Experience

Heartwood Manufacturing Ltd.

• Canada
• Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• IT Department Head

  • Feb 2020 - Present

  I am the head of the IT Department which provides hardware and software support for the main office in Kelowna, a warehouse in Langley, and remote sales people across Canada.In addition to supporting 3rd party software we also develop numerous in house applications to assist in the manufacturing process. I am the head of the IT Department which provides hardware and software support for the main office in Kelowna, a warehouse in Langley, and remote sales people across Canada.In addition to supporting 3rd party software we also develop numerous in house applications to assist in the manufacturing process.



Adventure Engine Inc.

• Canada
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior PHP Programmer

  • Jan 2019 - Jan 2020

  I was the primary programmer providing support for Adventure Engine which provides a complete software solution for tour providers (see more here: https://adventureengine.biz/product/).This included fixing bugs, new feature enhancements, and new integrations with third party software (Credit Card processors, QuickBooks Online, etc).I also performed basic sysadmin duty as well as spearheading PCI compliance. I was the primary programmer providing support for Adventure Engine which provides a complete software solution for tour providers (see more here: https://adventureengine.biz/product/).This included fixing bugs, new feature enhancements, and new integrations with third party software (Credit Card processors, QuickBooks Online, etc).I also performed basic sysadmin duty as well as spearheading PCI compliance.



donor.com

• Senior Programmer

  • Feb 2006 - Dec 2018

  I was the primary programmer developing and supporting the flagship application which is a 4 tier application with a wxPerl GUI as the desktop interface (see https://www.donor.com/solutions-overview-donor).I performed GUI programming in wxPerl as well as programming the Perl APIs consumed by the GUI application and web toolkit.I developed and supported integration with third party services such as WealthEngine, XE currency converter, and Credit Card processor gateways.I was the primary JavaScript programmer developing a client web toolkit. The toolkit provides a high level of customization when integrating with a client website. The toolkit makes use of Bootstrap, RequireJS, jQuery, and Knockout.I maintained several web apps that provide various client services.I interacted with clients to resolve bug reports and to develop enhancements.



Engel Electric Ltd

• Canada
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Application Developer

  • Mar 2006 - May 2007

  Developed a Project and Work Order tracking web application, using Perl, to replace an existing paper based tracking system. Developed a Project and Work Order tracking web application, using Perl, to replace an existing paper based tracking system.



Heartwood Manufacturing Ltd.

• Canada
• Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Information Systems Analyst

  • Aug 2005 - Mar 2006

  Developed and supported in house software using VBA and MS Access.Wrote Perl scripts to automate day to day tasks such as checking backups, synchronizing MS Access databases across a VPN, and updating users' in-house applications. Developed and supported in house software using VBA and MS Access.Wrote Perl scripts to automate day to day tasks such as checking backups, synchronizing MS Access databases across a VPN, and updating users' in-house applications.



Excel Kitchens

• Australia
• Construction

• Information Systems Analyst

  • Jul 2002 - Apr 2005

  Performed all aspects of computer support for a small network (~15 PCs).Developed an order entry and parametric manufacturing application consisting of ~20,000 lines of Perl. Performed all aspects of computer support for a small network (~15 PCs).Developed an order entry and parametric manufacturing application consisting of ~20,000 lines of Perl.



Heartwood Manufacturing Ltd.

• Canada
• Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Information Systems Analyst

  • May 2001 - Jun 2002

  Developed and supported in house software using VBA and MS Access.Maintained an internal peer-to-peer network with a Samba file server. Developed and supported in house software using VBA and MS Access.Maintained an internal peer-to-peer network with a Samba file server.