Patrick Joyce

Cofounder at SandwichBoard, LLC

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Current
  • Cofounder at SandwichBoard, LLC
Past
  • Systems Integration Analyst at Lockheed Martin
  • Software Developer at Agnik, LLC
Education
  • University of Maryland College Park
Connections
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Industry
Computer Software
Websites

Patrick Joyce’s Summary

I'm a Software Engineer working to create insanely great applications that have a real impact on the lives of their users. I'm passionate about beautiful and highly functional user interfaces, application security, and elegant code.

My favorite programming quote is "Programs must be written for people to read, and only incidentally for machines to execute." from the introduction to SICP.

Patrick Joyce’s Specialties:

Software Engineering, Web Application Security, Usability Design, Ruby, Ruby on Rails, .Net 1.1, .Net 2.0, ASP.NET, C#, VB.Net, Java, J2ME, C, C++, Lisp, PHP, ColdFusion, Classic ASP, MySql, SQL Server, Oracle, Web Services, REST, SOAP


Patrick Joyce’s Experience

  • Cofounder

    SandwichBoard, LLC

    (Computer Software industry)

    September 2007Present (2 years 3 months)

    I am the co-founder of SandwichBoard. We have created a service that is the best way to create and maintain a restaurant’s website. We’ve worked really hard to make managing a restaurant’s website with SandwichBoard as easy as writing an email, updating a Facebook profile, or writing a blog entry.

    Our software allows restaurant owners and managers to update their menus, events, locations, and news from a web browser without having to learn anything about HTML or web design.

    Every aspect of site design is completely customizable, including their HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

    Within minutes restaurant managers can create a simple site, and in about an hour they can create a complete website that attracts new customers and drives repeat business.

  • Systems Integration Analyst

    Lockheed Martin

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; LMT; Computer Software industry)

    February 2005August 2007 (2 years 7 months)

    In 2006 I received the highest possible performance rating, and my manager wrote that I had “extremely strong analytical and programming skills”, “excellent communication skills”, and was “not only someone who can be trusted, but also someone who is personally committed to ensuring a project's success.”

    Designed and implemented LM's first successful Reduced Sign On web application with an external vendor. The application uses RSA asymmetric encryption and SHA-1 hashing to transparently log the user into an external, partner run website. I gave a presentation on cryptography, RSO, and my application at the Mission Critical Enterprise Systems conference in Orlando.

    Worked from conception through 3 major upgrades on a web application described as “a core management tool, with a portion of executives' bonuses tied to improvements in their unit's ranking” in the Washington Post. I used AJAX and modern web HCI patterns like the “Yellow Fade Technique” to provide a responsive UI.

  • Software Developer

    Agnik, LLC

    (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)

    August 2003August 2004 (1 year 1 month)

    Lead the GUI design and implementation for a project that won a $750,000 Air Force SBIR Grant

    Lead a team of four in designing and implementing the embedded component of a distributed Vehicle Data Mining System.

    Interviewed candidates for Software Developer Positions and made hiring recommendations to the CEO and COO

    Designed a module that dynamically generated customizable reports in PDF, RTF, and HTML using XSL-FO and Apache FOP.

    Earned promotion from Junior Software Developer Intern to Software Developer

    20 hours a week during school.


Patrick Joyce’s Education

  • University of Maryland College Park

    BS , Computer Science , 20002005

    Dean’s List: Spring, 2001; Fall, 2002
    Associate Dean’s List: Spring 2002; Spring 2005

    Dean’s Scholarship recipient

    Citation in Spanish Language and Culture

    Financed 100% of educational and living expenses

    Activities and Societies:
    Club Soccer, Semester in Spain

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Patrick Joyce’s Interests:

Ruby, Rails, Web Development, Consumer Facing Web Applications, Software as a Service, Startups, Agile Development, Application Security, Usability

Patrick Joyce’s Groups:

IEEE, IEEE Computer Society


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