Joel Stransky

College Loan Corporation

• Improved Lighthouse scores from a C to an A across company properties.
• Reduced development time by 40% by consolidating 6 projects into a monorepo.
• Cleared thousands of legacy WCAG violations.
• Led the design and development of multiple financial calculators.
• Built custom low-code data-viz extensions for our data science products.

Vegas.com

• Increased conversion rates through data-driven A/B testing of high-traffic pages.
• Established formal testing and component patterns improving code stability across React and legacy codebases.

Konami Gaming Inc.

• Revolutionized 20-year-old Java interfaces by engineering a React-based thick client with embedded Chromium.
• Eliminated substantial Oracle licensing costs by researching and deploying an open-source Chromium integration framework for Java.
• Served as the resident React lead, standardizing production pipelines and DevOps best practices.

1Prospect Technologies

• Designed mission-critical UI for instructional modules used by personnel in active military zones.
• Engineered a rapid development pipeline that accelerated production for small-scale course materials.

Distance Course Design & Consulting, University of Hawaii

• Reduced second-site build time by 90% (from 1 year to 1 month) by engineering a reusable parent theme architecture.
• Built a secure, enterprise WordPress portal for HR featuring role-based PDF rendering and custom navigation walkers.
• Developed the "Roots Course" framework enabling structured e-learning with xAPI/LRS integration and assessments.

Superb.net

• Modernized antiquated web infrastructures with responsive layouts, automated build tools, and modern CSS preprocessors.
• Implemented Agile planning and standardized coding protocols to increase team velocity and project predictability.

Leicher Web Design

• Architected data-driven reporting systems using SVG-based charting APIs and server-side PDF generation.

Automata Studios

• Engineered highly visible interactive installations for clients including IBM (Watson Jeopardy project) and the Smithsonian.
• Developed cross-platform mobile reader applications for the Barnes & Noble Nook Color using ActionScript and JavaScript.