_id,_path,text,html,position,startDate,endDate,employer,personas,location,skills,persona 75fa3f56256c9018c9fa63210e7665d1167619b2,src/content/resume/experiences/_2025-trex-studio.md,"I founded **trex.studio** (aka [TREX 0](https://trex.studio/numbers/0)) in July 2025 as an experimental creative incubator to prototype speculative ideas, explore absurdist concepts, and engage in playful, low-stakes projects.","

I founded trex.studio (aka TREX 0) in July 2025 as an experimental creative incubator to prototype speculative ideas, explore absurdist concepts, and engage in playful, low-stakes projects.

",Founder,2025-07-01,,trex.studio,,"Toronto, Ontario, Canada",,trex.studio 93d40185d9697c09ecf6c78fc5cf10e26b557b06,src/content/resume/experiences/2024-poparide.md,"As a Full-Stack Developer at **Poparide**, I work across backend, mobile, and product surfaces to improve reliability, performance, and member experience. I collaborate closely with the Product and Growth teams to ship features that strengthen marketplace health and support expansion into new regions. - Build and maintain production systems in **Django/DRF** and **Postgres**, powering trip creation, payments, and messaging across the platform - Lead mobile feature development in **React Native**, enhancing booking flows, push notifications, and in-app feedback loops - Collaborate with Product, Design, and Growth to experiment with user experiences, run A/B tests, and analyze marketplace KPIs - Optimize backend APIs and caching strategies, reducing query load and improving response times for high-traffic endpoints - Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, observability, and cloud infrastructure on **GCP** and **AWS**, ensuring scalable, fault-tolerant deployments - Participate in cross-functional planning, code reviews, and hiring initiatives to strengthen engineering culture and process","

As a Full-Stack Developer at Poparide, I work across backend, mobile, and product surfaces to improve reliability, performance, and member experience. I collaborate closely with the Product and Growth teams to ship features that strengthen marketplace health and support expansion into new regions.

","Software Developer, Product",2024-02-01,,poparide,,"Toronto, Ontario, Canada","[""python"", ""django"", ""drf"", ""postgres"", ""typescript"", ""react-native"", ""gcp"", ""aws""]",poparide aa4783f641f410938d94675132b9357a850f0f30,src/content/resume/experiences/2022-bungalow.md,"As a Staff Software Engineer at **Bungalow**, I led the architectural design and implementation of our **payments system migration**, modernizing core infrastructure to support scalability, reliability, and future product growth. I architected a new **Case system** using **GraphQL**, empowering operations and support teams to manage resident issues more efficiently and improving internal productivity. In addition, I served as a technical mentor and reviewer for the backend engineering team, guiding design decisions and promoting best practices across the stack. - Architected and led the migration from a legacy payments platform to a modern, service-oriented system using **Django, DRF, and AWS**, improving transaction reliability and reconciliation accuracy - Designed and built the **Case system** with **GraphQL (Graphene)** and **Postgres**, consolidating support workflows and reducing manual task overhead for staff - Partnered with Product and Finance to define requirements, model payment workflows, and validate business-critical data migrations - Provided **technical leadership and mentorship** for backend engineers, conducting design reviews, code audits, and knowledge-sharing sessions - Contributed to frontend integrations in **Vue.js/Nuxt.js** and **React Native**, ensuring cohesive payment and support experiences across web and mobile platforms - Championed engineering best practices in testing, observability, and deployment, strengthening the team’s delivery quality and confidence","

As a Staff Software Engineer at Bungalow, I led the architectural design and implementation of our payments system migration, modernizing core infrastructure to support scalability, reliability, and future product growth. I architected a new Case system using GraphQL, empowering operations and support teams to manage resident issues more efficiently and improving internal productivity. In addition, I served as a technical mentor and reviewer for the backend engineering team, guiding design decisions and promoting best practices across the stack.

",Staff Software Engineer,2022-09-01,2024-01-31,bungalow,,"Toronto, Ontario, Canada","[""python"", ""django"", ""drf"", ""postgres"", ""typescript"", ""react-native"", ""aws"", ""vuejs"", ""nuxtjs"", ""graphql"", ""graphene""]",bungalow 0b55f816fd22f993f3b2c7278ce24dcb43552d5e,src/content/resume/experiences/2021-bungalow.md,"As a Senior Software Engineer at **Bungalow**, I worked on the Resident Experience and Demand teams, building systems that improved how residents applied for homes, managed support requests, and interacted with internal operations teams. - Designed and scaled backend infrastructure for the **support and maintenance system**, enabling residents and operations teams to track, prioritize, and resolve issues efficiently - Built and maintained **rental application workflows** and internal tooling in **Python, Django, and DRF**, improving data flow and reliability across departments - Developed and shipped **mobile features** in **React Native**, enhancing resident onboarding and communication experiences - Built and maintained **frontend interfaces** in **Vue.js** and **TypeScript** to streamline internal tools used by operations and customer support - Collaborated cross-functionally with Product, Design, and Operations to deliver end-to-end features across backend, web, and mobile platforms - Led code reviews, improved testing coverage, and contributed to engineering standards for maintainable, performant systems","

As a Senior Software Engineer at Bungalow, I worked on the Resident Experience and Demand teams, building systems that improved how residents applied for homes, managed support requests, and interacted with internal operations teams.

",Senior Software Engineer,2021-09-01,2022-08-31,bungalow,,"Toronto, Ontario, Canada","[""python"", ""django"", ""drf"", ""postgres"", ""typescript"", ""react-native"", ""aws"", ""vuejs""]",bungalow 325c074e53ef46dad47fd0ab8c2fd1ddb4132333,src/content/resume/experiences/2019-bungalow.md,"As a Full-Stack Software Engineer at **Bungalow**, I joined the Mobile Squad to design and build scalable backend services powering the company’s resident platform, application, and mobile app experience. - Architected and developed the backend for **Meet & Greet**, enabling residents to review, chat, and vote on potential new roommates - Collaborated with the Demand team to build a **rental application workflow**, streamlining the resident onboarding process and improving conversion rates - Designed and implemented the backend for **Resident Events**, Bungalow’s first feature powered by **GraphQL (Graphene)**, for broader GraphQL adoption across engineering teams - Built and maintained **RESTful APIs** in **Django/DRF**, integrated with **Postgres** and deployed on **AWS** for high availability and performance","

As a Full-Stack Software Engineer at Bungalow, I joined the Mobile Squad to design and build scalable backend services powering the company’s resident platform, application, and mobile app experience.

",Full-Stack Software Engineer,2019-09-01,2021-08-31,bungalow,,"Toronto, Ontario, Canada","[""python"", ""django"", ""drf"", ""postgres"", ""aws"", ""graphql"", ""graphene""]",bungalow 8da1eb9a9043ac9e352559b6b20dd05faa15eead,src/content/resume/experiences/2018-grantmatch.md,"At GrantMatch, an early-stage startup spun out of Fairtax Consulting, I led development of multiple web applications and data systems to support grant discovery and funding management. I built four production apps from the ground up, designed and maintained a database of government and private funding programs, and collaborated with stakeholders to make complex financial data accessible and actionable. - Built four web applications end-to-end using Python/Django, PHP/Laravel, and WordPress, covering everything from prototyping to deployment - Designed and maintained a funding program database tracking eligibility, approvals, and historical grant data using Postgres/MySQL - Improved data visualization and reporting with pandas and custom dashboards to simplify decision-making for consultants and clients - Worked closely with stakeholders to improve UX/UI, making complex datasets easier for non-technical users to navigate - Deployed and scaled applications on AWS, ensuring reliability, availability, and secure access - Supported cross-functional teams with technical training, onboarding, and documentation","

At GrantMatch, an early-stage startup spun out of Fairtax Consulting, I led development of multiple web applications and data systems to support grant discovery and funding management. I built four production apps from the ground up, designed and maintained a database of government and private funding programs, and collaborated with stakeholders to make complex financial data accessible and actionable.

",Senior Software Developer,2018-04-01,2019-08-31,grantmatch,,"Oakville, Ontario, Canada","[""python"", ""pandas"", ""django"", ""postgres"", ""php"", ""laravel"", ""mysql"", ""wordpress"", ""aws""]",grantmatch caf6be6b08321241e1b115478dc64a86eeee8900,src/content/resume/experiences/2007-miys.md,"I led **Monkey in your Soul**, a Toronto-based full-stack web development consultancy (founded by me), executing software projects across industries and managing end-to-end delivery. Over more than a decade, I built web and mobile applications, optimized client systems, and advised on technical strategy, always adapting to new frameworks and environments. - Delivered custom web applications using Python (Flask, Django), JavaScript (front end, Node), PHP, and other stacks - Improved performance, reliability, and scalability of existing systems via refactoring, profiling, and architecture redesign - Managed full project lifecycles — requirements gathering, architecture, development, QA, deployment, and maintenance - Communicated directly with clients, translating business goals into technical solutions and ensuring alignment - Mentored contractors/developers, set coding standards, and maintained quality through code reviews and testing","

I led Monkey in your Soul, a Toronto-based full-stack web development consultancy (founded by me), executing software projects across industries and managing end-to-end delivery. Over more than a decade, I built web and mobile applications, optimized client systems, and advised on technical strategy, always adapting to new frameworks and environments.

",CEO,2007-01-01,2018-03-31,miys,miys,"Toronto, Ontario, Canada",,