If you haven't figured it out already my name is Joshua Stroup and I love technology, I can't believe I get to be so lucky to live in this era. It's very exciting. As far as software development is concerned, I focus mainly on Microsoft Technologies, ASP.NET, Smart Win Form Clients, SQL Server... but it is my interest to delve further into other development endeavors. Previously I've been a PHP and Java Developer and since I used to work at Apple, I <3 their gadgets. They are neat. I am looking forward to the Windows Phone 7 and want to see how that O/S and phone will fit into my life.
On a Personal Note…
Currently I live in Salt Lake City, UT. I am a father of three little girls. One is named Alorra, which we choose and then realized that Alorra sounds a lot like Elora Danan from Willow (oops). My other daughter is Chloe; we got her name out of a pottery barn magazine that I saw. At the time 24 was a big time tv series hit and the daughter in there was named Chloe, alot of people though we choose her name for that reason. (Which we did-int). My last little girl is "Gabriella." We wanted a more Hebrew name for this one and that name was beautiful.
I met my wife in college and we hit it off. She was in the Army, we grew up roughly in the same types of town and she laughed at my jokes and is very witty herself. I love being a father and husband and they have become the best things this world can offer me. When I turn off my nerd mode, I love Golfing, Mountain Biking and Soccer, Lifting weights and Woodworking.
Some noteworthy things about me; I'm an Eagle Scout, I was in the US Marines (Semper Fi), I have a B.S. in Computer Science from Neumont University, UT. I published a technical manual for training on Adobe Flash for CompUSA Training Centers. I used to work at Apple Computers as a Program Manager and crossed the bridge from Business to Developer. I currently am captain of a indoor soccer league and live on a circle in which my neighbors and I all have rocking bbq's and get along so good, other neighbors call us "The Clickle."
Personal Goals
- Visit 5 continents
- Get interviewed for a publication
- Learn at least two other languages (Vietnamese and Cantonese)
- Become a published author
- Finish my basement
- Catch a really big fish
- Pay off all of my student loans
- Experience zero-gravity
Personal Fitness Goals
- Run a marathon (5k, 10k)
- 20 dead hang pull-ups
- 100 crunches under two minutes
- 3 mile run in less then 18 minutes
- More to come...
My most frequently used social networking sites are found in the right column. Feel free to contact me at any of those mediums or at my personal email: joshua@jtstroup.net