PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Developer with a deep background in cloud infrastructure, DevOps, and full stack development, now focused on mobile app development with Flutter at Atlantic Lottery. Consistently delivers scalable solutions while optimizing workflows and establishing engineering best practices. Known for combining deep technical expertise with practical problem-solving to transform how organizations build and deploy software.
QUALIFICATION HIGHLIGHTS
- Over 10 years of experience in software development and cloud operations.
- Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) and Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD).
- Expertise in designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines that significantly improve deployment efficiency.
- Strong background in full stack development with emphasis on scalable architecture and maintainable code.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Intermediate Developer
- Developing and maintaining Atlantic Lottery's mobile application using the Flutter framework, delivering features and improvements that serve lottery players across Atlantic Canada.
- Collaborating within an Agile/Scrum development team to plan, build, and release mobile app enhancements on a regular sprint cadence.
- Contributing to CI/CD pipeline improvements and DevOps practices for mobile app builds and delivery, drawing on prior cloud infrastructure experience.
- Participating in code reviews, mentoring team members, and helping establish development standards for the mobile technology stack.
Cloud DevOps Engineer
- Architected and implemented standardized Azure DevOps YAML pipelines across the organization, streamlining software development, infrastructure management, and ETL workflows while reducing deployment time.
- Spearheaded successful migration from Datadog to ELK stack, implementing comprehensive monitoring and alerting solutions that improved system observability and reduced incident response times.
- Led initiative to consolidate development and QA environments into a unified Kubernetes cluster, resulting in reductions in infrastructure costs and improved resource utilization.
- Drove major infrastructure transformation projects that enhanced system reliability and scalability, including implementation of disaster recovery solutions.
Full Stack Web Developer
- Architected and developed core features of an enterprise CRM system from inception, designing scalable solutions that supported the company's rapid growth and evolving business requirements.
- Engineered full-stack solutions using C# Web APIs, Angular, and SQL, implementing best practices for code quality and performance that became organizational standards.
- Established and led developer onboarding, mentoring junior developers and new hires while creating documentation for tools, workflows, and coding standards.
- Managed critical deployment infrastructure including virtual machines, SQL servers, and content delivery networks, maintaining 99.9% uptime for production environments.
Quality Assurance Tester Level 2
- Developed and implemented test strategies for gaming software, combining manual and automated testing to ensure product quality while maintaining strict regulatory compliance.
- Received Innovation Award for developing "EGM Commander," a testing utility.
- Served as backup Team Lead, managing QA workflows and client communications while mentoring junior team members in testing methodologies.
- Established new QA processes through strategic side projects that improved testing efficiency and enhanced client reporting standards.