Experience
Technical Co-Founder, CreatorCrew
Sept 2022 - Apr 2023 · Los Angeles, CA
Within just 8 months, CreatorCrew grew to over 100 top-notch video editors and thumbnail designers and successfully exited to thearcove.com. Incubated by Velocity, our team built a powerful hiring platform that enabled creators to expand their content teams with ease.
Accomplishments:
Built CreatorCrew from the ground-up, serving as lead developer and implementing platform enhancements such as in-app messaging, SendGrid email invitations, and a contract builder with e-signing functionality.
Developed a robust payment infrastructure using Stripe API and OAuth, enabling secure deposit holding, management of creator payment methods, and seamless sending of both one-time and recurring payments to crew Stripe Connect accounts.
Integrated Google OAuth for streamlined session management and implemented JWT tokens for enhanced security.
Designed and implemented a robust CRUD model for our API, enabling seamless management of account permissions for diverse user groups such as non-authorized users, admins, creators, and crew
Stack and processes:
React
Next.js
TailwindCSS
Node.js
Express
MongoDB
Full Stack Web Engineer Intern, Tradable Bits
Jan 2022 - Apr 2022 · Vancouver, BC
Tradable Bits is a fan engagement platform for sports and entertainment brands. The platform has processed millions of fan interactions and is used by brands such as the Leafs, Spurs and Lolapalooza.
Accomplishments:
Redeveloped external integrations by using 30+ APIs, including Salesforce, Mailchimp, Ticketmaster, Eventbrite, and FrontGate Ticketing while adding robust testing and connection capabilities for seamless integration with the rest of the Tradable Bits platform
Integrated Square OAuth into platform and used Python Celery to to refresh the Square access token weekly
Used Hubspot's API to sync fan data from Tradable Bits to Hubspot through a daily task on celery
Designed and developed wifi splash page for BC Place used by 100,000s of Vancouver Whitecaps, BC Lions fans and concert-goers every year
Stack and processes:
Agile 15 day sprints
Jira- JS, JQuery, Jinja Templating
Python Flask
CSS3 and HTML5
PostgreSql
Co-Founder, ChangeRoom
Sept 2018 - Sept 2021 · Ottawa, ON
ChangeRoom connects the vast array of sustainable clothing brands with the growing number of eco-conscious customers through our mobile app. Our marketplace not only allows customers to shop vetted apparel based on their sustainable values but also provides intelligent e-commerce features like apparel recommendations. With our Shopify integration, brand owners can onboard onto our marketplace seamlessly in just minutes.
Accomplishments:
Onboarded 15 sustainable fashion brands and 500 users across Canada
Launched and maintained a 5 star review on the Apple and Google Play Stores from 70+ reviews
Built a Shopify integration to onboard brands onto our marketplace in minutes
Designed and created entire mobile marketplace with team
Raised over $12k in capital from Velocity, Greenhouse, Invest Ottawa, University of Waterloo
Won 1st place at the University of Waterloo's Velocity Fund Finals from a pool of 100+ startups
Best New Ottawa Business Award 2020
Managed a remote team of 7 in business and product operations
Stack and processes:
Agile 14 day sprints
React Native
React
Node.js
Express
MongoDB
CSS3 and HTML5