The Manitoba Blockchain Association is dedicated to bringing Manitobans forward with the advancements of decentralized technologies through educational sessions, discussions about recent academic publications, and networking events.Our Mission: - Introduce blockchain technology to make cross-border transfers cheaper for Manitobans looking to send money to their families and friends back home. - Promote self-custody to help individuals reduce counterparty risk associated with storing wealth in traditional banking accounts.- Provide alternatives to storing value in inflationary, government-controlled currencies.- Educate the public about open and permissionless financial services.

- Contributed to the development of a feature for an oncology application by performing full stack tasks as a part of a scrum team, utilizing Java and C# for backend development, and Angular, TypeScript, and Cypress for the frontend.- Designed reusable and generic Angular components to streamline the development of a new screen while closely following designs provided by UX designers.- Led the end-to-end development of a feature, from gathering and clarifying requirements with stakeholders, to coding and testing, demoing functionality, and deploying to production.

- Developed a robust API using Azure Functions and C# to display client information within Salesforce, incorporating SQL procedures for data retrieval. Integrated the API into Salesforce using Apex, optimizing the overall functionality and user experience.- Researched innovative technologies to refine the developer workflow. Leveraged GitHub Codespaces to transition Development processes to the cloud and created fully configured development environments for several projects using Docker containers, resulting in improved developer efficiency.- Enhanced the security of data transfer operations by Implementing SSH public key authentication for C# Azure functions responsible for uploading and downloading files from an SFTP server.

- Facilitated the integration of rail shipments between Canada and the USA by creating and modifying existing logic in Java.- Developed a new screen for incoming trains to a mill using Vue.js and designed RESTFUL API’s using the Java Spring framework for handling data requests on the screen.- Collaborated with developers, business analysts and project managers in a cross-functional team to gather requirements.- Gained experience working in an Agile development environment, attending daily stand-up meetings and contributing to sprint planning, review and retrospectives.- Led demonstrations of newly developed software features and changes during sprint reviews, effectively communicating technical details and benefits to non-technical project stakeholders.

- Created the first blockchain student initiative at the University of Manitoba.- Helped facilitate online and in-person meet-ups.

- Lead the integration of automatic software testing using C# and Selenium - Developed new SSRS reports and adjusted SQL queries of existing reports to implement logic changes.- Optimized existing SSRS reports to maximize performance

- Assisted clients in solving software issues and handling new feature requests in a timely fashion.- Performed software and database updates for client environments.- Documented software bugs, new features, and conducted manual testing following developer changes