- Wrote bespoke integrations for push notifications with APAC Android telecoms.- Wrote and Defended popular/contentious company-wide RFC to implement a URL shortener.- Implemented high-performance URL shortener (redirect time at P90 is 3.5x faster than P50 of bit.ly)- Built low-overhead observability pipeline for URL shortener usage, as well as non-engineering dashboards.- Built UI for non-engineering users to access Communications platform observability data (i.e. notification deliverability, etc.).- Designed & implemented data processing pipeline for observability in Communications platform. Integrated open source validation tools into infrastructure-specific build pipeline to eliminate all configuration-based outages. Implemented full redesign of high-traffic (500 DAU/MAU) internal portal, overhauling the front-end UX, integrating with back-end APIs, adding engineering and KPI metrics, optimizing load times, and contributing patches to the UX front-end platform in the process.Tech: GRPC, Kafka, Flink, Java (Dagger, Spring), TypeScript (React, styled-components), kubernetes (k8s), Pinot, Superset, minio, istio, CockroachDB (crdb), SQL

Video Advertising- worked on low-latency video playback- migration between video playback architecture (implementing safe frames for parallel execution, etc.)AUI- developed and launched support for TypeScript for front-end work across AmazonPhysical Stores- early adopter of CDK to automate infrastructure and provisioning of MDM stack- logging, metrics and observability optimization leading to 30k/mo cost reduction

Responsibilities: API design, architecture of cross-platform mobile app, performance and algorithmic optmisation.

Formed core in-house development team for ideation, implementation and delivery of digital projects, for client work and core internal business applications.Core responsibilities include requirements analysis and stakeholder liaising, solution architecture and end-to-end development.Achievements:- Implementing version control, continuous integration and unit testing- Improving project turnaround- Complete control over project architectureProject Highlights:Jack Daniel's Live at the Landmark===========================- Responsive UI with progressive enhancement/graceful degradation of Javascript- Integration with third-party data APIs to provide consumer data to Brown-FormanThe Bicycle Factory (Cadbury)=======================- Proposed and created dynamic "build a bike" interface for improved user experience- Added real-time "build" functionality to allow users to monitor others' progress- Usage of site went up by a factor of 2 after the reimplementation- Code base was suitable to be used for two years in a row despite tweaks to the contesting mechanicH.O.I.S.T. (internal system)=====================- Created to upgrade outdated expense reporting system- Created requirements with input from future administrators and users- Created fully relational, normalized database to better capture entity relationships and reflect real-world concepts- Optimization of build and deployment using modern best practices & patterns (AMD, IoC)Technologies:- ASP.NET (WebForms, MVC and WebAPI), NodeJS, TypeScript, JQuery, Backbone, RequireJS, SQL (2005 and 2008), C, VB.NET, PHP 5

Joined existing development team as burst capacity resource to improve the project process as well as assist with development & leading projects.Achievements:- Creating continuous integration environment- Migrating entire team from CVS to Subversion- Training other staff on Continuous Integration and source control with SVN- Design and formalization of development SOP- Delivering all projects on tight timelines and budgets- Maintaining legacy Nissan.ca codebase- Arduino hackingProject Highlights:Scotia Bank Nuit Blanche Installation============================- Created distributed architecture to pull Instagram photos, moderate and display in low-connectivity zone- Hacked Instagram Python SDK to implement new features that were lagging behind- Created messaging pipeline to handle large and manage volumes of photo trafficTechnologies:C#, SQL, JavaScript & JQuery, ZeroMQ, Python, Backbone.js, node.js, C, TeamCity, SVN, AVRStudio

ASP.NET & Web Services programmer, plus a smattering of HTML, CSS and JavaScript.

Projects: -Oh Henry™ “What Feeds Your Hunger” Main Site (WFYH) – Back-End Dev. -Oh Henry™ “What Feeds Your Hunger” Facebook Application (OHFB) – Front/Back-End Dev. -Intel “Small Business Intelligence Community” Main Site (SBIC) – Front/Back-End Dev. -Home Hardware Main Site (HH) – Back-End Dev. Responsibilities:- Debugging and developing in-browser CMS functionality for content editing by client- Interpreting and implementing design specifications (OHFB)- Working around Facebook Platform limitations for Flash and JavaScript (OHFB)- Designing and implementing data collection and reports (OHFB, WFYH, SBIC)- Database maintenance – creating triggers, functions and stored procedures (WFYH, OHFB, HH, SBIC)- Cross-Browser Compatibility (OHFB, SBIC)- Implementing moderation functionality and controls (SBIC)- Implementing automated user content moderation (WFYH)Tools:- MySQL 5- PHP 5 & Zend Framework- XHTML- Prototype JavaScript Framework

Project: Bell ExpressVu IPTV ImplementationRole: Senior UI DeveloperResponsibilities:- Implementing fullscreen video use- Implementing playlist functionality- Implementing new navigational features for application templates- Modifying application functions based on client CRs- Debugging JavaScript, CSS and XHTML code- Testing and exposing limitations of development platformTools:- Visual C#.NET 2005- ASP.NET 2005- AJAX/JavaScript- Tasman IPTV Browser

Project: Converting Treasury Accounting System from Visual Basic 6 to Visual Basic .NET and Creating management interface for treasury accountsRole: VB6/.NET and SQL DeveloperResponsibilities:- Converting Treasury Accounting System from VB6 to VB.NET- Converting report selection user interface and backend from VB6 to VB.NET and 3-Tier Application Model- Rewriting SQL stored procedures according to new specifications - Redesigning and optimizing SQL stored procedures - Maintaining code in accordance with company programming standards Tools:- Visual Basic .NET 2005- Visual Basic 6- SQL Query Analyzer- Crystal Reports 9 and 10- Active Reports.NETProject: Creating an E-mail Notification System for Reports EngineRole: .NET and XSLT DeveloperResponsibilities:- Designing SQL stored procedures to return XML data for necessary reports - Designing XSL stylesheets to parse data and automatically generate e-mailTools:- Visual C#.NET 2005- XML- XSLT