Mar 2021 – Apr 2022 · 1 yr 1 mo

• Lead engineering organization developing the next generation of self-driving technology. In addition to my role as Head of Software, I helped lead efforts across Finance, HR, IT, Recruitment, and Facilities, from the first day of the company.

Oct 2020 – Feb 2021 · 4 mos · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• [Uber ATG R&D lab closure was announced 6 weeks after I joined]. Led teams to productize machine learning at Uber ATG. My teams worked on cutting-edge deep-learning models from research into production for self-driving vehicles.

Oct 2019 – Oct 2020 · 1 yr

• Reporting to CFO, led Data Engineering and Infrastructure. Developed the long-term roadmap for FreshBooks to become a data driven organization through data governance, steady operational costs and proper infrastructure investment.

Oct 2018 – Oct 2019 · 1 yr

• Responsible for Data Engineering, Billing Services, and Growth Enablement teams at FreshBooks. Additional focus on reducing operational costs for Engineering Department.

Dec 2016 – Sep 2018 · 1 yr 9 mos

• Manage 7 product teams, full-stack and mobile.
• Build new leaders from individual contributors. Responsible for having mentored half of the Team Leads at FreshBooks from Senior Developer to Team Lead
• Drive good technical decisions within the teams and ensure these are aligned with FreshBooks' technical vision
• Monitor execution of projects within department and work with Team Leads to proactively manage risks
• Work with HR to manage compensation, performance evaluation and issues, new hires, and terminations
• Work in collaboration with other departments at FreshBooks, including Marketing, Support, Finance, and Sales
• Manage the Developer Coop Program, ensuring that FreshBooks recruits and provides a great working experience for our students

Dec 2014 – Nov 2016 · 1 yr 11 mos

• Team Lead for full stack web team that was the original team to innovate towards the New FreshBooks.
• Team Lead for DevOps team which kicked off DevOps vision for Product Development at FreshBooks, and ultimately lead to the creation of a Platform & Infrastructure focused department.
• Manager of individual contributors focusing on coaching, mentoring, and career growth through 1-1s, ongoing growth plans, and performance evaluations.
• Senior Developer working with Ember.js, JavaScript, CSS/HTML, and Python
• Product Partner working as an ally of the team's Product Owner
• Scrum Master Partner focusing on helping drive Team Operations
• Driver of Agile Engineering processes and practices

May 2014 – Dec 2014 · 7 mos

• Lead full stack web team that was the original team to innovate towards the New FreshBooks. Collaborate with full-stack developers, UX designers, and Product Owner to create features for our customers. Python, Ember.js and MySQL in a microservice environment. Unit and integration tests. Jenkins build pipeline.

Oct 2015 – Oct 2020 · 5 yrs · Greater Toronto Area, Canada

• [Closed due to Covid-19]. Wanting to ensure that more women are sharing their technical knowledge and gaining presentation experience, I co-founded a monthly, technical-focused meetup that explored software development. ExploreTech was an incubator for new speakers and we were committed to ensuring at least half our speakers were women at each event. We ran for more than 5 years and had over 4400 members.
• (http://www.meetup.com/ExploreTech-Toronto/.)

Sep 2013 – May 2014 · 8 mos · Greater Toronto Area, Canada

• Python development with Django, mySQL, and Linux.
• Lead developer on the backend, including database, user registration, Facebook, and social media integration, and customized admin site. Integration with 3rd party libraries and APIs.
• Responsible for migration, troubleshooting, and maintenance of public production server.

Feb 2011 – Aug 2013 · 2 yrs 6 mos

• Led VPN (Virtual Private Network) Security & Protocols development team and provided
• technical guidance for BB10 and Blackberry Playbook mobile devices, including reviewing
• and approving VPN software before it could be added to BB10 and Playbook releases
• Responsible for developing team members to grow company’s expertise in mobile security
• Collaborated with external groups, including external Blackberry partners, driving software initiatives and problem resolutions.
• Used both Agile (Scrum) and PMP methodologies to lead multiple, concurrent projects by
• assessing priorities, gathering requirements and determining scope, hiring resources,
• leading project meetings and communications, creating and updating project plans,
• providing status to upper management, determining quality measurements, managing
• integration and risks, communicating with stakeholders, and controlling deliverables.
• As part of a virtual international team in Canada, United States, and Germany that focused on BB10 security architecture, I received a recognition award in July 2013 for my work managing the software deliveries of my team and going beyond the call of duty.
• 2 US Patents

Aug 2009 – Feb 2011 · 1 yr 6 mos

• Develop IPsec VPN software for RIM products (Blackberry, Playbook, etc.)
• Technical lead responsible for software design of all VPN-related projects
• Team lead for small software team, collaborating with multiple cross-functional teams
• Design new software as well as code review and maintain code written by others
• Troubleshoot customer issues and support multiple versions of released software
• Work on multiple projects and priorities independently and in team environment
• Work in Agile software development environment with Scrum to assess priorities,
• estimate time and resources, and manage risks for multiple software releases
• Assist test teams with test plan design and development for multiple features
• Promoted to Team Lead in February, 2011

Jan 2006 – Aug 2009 · 3 yrs 7 mos

• Led all User Interface (UI) software design and development while managing a team of 2-5 full-time developers and contractors. Also responsible for the end-to-end project
• management of UI software projects which included creating and updating project plans
• (Gantt charts, Microsoft Project Plan), hiring and developing resources, managing
• stakeholders and communications, and tracking and controlling project risk and delivery.
• Developed web-based user interfaces in PHP, JavaScript, HTML, AJAX, and CSS
• Designed, developed, and integrated C security software
• Reported directly to the VP of Engineering through weekly status reports and presentations.

Nov 2002 – Jan 2006 · 3 yrs 2 mos

• Worked at Siemens from Jan 2005 - Jan 2006 (Chantry Network was purchased by Siemens)
• Developed TCP-IP client-server, multi-threaded C and Python applications
• Experience with wireless technologies: 802.1x, WPA, WPA2, and EAP
• Successfully led overall feature integration of multiple cross-functional teams
• US Patent for development of Wireless network communication system and method

Jun 2001 – Sep 2002 · 1 yr 3 mos

• Developed distributed MPLS (RSVP-TE and LDP) code in C based on IETF RFCs
• Conformance, interoperability, stability and performance optimization for MPLS
• Provided front-line support at customer trials assisting test and system engineering
• Developed design specifications, integration and test plans for MPLS features

Jun 2000 – Jun 2001 · 1 yr

• Analyzed IETF RFCs and implemented MPLS code in a C++ CORBA-like environment
• Carried out interoperability testing of RSVP-TE/LDP with other vendors’ routers
• Analyzed MPLS MIBs and was involved in designing CLI for RSVP-TE