Rod Miles
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Liam Caswell
Rod is an absolute gift to work with. He has a very balanced mindset of the engineer "Let's get this done and move quickly" versus the product "How are we measuring this and solving the right problems?" This is a really difficult line to walk, but every task put onto Rod's plate was met with a level of ownership and experience that speaks to both of these ideologies every step of the way. As a team member, you can always expect that Rod is going to ask the right questions and carry forward with complete autonomy, however it's the intangibles that set Rod a league above his peers: Warm, kind, generous with his time, transparent in his work, and not afraid to ask the difficult questions. It's these things that solidify Rod as a complete professional and leader in his field, and it will be a gift to get the chance to work with him again.
Stefania Valoroso
If you need a web expert who is talented, communicates effectively, and is genuinely a pleasure to work with, Rod is your guy. We worked together closely while building a website workflow tool in Wordpress and creating general solutions for Club Penguin Island's website. Rod is committed to knowing the technical requirements around a project—if he doesn't, he will spend dedicated time to research information that benefits him and the team's workflow. He then is able to distill the information in a digestible format and communicate it which allows the team to continue working on their part with the confidence of knowing their solution could work. "Jamming" on a user interface problem with him was one of the highlights of my role at Disney as we would get to solve a problem together and marry the user experience requirements to the technical limitations of Wordpress. I honestly almost never heard a "No, we can't do that" from Rod—instead, it was a "Let me look into that" and a delivery of multiple proposed solutions with the potential scope. While documentation was always very detailed, I never had to sit down and go over every aspect with Rod. He's truly a developer who understands the benefit of good user experience and can fill in gaps based on existing behaviour, as well as provide suggestions based on his viewpoint and vast experience. This was definitely apparent when he would bring up accessibility and responsive considerations during the development of a new feature. His collaboration skills, honest respect of my opinion and UX, and technical knowledge of all things web, make Rod a developer I will measure up my future web developers to.
Liam Caswell
Rod is an absolute gift to work with. He has a very balanced mindset of the engineer "Let's get this done and move quickly" versus the product "How are we measuring this and solving the right problems?" This is a really difficult line to walk, but every task put onto Rod's plate was met with a level of ownership and experience that speaks to both of these ideologies every step of the way. As a team member, you can always expect that Rod is going to ask the right questions and carry forward with complete autonomy, however it's the intangibles that set Rod a league above his peers: Warm, kind, generous with his time, transparent in his work, and not afraid to ask the difficult questions. It's these things that solidify Rod as a complete professional and leader in his field, and it will be a gift to get the chance to work with him again.
Stefania Valoroso
If you need a web expert who is talented, communicates effectively, and is genuinely a pleasure to work with, Rod is your guy. We worked together closely while building a website workflow tool in Wordpress and creating general solutions for Club Penguin Island's website. Rod is committed to knowing the technical requirements around a project—if he doesn't, he will spend dedicated time to research information that benefits him and the team's workflow. He then is able to distill the information in a digestible format and communicate it which allows the team to continue working on their part with the confidence of knowing their solution could work. "Jamming" on a user interface problem with him was one of the highlights of my role at Disney as we would get to solve a problem together and marry the user experience requirements to the technical limitations of Wordpress. I honestly almost never heard a "No, we can't do that" from Rod—instead, it was a "Let me look into that" and a delivery of multiple proposed solutions with the potential scope. While documentation was always very detailed, I never had to sit down and go over every aspect with Rod. He's truly a developer who understands the benefit of good user experience and can fill in gaps based on existing behaviour, as well as provide suggestions based on his viewpoint and vast experience. This was definitely apparent when he would bring up accessibility and responsive considerations during the development of a new feature. His collaboration skills, honest respect of my opinion and UX, and technical knowledge of all things web, make Rod a developer I will measure up my future web developers to.
Liam Caswell
Rod is an absolute gift to work with. He has a very balanced mindset of the engineer "Let's get this done and move quickly" versus the product "How are we measuring this and solving the right problems?" This is a really difficult line to walk, but every task put onto Rod's plate was met with a level of ownership and experience that speaks to both of these ideologies every step of the way. As a team member, you can always expect that Rod is going to ask the right questions and carry forward with complete autonomy, however it's the intangibles that set Rod a league above his peers: Warm, kind, generous with his time, transparent in his work, and not afraid to ask the difficult questions. It's these things that solidify Rod as a complete professional and leader in his field, and it will be a gift to get the chance to work with him again.
Stefania Valoroso
If you need a web expert who is talented, communicates effectively, and is genuinely a pleasure to work with, Rod is your guy. We worked together closely while building a website workflow tool in Wordpress and creating general solutions for Club Penguin Island's website. Rod is committed to knowing the technical requirements around a project—if he doesn't, he will spend dedicated time to research information that benefits him and the team's workflow. He then is able to distill the information in a digestible format and communicate it which allows the team to continue working on their part with the confidence of knowing their solution could work. "Jamming" on a user interface problem with him was one of the highlights of my role at Disney as we would get to solve a problem together and marry the user experience requirements to the technical limitations of Wordpress. I honestly almost never heard a "No, we can't do that" from Rod—instead, it was a "Let me look into that" and a delivery of multiple proposed solutions with the potential scope. While documentation was always very detailed, I never had to sit down and go over every aspect with Rod. He's truly a developer who understands the benefit of good user experience and can fill in gaps based on existing behaviour, as well as provide suggestions based on his viewpoint and vast experience. This was definitely apparent when he would bring up accessibility and responsive considerations during the development of a new feature. His collaboration skills, honest respect of my opinion and UX, and technical knowledge of all things web, make Rod a developer I will measure up my future web developers to.
Liam Caswell
Rod is an absolute gift to work with. He has a very balanced mindset of the engineer "Let's get this done and move quickly" versus the product "How are we measuring this and solving the right problems?" This is a really difficult line to walk, but every task put onto Rod's plate was met with a level of ownership and experience that speaks to both of these ideologies every step of the way. As a team member, you can always expect that Rod is going to ask the right questions and carry forward with complete autonomy, however it's the intangibles that set Rod a league above his peers: Warm, kind, generous with his time, transparent in his work, and not afraid to ask the difficult questions. It's these things that solidify Rod as a complete professional and leader in his field, and it will be a gift to get the chance to work with him again.
Stefania Valoroso
If you need a web expert who is talented, communicates effectively, and is genuinely a pleasure to work with, Rod is your guy. We worked together closely while building a website workflow tool in Wordpress and creating general solutions for Club Penguin Island's website. Rod is committed to knowing the technical requirements around a project—if he doesn't, he will spend dedicated time to research information that benefits him and the team's workflow. He then is able to distill the information in a digestible format and communicate it which allows the team to continue working on their part with the confidence of knowing their solution could work. "Jamming" on a user interface problem with him was one of the highlights of my role at Disney as we would get to solve a problem together and marry the user experience requirements to the technical limitations of Wordpress. I honestly almost never heard a "No, we can't do that" from Rod—instead, it was a "Let me look into that" and a delivery of multiple proposed solutions with the potential scope. While documentation was always very detailed, I never had to sit down and go over every aspect with Rod. He's truly a developer who understands the benefit of good user experience and can fill in gaps based on existing behaviour, as well as provide suggestions based on his viewpoint and vast experience. This was definitely apparent when he would bring up accessibility and responsive considerations during the development of a new feature. His collaboration skills, honest respect of my opinion and UX, and technical knowledge of all things web, make Rod a developer I will measure up my future web developers to.
Experience
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Surf
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Canada
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Advertising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Principal Frontend Developer
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Nov 2020 - Present
Surf is a white-label loyalty and rewards platform that helps enterprises capture consumer data ethically, reward consumers sustainably, and monetize their audience effectively. Surf’s white label offerings include API access to a subsidized rewards marketplace, branded browser extension/mobile app, giveaways platform, and a powerful analytics platform with integrated AI. Surf has worked with brands like Amazon Prime Gaming, Hewlett Packard, Polaris, Netflix, Sony Music, L’Oreal, Electronic Arts, SimilarWeb, and more to better understand their audience and boost revenue, all while reducing top line costs. To learn more about our offerings, schedule a call on joinsurf.com/brands. Featured in publications like Forbes, Wall Street Journal, BBC and TechCrunch, Surf is proudly backed by several investors including Moneta Ventures, Round13 Capital, MAGIC Fund, Kyle Kuzma (Washington Wizards), Cody Ko (popular creator) and the founders of Cameo, Dapper Labs, Hootsuite, Shaw Communications, Clearco and DraftKings. Show less
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Owner / Web Developer
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Jan 2006 - Present
One Grey Paw is my sole proprietorship and has been a place where I can continually sharpen my React, Drupal and Wordpress development skills as I work with small and medium companies to help them accomplish their online goals. One Grey Paw is my sole proprietorship and has been a place where I can continually sharpen my React, Drupal and Wordpress development skills as I work with small and medium companies to help them accomplish their online goals.
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PLAYR.gg
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Canada
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Online Media
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Software Developer
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Dec 2018 - Nov 2020
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The Walt Disney Company
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United States
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Entertainment Providers
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Software Engineer
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Jun 2013 - Dec 2018
Worked with the Club Penguin Island web team in Kelowna. Technical Lead and primary developer for the website team overseeing enterprise-level installations of both Drupal (Club Penguin, 2013 – 2017) and Wordpress (Club Penguin Island, 2017 – 2018) with thousands of unique pages in multiple languages and millions of visitors/hits each week/month. Worked with the Club Penguin Island web team in Kelowna. Technical Lead and primary developer for the website team overseeing enterprise-level installations of both Drupal (Club Penguin, 2013 – 2017) and Wordpress (Club Penguin Island, 2017 – 2018) with thousands of unique pages in multiple languages and millions of visitors/hits each week/month.
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Hybrid Global Inc.
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Software Development
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Senior Frontend Web Developer
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Oct 2008 - Jun 2013
Team Lead and frontend developer for the web team overseeing every Drupal and Magento website project. Primary developer of a customized, scalable, Drupal deployment used by rural libraries in Alberta, as well as several library systems in the USA; our team developed a suite of custom Drupal modules and themes for libraries to integrate with their ILS. Primary developer of the company's “Intranet” package on Drupal 7 for organizations looking to shed Microsoft SharePoint; the intranet package includes custom user dashboards, file sharing, contacts directory, listings of internal resources, private messaging, and more. Hybrid Forge was one of western Canada's premier web development and eCommerce Consulting companies founded by Geoff Kliza and Chad Smith. With a team of engineers, graphic designers, and website specialists, Hybrid Forge is focused on Web solutions that provide our clients with flexibility and control by integrating the best-in-class of licensed and open-source applications. Show less
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Optrics Engineering
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Canada
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Software Engineer & Web Architect
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Feb 2004 - Jan 2008
Lead for web application programming, internal software development, graphic design, Search Engine Optimization and Search Engine Marketing. Responsible for IIS setup and configuration. Managed team efforts and deadlines for website projects. ASP.net / eCommerce storefront setup, design, and implementation. Lead for web application programming, internal software development, graphic design, Search Engine Optimization and Search Engine Marketing. Responsible for IIS setup and configuration. Managed team efforts and deadlines for website projects. ASP.net / eCommerce storefront setup, design, and implementation.
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Graphic / UI Designer
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Sep 2002 - Dec 2003
Designed the look and feel of the Graphical User Interface (GUI) of their Boat Cruiser and Map Cruiser products (including all images, icons, and navigation). Created print-ready product ads for nationally distributed magazines. Designed a website to reflect the global intentions of the company. Designed the look and feel of the Graphical User Interface (GUI) of their Boat Cruiser and Map Cruiser products (including all images, icons, and navigation). Created print-ready product ads for nationally distributed magazines. Designed a website to reflect the global intentions of the company.
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Education
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1995 - 2002
Memorial University of Newfoundland
B.Eng., Computer Engineering
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