Experience
Freelance Designer, Developer, & Photographer dfmllc
E-Commerce & Retail Sales Associate
The Bike Shop:
Calgary, Alberta
March 2024 –
December 2024
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Spreading the gospel of bicycles to customers at the chain’s busiest retail location and over email & phone.
Mobile & Web Application Developer Showpass:
Calgary, Alberta
- April 2022 – September 2023
- November 2019 – April 2020
- Designing, developing, and maintaining the company’s suite of (iOS & cross-platform) mobile applications for the event ticketing industry.
Senior Web & Application Developer VentureWeb:
Squamish, British Columbia
- June 2017 – November 2018,
- April 2021 – February 2022
- Worked alongside design, marketing & sales, client relations, and external clients to create compelling online destinations for outdoor recreation and tourism destinations to thrive online.
- Contributed to all aspects of the product development process, from initial concept, design, development, and launch.
Software Designer & Developer AeroLab Technology:
Calgary, Alberta
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Designed & developed the company’s iOS & Garmin Connect IQ applications.
- Responsible for creating and maintaining the company’s digital assets: marketing & technical photography, website & online commerce platform, and social-media presence.
- Researched and wrote technical documentation and marketing copy.
iOS / tvOS Designer & Developer 4iiii Innovations:
Cochrane, Alberta
January 2019 –
October 2019
- Designed, prototyped, and created iOS & tvOS and server-side web applications for internal use and potential future business opportunities.
- Shot, edited, and art-directed photography for corporate marketing and communications.
- Developed and maintained the company’s web presence & online commerce platform.
Data Visualization Engineer Edmunds.com:
Santa Monica, CA
- April 2015 – February 2016
- Built web applications & tools alongside the data analytics and engineering teams to visualize the data stored/created/mined within the company, using both open-source and in-house tools.
Senior Front–End Engineer Yahoo Sports &
Yahoo Video:
Santa Monica, CA
- November 2007 – March 2010,
- June 2011 – March 2015
- Developed and maintained the web’s most popular (at the time) sports site .
- Wielded web standards to create attractive, user–friendly, accessible, global and highly–trafficked interactive & low–bandwidth pages consumed worldwide on a variety of devices.
- Directed front-end engineering team and trained junior employees and interns. Involved in hiring process, code and architecture reviews, and team development.
Lead Developer Saatchi Online:
Los Angeles, CA
April 2010 –
September 2010
- Developed a website for the art community to enhance the discovery, sharing, and selling/purchasing of art. Involved in all aspects of the development process: interviewing candidates, feature & site design and implementation, testing, and leadership within the company.
Freelance Writer O’Reilly & Associates Inc &
A List Apart
September 2003 –
April 2008
- Produced articles covering web development and photography for a network of websites maintained by the leading publisher of computer and technology books and the premier online web development resource.
Senior Web Developer iStockphoto:
Calgary, AB
- Responsible for development tasks that included requirements analysis, database design and information architecture, back–end development, and interface design.
- Established best practices and coding standards for the development team.