Sylvain Whissell
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Jon Bradley
Sylvain is one of the most passionate, smart and highly skilled software engineers I have ever come across. He was recommended to me 4 years ago and not having a role I went into the meeting more out of curiosity but came out with that awesome feeling of... we have to have him! After figuring out a way to hire him he became the key senior engineer working with the team lead in a small equally enthusiastic and skilled team working on our cutting edge geospatial technology. He has that rare ability to get his point of view across in a calm measured way while still maintaining the highest standards, pride in his work and producing some of the best code I have ever seen. He can converse equally well with juniors through to Directors and is perfectly at home talking to the business. It is a testament to him that I've never heard a bad word said about him in all those years and in fact it's quite the opposite, they go out of their way to praise him. I think the easiest way to show how highly I regard Sylvain is that after he moved back to Canada we kept in touch and then rehired him when a position became available even though he was our first remote worker at that time. We both thought it would only last a few months but the fact it lasted nearly three years shows the high esteem we hold him in and the level Sylvain operates at. It's an honour to call Sylvain a friend as well as an amazing engineer and I'm sure we'll cross paths again.
Jennifer McKenzie
When I joined Nearmap, Sylvain was a contractor for my new team of javascript developers. He used to work for the company in Sydney, then when he moved to Canada, they kept him on. Working with a developer in a different timezone comes with a set of communication difficulties, but Sylvain makes it easy. To see this in action, look at one of his reviews on a pull request. This takes a back and forth between developers before being resolved. However, Sylvain, knowing the issue with timezones, takes his time to fully understand the code, and makes thoughtful, thorough, kind yet constructive criticism, complete with potential actions to resolve it. Truly the best PR comments I’ve ever seen in all my years as a software engineer. That thoroughness is reflected in his approach to all projects he’s worked on at his time with Nearmap. He works independently, solves problems, and the resulting code works well, is thoroughly tested and beautiful to read. On top of that, he is always friendly and good humoured. Sylvain is a pleasure to work with. I’d hire him again in a heartbeat.
Jon Bradley
Sylvain is one of the most passionate, smart and highly skilled software engineers I have ever come across. He was recommended to me 4 years ago and not having a role I went into the meeting more out of curiosity but came out with that awesome feeling of... we have to have him! After figuring out a way to hire him he became the key senior engineer working with the team lead in a small equally enthusiastic and skilled team working on our cutting edge geospatial technology. He has that rare ability to get his point of view across in a calm measured way while still maintaining the highest standards, pride in his work and producing some of the best code I have ever seen. He can converse equally well with juniors through to Directors and is perfectly at home talking to the business. It is a testament to him that I've never heard a bad word said about him in all those years and in fact it's quite the opposite, they go out of their way to praise him. I think the easiest way to show how highly I regard Sylvain is that after he moved back to Canada we kept in touch and then rehired him when a position became available even though he was our first remote worker at that time. We both thought it would only last a few months but the fact it lasted nearly three years shows the high esteem we hold him in and the level Sylvain operates at. It's an honour to call Sylvain a friend as well as an amazing engineer and I'm sure we'll cross paths again.
Jennifer McKenzie
When I joined Nearmap, Sylvain was a contractor for my new team of javascript developers. He used to work for the company in Sydney, then when he moved to Canada, they kept him on. Working with a developer in a different timezone comes with a set of communication difficulties, but Sylvain makes it easy. To see this in action, look at one of his reviews on a pull request. This takes a back and forth between developers before being resolved. However, Sylvain, knowing the issue with timezones, takes his time to fully understand the code, and makes thoughtful, thorough, kind yet constructive criticism, complete with potential actions to resolve it. Truly the best PR comments I’ve ever seen in all my years as a software engineer. That thoroughness is reflected in his approach to all projects he’s worked on at his time with Nearmap. He works independently, solves problems, and the resulting code works well, is thoroughly tested and beautiful to read. On top of that, he is always friendly and good humoured. Sylvain is a pleasure to work with. I’d hire him again in a heartbeat.
Jon Bradley
Sylvain is one of the most passionate, smart and highly skilled software engineers I have ever come across. He was recommended to me 4 years ago and not having a role I went into the meeting more out of curiosity but came out with that awesome feeling of... we have to have him! After figuring out a way to hire him he became the key senior engineer working with the team lead in a small equally enthusiastic and skilled team working on our cutting edge geospatial technology. He has that rare ability to get his point of view across in a calm measured way while still maintaining the highest standards, pride in his work and producing some of the best code I have ever seen. He can converse equally well with juniors through to Directors and is perfectly at home talking to the business. It is a testament to him that I've never heard a bad word said about him in all those years and in fact it's quite the opposite, they go out of their way to praise him. I think the easiest way to show how highly I regard Sylvain is that after he moved back to Canada we kept in touch and then rehired him when a position became available even though he was our first remote worker at that time. We both thought it would only last a few months but the fact it lasted nearly three years shows the high esteem we hold him in and the level Sylvain operates at. It's an honour to call Sylvain a friend as well as an amazing engineer and I'm sure we'll cross paths again.
Jennifer McKenzie
When I joined Nearmap, Sylvain was a contractor for my new team of javascript developers. He used to work for the company in Sydney, then when he moved to Canada, they kept him on. Working with a developer in a different timezone comes with a set of communication difficulties, but Sylvain makes it easy. To see this in action, look at one of his reviews on a pull request. This takes a back and forth between developers before being resolved. However, Sylvain, knowing the issue with timezones, takes his time to fully understand the code, and makes thoughtful, thorough, kind yet constructive criticism, complete with potential actions to resolve it. Truly the best PR comments I’ve ever seen in all my years as a software engineer. That thoroughness is reflected in his approach to all projects he’s worked on at his time with Nearmap. He works independently, solves problems, and the resulting code works well, is thoroughly tested and beautiful to read. On top of that, he is always friendly and good humoured. Sylvain is a pleasure to work with. I’d hire him again in a heartbeat.
Jon Bradley
Sylvain is one of the most passionate, smart and highly skilled software engineers I have ever come across. He was recommended to me 4 years ago and not having a role I went into the meeting more out of curiosity but came out with that awesome feeling of... we have to have him! After figuring out a way to hire him he became the key senior engineer working with the team lead in a small equally enthusiastic and skilled team working on our cutting edge geospatial technology. He has that rare ability to get his point of view across in a calm measured way while still maintaining the highest standards, pride in his work and producing some of the best code I have ever seen. He can converse equally well with juniors through to Directors and is perfectly at home talking to the business. It is a testament to him that I've never heard a bad word said about him in all those years and in fact it's quite the opposite, they go out of their way to praise him. I think the easiest way to show how highly I regard Sylvain is that after he moved back to Canada we kept in touch and then rehired him when a position became available even though he was our first remote worker at that time. We both thought it would only last a few months but the fact it lasted nearly three years shows the high esteem we hold him in and the level Sylvain operates at. It's an honour to call Sylvain a friend as well as an amazing engineer and I'm sure we'll cross paths again.
Jennifer McKenzie
When I joined Nearmap, Sylvain was a contractor for my new team of javascript developers. He used to work for the company in Sydney, then when he moved to Canada, they kept him on. Working with a developer in a different timezone comes with a set of communication difficulties, but Sylvain makes it easy. To see this in action, look at one of his reviews on a pull request. This takes a back and forth between developers before being resolved. However, Sylvain, knowing the issue with timezones, takes his time to fully understand the code, and makes thoughtful, thorough, kind yet constructive criticism, complete with potential actions to resolve it. Truly the best PR comments I’ve ever seen in all my years as a software engineer. That thoroughness is reflected in his approach to all projects he’s worked on at his time with Nearmap. He works independently, solves problems, and the resulting code works well, is thoroughly tested and beautiful to read. On top of that, he is always friendly and good humoured. Sylvain is a pleasure to work with. I’d hire him again in a heartbeat.
Experience
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Unreserved Inc.
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Canada
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Real Estate
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Front End Engineer
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Feb 2022 - Present
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Principal Consultant / Senior Web Developer
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Aug 2017 - Present
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Principal Consultant / Senior Web Developer
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Aug 2017 - Apr 2020
Client – Nearmap (Australia - working remotely from Canada)• Senior Web Developer working on the front end of the MapBrowser web application, which is used by people in Australia, New Zealand, the USA and Canada to view precise, high-resolution aerial images and inspect locations without having to go on site.• Led development of the OpenLayers Interactions that are used on the map.• Led development of the OpenLayers measuring tools that are used on the map.• Led development of the Source Photos asynchronous switching functionality.• Completed a full evaluation and cost analysis on client-side logging frameworks.• Converted existing React class components to function components that use React Hooks.• Converted existing Redux Thunks to React Sagas.• Contributed to the coding standards used on the project.• Mentored junior team members on React/Redux/JavaScript.• Skills used: React.js, Redux, JavaScript, Jest, ESlint, Prettier, React Testing Library, DOM Testing Library, Storybook, Rollbar, Sentry, Webpack, Docker, CSS/SASS, npm/yarn, Git, GitKraken, OpenLayers, HERE, MaterialUI, Agile Show less
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Shopify
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Canada
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Front End Developer
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Jul 2020 - Feb 2022
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Nearmap
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Australia
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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300 - 400 Employee
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Senior Web Developer
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Nov 2016 - Jun 2017
• Worked on the front end of a greenfield version of the MapBrowser web application. • Co-developed the switch from the Google Maps API to the OpenLayers mapping library. • Co-developed the switch from the Google Places API to the HERE location services. • Contributed to the coding standards used on the project. • Mentored junior team members on React/Redux/JavaScript. • Skills used: React.js, Redux, JavaScript, Jest, ESlint, Prettier, React Testing Library, DOM Testing Library, Storybook, Webpack, CSS/SASS, npm/yarn, Git, GitKraken, OpenLayers, Google Maps API, HERE, Agile Show less
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William Hill
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United Kingdom
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Gambling Facilities and Casinos
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Web Developer
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Sep 2015 - Sep 2016
• Skills used: React.js, Redux, JavaScript, Webpack, CSS/LESS, npm, C#, WebAPI, SQL Server 2010, Git, Agile • Designed/implemented a set of React components using Google Maps that allows customers to locate stores at which they can use their William Hill card. • Designed/implemented a React component used for filtering the new In-Play (e.g. - "Live") Sports menu. ified the back-end WebAPI code and stored procedures to support the new In-Play Sports menu. • Skills used: React.js, Redux, JavaScript, Webpack, CSS/LESS, npm, C#, WebAPI, SQL Server 2010, Git, Agile • Designed/implemented a set of React components using Google Maps that allows customers to locate stores at which they can use their William Hill card. • Designed/implemented a React component used for filtering the new In-Play (e.g. - "Live") Sports menu. ified the back-end WebAPI code and stored procedures to support the new In-Play Sports menu.
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Artis Group
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Australia
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Web Developer
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Mar 2015 - Jul 2015
Client – NSW Rural Fire Service • Led development of a new Angular application used by volunteers to enter information with regards to Brigades that attended fire incidents. • Committed to raising risks and issues relating to project deliverables to insure client expectations are met. • Skills used: Angular.js, JavaScript, Bootstrap, CSS/LESS, Grunt, Bower, npm, C#, ASP.Net 4.5, WebAPI, SQL Server 2010, VS 2010/2013, Git, Agile Client – NSW Rural Fire Service • Led development of a new Angular application used by volunteers to enter information with regards to Brigades that attended fire incidents. • Committed to raising risks and issues relating to project deliverables to insure client expectations are met. • Skills used: Angular.js, JavaScript, Bootstrap, CSS/LESS, Grunt, Bower, npm, C#, ASP.Net 4.5, WebAPI, SQL Server 2010, VS 2010/2013, Git, Agile
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Infusion (now Avanade)
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Consultant / Principal Consultant
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Apr 2010 - Mar 2015
Client – MetLife (top-tier insurance provider) • Tech/Team Lead on "The Wall" (HTML5 web-based customer service application that provides a 360-degree consolidated view of MetLife customers). • Led development across 3 separate countries (USA, Greece and Japan) using a single, unified code base (hierarchical class structures, localisation, etc.). • Participated at all levels of the project (requirements gathering, weekly status calls, support, etc.) and interacted directly with the stakeholders in all 3 countries. • Skills used: JavaScript, jQuery, CSS/LESS, Bootstrap, Knockout.js, Require.js, Sammy.js, Amplify.js, MongoDB, TFS Client – Credit Suisse • Worked on a WPF app for front office traders. • Skills used: C#, VS 2010/12, WPF, TFS, MVVM, Agile, XCeed WPF Controls Client – Citibank • Worked on a FIX-based currency exchange system. • Skills used: C#, VS 2010 Client – SchoolNet (major educational software provider) • Worked on a web application designed for tablets and used by inspectors to evaluate teachers. • Skills used: C#, VS 2010/12, TFS, Agile, Selenium Web Testing Show less
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Massive Interactive
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United Kingdom
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Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior .Net Software Developer
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Nov 2009 - Feb 2010
• Worked on Massive’s CMS (Content Management System). • Developed new plugins for the CMS and also modified the CMS architecture as required. • Mentored team members on .NET technologies and standards. • Skills used: C#, ASP.Net 3.5, SQL Server 2008, VS 2008, Agile • Worked on Massive’s CMS (Content Management System). • Developed new plugins for the CMS and also modified the CMS architecture as required. • Mentored team members on .NET technologies and standards. • Skills used: C#, ASP.Net 3.5, SQL Server 2008, VS 2008, Agile
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Artis Group
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Australia
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior .Net Software Developer / Consultant
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Nov 2008 - Oct 2009
Client - Woolworths/Optus • Led development of the Woolworths Everyday Mobile project. • Developed the low-level Web Services integration/communication between the wholesale provider system (Artis) and the wholesale gateway system (Optus). • Developed the systems using SOAP 1.1 (proxy generation/extension for the Optus web services) as well as WCF (to host the wholesale provider callback endpoints). • Liaised directly with Woolworths/Optus on several levels, including requirements specification/clarification and on-site software deployment/troubleshooting. • Developed at all levels (back-end up to front-end). • Packaged and deployed new releases of the software. • Developed a test harness used to do integration testing with the wholesale gateway (Optus). • Defined/maintained/enforced Artis Group coding standards. • Mentored team members on .NET technologies and standards. • Skills used: C#, WCF, SOAP 1.1, WinForms, ASP.Net 3.5, SQL Server 2008, LINQ to SQL, SQLMetal, VS 2008, TFS, Windows Server 2008, Agile Show less
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PACOM
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Australia
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Security Systems Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior .Net Software Developer
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Sep 2007 - Oct 2008
• Developed a core message logging component used as part of a larger messaging system. • Developed a message generator GUI used to simulate/stress test various parts of the messaging system. • Developed a code generator console application using .Net Reflection to create source files based on message types (used to increase logging speeds). • Mentored team members on .NET technologies and standards. • Skills used: C#, WinForms, SQL Server 2005/2008, ADO.Net, VS 2005/08, SourceSafe, NUnit, FxCop, Telerik WinForms Controls, Windows XP, Agile Show less
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BMG Music Publishing
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Music
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior .Net Software Developer
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Jan 2005 - Jun 2007
• Worked on the B2 Royalties/Copyright applications destined to replace the company’s DB2/AS400 Royalty system and its ASP/VB Copyright system. • Designed and implemented several core features (Groupings, Clients & Rates). • Modified and extended Rockford Lhotka’s business object framework to create a secure, scalable 3-tiered application for hundreds of concurrent users in 40 different sites globally. • Liaised directly with the business to gather requirements. • Skills used: C#, WinForms, .Net Remoting, SQL Server 2000, ADO.Net, VS 2005, TFS, SourceSafe, Janus Systems WinForms Controls, Windows XP Show less
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