Experience

Jetpack Labs

• Canada
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CTO/CEO, Founder

  • May 2022 - Present

  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Jetpacks unique approach combines elements of a corporate venture studio and a strategy design firm. Our innovation-as-a-service methodology goes beyond the typical management consulting and agency models - by not only strategizing but also taking action to bring ideas to life. In short, we use strategy and experience to build superior products. Let's build the Jetpack to your Rocketship.



Next Decentrum

• Canada
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Fractional CTO, Co-Founder

  • Jul 2017 - Present

  Vancouver, Canada Area Next Decentrum, a blockchain company building Momentable, an NFT e-commerce platform focused on helping museums, art collectors, and cultural institutions create, manage, and promote NFT-based digital products and collections on the Flow blockchain. Museums, galleries, and artists can use Momentable to publish digital versions of iconic artworks and artifacts, making them more accessible than ever before and as a result, protect their valuable assets, generate new revenue streams, and… Show more Next Decentrum, a blockchain company building Momentable, an NFT e-commerce platform focused on helping museums, art collectors, and cultural institutions create, manage, and promote NFT-based digital products and collections on the Flow blockchain. Museums, galleries, and artists can use Momentable to publish digital versions of iconic artworks and artifacts, making them more accessible than ever before and as a result, protect their valuable assets, generate new revenue streams, and reach collectors around the world. Next Decentrum is working with some of the top museums in North America and the world. We partnered with Visual Capitalist, one of the fastest growing online publishers globally, and Daily Hive, a leading Canadian online publication with a hyper-local focus. Show less



RocketPlan Technologies Inc.

• United States
• Information Technology & Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Technology Officer

  • Feb 2021 - Dec 2021

  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada RocketPlan was built to provide the best employee experience, thus enabling restoration professionals to complete their work in less time; maximizing operational efficiencies directly benefitting the bottom line. I was hiredat the CTO to take over technical operations of RocketPlan. At RocketPlan I hired the entire design, technical and product team and set them on a path to success as a team. Our success was attained through setting up proper processes of code standards, agile delivery… Show more RocketPlan was built to provide the best employee experience, thus enabling restoration professionals to complete their work in less time; maximizing operational efficiencies directly benefitting the bottom line. I was hiredat the CTO to take over technical operations of RocketPlan. At RocketPlan I hired the entire design, technical and product team and set them on a path to success as a team. Our success was attained through setting up proper processes of code standards, agile delivery standards, and CI/CD standards that allowed the team to deliver work and deploy safely to production at-will. Show less



Unleashed Ventures

• Canada
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals

• Partner

  • Jan 2020 - Aug 2021

  What would it be like for you to work with a team of experienced founders, skilled mentors, and connected advisors? We are entrepreneurs, investors, engineers, marketers, musicians, mountain bikers, stock traders, educators, hockey champions, tech geeks, storytellers, and community builders all amalgamated into one unstoppable team, ready and willing to… Unleash Innovative Products Productivity can only increase with easy to use, fast, and powerful technology tools designed… Show more What would it be like for you to work with a team of experienced founders, skilled mentors, and connected advisors? We are entrepreneurs, investors, engineers, marketers, musicians, mountain bikers, stock traders, educators, hockey champions, tech geeks, storytellers, and community builders all amalgamated into one unstoppable team, ready and willing to… Unleash Innovative Products Productivity can only increase with easy to use, fast, and powerful technology tools designed to help you build an empire. CXO.ai is our vision of the next generation of brand building through content curation and distribution. Unleash World-Changing Startups Ideas can only change the world when thoroughly explored, executed, and accelerated from concept to a world-changing movement. We focus on founders, helping them develop their skills, transforming ideas into investable entities. Unleash Thriving Investments Funds can only realize their vision when fully deployed with capable founders shaping world-changing ideas into a reality. Show less



SportNinja Inc.

• Director Of Technology

  • Aug 2019 - Apr 2020

  Vancouver, Canada Area I was recruited by SportNinja to help them develop their platform and get them ready for funding. SportNinja is a software company that provides a powerful, free, software platform that includes sports league and team management tools, digital scoresheets, real-time game updates, and social engagement. The company required help stabilizing its development team, process and maintaining development speed. So I helped them write code better, faster and helped them integrate with their… Show more I was recruited by SportNinja to help them develop their platform and get them ready for funding. SportNinja is a software company that provides a powerful, free, software platform that includes sports league and team management tools, digital scoresheets, real-time game updates, and social engagement. The company required help stabilizing its development team, process and maintaining development speed. So I helped them write code better, faster and helped them integrate with their systems. Show less



Sycle

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Engineering Manager

  • May 2018 - Aug 2019

  Vancouver, Canada Area

• Senior Lead Software Engineer

  • May 2016 - May 2018

  Vancouver, BC Sycle is close to my heart. I started here as a senior developer and quickly became the tech lead. You see, they needed someone to handle the difficult responsibilities, and I was the guy. To be on my team, you had to follow my three core principles, which are that code must be secure, scalable and readable. Sycle builds hearing clinic software that is integrated and used by 6000 clinics across the world. The software simplified patient management, scheduling and document… Show more Sycle is close to my heart. I started here as a senior developer and quickly became the tech lead. You see, they needed someone to handle the difficult responsibilities, and I was the guy. To be on my team, you had to follow my three core principles, which are that code must be secure, scalable and readable. Sycle builds hearing clinic software that is integrated and used by 6000 clinics across the world. The software simplified patient management, scheduling and document management. Anything you required to manage your hearing clinic, Sycle’s software platform provided. During my time there, ten developers morphed into forty-two, many of them recruited, vetted, hired and onboarded by me as I moved to Engineering Manager. I became the focal point for our development teams at Sycle. In my capacity, I also hired many other parts of our teams including, support for the developers, scrum masters, product owners, QA, test automation, UI, UX specialists and architects. My position made me a key component of the due diligence process when Sycle was acquired by Cochlear for $78 million.



Spout Interactive Inc.

• Internet Publishing

• Founder

  • Mar 2014 - Jul 2016

  Vancouver, Canada Area Every developer can make stuff, but some of us eventually wonder if we can make and ship our products. Spout was an idea based on what I had seen during my time at DDB. The idea was to build a product to promote brand awareness and engage audiences with rich, real-time social media experiences. It was called Tale. We started a project when Tim Hortons was giving away free donuts to their customers. We built an app where you could go around and get free donuts from Tim Hortons… Show more Every developer can make stuff, but some of us eventually wonder if we can make and ship our products. Spout was an idea based on what I had seen during my time at DDB. The idea was to build a product to promote brand awareness and engage audiences with rich, real-time social media experiences. It was called Tale. We started a project when Tim Hortons was giving away free donuts to their customers. We built an app where you could go around and get free donuts from Tim Hortons using an optimal driving route on Google maps. The people would tweet about the free donuts they got and so on - lots of fun. Then we did an unofficial social media campaign at TedX Vancouver using a similar concept to our Tim Hortons approach. But we had a problem. Our development process was too slow, and a greenfield opportunity became a crowded field. I learned two important things from this experience. One is that speed matters. And two, running a startup is not easy. Show less



Red Stamp Agency

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

• CTO

  • Aug 2015 - May 2016

  I worked for Redstamp, a small boutique marketing agency, after 9 shot Golf. This position and the nature of the agency meant that I was exposed to a significant number of different technologies, platform solutions and code languages. I also got a crash course on being a manager, which proved valuable when I started later at Sycle.



9Shot Golf Innovations Inc

• Tech Lead

  • Feb 2013 - Jun 2015

  Vancouver, BC I started working with the 9Shot Golf guys in 2013. The idea was to develop golf scheduling software. This experience was rich in lessons that would help me in the future. I built the initial product, and we began hiring people, then we went out to other golf establishments. That’s when the problem started. It turns out that lost of golf establishments have their way of doing things, and the way we chose wasn’t an easy fit. So lesson one is straight out of lean startup, talk to… Show more I started working with the 9Shot Golf guys in 2013. The idea was to develop golf scheduling software. This experience was rich in lessons that would help me in the future. I built the initial product, and we began hiring people, then we went out to other golf establishments. That’s when the problem started. It turns out that lost of golf establishments have their way of doing things, and the way we chose wasn’t an easy fit. So lesson one is straight out of lean startup, talk to your customers first. Now, that wasn’t the end of it. We did a pivot to an even better idea: video golf swing analysis. A person would get their swing video, then upload it to our platform where a pro would analyze the swing. The pro could work with the video, add those drawing on it like in football analysis, and record voice. The company folded because they ran out of money before they got the valuation they were looking for. So the other lessons here were, had we simply developed it to work without the browser, we would have cut development time by three months and the associated expenses. And you could also say that you don’t get to choose your valuation when you need money. While I was there, I managed a team, set project timetables, and worked with a variety of tech, all of which helped me as my career continued to develop. Show less



Tribal DDB

• Ukraine
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Web Developer

  • May 2011 - Jan 2013

  Vancouver, Canada Area This is a dream job for some. High pressure, high performance and high expectations. It was here that I learned the power of design and detail. Tribal DDB is an agency that is part of DDB Worldwide with a focus on the interactive-web properties. (2012 Digital Agency of the Year & 2012 Interactive Agency of the Year) DDB won awards for their design because they took it down to the pixel. Everything was checked and refined. Most developers never think about this level of detail… Show more This is a dream job for some. High pressure, high performance and high expectations. It was here that I learned the power of design and detail. Tribal DDB is an agency that is part of DDB Worldwide with a focus on the interactive-web properties. (2012 Digital Agency of the Year & 2012 Interactive Agency of the Year) DDB won awards for their design because they took it down to the pixel. Everything was checked and refined. Most developers never think about this level of detail, but those five pixels that aren’t just right will bother the audience. It will be wrong somehow, and they won’t know why. It’s these little details that help shape the entire experience. This shaped my views around design and clarity in code. During my time there, I managed, deployed, built and maintained multiple software projects. I worked on a team of three developers on websites like bcplace.com, ausenco.com and many more. Show less



Electronic Arts

• Brazil
• Software Development

• Software Engineer

  • Jun 2010 - May 2011

  Burnaby, BC Now, you’ll notice this wasn’t my first stop at EA. I came back because I had some unfinished business there. I wanted to be a developer, and this was my chance to prove what I could do. I worked in the games division, and I managed, deployed, built and maintained sites for EA Sports Active and EA Sports MMA Series. As a member of a small development team, my chief responsibility was to act as a liaison between the game team, the EA Sports web team, the database team, the API team and… Show more Now, you’ll notice this wasn’t my first stop at EA. I came back because I had some unfinished business there. I wanted to be a developer, and this was my chance to prove what I could do. I worked in the games division, and I managed, deployed, built and maintained sites for EA Sports Active and EA Sports MMA Series. As a member of a small development team, my chief responsibility was to act as a liaison between the game team, the EA Sports web team, the database team, the API team and the external Brazilian partner. Show less



Reinvent Technology, Inc.

• Web Developer

  • 2007 - Nov 2009

  Reinvent is a company that owns thousands of domain names, namely BlackFriday.com and Vancouver.com My responsibilities included: o T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Developer of the year for Vancouver.com o Using services such as SVN, Redmine, Linux to manage, deploy, build & maintain multiple software projects. (Vancouver.com & BlackFriday.com) o Worked on a team of 2 developers, 1 copyrighter & 1 designer, 2nd in command behind Lead Developer. o Built codebase for aggregating… Show more Reinvent is a company that owns thousands of domain names, namely BlackFriday.com and Vancouver.com My responsibilities included: o T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Developer of the year for Vancouver.com o Using services such as SVN, Redmine, Linux to manage, deploy, build & maintain multiple software projects. (Vancouver.com & BlackFriday.com) o Worked on a team of 2 developers, 1 copyrighter & 1 designer, 2nd in command behind Lead Developer. o Built codebase for aggregating all Vancouver webcams through Vancouver.com, by caching and storing all cam feeds through our server. o Worked on and maintained custom PHP based framework. Show less


Global Market Insite
• Market Research
• Software Developer

  • Jul 2006 - Jul 2007


Electronic Arts Canada

• Web Developer/QA Tech

  • Aug 2004 - Jul 2006

  My first time at EA was in the QA department. I spent my time going through the basketball games and making sure there wasn’t any funny stuff in the crowd. You might be surprised what might turn up in the crowd in these games before release. I also had to go through details where legs get crossed and stuff that wasn’t natural or realistic.