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Chess.comTPM
Nov. 2024Remote
Chess.comSenior Front End Engineer
May. 2023 - Nov. 2024Remote
SymbolFounder
Feb. 2022Remote
MozillaManager, Web Development
Nov. 2020 - Mar. 2022RemoteWe work to make the internet a place you can love. A range of political and commercial forces threaten our chances to keep the internet a global public resource, open and accessible to all. At Mozilla Foundation, we’re passionate about fueling the movement for a healthy internet. We do this by engaging movement leaders and inspiring thousands around the world to take action alongside us. As Web Development Manager on the Engagement team, I enable our team to develop and deliver technical solutions that support the Foundation's mission, while inspiring supporters to action.
2H MediaCo-Founder, Design & Development Lead
Aug. 2017 - Aug. 2020Toronto, Canada AreaCo-founded and grew a digital agency to six-figure revenue in two years, applying a product management mindset to 2H Media’s service offerings. • Client needs: Worked closely with client executive teams to direct their digital presence and brand strategy. United stakeholders to a shared vision by clearly articulating the business value of digital technologies. • Design Systems: Pioneered and maintained a specialized design system which allowed retheming and rapid prototyping of client websites. Written in SASS with BEM syntax. • Front-end Development: Designed and implemented dynamic, client updatable websites using JavaScript, HTML, SASS, and headless WordPress. • UI Design Innovation: Developed a new design process, replacing standard UI wireframes and mockups with priority guides and rapid prototyping. This led to an average reduction of 2 hours design time per page/screen, improved page quality, and user relevance. • Ecommerce Development: Built or Managed 15 Ecommerce stores in a 12 month period as a Shopify Partner. Served clients over a diverse range of industries, ranging from wholesale janitorial supplies to designer clothing boutiques. • Brand Development: Led more than 20 brand refreshes or complete rebrands of organizations. Utilized competitor research and design principles to develop colour systems, type pairings, type scales, design languages, and UI elements. • CX Design: Guided consulting clients through Customer Experience Design processes such as customer journey mapping, user personas, user research, and scoping MVPs. • Agile & Lean: Championed agile and Lean project management techniques including Scrumban, MVPs, daily stand-ups, sprint retrospectives, sprint planning, and user stories. Decreased product delivery time by 4-6 weeks compared to industry standard. • Public Speaking: Prepared and delivered paid workshops on topics ranging from agile principles to web analytics and search engine optimization.
VerticalScope Inc.Senior Full Stack Developer
Nov. 2015 - Mar. 2017Toronto, Canada AreaLed growth-stage development and maintenance at RateMDs, a doctor review and rating site with over 10 million monthly users.
• Championed a search improvement initiative. Completed multiple SEO enhancements, including implementing Google AMP, leading to a 20% increase in traffic year over year. • Integrated a 3rd party subscription dunning system, leading to the recovery of an additional 13.5% of delinquent charge value.
• Implemented modern development methodologies including daily standups, code reviews, pair programming, linting, and coding style guides.
• Directed a project to grow RateMDs’ recruitment pipeline by attending multiple programming bootcamp recruitment nights.
• Conducted technical interviews with 30+ candidates. Created a structured interview format to enable quantitative analysis and of candidates’ interview performance.
• Mentored new developer utilizing pair programming and deep dives. • Worked closely with Finance and Sales teams to develop automated financial and sales reporting tools, saving teams days of manual labour every month.
KodebuildersLead Technical Project Manager
Nov. 2014 - May. 2015Toronto, Canada AreaLed Kodebuilders’ six-month growth from inception to the second largest Canadian contractor
on Upwork.
- Acted as main point of contact with high profile clients such as the University of Toronto,
translating client needs into technical requirements. - Managed an international team of 10 developers, pioneering a successful distributed workflow
using Slack and Teamwork.com that connected employees across multiple continents. - Applied an entrepreneurial drive to find opportunities, close sales, and ensure client success.
Ben HohnerWeb Developer & Designer
Dec. 2012 - Nov. 2015Toronto, Canada AreaAs a full-stack, multi-paradigm programmer, I brought business value to clients through web development, design, UX, and branding services. See my projects section for more information.
HALIGHT IncWeb Applications Developer
Mar. 2012 - Dec. 2012Windsor, ONWorked in a small team maintaining and developing project management software used internally by a Fortune 100 company. Developed an internal employee incentive scoreboard for retail staff use within the same company. Worked one on one with a client readying their health industry startup application for release. • Main Technologies: Python, Django, jQuery, Ubuntu Server, nginx, node.js, CSS, Git, Redmine
Self-EmployedWeb Developer & Designer
Sep. 2010 - Apr. 2012Windsor, ON, Canada
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