Professional Skills
- Team mentorship with a focus on growth mindset to achieve career goals
- Team building – Candidate selection, recruiting, interviewing and integration
- Translation of business requirements into clear technical requirements
Web Application Development
- Software Polyglot (Python, Ruby, Javascript, Android/Java, C, Lua, etc.)
- Expert in designing and implementing full-stack web applications
- Experienced in breaking down large systems into manageable tasks
- Automated quality assurance – unit testing, functional testing, E2E testing
- Deployment and process automation using DevOps principles
- Experienced with Docker, ansible, and major cloud providers (AWS, Azure)
Experience
Senior Engineer — Red Thread Innovations
May 2019 –
Oct 2019
- Led technical integration of a new product with existing SSO system
- Ensured application stability with locust load testing framework
Director, Engineering — WE Charity
Dec 2018 –
May 2019
- Lead architect for Engineering division, supporting all engineering products
- Supported division restructure and new initiatives for engineering growth
Director, Platform Engineering — WE Charity
Feb 2017 –
Dec 2018
- Built and led a team of engineers in designing and developing a platform of REST APIs
- Guided multiple Agile teams as engineering lead or product owner
- Defined new SOPs for engineering deployment with a new DevOps team
- Spearheaded infrastructure consolidation and migration to Azure and Docker
- Worked with internal and external partners to develop a loyalty program
- Defined a new engineering hiring process
Tech Lead — Kinetic Cafe
Oct 2015 –
Feb 2017
- Lead a Scrum team of 2-5 engineers in building and designing a social network backend API
- Responsible for communicating team delivery and estimations to all stakeholders
- Maintain engineering quality while delivering on deadlines
Platform Engineer — Kinetic Cafe
Dec 2014 –
Oct 2015
- Designed and implemented an authentication microservice and middleware to enable SOA
- Design an e-commerce cart and ordering system backend
Software Developer — Top Hat
Jun 2012 –
Nov 2014
- Redesign purchasing and subscriptions handling for financial accuracy and UX
- Created native Android app to improve customer reach and usability
Education
Sheridan College
Sep 2011 –
May 2012
- Software Development and Network Engineering
- 4.0 GPA