As of: 2020-08-14 The permanent address of this page: https://iki.fi/joel.yliluoma/cv.html
PERSONAL
| Name | Joel YLILUOMA |
|---|---|
| Birthyear | 1978 |
| Internet | https://iki.fi/bisqwit/, NjoNel.5yli_luoH3ma@4_Siki4.fi |
WORK EXPERIENCE
Full-time
| 2016—… | Senior Software Engineer | Etteplan Embedded Finland (Espotel Oy), http://etteplaniot.com/ Embedded development (ARM7, STM32, nRF5, SMARC Linux) |
| 2014—2015 | Coach driver | Savonlinja Oy (Etelä-Suomen Linjaliikenne Oy) |
| 2000—2012 | Software Designer | City Dev Labs (W-Create, W3 Group), http://citydevlabs.fi/ Web backend programming, Linux server administration |
| 1995—2000 | Software Designer | Solteq Oyj (as Osarsoft Consulting Oy) |
Part-time
| 2018—… | Independent Entrepreneur | Maintenance & support for old customer projects |
| 2013—… | Dance Instructor | Espoon Seurakuntayhtymä (Lutheran Church in Espoo) |
| 2013—2017 | Consultant | City Dev Labs, http://citydevlabs.fi/ Maintenance & support for old customer projects |
| 1999—2014 | Data Conversion Specialist | Järventausta Oy |
EDUCATION
| 2020 | Special Education | University of Helsinki 5 cr (5 ECTS) of Basic Studies in Special Education |
| 2014 | Driver CPC | TTS Koulutus Oy Preparatory studies for Logistics Bachelor’s Degree |
| 1998—00 | <no degree> | Espoo-Vantaa University of Technology (prior names: Evitech, Evtek; now Metropolia) For Bachelor of Computer Engineering degree, unfinished |
| 1997—98 | Military service | The Finnish Defence Forces I also developed a network analysis & entertainment program to be used in the YVI2 telecommunication vehicles. |
| 1994—97 | Mechanic of Computer Technology | Keravan Ammattioppilaitos (name now: Keuda) A student award of good progress from Järvenpään Data-Keskus Oy |
Professional Competence (Driver CPC) for bus, coach, lorry (currently expired)
POSITIONS OF TRUST
| 2020 | Board member | Keravan Perussuomalaiset ry |
| 2019 | Member of electoral board | Keravan kaupunki (parliament elections & EU elections) |
| 2019-2020 | Board member | Skrolli ry |
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
I love teaching and instructing people. Nothing delights me more
than to see a person grasp a new thing after I have explained
something clearly and patiently.
As a person I am honest and frank. I like to approach each person as an
individual, and I usually get along well with old and young people alike.
Languages
| Finnish | native |
|---|---|
| English | fluent (written and spoken) |
| Swedish | basics |
| Japanese | basics: passed level 4 Japanese language proficiency test |
| Hebrew | beginner: biblical phrases and alphabet |
COMPUTER SKILLS
I am an experienced programmer in a multitude of programming languages
and a few microcontroller platforms, such as AVR, PIC, 6502, and Z80,
and I have twenty years of experience of using relational databases
such as MySQL in commercial products.
I also enjoy reading source code, and take pride in being good at that.
I particularly enjoy C++, and like to keep up to date with the newest standards.
Some other keywords that define my expertise:
C, git, gcc, bash, nasm, ffmpeg, clang, Linux, Debian, xterm, MCU, hex editor, reverse engineering, x86, 6502, asm, concurrency.
MAJOR PROJECTS
- A system for RS485-linked embedded measurement devices communicating over a single time-constrained LoRa link, with automatic endpoint negotiation.
- Two multilanguage web dictionary suites for different companies, developed at W3 Group Finland. Highly related with database, network and character set issues.
- A database browser with a textmode windowing UI for DOS. (Licensed by Osarsoft Consulting Oy)
- Online Japanese-English dictionary application with many kanji-related tools. (own project): https://iki.fi/bisqwit/japtools/
- Several unlicensed legacy video game “fan-translation” projects, which have involved 1000—30000 lines of text per game, and adding tons of custom assembler code doing things such as name conjugation and custom cutscenes. See more at: https://iki.fi/bisqwit/gametrans.html
- An multilanguage online members directory software. Developed at W3 Group Finland. Has been used by several large organizations in Finland, including 4H and Rotary.
- Founder of the online community TASVideos (http://tasvideos.org/), a wiki/forums/directory web-site specializing in tool-assisted speedruns of video games. I hand-coded and maintained the site from 2003 through 2009. It is currently the world’s largest source of tool-assisted speedruns, universally recognized in the speedrun community.
- YouTube channel “Bisqwit”. I create and publish programming and technology videos on my free time. Topics include 3D engine design, embedded system/video game console emulators, technology studies etc.
HOBBIES
- Computer programming since 1992.
- Israeli folk dance since 2009 (teaching since 2013; biweekly since 2016)
- YouTube content creator. As of 1/2020, my programming-oriented channel has over 100 thousand subscribers.
- Old console games (Nintendo etc.): soundtracks, translating, and hacking
- The game of Go, https://bisqwit.iki.fi/jutut/go2.html
- Languages and cultures: Japanese, Hebrew.
REFERENCES
- Try a Google-search either for “bisqwit” (my online alias) or “joel yliluoma”
- The YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/c/Bisqwit/videos
- The personal website, https://iki.fi/joel.yliluoma/