Experience

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  Thrive Health

  • Principal Software Developer / Staff Developer / Team Lead

    • Dec 2022 - Present

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  NoWhere Hosting Inc.

  • Founder

    • 2014 - Present

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  Avanti Software Inc.

  • Senior Software Developer

    • Sep 2019 - Apr 2021

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  Benevity

  • Canada
  • Software Development
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Release Engineer

    • Feb 2017 - Jun 2019

  • Software Developer/Scrum Master

    • Feb 2015 - Jun 2019

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  Canterris DSG

  • Web Developer / Senior Software Engineer / Infrastructure Manager

    • May 2006 - May 2014

    Leading the design, development and implementation of all SaaS offerings geared to the Marketing industry, which power a number of award winning websites. Included design, development implementation and management of international infrastructure. Primary engineer of all hardware and software products, which include a variety of Interactive Digital Signage solutions. The role started out as a web developer and expanded over the years to cover many different disciplines; including but not limited to designing and developing custom hardware and software for the Digital Signage industry, developing mobile applications for multiple platforms, R&D, custom web application development, email marketing, build and release management, network and systems engineering, electronics engineering, systems integration, product research, embedded systems design and development, SEO/SEM, online and traditional marketing, social media, and more.Designed the web infrastructure for all offerings and managed over a dozen servers spanning three data centers in Canada and the US.Development with Linux, Apache, PHP, C, Nginx, MariaDB, Flash, JavaScript, AS, MySQL, Perl, BASH, Python, IIS, MSSQL, .NET, HTML 5, CSS3, and more, with a primary focus on Linux environments. Using many source management tools such as CVS, SVN, GIT, BZR and others. Comfortable with MVC, OOP, procedural, API centric development, responsive design, and more. Familiar with many IDE's, development platforms, methodologies and workflows. Worked with a wide variety of operating systems and hardware platforms (i.e. PC, Mac, embedded, and network). Extreme proficiency with remote management, networking, cloud technology, scalability, and all things internet.

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  Twist Marketing

  • Solutions Architect

    • 2006 - 2014

    As a result of sharing office space with Twist Marketing, the occasional assistance with the odd infrastructure problem evolved into nearly a full-time job, including infrastructure management, network and systems support, technology consultations, strategy, photography, web development, SEO & SEM, and planning for both internal and external projects.Lead development and participated in several award winning online projects.Creator of many 'one-off' leading edge technology demonstrations that were featured at Twist events as an indicator of the capabilities of the company.Many client interactions included explaining technology to clientele in a manner that they could understand, and further leverage it to benefit their business.Used and deployed many infrastructure management and monitoring tools, such as Spiceworks, OSSEC, PRTG, Kaspersky, Logstash, etc. Development with Linux, Apache, PHP, C, Nginx, MariaDB, Flash, JavaScript, AS, MySQL, Perl, BASH, Python, IIS, MSSQL, .NET, HTML 5, CSS3, and more, with a primary focus on Linux environments. Using many source management tools such as CVS, SVN, GIT, BZR and others. Comfortable with MVC, OOP, procedural, API centric development, responsive design, and more. Familiar with many IDE's, development platforms, methodologies and workflows. Worked with a wide variety of operating systems and hardware platforms (i.e. PC, Mac, embedded, and network). Extreme proficiency with remote management, networking, cloud technology, scalability, and all things internet.

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  MiBusiness

  • Senior Application Developer

    • Jan 2005 - May 2006

    Custom Internet application design, development, and maintenance for the marketing industry. Clients included large O&G firms, property rental management, retail, fashion industry, and more.Developed large transaction ecommerce platforms for managing rental property income.Role expanded to include in house and outsourced IT.Used software development technologies such as Flash, JavaScript, Java, PHP, MySQL, Perl, Bash scripting, ActionScript, HTML, XHTML, DHTML, XML, CSS, and more, on both Linux and Windows based servers.

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  Beauty By Us Inc. / My Next Appointment

  • Director Of Technology

    • 2002 - 2006

    First of its kind, and online booking system developed originally for the hair & beauty industry, but now serving many other industries.Engineered, developed and designed the application from the ground up, including the infrastructure that keeps it running.Linux, Apache, PHP, MySQL, C, Perl, JavaScript, HTML, and various scripting languages were used in its development.

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  NoWhere Etc.

  • Senior Software Engineer/Network and Server Administrator/Director of Technology

    • 1999 - 2006

    Primary role is developing custom online solutions for clientele, but extendeds into building and servicing business infrastructure, hardware, networks, hosting, general IT, and marketing services.Clients range from SOHO to large corporate entities, including several computer service centers, marketing, and IT firms.Maintaining Linux based hosting infrastructure for 100+ clients.

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  NoWhere Radio

  • Music Director/On Air Personality

    • 1999 - 2006

    One of the first internet streaming radio stations on the internet, NoWhere Radio focused on services in support of the independent musician. Pioneering online live streaming technologies for both Video and Audio, I developed the software, codecs, web technology, and supporting infrastructure that kept NoWhere Radio alive and active for many years. Events were broadcast from many locations in Canada and the US live to audiences of thousands that otherwise wouldn't have the opportunity to hear or see the performances.As a closet musician and aspiring voice-over actor, I also became an on air radio personality responsible for the 'Sound of Nothing' broadcasts, which included special segments with local and online celebrities. NoWhere Radio is currently being resurrected and re-vamped to feature a more modern interface and use new and emerging technologies to once again give independent musicians a platform to be heard.

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  Computer Service Center

  • System and Network Engineer

    • 2000 - 2005

    Computer Service Center built custom computer systems and supported home and small business infrastructure. Building and repairing custom computers and networks. Troubleshooting supporting infrastructure and consulting on business IT needs.

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  Express Computer Store

  • Technical Sales / Repair Technician

    • 1998 - 2000

    Primary responsibilities included serving customers in the stores retail location, managing the RMA department, inside/outside sales, shipping/receiving, inventory management, technical support, computer hardware troubleshooting and repair, software troubleshooting, network management, on-site service calls, new system builds, website development, and more.While the focus of the position was on sales and customer service, it was a great opportunity to learn about emerging technologies and apply those to future opportunities.

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  NetSaver

  • Software Developer / Application Architect / Project Manager

    • 1995 - 1998

    One of the first of its kind, NetSaver developed websites and online 'coupons' for clientele in the early days of the internet.Development focused around content management and efficient distribution of media. This was the days of limitted bandwidth, where the average connection was around 56Kbps.Linux, Perl, C, and shell scripting were the backend tools of choice, with HTML and early JavaScript (Mocha/LiveScript) used on the front end.