sure to be as remarkable as the ones he has made during his time with us.
I have known and worked with Joseph [since 2014]. He is one of the most focused and productive developers I know. Joseph is industrious and creative in his approach to solving difficult technical problems and will think outside the box to come up with solutions to problems.
Joseph has helped our team at Wagento grow and has been an important part of our Magento / Adobe practice. He participates in our Center of Excellence and is a continual inspiration with his ideas and knowledge of the product.
I would highly recommend Joseph for any and all e-commerce projects.
I had the opportunity to work with Joseph as a client of his while Joseph was at ParadoxLabs. Joseph was always an absolute pleasure to work with: extremely dedicated to both the quality of the work he did and the satisfaction of the client.
I admired the fact that Joseph was not only skilled at the technical side of the work but also very adept at communicating with the client: I trusted and appreciated Joseph’s insight. Joseph would absolutely be one of the people I could point to as being a great resource for me during the course of my career. I feel really strongly that you have to not only admire and appreciate a professional’s technical skill set in doing the work you have commissioned them to do but you also have to trust that the person doing the work will always have your best interests at heart, you can trust them, and that they’ll look out for you. I can say with confidence that Joseph is that kind of person and that kind of professional - I’m hoping our paths will cross again and I’ll have the pleasure of working with Joseph on future projects!
Joseph is a true team player. Joseph has superior WordPress development skills and is currently working towards becoming a Magento developer. He does “whatever it takes” and always thinks outside the box. He is an asset to the ParadoxLabs team.