Mike Read Email & Phone Number

British Columbia, Canada

New Zealand

• Pylot is dedicated to helping people maximize productivity in work and life, allowing them to spend more time doing what they love. Our focus includes optimizing personal productivity, by knowing when you are ready to.
• 𝗦𝗼𝗳𝘁𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: Accountable for all software-related products utilized at Pylot, including the maintenance and enhancement of an AWS Serverless architecture, Data Management and a Windows WPF MVVM.
• 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽: Spearheaded the development of our Windows Desktop Application, which processes raw EEG and HRV data from the Pylot headband to deliver personalized recommendations on users' working.
• 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻: Architected and implemented a Serverless AWS solution to support multi-platform clients (Windows, Mac, iOS) for authentication, data management, and a RESTful API.
• 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Provided support to Data Science contractors by supplying historical data and setting up machine learning environments for algorithm development.
• 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: Managed the hiring of technical contractors for various roles as needed, ensuring the right expertise for project requirements.

Remote

• 𝗔𝗣𝗜 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: Designed, developed, and managed a robust Django API serving mobile and web applications.
• 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗢𝗽𝘀 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽: Oversaw the DevOps for the application hosted on AWS, utilizing services such as ELB, RDS, EC2 (Ubuntu), Lambda, S3, CloudFront, DynamoDB, CloudFormation, and CodePipeline.
• 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝗣𝗜: Successfully maintained the 'Jaybird' API, which consistently handled between 600 and 800 requests per second.
• 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆: Leveraged a variety of tools, including Redis, Datadog, Ansible, RabbitMQ, Jenkins, Slack, and GitHub, to enhance development and operational processes.

Remote

• 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱: Led a small team of QA analysts in developing and executing comprehensive automated and manual test plans for a backend API, as well as iOS and Android applications, including the creation of a.
• 𝗔𝗣𝗜 𝗠𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴: Migrated an in-house Flask/MySQL API to a Django API, implementing multiple EC2 instances for handling API requests and workers, linked to a managed MySQL RDS on AWS.
• 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝗪𝗦 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: Successfully handled the DevOps for the application hosted on AWS, leveraging services such as ELB, RDS, EC2 (Ubuntu), Lambda, S3, CloudFront, DynamoDB, CloudFormation, and CodePipeline.
• 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗲: Demonstrated proficiency with various development and operations tools, including Redis, Datadog, Ansible, RabbitMQ, Jenkins, Slack, and GitHub, ensuring efficient and reliable application.

Comox, BC

• 𝗘𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀
• 𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗲: Sole Developer
• 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Designed and developed a web-based application that captures data from Garmin endurance sports watches.
• 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀: Implemented Microsoft Silverlight maps for in-depth, interactive analysis of training sessions.
• 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗨𝘀𝗲𝗱: Garmin API, Microsoft Silverlight, Microsoft SQL, Windows Azure.𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗢𝘂𝘁
• 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Designed, developed, and tested an iOS word puzzle game.

Pentiction, BC

• Endurance Planner is a comprehensive software application designed specifically for triathletes and runners. Developed for Windows Desktop and optimized to run directly from a USB stick, it provided users with a.
• 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: Created the software architecture and developed the application from the ground up.
• 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲: Conducted thorough testing to ensure reliability and provided ongoing maintenance to address user feedback and improve functionality.
• 𝗟𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: Implemented robust licensing mechanisms to protect the software and manage user access.
• 𝗣𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀: Streamlined the process for purchasing and downloading the application, ensuring a seamless user experience.
• 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲: Designed and maintained the accompanying website to provide information, support, and updates to users.In 2012, Endurance Planner was acquired by Kicker Endurance, demonstrating its value and impact.

London, United Kingdom

Performed diverse Configuration Management and Quality Assurance roles for major UK Government projects. Responsibilities included writing and maintaining UNIX scripts and PL/SQL procedures to support software releases.

London, England, United Kingdom

Police officer performing various policing roles in a busy inner city area of London. During my service I received a commendation for bravery.

Plymouth, England, United Kingdom