I decided to step away from my career for the majority of the year to fully immerse myself in the beauty of life. During this period, I explored breathtaking destinations, enjoyed amazing food, danced to the music I love, and forged meaningful relationships.I’ve been intentional in focusing on personal growth, grounding myself, and expanding my perspective.Grateful for the incredible experiences over the past year, I now feel rejuvenated and energized, ready to return and make a bigger impact than ever before.

At Clio, I led a team of three developers on the AppSec Blue team, with a core mission to safeguard our software and protect our customers.- Hands-on development with Rails and JavaScript- Strategic talent planning, interviewing, and hiring- Coaching and mentoring team members, with a focus on growth and development- Managing our bug bounty program through HackerOne- Incident response and root cause analysis via incident.io- Conducting digital forensics and audits using the ELK stack- Creating and maintaining playbooks and documentation in Confluence- Overseeing project management using GitHubTech Focus: Ruby, JavaScript, Angular

Our team was dedicated to developing multi-tenant tools to support Prodigy's expanding portfolio of education-focused games.- Collaborated closely with game leadership to drive department initiatives and achieve OKRs- Held weekly 1:1s with team members, prioritizing their professional growth- Provided coaching and mentorship across all levels, from Jr Developers to Technical Leads- Acted as an IC, contributing to the development and maintenance of platform services- Played a key role in hiring, leading culture interviews for all non-executive positionsTech Focus: React, TypeScript, GraphQL, JavaScript, Node

Our team focused on delivering user-facing game features, including "Tower Town" and the revamped "PvP Arena."- Led technical decision-making and contributed as an IC on a team of six developers- Conducted regular 1:1s with developers to identify growth opportunities- Collaborated with other leads to plan new features and initiatives across the organization- Oversaw the development of three major game features, including a complete game engine replacement- Fostered a team culture centered around trust and psychological safety- Introduced initiatives to enhance collaboration, such as pairing sessions, live code reviews, and show & tell meetings- Authored and maintained an internal toolkit that enabled rapid automation within our pipelinesTech Focus: React, TypeScript, GraphQL, JavaScript, Node

I was the third hire for Prodigy's expansion into Toronto, and I had the unique opportunity to contribute across multiple areas, working on four different teams across two cities. This role marked a period of significant personal and professional growth.- Established a variety of tools and team processes across four different teams- Developed a core component library for our SPA applications- Designed new backend services using a MERN-style stack- Implemented and iterated on A/B experiments to validate product effectiveness- Built customer role-based controls for our GraphQL backend- Integrated a variety of AWS services into our applications, including S3, EC2, SES, KMS, and PollyTech Focus: React, TypeScript, GraphQL, JavaScript, Node

At FreshBooks, I was part of the team responsible for sunsetting the original product and launching a new JavaScript-based single-page application (SPA) from the ground up.- Migrated our legacy PHP monolith to a modern microservices architecture using Python and Rails- Collaborated closely with the design team to build an extendable catalog of UI components- Configured and managed development environments with tools like Puppet- Developed and refined hundreds of user-facing features, with a personal highlight being the implementation of an automated bank account sync mechanism- Led the transition of our credit card processing system to achieve full PCI complianceTech Focus: Ember, JavaScript, Node, Python, Rails, PHP

I led a team of six developers focused on creating premium, user-facing offerings. We worked closely with product design to rapidly iterate and deliver impactful features.- Developed an abstract "margin" framework to automate the daily import of millions of SKUs into our catalog- Built user engagement reporting tools for client administrators- Launched a "Digital Years of Service" product projected to generate over $10 million in annual revenue- Conducted regular 1:1s with team members, focusing on growth and development opportunities- Facilitated weekly health check meetings with other team leads, the VP, and the CTOTech Focus: PHP, JavaScript, Node

Joining Achievers was a turning point in my career, marking my first experience at a fully established tech company. Transitioning from a lone-wolf environment, I leveraged my background in scaling PHP to make significant contributions early on.- Developed an internal toolbar that greatly enhanced defect tracking within the app- Introduced new software patterns and led major refactor initiatives- Developed and maintained numerous HRIS integrations for our clients- Created a Workday addon that became part of our premium offering for enterprise clientsTech Focus: PHP, JavaScript, Node

This role was truly one-of-a-kind. I had the privilege of not only owning the product but also collaborating closely with the founder, who ran a leading Toronto-based ad agency. Through this experience, I gained valuable insights into advertising, the art of persuasion, and how businesses operate beyond software development.- Led a cross-functional team of six, including two developers and four product/social marketing specialists- Directed product development for both a PHP web app and an iOS app- Managed and maintained our infrastructure on EC2, which was non-automated at the time- Played a key role in user engagement strategies and secured advertising deals with brands like Subaru and DogVacay- Launched multiple landing page iterations to boost app engagementTech Focus: PHP, JavaScript, MySQL, EC2, SES, Node

During the height of Facebook apps, our core product, Dogbook, attracted over 850,000 monthly active users, all managed by our small team of three.- Developed a multi-tenant MVC app in PHP using XHP, a pattern similar to React- Built a reusable JavaScript component library (back in the jQuery days), drawing inspiration from XHP patterns- Designed and implemented user retention strategies to keep engagement high- Conducted A/B testing to optimize user actions and reduce advertising costsTech stack: PHP, JavaScript, MySQL, EC2, SES, Node

As a freelance developer, I worked with clients across various industries, including IT, retail, and e-commerce.- Developed custom Facebook applications- Built an internal purchase portal for new employee onboarding- Integrated with major bank credit card APIs (pre Stripe)- Created a bidirectional SMS platform for use in social marketing campaigns (pre Twilio)- Provided general website design and development servicesTech stack: PHP, JavaScript, MySQL

In my co-op role with Emergency Medical Services, I gained firsthand experience in what "mission critical" truly means.- Troubleshot GPS systems integrated into EMS vehicles to ensure real-time accuracy- Contributed to hospital check-in software used by paramedics across all Hamilton hospitals- Built an internal wiki-style portal for leadership to share important content with staff- Developed a learning management system for paramedics to facilitate ongoing training- Created a narcotics inventory tracking system to ensure compliance and accuracyTech stack: .NET, Oracle, PHP, MySQL