Experience

Kidoodle.TV®
• Canada
• Entertainment
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Web Tech Lead

  • Feb 2023 - Present


Benevity

• Canada
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Software Development Manager

  • May 2022 - Jan 2023

  Was promoted to SDM after being a succesful Team Lead. As an SDM: - Lead the team that built the CIAM solution using Okta to manage users for Benevity's clients, first piloting this project such as UPS, Ericsson, and Airbus. - Lead the teams involved in the update of key infrastructure, including Jenkins pipelines and Docker containerization of applications. - Conducted 1:1 meetings, performance reviews, coaching, mentoring to developers on our teams, resulting in increased individual… Show more Was promoted to SDM after being a succesful Team Lead. As an SDM: - Lead the team that built the CIAM solution using Okta to manage users for Benevity's clients, first piloting this project such as UPS, Ericsson, and Airbus. - Lead the teams involved in the update of key infrastructure, including Jenkins pipelines and Docker containerization of applications. - Conducted 1:1 meetings, performance reviews, coaching, mentoring to developers on our teams, resulting in increased individual performance and code quality. - Worked closely with product and devops to ensure roadmaps were delivered on schedule and in a safe, stable manner. - Coached and mentored computer science students from the U of C as part of the Capstone Project. Graduating students were using ML and AI to build a receipt categorization system. - Ensured the team followed Scrum methodology, with a focus on well-defined user stories and regular sprint retrospectives. - Facilitated pair programming and mob programming sessions, as well as other brainstorming meetings. - Took teams through the process of team formation, establishing team culture and working agreements. - Worked through various issues with team members, including difficult discussions about performance, creating personal improvement plans, and working with team members through medical leaves. - Lead distributed teams across distant time-zones, as far away as India, and found creative solutions to common issues that arise. - Received 100% positive feedback in Benevity's Employee Engagement Survey, ranking in the top 5% of managers across all departments.

• Software Development Team Lead

  • Nov 2019 - May 2022

  Took on the role of Team Lead soon after joining Benevity, and began performing many of the duties of a Software Development Manager. During this time: - Lead the team that delivered the payroll reconcilliation project, allowing our clients to perform opperations to process payroll donations, resulting in a significant increse in efficency for clients such as Google and Amazon. - Conducted 1:1 meetings, performance reviews, coaching, mentoring to developers on our teams, resulting in… Show more Took on the role of Team Lead soon after joining Benevity, and began performing many of the duties of a Software Development Manager. During this time: - Lead the team that delivered the payroll reconcilliation project, allowing our clients to perform opperations to process payroll donations, resulting in a significant increse in efficency for clients such as Google and Amazon. - Conducted 1:1 meetings, performance reviews, coaching, mentoring to developers on our teams, resulting in increased individual performance and code quality. - Ensured the team followed Scrum methodology, with a focus on well-defined user stories and regular sprint retrospectives.

• Sr. Software Developer

  • Jan 2019 - Nov 2019

  Worked as a developer on the i3 team of Spark, focussed mainly on bugs in Benevity's flagship product, Spark. Duties included: - contributing code to fix various bugs and improve aspects of the product - participating in code reviews - learning about Benevity's Software Development Lifecycle - gaining experience with AWS and Jenkins build pipelines - becoming familiar with optimization tools such as New Relic



FGL Sports Ltd

• Canada
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Software Development Team Lead

  • Oct 2011 - Jan 2019

  I was the lead of a team that delivered various applications for FGL Sports Ltd. (now Canadian Tire). I loved my time at FGL where I developed skills in leading technical projects and people. - Led a team of developers on various operational retail projects, resulting in an increase in efficiency at store and district levels. - Contributed heavily to the codebase by developing key modules, leading code reviews and mentoring junior developers. - Designed and built the in-store… Show more I was the lead of a team that delivered various applications for FGL Sports Ltd. (now Canadian Tire). I loved my time at FGL where I developed skills in leading technical projects and people. - Led a team of developers on various operational retail projects, resulting in an increase in efficiency at store and district levels. - Contributed heavily to the codebase by developing key modules, leading code reviews and mentoring junior developers. - Designed and built the in-store communications and training portal using Laravel (PHP) that served vital daily information to 400+ store, including Sport Chek, Atmosphere, and Marks. - Built key applications for the management of inventory as part of the Distributed Order Management project, resulting in a significant reduction in e-commerce shipping times and costs. - Built applications and content management systems to integrate with hardware devices in FGL's flagship stores (video screens, "power rings", tablet displays, etc). - Ensured the team followed Agile/Scrum methodology and DevOps practices to deliver the projects on time and under budget. Led the team through the challenges of integrating with multiple hardware devices and proprietary systems, resulting in a successful launch of the flagship store project. Ahered to strict timelines to co-ordinate deliver of systems and hardware to co-incide with construction deadlines. Show less I was the lead of a team that delivered various applications for FGL Sports Ltd. (now Canadian Tire). I loved my time at FGL where I developed skills in leading technical projects and people. - Led a team of developers on various operational retail projects, resulting in an increase in efficiency at store and district levels. - Contributed heavily to the codebase by developing key modules, leading code reviews and mentoring junior developers. - Designed and built the in-store… Show more I was the lead of a team that delivered various applications for FGL Sports Ltd. (now Canadian Tire). I loved my time at FGL where I developed skills in leading technical projects and people. - Led a team of developers on various operational retail projects, resulting in an increase in efficiency at store and district levels. - Contributed heavily to the codebase by developing key modules, leading code reviews and mentoring junior developers. - Designed and built the in-store communications and training portal using Laravel (PHP) that served vital daily information to 400+ store, including Sport Chek, Atmosphere, and Marks. - Built key applications for the management of inventory as part of the Distributed Order Management project, resulting in a significant reduction in e-commerce shipping times and costs. - Built applications and content management systems to integrate with hardware devices in FGL's flagship stores (video screens, "power rings", tablet displays, etc). - Ensured the team followed Agile/Scrum methodology and DevOps practices to deliver the projects on time and under budget. Led the team through the challenges of integrating with multiple hardware devices and proprietary systems, resulting in a successful launch of the flagship store project. Ahered to strict timelines to co-ordinate deliver of systems and hardware to co-incide with construction deadlines. Show less



siteburst

• United States

• Freelancer

  • Jun 2009 - Oct 2011

  Worked as project manager, assmbling teams of designers and developers from contacts at previous jobs. - Delivered projects for agencies including Critical Mass, Suitcase Interactive, RFX, SDMG, Woodruff Sweitzer and Moca Creative. - Continued work with a wide range of CMS solutions, e-commerce platforms and custom PHP applications. - Produced work for clients such as Garmin, Best Buy, Nissan, Agri-Trend, Winalta Homes, The Calgary Zoo, SMART Technologies and others. Worked as project manager, assmbling teams of designers and developers from contacts at previous jobs. - Delivered projects for agencies including Critical Mass, Suitcase Interactive, RFX, SDMG, Woodruff Sweitzer and Moca Creative. - Continued work with a wide range of CMS solutions, e-commerce platforms and custom PHP applications. - Produced work for clients such as Garmin, Best Buy, Nissan, Agri-Trend, Winalta Homes, The Calgary Zoo, SMART Technologies and others.



RFX Brand + Communications Inc.

• Sr. Web Developer

  • Mar 2007 - Jul 2009

  Worked as the lead developer at RFX, using a wide range of content management systems. Built and deployed e-commerce sites. Maintained all production, testing and development environments and servers. Built and managed teams of freelancers and contractors as needed. Worked on projects for a wide variety of clients, mainly in the oil & gas and agricultural industries. Worked as the lead developer at RFX, using a wide range of content management systems. Built and deployed e-commerce sites. Maintained all production, testing and development environments and servers. Built and managed teams of freelancers and contractors as needed. Worked on projects for a wide variety of clients, mainly in the oil & gas and agricultural industries.



Suitcase Interactive

• Canada
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Web Developer

  • May 2006 - May 2007

  At Suitcase Interactive I had the opportunity to create very unique applications for use in websites. It has been a challenge and helped to enhance my programming skills. I worked as part of a team of account managers, designers, and developers. Worked on projects for The United Way Calgary and Pattison Outdoor, among others. At Suitcase Interactive I had the opportunity to create very unique applications for use in websites. It has been a challenge and helped to enhance my programming skills. I worked as part of a team of account managers, designers, and developers. Worked on projects for The United Way Calgary and Pattison Outdoor, among others.



Rare Method

• Canada

• Web Developer

  • Dec 2004 - May 2006

  Developed a number of sites, providing information architecture as well as front-end and back-end code. Considerable time was spent developing training courses for clients. Worked as part of a very large collaborative team on projects for Jugo Juice, Silvertip Resort and Travel Alberta, among others. Developed a number of sites, providing information architecture as well as front-end and back-end code. Considerable time was spent developing training courses for clients. Worked as part of a very large collaborative team on projects for Jugo Juice, Silvertip Resort and Travel Alberta, among others.



Critical Mass

• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Web Developer

  • Jun 2004 - Nov 2004

  6 mo. contract position At Critical Mass, I learned how to maintain client deadlines and prioritize tasks. We faced many deadlines that usually overlapped many projects. I was lead web developer on the “Build Your Own” application of the Mercedes-Benz website. I also assumed the role of lead on a number of smaller projects including a site for a new model (SLK350) that launched in the summer. 6 mo. contract position At Critical Mass, I learned how to maintain client deadlines and prioritize tasks. We faced many deadlines that usually overlapped many projects. I was lead web developer on the “Build Your Own” application of the Mercedes-Benz website. I also assumed the role of lead on a number of smaller projects including a site for a new model (SLK350) that launched in the summer.



University of Calgary

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Software Developer - Faculty of Medicine

  • Apr 2002 - Jun 2004

  Lead a small team of developers who designed and built a content management system from the ground up for the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Calgary. The CMS was designed to allow professors and researchers to dynamically create websites based on course content and to share research across the web. Service calls that required special knowledge of application software and programming were escalated to me, requiring a broad knowledge base and versatility. I also assisted with a wide… Show more Lead a small team of developers who designed and built a content management system from the ground up for the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Calgary. The CMS was designed to allow professors and researchers to dynamically create websites based on course content and to share research across the web. Service calls that required special knowledge of application software and programming were escalated to me, requiring a broad knowledge base and versatility. I also assisted with a wide variety of IT projects for the University, including system administration for a large number of servers. Show less Lead a small team of developers who designed and built a content management system from the ground up for the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Calgary. The CMS was designed to allow professors and researchers to dynamically create websites based on course content and to share research across the web. Service calls that required special knowledge of application software and programming were escalated to me, requiring a broad knowledge base and versatility. I also assisted with a wide… Show more Lead a small team of developers who designed and built a content management system from the ground up for the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Calgary. The CMS was designed to allow professors and researchers to dynamically create websites based on course content and to share research across the web. Service calls that required special knowledge of application software and programming were escalated to me, requiring a broad knowledge base and versatility. I also assisted with a wide variety of IT projects for the University, including system administration for a large number of servers. Show less