Justin Osborne is a pragmatic technology owner and full-stack engineer with 14+ years of experience building reliable, cost-conscious systems—from video transport with TypeScript/React/WebRTC to automating Debian server provisioning. He has led large migrations to AWS, implemented CI and configuration automation, and managed fleets of 300+ critical machines while designing cross-platform tools that empower volunteers and operators. A hands-on contributor to open-source tooling, he added RossTalk integration to the popular Bitfocus Companion project, bridging broadcast hardware and control surfaces. Known for a meticulous, efficiency-first approach, Justin balances frugality with high standards and a habit of automating repetitive work to free teams for higher-value tasks.
15 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelors, Business Administration, Information Systems, Bachelors, Business Administration, Information Systems at Auburn University at Montgomery
Bitfocus Companion enables the Elgato Stream Deck and other controllers to be a professional shotbox surface for an increasing amount of different presentation switchers, video playback software and broadcast equipment.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Contributions:5 reviews, 11 commits, 5 PRs in 9 months
Contributions summary:Justin contributed significantly to the integration of a RossTalk listener, enabling the Companion software to receive and respond to RossTalk commands. This involved backend modifications to `lib/rosstalk.js` for processing RossTalk messages and frontend changes to `public/index.html`, `public/userconfig.js` and `public/tablet2.html` for user interface and configuration settings. Furthermore, the user addressed minor bugs and implemented scheduler updates for the system.
Nextcloud Message Vault currently takes XML backups from the Android app "SMS Backup & Restore" and imports them into the Nextcloud database for easily viewing. Support MMS & RCS (with files/attachments) and SMS.
Contributions:4 releases, 49 commits, 7 pushes in 1 year 2 months
android-appdatabasenextcloudsmsvault
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