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Sunshine Coast, BC · Available for contract

Technical leader.
Builder. Architect.

20+ years building software. 8 years as CTO and CPO. I bring the full stack, from cloud infrastructure to shipping product, without the overhead of a team you do not need yet.

20+Years experience
50+Projects delivered
CTO / CPO8yr leadership track

What I do

Three ways I can
help your business.

Whether you need something built from scratch, your systems modernized, or technical leadership to get a team unstuck, I have done it across industries and at every stage of growth.

About

The person
behind the work.

For 8 years I served as CTO and CPO at Spark RE Technologies, a real estate SaaS platform I co-founded. In that time I wore the typical hats a technical leader wears at a growing software company: building and scaling the engineering team, defining architecture, shipping product, managing infrastructure, establishing development processes, and working closely with the rest of the leadership team on strategy. Together we scaled the organization to over 45 people, raised a $6.3M CAD Series A, and grew annual revenue past $5M. When the time came to step back from the executive seat, I returned to what I have always loved most: hands-on building with a touch of UI/UX design.

Before Spark, I was Director of Technology at Intergalactic Agency, where I introduced DevOps practices and cloud infrastructure that fundamentally changed how the team built and shipped software. I led technical strategy and scoping across a range of large-scale projects, while staying hands-on as a developer throughout.

I work across the full stack and across industries. I use AI tooling as a core part of my process, not as a shortcut, but as a force multiplier that lets me take on work that would otherwise require a larger team. If you need someone who can think at the architecture level and still write the code, that is exactly what I do.

Availability

Available for contract work

Location

Sunshine Coast, BC, Canada
Remote · Pacific Time

Engagement types

Contract & freelance projectsAgency partnershipsFractional CTO / technical leadArchitecture review & consultingUI/UX review & feedback

Outside the terminal

AutomobilesMotorcyclesMusic productionProduct ideation & design3D modelling & CAD3D printing & CNC millingWoodworking
2017 – 2025 · CTO then CPO · 8 years
Co-Founder, CTO & CPO
Spark RE Technologies

Real estate SaaS platform. Led engineering and product across the full SDLC at a growing real estate SaaS company. Responsible for team structure, technical architecture, infrastructure, development processes, and product direction. Hands-on with the codebase & infrastructure throughout.

Ruby on RailsAWS infrastructure45+ person team$6.3M Series AFull SDLC ownership
2014 – 2017 · Director of Technology
Director of Technology & Interactive Developer
Intergalactic Agency

Award-winning digital agency. Brought DevOps culture and cloud infrastructure to an agency that was building for major global clients. Led technical strategy and scoping while staying hands-on as a developer. Introduced processes and tooling that made the team significantly faster and more reliable.

DevOps adoptionCloud infrastructureTechnical strategyProject estimation45% efficiency gain

Earlier: Co-founder at Allur Group (became Spark RE) · Web development instructor at Langara College · Lead developer at Free Agency Creative · Freelance developer since 2007

Skills & Experience

A snapshot of the languages, platforms, infrastructure, and practices I use, shaped by 20+ years building products, leading engineering teams, and staying hands-on in the codebase.

Languages
JavaScriptTypeScriptRubyPythonPHPHTML + CSSSQLC#REST / GraphQL APIs
Frameworks & Platforms
React / Next.jsReact Native / ExpoNode.jsRuby on RailsDjangoTailwind CSSWordPressDrupalZapier Platform
Infrastructure
AWSAnsibleDockerNginx / ApacheRedisPostgreSQL / MySQL / SQLiteLinux / UnixDNS & MXCI/CD pipelines
Practices & Tools
Product managementUI/UX designTechnical architectureTeam leadershipCursor / Claude / AI toolingFigma / PhotoshopGit / Postman / BrunoAsana / LinearBash / Shell

Most of these I use regularly. A few, like WordPress, Drupal, and PHP, I know well but reach for less often these days.

Client & brand experience

Trusted by teams
across industries.

A selection of organizations I have worked with over 20+ years across tech, events, retail, education, and more.

Arc'teryx
BC Institute of Technology
BC Liqour Stores
Cisco Systems
Eventbase
LiveNation
Native Shoes
Science World Vancouver
Sundance Film Festival
SXSW
University of British Columbia
2Paths Solutions
Adam Blasberg Photography
Airborne Engines
Angiotech Pharmaceuticals
Arson & Orb Clothing
Banff Centre for the Arts and Creativity
BC Council for Families
BCSC InvestRight
Beat Global Heat Festival
Blo Salon
Blueprint Fundraising
Christopher Bates Fashion
Cogneto Software
Columbia Containers
Daily Dose Media
DesignStamp
Dockside Green
Earls Restaurants
Free Agency Creative
Frontier Dental
Girl Two Doors Down
Groundwork Athletics
Home for the Games
Industrial Brand
Kanke Seafood Group
Kozai Modern Furniture
Lake City Centre
Langara College
LEC Surveying
Lesley Stowe Foods
Mac and Jac & Kensie
Maverick Real Estate
Mint Turbines
Morgan Crossing
New Forms Festival
Nucleus Networks
One Widow Playing Cards
Park Royal Shopping Centre
People Footwear
Pin-Up Hair
Plenty Fashion Boutique
Rentatee
Seven25 Design
Sid Dickens
Sungod Physiotherapy
tdSwansburg Design Studio
Toptable Restaurant Group
Townline Developments
Upholstery Arts
Wall Centre Dental
Westbank Developments
YES! Vancouver
Yummy Interactive

Contact

Let's build
something together.

Whether you have a project in mind, need a technical sounding board, or just want to explore whether we are a good fit, I am easy to reach and quick to respond.

I will get back to you within one business day. No recruiters please.