Experience

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Webshop Solutions Corporation Current

Co-founded and lead a technology consultancy working across cybersecurity, ecommerce, SaaS, cloud infrastructure and digital transformation.

• Combine executive responsibility with hands-on work in solution architecture, Linux and AWS infrastructure, web applications, information security, OSINT and performance optimization.
• Advise clients on technology strategy, reliability, security posture, operational risk and scalable digital systems.
• Coordinate technical, infrastructure, security and business requirements from planning through implementation and ongoing operations.

IT Consultant

360 IT Pro

Grew an independent IT-support practice into a broader technology consultancy spanning infrastructure, cybersecurity, web development, ecommerce, cloud and immersive media.

• Worked across information security, digital forensics, OSINT, AWS, virtualization, Linux/LAMP environments, systems administration, databases and technical troubleshooting.
• Built and maintained WordPress/WooCommerce sites, custom web applications and specialized online services for clients across multiple industries.
• Designed Trade Signal, a cryptocurrency market-monitoring and email-alert platform using live exchange APIs and transactional email delivery.
• Delivered commercial 360-degree virtual tours, Google Street View integrations, real-estate video production and drone photography/videography.

VP of Ecommerce · Ecommerce Consultant · Advisor

Naturally Splendid Enterprises Ltd.

Progressed from advisory-board work to hands-on consulting and ultimately VP of Ecommerce for a publicly traded Canadian consumer-products company.

• Guided ecommerce strategy across a portfolio of consumer brands, covering platform improvements, customer experience, conversion optimization, SEO and digital marketing.
• Worked across management, technical and marketing functions to turn strategic recommendations into operational ecommerce initiatives.
• Led online-growth efforts while balancing technology, customer experience and commercial objectives.

Founder

CrashSignal

Created and operated a free web-server uptime monitoring, SLA reporting and downtime-alerting service used by hundreds of users.

• Independently designed, developed, deployed and maintained the application and its supporting infrastructure.
• Kept the service operating for more than five years as a practical production platform rather than a demonstration project.

Head of R&D / Product Development · Interim CTO · ITSM Manager

Confidential Gaming Technology Company

Progressed through IT service management, executive technology leadership and R&D responsibilities within a large gaming-technology operation, including work on an immersive VR casino concept with live dealers.

• Led ITIL-aligned service-management activities covering incident, change and operational processes.
• Served as Interim CTO during an organizational transition, overseeing infrastructure, systems development, cybersecurity, vendors and senior technical teams.
• Later led R&D and product-development initiatives involving emerging technologies, prototyping and new digital-service concepts.
• Developed an immersive online-casino concept combining stereoscopic 360-degree video, spatial audio, VR-headset viewing and live human interaction rather than a fully computer-generated casino environment.

Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer

Slacron by SLA Monitoring Ltd.

Co-founded a Canadian technology startup developing a distributed monitoring platform for business-critical websites and servers.

• Architected and developed the technical platform for monitoring server load, availability and response times across distributed locations.
• Built automated reporting and email/SMS incident-alerting capabilities.
• Developed the backend in a LAMP environment and managed production, development and remote monitoring infrastructure.

Director of Information Technology

World Hub Services

Directed technology operations for a Manila-based organization supporting global online-gaming operations, scaling teams and infrastructure for continuous 24/7 service.

• Expanded IT support from a very small startup team into a 6–8-person operation with stronger around-the-clock coverage, while the development organization grew to roughly a dozen people across architecture, development, QA, analysis and project management.
• Led secure, highly available infrastructure spanning multiple data-center environments, networks, servers, workstations, physical security and global communications.
• Oversaw a VPN-linked ShoreTel VoIP and IVR environment connecting Vancouver and Manila, including telephony for an approximately 30-agent Manila call-center operation.
• Led development of a custom payment-gateway platform designed to weigh transaction-processing cost against fraud and chargeback risk.
• Worked closely with marketing leadership and technical marketing teams where infrastructure, application delivery, analytics, search and operational requirements overlapped.

Lead, Technology & Marketing · Web Application Developer

TravelerVIP

Led technology and online-marketing work for a private luxury-travel membership business serving the Middle East market.

• Led developers responsible for Magento- and WordPress-based properties and associated white-label affiliate implementations.
• Combined web application development responsibilities with planning and execution of online-marketing initiatives.

Private Investor

Euro Dream Heat Inc.

Private investor in Euro Dream Heat Inc., which was the Canadian distributor of Geo Dream electric underfloor-heating systems.

Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer

Waveless Websystems Inc.

Co-founded a web-application company focused on ecommerce technology for businesses in the building-products industry.

• Built and operated more than 100 ecommerce websites using a LAMP architecture.
• Integrated product information from multiple APIs into custom ecommerce platforms.
• Built and operated a separate network of more than 800 affiliate websites using programs including Amazon and eBay.
• Combined software development with technical SEO, usability, performance and conversion optimization.
• The operational challenge of monitoring a large distributed web estate later helped drive the development of Slacron through SLA Monitoring Ltd.

Senior SEO Strategist

Kiwi Collection

Developed and executed search-marketing strategy for a Vancouver-based luxury-hotel platform and its related online properties.

• Worked across SEO and SEM strategy for Kiwi Collection's primary website and associated travel properties.
• Applied technical and content-focused search optimization to an international luxury-travel business.

Senior SEO Specialist · Internet Marketing Developer

Bodog / Riptown Media

Worked across organizations supporting Bodog-branded online properties, combining search-engine optimization with internal software development.

• Planned and executed SEO strategies for online-gaming and sports-betting properties.
• Developed internal web applications for search-metric analysis, link-acquisition management and evaluation of web properties.
• Used software and data analysis to support broader internet-marketing initiatives.

IT Consultant / Entrepreneur

KrisTarr Technology

Built an independent IT consulting and software business combining multi-site Windows infrastructure, in-house hosting and custom web applications for operational transformation.

• Designed and maintained Windows server environments, domain controllers, business networks, shared resources, workstation deployments and VPN connectivity.
• Operated physical IIS / Microsoft SQL Server infrastructure in an in-house data-center environment and provided IT security, troubleshooting, data recovery and ongoing technical support.
• Designed a complex logistics and trucking-management application that replaced largely paper-based workflows with route planning, capacity tracking, role-based portals, billing, reporting and operational printouts for drivers and warehouse/distribution staff.
• Built custom accommodation availability, reservation and payment-processing systems at a time when suitable off-the-shelf SaaS products were not readily available.
• Expanded the operation into computer hardware/software sales, repair, web development and hosting, and brought in an additional developer for larger custom-software projects.

Game Developer

BASIS Applied Technology

Developed software for commercial game projects, with much of the work focused on educational titles for LeapFrog platforms.

• Programmed games using a proprietary language designed for LeapFrog hardware.
• Built internal web applications and tools intended to make development workflows faster and reduce defects.
• Also performed selected systems-administration responsibilities.

SEO & Internet Marketing Consultant

Link Ranker Marketing

Founded and operated an SEO and internet-marketing consultancy serving small and medium-sized businesses in British Columbia and beyond.

• Provided technical and on-page SEO, site architecture, content optimization, link development and performance analysis.
• Combined search-marketing work with web development, ecommerce consulting and custom application projects.
• Developed online solutions including ecommerce systems and accommodation availability and booking applications.

SEO · Software Developer · System Administrator

Discover Group Enterprises

Worked across software development, business intelligence, systems administration, IT security and early search-engine optimization.

• Created Windows applications for data warehousing, data mining, statistical analysis and business intelligence.
• Administered web servers and supported company IT infrastructure and security.
• Managed small web-development and online-marketing teams while implementing SEO initiatives.

IT / Communications Specialist

KBR, Inc.

Supported U.S. Army and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)-led military operations in Hungary during IFOR, SFOR and KFOR, progressing through operational and supervisory assignments into KBR's IT/COMMO organization.

• Provided network and systems administration, workstation support, troubleshooting, data management and communications-related IT services.
• Worked with servers, networks and systems containing sensitive operational information in a mission-critical military environment.
• Supported personnel and operations across a multinational defense-contracting environment.

Security Systems Technician

Lop-Stop Vagyonvédelmi Bt.

Began professional security-systems work while completing formal security-systems training, after being selected for practical placement with a local security company.

• Installed, wired, configured, troubleshot and maintained CCTV systems, intrusion alarms, access-control equipment and related electronic security systems.
• Continued working with the company after the initial practical-training placement.