And various other, including newspaper delivery, ISP server co-administration, and practical training in various fields of work.
And first aid training, electrical safety training, work safety training.
POSITIONS OF TRUST
2021–25
Deputy member of the Education committee in Kerava
2022
Deputy member of Election committee in Kerava
2020–22
Member of the board in Keravan Perussuomalaiset ry
2019
Member of Election committee in Kerava (parliament elections & EU elections)
2019–20
Member of the board in 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)
CEFR-C1 or C2
Swedish
basics
CEFR-B1
Japanese
basics
JLPT 4, barely CEFR-A1
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)
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 inflection 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 2016—2020)
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
I devote much of my free time to developing and exploring software and software technologies.
I am a hobbyist Linux hacker, as well as a Nao robot developer.
I’m a free software enthusiast (as per Free Software Foundation definition of “free”).
REFERENCES
Try a Google-search either for “bisqwit” (my online alias) or “joel yliluoma”