Jan 2019 – Sep 2021 · 2 yrs 8 mos · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada · Hybrid

• Architectural Modernization & Migration: Spearheaded the transformation of a legacy monolithic application into a scalable microservices architecture to support bulk online retail orders. Orchestrated the migration to Azure Service Fabric using Docker containers and transitioned high-demand logic to Azure Functions (Serverless), enabling targeted scaling during peak traffic that directly drove a 20% increase in overall sales.
• Agile Leadership: Directed a scrum development team of 3 through the full software development lifecycle, providing architectural designs for 3 major platform releases and numerous critical patches.
• DevOps Optimization: Redesigned pipeline templates and established new CI/CD process improvements, effectively reducing Release Team support tickets by 30%.

May 2018 – Sep 2018 · 4 mos · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada · On-site

• Spearheaded cloud infrastructure design and SaaS performance optimization, driving the migration of complex on-premise data to Microsoft Azure. Directed a team of developers in building highly scalable, serverless syncing services and architecting robust new platform features.
• Key Achievements:
• SaaS Performance & Optimization: Accelerated cloud content import speeds by 60% by optimizing Azure Blob Storage multi-part upload logic and executing critical performance tuning on CosmosDB indexing and partitioning strategies.
• Cloud Migration Infrastructure: Architected the overarching Azure cloud infrastructure and engineered a custom .NET Core service to seamlessly migrate files and metadata from legacy on-premise systems (Document Vault, file shares) to the cloud environment.
• Scalable Serverless Architecture: Designed and implemented a high-concurrency Azure/on-premise syncing service utilizing ASP.NET Core and C#. Fine-tuned the scaling configurations of Azure Functions and Azure Service Bus to flawlessly handle peak transaction loads.
• Technical Leadership & Mentorship: Led and mentored a team of 4 developers, providing hands-on architectural support and delivering scalable engineering designs for entirely new SaaS platform features.

Nov 2017 – May 2018 · 6 mos · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada · On-site

• Directed CI/CD modernization and DevOps initiatives across 10 development teams, bridging the gap between agile product development and robust release engineering. Championed the transition from legacy infrastructure to highly scalable AWS cloud microservices while concurrently serving as a Scrum Master to drive feature delivery and continuous process improvement.
• Key Achievements:
• Performance & Release Velocity: Slashed software release times by 50% by implementing rigorous Docker and NuGet package caching strategies and stabilizing automated Selenium UI tests.
• Advanced Observability: Engineered advanced pipeline alerting systems that successfully reduced the time required to identify and remediate application deployment issues by 90%.
• CI/CD Pipeline Architecture: Standardized and optimized GoCD release pipelines for 10 distinct development teams, significantly increasing software delivery efficiency and maintainability. Built robust automation tools using C# and PowerShell to govern complex deployments.
• Cloud Infrastructure & Containerization: Architected deployment roadmaps to transition legacy web services to modern microservices architectures. Automated deployments across Docker containers, AWS Elastic Container Service (ECS), AWS Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS), AWS Lambda, and AWS S3.
• Agile Leadership & Cross-Functional Alignment: Led a team of developers as Scrum Master, managing product feature lifecycles and maintenance. Chaired strategic cross-team meetings to identify release bottlenecks and architect enhancements to the overarching software delivery process.

Jan 2015 – Nov 2017 · 2 yrs 10 mos · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada · On-site

• Progressed from Senior Technical Specialist to Technical Architect, spearheading the design and engineering of enterprise intranets, public-facing portals, and proprietary product frameworks. Transitioned core development practices to modern cloud architectures (SharePoint Online/O365) and modern front-end stacks while leading complex, large-scale enterprise migrations.
• Key Achievements:
• Product Engineering & Framework Architecture: Architected and engineered the "Go Intranet Accelerator", a proprietary development framework designed to significantly expedite the deployment of on-premises and cloud-based SharePoint applications.
• Modern Stack & DevOps: Drove the continuous evolution of internal platforms by introducing modern front-end development using ReactJS and TypeScript, alongside implementing robust DevOps practices and software deployment automation.
• Cloud Architecture & Integration: Designed a modern SharePoint Online employee portal, engineering custom back-end services to seamlessly synchronize on-premises Active Directory with cloud user profiles utilizing CSOM and the Microsoft Graph API.
• Global Portals & Content Strategy: Architected a complex SharePoint 2013 portal for a multinational mining corporation, supporting sophisticated content targeting across multiple languages, global locations, and distinct project groups.
• Large-Scale Enterprise Migrations: Formulated and executed comprehensive migration strategies for heavily customized legacy environments. Developed advanced PowerShell scripts and utilized Content Matrix to transform legacy content and Nintex workflows to comply with modern Information Architecture (IA).
• Public Sites & Knowledge Management: Built and modernized scalable public-facing SharePoint sites, implementing advanced, highly searchable knowledge management systems driven by custom RESTful ASP.NET back-end services.

Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 · 1 yr · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada · On-site

Dec 2012 – Oct 2013 · 10 mos · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada · On-site

• Engineered a comprehensive, highly scalable SharePoint 2013 intranet portal for a multinational mining and resource enterprise. Designed the global architecture to support diverse, location-specific, and project-specific sites while ensuring seamless content delivery across multiple languages and environments.
• Key Achievements:
• Global Intranet Architecture: Designed and developed a robust SharePoint 2013 portal tailored for a multinational workforce, building out specialized sites to support distinct global locations and localized projects.
• Multilingual Content Strategy: Leveraged SharePoint Variations to architect a seamless multilingual user experience, ensuring content was dynamically targeted and delivered based on user language preferences.
• Advanced Content Targeting: Maximized the capabilities of the SharePoint search platform to drive sophisticated content targeting, surfacing highly relevant information to diverse global teams.
• Deployment Automation: Architected and built a custom deployment engine and framework from scratch, guaranteeing highly reliable and smooth application rollouts across multiple staging and production environments.

Nov 2011 – Dec 2012 · 1 yr 1 mo · Hybrid

• Directed the technical vision and execution for the firm, specializing in enterprise-grade SharePoint solutions for major government, education, financial, and utility clients. Bridged the gap between business needs and technical delivery by partnering with clients to architect scalable systems, while simultaneously building internal platforms to accelerate development lifecycles and leading the engineering organization.
• Key Achievements:
• Technical Vision & Client Strategy: Partnered directly with enterprise clients to translate complex business requirements into robust, high-impact technical architectures and collaboration portals.
• Delivery Optimization: Architected and engineered proprietary internal platforms and deployment frameworks designed to streamline development, reduce ramp-up time, and deliver SharePoint solutions faster and more reliably.
• Team Leadership & Capacity Building: Spearheaded the technical growth of the firm by directing the onboarding, training, and continuous mentorship of all new engineering hires, ensuring a high-performance development culture.
• Enterprise Architecture: Architected custom SharePoint environments for high-traffic public portals and intranets, including a specialized education portal utilizing C#, .NET, JQuery, and AJAX.
• Complex System Integrations: Engineered secure back-end services to seamlessly integrate SharePoint with critical third-party platforms, surfacing data from SAP, IBM FileNet, MS Exchange, and FAST search servers.
• Workflow & Process Automation: Re-engineered complex state machine workflows to automate high-volume public inquiries and multi-stage approvals, while managing strategic cross-farm content migrations during corporate mergers.

Jul 2008 – Nov 2011 · 3 yrs 4 mos · Hybrid

• Progressed from Junior Developer to Technical Lead and SharePoint Architect, delivering enterprise-grade portal, intranet, and document management solutions for major government, education, financial, and utility clients across North America. Directed full-lifecycle development, managed technical teams, and architected integrations between SharePoint and large-scale enterprise systems.

Feb 2007 – Jul 2008 · 1 yr 5 mos · Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada · On-site

• I was a Lead Designer in a major refurbishment project to upgrade the fire protection systems and follow a new building code which was more stringent. Additionally, I served as the database administrator for NB Power’s IntEC database which tracks all wiring and cabling in the Lepreau nuclear generating station. I also created a custom software solution using MS Access 2007 and Visual Basic for Applications that allowed electrical engineers to collaborate and track project progress.

Jul 2006 – Feb 2007 · 7 mos · Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada · On-site

• Led and mentored a small development team to enhance productivity and innovation.
• Implemented the Budget Builder product to assist car dealers in financial forecasting and trend analysis.
• Analyzed requirements, developed prototypes, and created web applications using ASP.NET, VB.NET, and SQL Server.

Jul 2005 – Jul 2006 · 1 yr · Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada · On-site

• Collaborated on the development of eComposite, a web-based accounting system for leading automotive manufacturers.
• Implemented new features and enhancements using ASP.NET, VB.NET, and SQL Server.
• Worked closely with cross-functional teams to ensure product alignment with client needs.
• Gained valuable experience in web application development within the automotive industry.