JOEL MARCEY

Director of Technology, Rust Foundation

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

I am an accomplished technology leader, software developer and open source advocate with nearly 30 years of experience working at companies such as Facebook/Meta and Intel. I currently lead technology and engineering at the Rust Foundation. I have a proven track record in building developer communities, creating widely-adopted open source projects, and driving technical standards in organizations such as Ecma International. I am also a co-creator of Docusaurus, an open-source, website and documentation building tool.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Rust Foundation | Director of Technology

February 2022 - Present

• Drive strategic technical programs to support the Rust Project, help ensure the Rust ecosystem is secure and deliver an exceptional developer experience
• Support and manage six engineers working on security, infrastructure, Rust ecosystem support and language interoperability
• One of the first four Rust Foundation staff members, now grown to thirteen

Facebook/Meta | Developer Advocate

April 2015 - February 2022

• Co-created and maintained Docusaurus, a popular open source website framework used by numerous major projects
• Supported the portfolio of Facebook open source projects, such as PyTorch and HHVM
• Served as an ecosystem lead with prominent participation in high-impact foundations and standards organizations including the Rust Foundation, Open Web Docs, and Ecma International
• Grew and enabled the Facebook Open Source program to deliver maximum value to the developer community
• Became one of the longest-tenured members of the Facebook Open Source team

Facebook | Technical Writer and Hacker (Contractor)

March 2013 - March 2015

• Technical writer and developer on the programming languages and tools team
• Created and maintained comprehensive documentation for Hack and HHVM
• Helped launch the Hack Programming Language as an open source project
• Served as lead member in creating both PHP and Hack language specifications
• Achieved top 20 contributor status for the HHVM codebase on GitHub

Other Experience

• Twin Roots, LLC: Owner, Software Development, Education and Consulting, 2008 - 2013
• RFMD: Sr. Software Engineer, 2006 - 2007
• Intel Corporation:  Software Engineer, Product Manager and International Standards Representative, 1997 - 2006

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Languages: Rust, JavaScript, Hack, PHP, C#, C++, Python

Frameworks: React, Docusaurus

Development Tools: Visual Studio Code, GitHub, Git, Mercurial

Operating Systems: macOS, Linux, Windows

Documentation: Markdown, technical specification writing

INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP & STANDARDS WORK

Ecma International

2000 - 2006, 2009 - 2012, 2019 - 2022

• Recipient of Ecma Recognition Award for Service
• Former Vice-President of Ecma
• Former Chair of Ecma TC39/TC49, Programming Languages
• Former Editor of Ecma TC49-TG3 CLI Standard Specification
• Former Convener of TC49-TG3

Other

• Rust Foundation Board Member: Facebook representative, 2021 - 2022

• Open Web Docs: Facebook representative, 2021 - 2022
• Ruby Language Specification: Technical editing consultant and contributor, 2011
• UOML Specification: Technical editing and consultant, 2010
• OOXML Specification: Technical editing and consultant, 2007-2008

PUBLICATIONS & CONTRIBUTIONS

• Foreword and technical content contributor for .NET Framework Standard Library Annotated Reference: Volume 1 by Brad Abrams
• Technical content and sample code contributor for .NET Framework Standard Library Annotated Reference: Volume 2 by Brad Abrams

EDUCATION

North Carolina State University | Raleigh, NC

Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering | 1992 - 1997 | GPA: 3.762 | summa cum laude