MOUNT UNIACKE, NS
WEBB.TJ@GMAIL.COM

Skills

PHP, JavaScript, Node.js, Bash/Shell, Golang, C#, Ruby, R, Python, Java, GraphQL API Development, RESTful API Development, Laravel, Drupal, WordPress, Unity, Rails, Jekyll, jQuery, Vue.js, React, Django, MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, NoSQL, Firebase, Stripe, PayPal, MailGun, Let's Encrypt/Certbot, OneSignal (Mobile + Browser Push), Git, Gitflow, OSX & Linux Terminal, Apache & nginx Configuration, Cloud and Server Deployment: Heroku, DigitalOcean, CloudA, Google Cloud Platform, Envoyer, Forge, Linux System Administration

Experience

Squaredance, Toronto, ON

Team Lead, Senior Software Developer
July 2022 - Present

Object Oriented PHP programming in the Phalcon framework with some utilities written in bash.
Senior developer on an Agile team, scoping and architecting new features.
Developing new features and supporting legacy code.
Regular PR reviewing and pair programming.
Integrations with third party services such as Segment, Slack and Stripe.

REDspace, Bedford, NS

Team Lead, Senior Software Developer
March 2019 - July 2022

Manage remote and onsite employees, approve time off requests, performance reviews, bi-weekly one-on-one meetings
Senior developer on an Agile team
Custom Drupal, React, and Node.js development for multiple WarnerMedia projects
Custom integrations with internal and third-party tools (GraphQL consumption, zip/gzip extractions, zip generation and encryption, work with custom video player, etc.)
CCPA/GDPR compliance development
Windows Service development (PowerShell, Amazon S3 SDK)

Code and Mortar, Halifax, NS

Director, Product and Innovation
November 2010 - February 2019

Scope and execute custom application and API development.
Develop and manage deployment tools and systems.
Web Application and CMS development (Laravel, Rails, WordPress, Django)
Some mobile game development (Unity)
Some data analysis (R)
Team management (teams sized 2 to 8 developers)
Requirements Analysis, Project Management, client communications
Develop custom internal optimization and automation tools

Pursu.it, Halifax, NS

Chief Technology Officer, Developer
September 2012 - May 2016

Develop original application as a WordPress plugin
Lead new project developers in a rebuild in Ruby on Rails
Code reviews
Directing new architecture and new feature development

Kohltech, Debert, NS

Computer Application Specialist
December 2007 - November 2010

Script development for order entry/bill of material system (VB.NET)
Internal company reports (Microsoft Excel, VBA, C#)
Support tools/applications for various CNC systems (VB.NET, DOS)

Self Employed, Onslow, NS

Freelance/Contract Web Developer
April 2006 - November 2010

Custom website development (PHP, HTML, JavaScript, CSS, Joomla, Flash)
Client communications

Education

Nova Scotia Community College

Diploma, Web Development
September 2003 - May 2005
Truro, NS

Graduate of the Information Technology, Web Development Concentration program. Curriculum included Java, VB.NET, Flash, PhotoShop, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Technical Writing, System Analysis and Design, Operating Systems (Linux Redhat and Windows 2000), Hardware. Graduated with Highest Aggregate.

UC Berkeley

Certificate: Software Engineering for SaaS
February 2012 - April 2012
Coursera (online)

Received a Statement of Accomplishment for completing a Coursera course from UC Berkeley, Software Engineering for SaaS. Curriculum included the fundamentals of Software as a Service, scaling and performance, Ruby, and Rails.

Johns Hopkins University

Verified Certificate: Data Science
January 2015 - December 2015
Coursera (online)

Received a Verified Certificate for completing a Coursera course from Johns Hopkins University in Data Science. Curriculum included the fundamentals of Data Science, R Programming, Cleaning Data, Exploratory Data Analysis, Reproduction, Statistical Inference, Regression Models, Machine Learning, Data Product Development. Certificate can be viewed at https://www.coursera.org/account/accomplishments/specialization/HWFFV3AB9ULK.

Unity Game Development

Code and Mortar - Sabbatical
July 2017
Udemy (online)

Code and Mortar afforded me the opportunity for a one month sabbatical. During this time I developed skills in Unity game development and C#. The bulk of my learning was derrived from Udemy courses. During my sabbatical I completed one Udemy course as well as publishing a vlog series chronicling my journey. My course certificate can be viewed on Udemy and the vlog series is available on YouTube.

Spring & Hibernate

Certificate
September 2019 - October 2019
Udemy (online)

Received a Certificate for completing a Udemy course in Java Spring & Hibernate. Curriculum included introductions to Java Spring, Java Spring Boot, and Hibernate. Certificate can be viewed on Udemy.