I am a software engineer and designer having built nearly 100 applications for the web, automated dozens of sustainable funnels for various businesses, bootstrapped a couple failed startups, and built a few recurring revenue streams.
With experience growing new ideas, technologies, and teams I bring an understanding of design, development, and management to a broad range of industries.
My projects support millions of users around the world and several have been featured in Hacker News, Product Hunt and Awwwards. I am a frequent contributor to open source and an advocate for transparency and collaboration in digitally connected industries.
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2012~
Independent Consultant
Working with small and medium-sized enterprises on projects in web application development, process automation, graphic design, content marketing, online advertising, sales strategies, and social media engagement. Focusing on web technologies and software development to drive sales and user experience.
You can take a look at some of these projects.
‘17-‘19
Head of Product - Entrecloud
Building modular, reactive Javascript components for proprietary applications.
Developing new user-facing features; Building reusable, testable code and libraries for future use; Optimizing applications for maximum speed and scalability; Offering production support, including assistance and troubleshooting; Working with external vendors and APIs that integrate with current applications.
2017
Front End Developer - BitCine Technologies
Building modular, reactive Javascript components for proprietary applications.
Developing new user-facing features; Building reusable, testable code and libraries for future use; Optimizing applications for maximum speed and scalability; Offering production support, including assistance and troubleshooting; Working with external vendors and APIs that integrate with current applications.
2016
Cofounder and Tech Lead - Spacefil
Developed a prototype for an early-stage startup with two other founders. Produced design assets, implemented operations workflows, marketing automations, analytics and reporting tools. Developed channels for lead generation and established the core message and tone for the brand.
Worked closely with MaRS in Toronto to refine the model, pitch, and deck in preparation for talks with investors and incubators (including Y Combinator, TechStars, Brandery, and others).
2012-2016
Cognitive Science, BA
- University of Toronto
Combining the fields of psychology, linguistics, computer science, philosophy and Buddhism to study intelligence in animals and machines. Double minor in English and Psychology. Focusing primarily on the application of language in motivation, learning and memory.
2011-2012
Web Design and Development, Certificate *
- Humber College
Completed two courses in the program before discovering the abundance of independent learning resources online. The program was certainly a catalyst and an inspiration, but online content provides a significant advantage for learning programming over conventional means.
2008-2011
Public Relations, Advanced Diploma
- Humber College
Developed strong writing skills and understanding of the dynamics in different media landscapes. Instilled a sensitivity to politics at various levels of business and government.
Since 2011
Javascript Programming
- Pluralsight, Egghead, codecademy, and Google
Since 2007
Graphic Design
- Tuts+, Lynda, CtrlPaint, and Google
| Client | |
| HTML (Pug, Handlebars, Liquid) | |
| CSS (Sass, Stylus, Postcss) | |
| ES7/8 (React, Vue, Angular) | |
| Server | |
| NodeJS, PHP, Python | |
| APIs (Express, Laravel, Django) | |
| Database (MongoDB, ReQL, SQL) | |
| Build Tools | |
| Packaging (git, npm, yarn, jspm, bower) | |
| Automation (Gulp, Grunt, Docker) | |
| Bundlers (Webpack, Browserify) | |
| Testing | |
| Client (Jasmine, Karma) | |
| Server (Mocha, Chai) | |
| E2E (Protractor, Nightwatch) | |
| Infrastructure | |
| AWS (EC2, S3, DynamoDB) | |
| Google (App & Container Engines) | |
| Other (Heroku, Bluemix) |
| Photoshop | |
| Component Mockups | |
| Photo Manipulation & Digital Painting | |
| Illustrator | |
| Icons & Infographs | |
| Vector Illustrations | |
| After Effects | |
| Motion Graphics | |
| Tracking & Stabilization | |
| Premiere Pro | |
| Editing & Production | |
| Color Grading & Audio Mixing |
| Written | |
| Technical & SEO Content | |
| Promotional & Sales | |
| Presentation | |
| Design & Content | |
| Delivery & Training | |
| Visual | |
| Graphic Design | |
| Photo & Video Editing |
| Computation | Creative |
|---|---|
| Laptop Dell XPS 13 - Linux | Wacom Tablet |
| Desktop PC - Dual Win+Linux | Canon 70D |
| Raspberry Pi 2 + 3 | GoPro Hero 4 |
One or more of these programs is open on my laptop or desktop right now.
| Development (Linux) | Design (Windows) |
|---|---|
| VSCode | Photoshop |
| GitKraken | Illustrator |
| Postman | Lightroom |
| ohmyzsh | Premiere Pro |
| Chrome | After Effects |
| Docker | Blender |
Online services I rely on for some of my day-to-day and project-specific tasks.
| Productivity | Management | Cloud | APIs |
|---|---|---|---|
| G Suite | Slack | Amazon AWS | Webtask |
| GitHub | Trello | Google Cloud | Mailgun/SparkPost |
| Toggle | Asana | Firebase | Google Analytics |
| Zapier | Invision | Cloudflare | Dark Sky |
There is a good chance that I currently have a tab open from one of these sources.
| Industry News | Newsletters | Design | Fun |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hacker News | Inside | Dribbble | |
| Smashing Mag | Quora | Behance | Medium |
| Product Hunt | Seth Godin | Sumbleupon | |
| Codrops | Brain Pickings | ||
| Lobsters | Wait But Why |
If you can use some of my skills or you think we might work well together,
I’d love to hear from you ッ