
Senior Web Specialist at The Banff Centre
Alberta, Canada

Senior Web Specialist at The Banff Centre
Alberta, Canada
I'm a software developer who loves working on dynamic JS based front ends and pushing the envelope of what the web can do.
I possess solid experience and knowledge of Java on the server side. I have written complex and dynamic DHTML based web applications including but not limited to browser based barcode scanning enabled packing software, label designer and photograph annotation web applications for the garment industry, and all of this well before AJAX had been defined. I also wear the "jack of all trades" hat well and have a good understanding of application integration.
(Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Fine Art industry)
September 2008 — Present (11 months)
Responsible for leading the operation, maintenance, and long-term strategy of The Banff Centre’s outward facing online assets, as the senior member of the web team. I develop policies, programming initiatives, and on-line strategies to communicate The Banff Centre’s role as a catalyst for creativity and market Centre programs, events, and conference sales, as well as provide Web advice and expertise to internal departments. As part of the Marketing & Communications Web team, I have a leadership role while working with the team in day to day operations of Marketing & Communications online content.
(Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Fine Art industry)
June 2008 — September 2008 (4 months)
Details to come.
(Banking industry)
December 2005 — March 2008 (2 years 4 months)
I began as a consultant for Desjardins. After automating their build and deployment processes and putting in place a continuous integration system I worked as an integrator bringing an overdue project to term, with a heavy emphasis on my unix knowledge.
Once the integration was taken care of I moved into a pure development role, working on the front and back end of a large collection of financial web applications and offline services built around Java, Struts and MQ Series.
(Public Company; Information Technology and Services industry)
May 2005 — December 2005 (8 months)
Worked as a consultant for Caisse Centrale Desjardins, mainly as a Java programmer and analyst. Within a year Desjardins purchased my contract and hired me directly.
(Apparel & Fashion industry)
March 2002 — February 2005 (3 years)
Web applications, geopolitics and snowshoeing.
Banff Lake Louise Tourism e-Working Group
The Royal Canadian Hussars Association
The Alpine Club of Canada