Sago Mini creates beautiful and thoughtfully designed apps & toys for preschoolers and toddlers. Based in Toronto, Canada, we are a tight-knit 100-person team who share the goal of making products that delight kids around the world. With millions of monthly active users, multiple subscription services, and a TV show on Apple TV, Sago Mini has become one of the top trusted app brands for young kids.As Sr. Director of Engineering, I lead our 40-person technology team and work alongside a group of Engineering Managers to support our talented colleagues, whose work spans game development, web services, IT infrastructure, and QA.I am also a member of our senior management team, working with our founder and other senior leaders to chart our path forward as a business.If you have a love for technology, design, art, and product, then come join our team!https://jobs.sagomini.com/

Designed and built a low-­cost, portable, clinical grade ECG for global health care workers operating in low­-income countries. The Alirus ECG is powered by an Android tablet or smartphone and is capable of capturing 5 and 12-­lead ECG recordings which can be shared securely with other doctors via our cloud platform.Created a patient monitoring platform aimed at reducing heart failure patient readmissions that was used in a pilot study at NewYork ­Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Hospital.Tech Stack: Python, Django, MySQL, Ansible, AWS, Android SDK/Java, and iOS SDK/Obj-C.

Sago Mini is an award-winning kids app & toy company devoted to educational play and a subsidiary of Toca Boca. In 2013 we were acquired by Toca Boca and rebranded from zinc Roe to Sago Mini.- Created fun and intuitive mobile apps for preschoolers.- Responsible for improving the Sago Mini and Toca Boca in-app news system, a key component in maximizing cross-sales to our existing customers.- Managed the company's tech infrastructure, from customer-facing web services, to our internal development stack.- Developed build tools and managed app store releases.Tech Stack: iOS SDK/Obj-C, Cocos2d, Android SDK, Unity, Python, LAMP, and AWS.

zinc Roe specializes in creating engaging websites, games and mobile apps for kids.- Built native iOS applications and games. Lead the development of Doodlecast Pro, a whiteboard video presentation tool to easily share your ideas with others. Helped create the Stella and Sam app series (6 apps) and the Tickle Tap App series (10 apps).- Developed the new Disney Junior Canada website. Responsible for backend development, performance optimization, site launch, and delivering a three day training course to familiarize the client's in-house developers with the new site.- Created engaging online web communities like the Zimmer Twins, Zimmer Twins At School, and Total Drama Online.- Responsible for all tech infrastructure. Linux server provisioning, security, and performance optimization. Researching and managing all third party services. Maintaining internal network infrastructure.Tech Stack: iOS SDK/Obj-C, Cocos2d, LAMP, Zend Framework, Drupal CMS, and Ubuntu/Linux.

Developed web-based production management software for in-house film and television productions.Tech Stack: Java, Spring Framework, Hibernate ORM, and LAMP.

Launched an online store selling made to order audio/video cables using a custom built e-commerce website and shopping cart.Tech Stack: LAMP, PayPal API, and Canada Post API.

Built a web-based scheduling tool that helped students and their advisors create conflict-free timetables for the Faculty of Engineering and Design.Tech Stack: CakePHP and LAMP.

- Led a R&D project to combine multiple Toyota part order data streams into a standard format that could be accessed via a web interface.- Wrote a Palm OS app to minimize the time required to perform daily tractor trailer yard audits.

- Developed and taught curriculum that introduced students in grades 7-12 to robotics (using Lego and Java) and creating websites (LAMP).- Member of the Linux server administration team.