Justin Forlenza

full-stack developer · educator

role
full-stack instructor @ Brooklyn STEAM Center
loc
new york city
email
justin@justinforlenza.dev

about

building intuitive solutions to messy problems. i teach full-stack development by day and spend the rest of my time shipping apps and tinkering with technology

projects

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experience

instructor & platform developer · Brooklyn STEAM Center
  • Project-managed 20+ student groups building real-world full-stack projects.
  • Built and maintained a bespoke school-management platform.
  • Architected a sandboxed server environment for three computer-technology pathways.
  • Ran the GitHub Enterprise account, keeping it compliant with school and education law.
inventory systems developer · Amogy
consultant
  • Built a bespoke inventory-tracking system around specific operational needs.
application developer · Brooklyn Navy Yard Dev. Corp.
consultant
  • Maintained the ID Portal app, including server and database management.
  • Shipped new features to meet evolving business needs.
software developer · NYC Cyber Command
  • Migrated a Vue.js application to React.
  • Built and maintained ElasticSearch indexes for internal tools.
  • Built a threat-analysis pipeline with Celery and Flask.
  • Maintained Docker containers for internal applications.
full-stack developer · Brooklyn Navy Yard Dev. Corp.
  • Wrote Python automation to pull data from vendors.
  • Built a tenant onboarding portal with Django and Vue.js.
  • Helped maintain infrastructure across the Navy Yard campus.
software developer · NYC Cyber Command
  • Built an internal SOC web portal with Vue.js, Flask, and Firebase.
  • Wrote Python automation for the Threat Management team.
CS & IT instructor · Brooklyn STEAM Center
  • Taught computer science and IT to 11th and 12th graders.
  • Helped organize the curriculum for a new CTE program.
  • Sourced hardware and software with vendors for students and staff.