Hey, I’m Ross
I am a software developer based in Toronto. I specialize in web development and I'm always on the lookout for cool new technologies. I'm helping Doctalk make the lives of doctors and medical professionals easier.
Experience
WTFormat
NuxtJS / Vue
TypeScript
WTFormat is an online tool for generating date format codes. Originally created in 2018, I rewrote it in 2021 to support more formatting libraries.
Mandelbrot Set in Rust
rust
WebAssembly
TypeScript
An interactive application that lets you explore the Mandelbrot set fractal. Built with Rust, compiled to WebAssembly, running on Web Workers.
Full-Stack Developer – Doctalk
react
redux
django
PostgreSQL
heroku
I'm helping Doctalk build an authenticated online space for physicians to collaborate with each other and organizations. Responsibilities include UI and RESTful API development, software architecture, and cloud infrastructure.
ReqWise
svelte
fastify
PostgreSQL
GCP
An easier way for web developers and digital agencies to understand their customer's needs. Brainstorm requirements, propose designs, and get stakeholder sign-off.
Vibeify
TensorFlow
react
An artificially intelligent DJ that uses your webcam to determine the level of energy in the room and selects songs from your playlists that match the vibe. My team created Vibeify for QHacks 2020.
Director of Systems Automation – QVFT
svelte
flask
arduino
In charge of running weekly meetings, setting goals, and providing technical assistance to team members. The Systems Automation team is building an software system for adjusting environment variables, such as temperature or light intensity, in order to maximize crop yield.
Traffic Light Optimization
python
A simulation of interconnected intersections, whose lights' behaviour is optimized by a learning agent. Created for Reinforcement Learning, an AI course at Queen's.
foldA Box Office System
svelte
flask
PostgreSQL
heroku
An online system for selling tickets and getting audience metrics for foldA, a digital performance festival in Kingston, Ontario. Created as my Queen's Computing capstone project.
MetaProjection
gatsby
GraphQL
Node
An aggregator of multiple Canadian federal electoral projections which provides an overview of how the election is playing out, both federally and by district. Updated for 2021.
Software Developer Intern – Verafin
java
PostgreSQL
Backbone.js
Made multiple upgrades and bug fixes to the user interface that were requested by Verafin clients. Created a software plugin that identifies high risk customers across hundreds of institutions based on transaction and biographical characteristics.
IsEarthStillWarming.com
react
Node
A website with up-to-date global warming information and data. It provides a high-level overview of what global warming is – how it's caused, how much the Earth has warmed, and its observed and predicted effects.
Drawing robot
arduino
Raspberry Pi
A drawing robot that listens to you and writes down what you say. Created for Digital Systems, a course at Queen's.
Full-Stack Developer Intern – Nudge.ai
react
redux
.NET / C#
PostgreSQL
Implemented a system for receiving, verifying, and handling GDPR requests. Added the capability for users to suggest changes to the information shown in our public pages with an intuitive interface.
Software Developer – QHacks
gatsby
GraphQL
PostgreSQL
Built the landing page for the hackathon and a web portal which over 1800 students used to apply. The websites were built with React and used GraphQL to retrieve data for the user interface.
Dodgeball: The Game
Unity 3D
A dodgeball game with motion tracking, created for Human-Computer Interaction, a course at Queen's.
CTO – MUSE Magazine
WordPress
Created a WordPress-based platform for publishing student-submitted articles that reflects the design language of the physical MUSE magazine
Front-End Developer Intern – Nudge.ai
react
redux
Created a modern interface for Nudge employees to carry out administrative tasks. Interacting with a RESTful API, this interface allows an administrator to create, delete, or modify accounts, and to directly access and modify person and company data used by the sales platform.
Mandelbrot Set Explorer
python
An interactive application that lets you explore the Mandelbrot set fractal. Made with Python and TKinter.
Bachelor of Computing (Honours, Software Design).
CIPS Accredited Software Engineering program.
Taught children how to ski – from their first time on skis to racing competitively in a team. Gained experience in leading a team and working closely with other employees.
Worked with many different age groups from six to fourteen years old, and gained experience in working with people of different ability levels and interests.