John Hall

…codes professionally and personally for the World Wide Web and its associated technologies. His skills range from scripting simple utilities to crafting fully scalable applications to spec. The toolbox from which he regularly pulls includes JavaScript, Kotlin, NodeJS, R, SQL, SVG, TypeScript, WebGL, audio and video streaming, as well as various cloud-native platforms, including AWS, Docker, Elasticsearch, Redis and Spring.

Lately, he focuses on different ways to process and prepare data.
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Professional skills/attributes:

A passion for solving problems and providing workable solutions.
Ability to anticipate, respond, and adapt quickly to changing requirements and competing demands.
Ability to visualize processes and outcomes
Ability to update and manage GitHub repositories
Ability to build and maintain RESTful APIs and backend services.
Professional interpersonal and communication skills
Collaborative problem solver and trouble shooter.
Demonstrated success interpreting business needs, translating, and implementing them into executable specifications and products.
Proficiency in troubleshooting software issues and debugging a large codebase.
Clear understanding of the DevOps technology stack, including Linux, Docker, Git, etc.
Familiarity with agile development methodologies and version control systems.
Proficiency in React, HTML5, Javascript, Typescript, CSS3/SASS, GraphQL, and other web-oriented technologies.
Solid knowledge of Python, R and SQL
Strong analytical and reasoning skills
Strong attention to detail and accuracy

What follows is a brief synopsis of his work:*

Center On Rural Innovation /
Rural Innovation Strategies, Inc.

The foresight and vision of CORI resonates deeply with me and I was especially attracted to the opportunity to build applications, tools and visualizations that could reshape our narratives about where ingenuity and innovation can happen. At CORI, I contributed to work that was aimed at creating a bridge between the tech economies of rural regions and those of major urban centers, where the vast majority of tech innovation and growth has occurred over the last three decades. My role enabled me to utilize the web as a platform for delivering high-quality, highly interactive data experiences by guiding my team in the selection and mastery of new software tools and frameworks, including but not limited to:

AWS • Docker • PostgreSQL/PostGIS • Python • React • R • Shiny • TypeScript • Vite

2025

Rural Broadband Map

rural-broadband-map.ruralinnovation.us

Designed and implemented the CORI Data API backend (including GraphQL, Rest, and S3 resources)
- Provides an assortment of broadband metrics and demographic data at multiple geographic levels (county, tract, block, etc.)
- Built with AWS Lambda and RDS (PostgreSQL)
- Continuously deploys from code commits using AWS CDK
Built map-based frontend that incorporates a mix of backend data sources, including CORI Data API and Mapbox (styles and tile sets)
Administrated periodic data updates to both the backend(s) and frontend

Precisely /
Pitney Bowes

Smart Data Platform

smartdata.precisely.com

Created web-based interfaces (both graphical and restful) for the Smart Data Platform (SDP) internal web portal.
Created tools to provide useful and accurate views on data resource usage, various product build life-cycles and the quality of results
Completed integrations between the internal platform and data retrieval API’s provided by external suppliers, facilitating the implementation of end-to-end automation of the data update cycle.

Pitney Bowes /
Maponics

Horizon (Visualization in Precisely Data Experience)

horizon.maponics.com

Created graphical, interactive application allowing interaction and search on a full spectrum GIS boundary & centroid data product
Front-end utilized MVC, mobile and map-based frameworks (AngularJS, Leaflet, MapBox, Material Design)
Back-end implemented in Node.js and allowed complete integration with our REST API’s, providing location, mapping and analytic services

MX Design (Horizon Template)

maponics-design

Designed and implemented the component-based Maponics Design (mx-design) template in AngularJS
Wrote technical paper advising for the creation of a re-usable Web GUI template

Maponics Design

Maponics

Feedback App

feedback.maponics.com

Created graphical, interactive application allowing existing customers to provide feedback
App managed the flow of user-generated feedback, specific to a given GIS boundary/data product
Front-end utilized MVC, mobile and map-based frameworks (AngularJS, Leaflet, MapBox)
Back-end implemented in Node.js to access PostgreSQL database

Maponics

Reveal Demo

reveal.maponics.com

Created graphical, interactive demo of various GIS-based data products
Front-end utilized MVC, mobile and map-based frameworks/APIs (jQuery Mobile, Giscloud)
Back-end implemented in Perl to access PostgreSQL database, allowing integration with the analytic and demographic data specific to each product

PixOasis

www.pixoasis.com

Implemented conversion of site and integrated services to new design
Received new design in the form of layered PSD files
Retained or re-implemented all of the functionality of the previous site (offering photo delivery and archival services)
Completely responsible for programming and testing this site, ensuring cross-browser compatibility

Real~Currents

John Hall

Professional skills/attributes:

What follows is a brief synopsis of his work:*