JD
Builds

const expertise = 'Full Stack Development'

const focus = 'Startup Solutions'

// Bringing ideas to production

Flutter
NextJS
React
Gatsby
Vue
Flutter
NextJS
React
Gatsby
Vue
Flutter
NextJS
React
Gatsby
Vue
Flutter
NextJS
React
Gatsby
Vue
Rust
NodeJS
Go
Python
Firebase
MySQL
Postgres
GCP
Azure
Rust
NodeJS
Go
Python
Firebase
MySQL
Postgres
GCP
Azure
Rust
NodeJS
Go
Python
Firebase
MySQL
Postgres
GCP
Azure
Rust
NodeJS
Go
Python
Firebase
MySQL
Postgres
GCP
Azure

JD Builds

Software Developer • November 2023 - Present

Software developer & entrepreneur specializing in building scalable applications from the ground up

Currently leading development of innovative forest industry solutions while running a successful sports tech company

Always seeking opportunities to build transformative technology solutions

Technologies

FlutterNextJSVercelReactGatsbyNetlifyVueRustActix WebPythonFlaskGoNodeJSDockerMySQLPostgresFirebaseGCPAzureDigital OceanServerless

Key Achievements

  • Extensive experience in startup environments
  • Expert at bringing ideas to production
  • Experience scaling software from zero to thousands of users
  • Built and deployed many websites and mobile apps
GitHubLinkedIn

Ref Buddy

Founder • August 2022 - Present

Built and launched a comprehensive officiating platform from concept to market

Led company through pre-accelerator program, established product-market fit, and executed successful go-to-market strategy

Scaled from initial concept to multiple league partnerships

Technologies

FlutterNextJSVercelGoDigital OceanFirebasePostgresServerless

Key Achievements

  • Built entire platform solo before expanding development team
  • Scaled to 200+ active users across multiple leagues
  • Brought on CTO, Senior Developer, and first Board Member in 2024
  • Successfully hit 8-month technical roadmap targets
  • Developed and executed complete business strategy including marketing, sales, and customer acquisition
Visit Ref Buddy

Velocity Showcase

November 2024

Emcee'd live on stage in front of 200+ people for the Alberta Catalyzer Velocity Showcase

About Velocity Program

MoneyUp

Software Developer • December 2023 - October 2024

Collaborated with a small team of developers to build a fintech startup application from the ground up

Identified and resolved critical architectural challenges while implementing robust solutions

Technologies

FlutterNextJSPythonFlaskAzurePostgresRevenueCat

Key Achievements

  • Implemented critical system architecture improvements
  • Developed and optimized cross-platform mobile and web applications
  • Contributed to successful scaling of user base through technical optimizations
Visit MoneyUp

Telling It Like It Is Podcast

March 2024

Spoke with Calgary Angel Investor, Jade Alberts, about all the highs and lows that come with bootstrapping a company to success

Watch Podcast Interview

MRU Tech Liftoff Panel

January 2024

Spoke on a panel of startup tech founders to share experiences of starting your own company

About Tech Liftoff

Velocity Showcase

November 2023

Pitched Ref Buddy live on stage in front of 200+ people after completing the Alberta Catalyzer pre-accelerator program

About Velocity Program

Logit Analytics

Software Developer • May 2022 - December 2022

Developing innovative solutions for the forestry industry

Building and maintaining full-stack applications for real-time data analytics

Technologies

FlutterReactPythonFlaskFirebaseGCP

Key Achievements

  • Developed real-time fire restriction information system for loggers
  • Built company's first mobile application using Flutter
  • Implemented full-stack features for forestry industry solutions
Visit Logit

Education

Thompson Rivers University • May 2022

Bachelor's Degree in Computing Science

Visit TRU