Hi, I like to bring ideas to production.

Full Stack Developer with 10+ years of experience with application modernization and full stack development. Leading a team working with Elixir; with multiple front-ends, including React, iOs, Android, and Google Assistant (voice) to revolutionize how Canadians shop for groceries. Modernizing an e-commerce platform (Hybris/ Spring) onto micro-services using web-flux and GCP. Worked with a large bank transformed a monolithic trading application to use micro services and a reactive Angular front end.
I began programming at my high school where I was introduced to the One Laptop per Child initiative. This program brought me all the way to Isiolo, in Kenya, where I deployed a classroom set of laptops in 2009. I returned three times to grow the collection to over 80 computers, and 3 schools, that are still being used today. I'm always looking for new ways to solve big problems.

My Projects

Leading technology strategy and development at a stealth startup, driving innovation in emerging technologies and building scalable systems for growth.

Worked with a small team of amazing engineers using new technologies to change how thousands of companies engaged with their retail customers through social commerce, including interactive live streaming, marketing, and seamless checkout experiences.

Led a team as senior software developer working with a large retail client to integrate new APIs for growth. Worked with Elixir, Java, Kotlin, and built real-time dashboards using React and web sockets.

Team lead and solution architect on strategic program transforming how millions of Canadians shop online and in-store. Built APIs for core e-commerce systems enabling microservices architecture and omni-channel experiences.

Led full stack modernization of a trading platform, improving trader productivity and data quality. Increased unit testing coverage from 8% to 40% and built a data-driven forms framework for configurable trade types.

Designed and implemented a sales call booking application integrated with Salesforce using Apex Rest APIs. Built real-time availability system with Zimbra calendar integration and self-service configuration tools.

I work to support an OLPC project in Kenya as well as OLPC Canada. We bring laptops to children who would otherwise be unable to use technology or the Internet to improve their learning.

Agnico Eagle is one of Canada's most successful gold mining companies. I've been working on a custom Industrial Hygiene dashboard built on SharePoint.

I'm was the treasurer of the Computer Science Student Union at the University of Toronto where I helped secure a generous donatoin of servers from Yelp!

I've been a technical consultant to the locations and finance departments on multiple productions. I enjoy the Film and Television industry where everyone works together to make a big idea come to life.

Blog

Building Smooth Icon Animations with Jekyll and Claude

How I transformed my static projects section into a smooth, animated carousel using Jekyll collections, CSS icon cropping, and custom JavaScript animations—all with Claude's help.

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Scalable Actions for All

Setting up GitHub Actions Runner Controller (ARC) on a cheap VPS with K3s to run scalable, self-hosted GitHub Actions runners with Docker-in-Docker support.

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