Josh Horsley
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About
Software Engineering Technology graduate from Conestoga College (3.9 GPA, April 2026) with hands-on fullstack experience and a strong eye for front-end polish. Recent work includes StratPad, a deployed React/Next.js dashboard builder, alongside a houseplant care app and a Python ETL pipeline handling 22M+ records. Open to roles across web, data, or anywhere both thoughtful engineering and good UX matter.
Experience
Website Communications Research Assistant at Conestoga College (2025-01 – 2025-05)
- Designed comprehensive wireframes in Figma for the project's main website, including page layouts, navigation flow, and component structure.
- Translated research team requirements into UX decisions for a non-academic audience.
- Collaborated with researchers to refine site information architecture across iterative review cycles.
Photography Instructor at Learn Photography Canada (2019-04 – 2023-09)
- Delivered personalized photography instruction across diverse student skill levels, building strong client communication and problem-solving skills.
- Led and participated in indoor and outdoor photo shoots, recommending solutions to capture client objectives.
Sales Associate & Key Holder at Multiple Retail (Starbucks, Sessions, True North Cannabis, Winners) (2019 – 2025)
Held customer-facing retail and key-holder roles 2019 to 2025 (Starbucks, Sessions, True North Cannabis, Winners).
Education
Software Engineering Technology in Software Engineering – Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning (2026)
Technology Foundations in Technology – Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning (2023)
Broadcast Television Production in Broadcast Television Production – Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning (2017)