Calgary, AB

I build software
from zero to real.

Developer and entrepreneur. Founded Ref Buddy and HarvestingPro. I turn manual processes into software that scales.

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Ventures

Companies I founded

Featured

Ref Buddy

Founder & Technical Lead · 2022 – present · Calgary

Built a sports officiating platform from scratch to fix scheduling problems I dealt with as a hockey ref. Replaced spreadsheets and email chains with real-time scheduling, expense tracking, and game reports.

  • ›Single-handedly built the entire platform — now used by multiple hockey leagues across Western Canada
  • ›Smart scheduling algorithms that cut administrative overhead for league coordinators
  • ›Expense system replaced a weekly Excel-and-email process — submission time went from minutes to seconds
  • ›Game and video reports auto-populate details, cutting report completion time by 80%+
FlutterNext.jsGoGraphQLDigitalOceanGCP

HarvestingPro

Co-Founder & Technical Lead · 2024 – present · Calgary

Partnered with forestry operators to replace their fragmented spreadsheet workflows with a unified platform for tracking equipment, employees, and project profitability.

  • ›Delivered functional MVP in 4 months — met the client's operational deadlines
  • ›Real-time project tracking and expense dashboards so operators spot unprofitable work early
  • ›Recruited a dev to build a React Native time-card app for field crews
Next.jsRustReact NativePostgres
Work

Consulting & roles

Solea Energy

Software Developer Consultant · 2025 · Kansas City (remote)

Brought on to turn manual Python scripts and spreadsheets into a real trading platform for financial transmission rights traders.

  • ›Built a distributed Rust backend with dedicated executor APIs on individual VMs — traders run models in parallel without blocking each other
  • ›Three-tier data layer: Snowflake for heavy computation, MongoDB for workflows, Redis for real-time log streaming
  • ›Live model execution with log streaming from executor APIs to the frontend — traders build, queue, and monitor without leaving the browser
RustSnowflakeMongoDBRedisNext.js

MoneyUp

Software Developer Consultant · 2023 – 2024 · Edmonton (remote)

Joined during alpha. Helped scale the fintech platform from early adopters to thousands of active users.

  • ›Designed a daily accrual system with smart rounding that made loan terms actually understandable — support tickets dropped
  • ›Built subscription payment flows that established recurring revenue beyond transaction fees
  • ›Redis caching and query optimization for measurably faster load times at scale
FlutterNext.jsPythonAzurePostgresRedis

LogIt Analytics

Software Developer · 2022 · Kamloops (remote)

Early hire at a forestry tech company. Built safety and compliance features and shipped their first mobile app.

  • ›Real-time fire restriction monitoring system — loggers get immediate visibility into compliance requirements
  • ›Built the company's first Flutter mobile app, bringing the platform to field workers
FlutterReactPythonFirebaseGCP
Frontend
ReactNext.jsTypeScriptTailwindFlutterReact Native
Backend
RustGoPythonNode.jsPostgresRedisSnowflakeFirebase
Infra
GCPAzureDigitalOceanHetznerDockerDokploy
Speaking

Talks & appearances

Velocity Showcase — Emcee

Hosted the showcase live on stage. Founders pitched to a live audience of peers and community members.

Alberta Catalyzer2024

Telling It Like It Is

Talked with Calgary angel investor Jade Alberts about the real highs and lows of bootstrapping a startup.

Podcast w/ Jade Alberts2024

Tech Liftoff Panel

Panel on what it actually takes to start a tech company.

Mount Royal University2024

Velocity — Pitch

Pitched Ref Buddy live to 200+ people after completing the eight-week pre-accelerator program.

Alberta Catalyzer2023
Education

BSc Computing Science

Thompson Rivers University · Kamloops · 2022