CTO & Strategic Technology Leader with 15+ years of experience building teams, shipping products, and driving growth across learning technology, eCommerce, and the public sector.
I also take on select consulting projects for nonprofits, education, and public-sector organizations — bringing an MLIS background in information architecture to every engagement.
about me
process
We talk through your goals, constraints, and timeline. No jargon, no pitch.
I define the work, deliverables, and budget upfront. You know exactly what you're getting.
I build in two-week sprints with regular check-ins. You see progress, not surprises.
I stick around after launch to make sure everything runs smooth and your team is set up to own it.
Built and led the volunteer management platform supporting 10K+ volunteers across 30+ universities, plus the Living Space Project with the Canadian Space Agency.
Years of Experience
Daily Users Served
New Business Generated ($)
Volunteers Supported
what I do
I connect great engineering to real business impact, leading cross-functional teams to deliver technology solutions that drive measurable growth.
Custom themes, platform consolidation,
bilingual sites, WooCommerce, and migrations
WCAG 2.1/2.2 AA compliance, content strategy,
and metadata design — informed by an MLIS
Full-stack data platforms, CRM integrations,
LMS migrations, and API development
case studies
As CTO, built the eClarity Learning Design System — a proprietary platform enabling 10x faster course creation with built-in accessibility for universities across Canada.
Built platforms supporting 10K+ volunteers, 24K+ Tomatosphere classrooms, and the Living Space project connecting 63K students to the ISS.
Built and deployed a COVID-19 daily screening platform processing 80,000+ health checks across 157 schools — from concept to production in weeks.
Managed delivery of a headless BigCommerce storefront, WordPress content platform, and Salesforce OMS integration — driving 190% revenue growth YoY.
career highlights
Led eClarity launch, $430K new business
Led eClarity launch, $430K new business
80K daily users, HR vaccination system
80K daily users, HR vaccination system
Entry-level to management in 5 years
Entry-level to management in 5 years
Automated 100 course migration
Automated 100 course migration
Enterprise eCommerce across BigCommerce/Shopify/Magento
Enterprise eCommerce across BigCommerce/Shopify/Magento
my journey
From entry-level web content role to CTO, a career built on continuous growth, strategic thinking, and delivering measurable impact.
2023-Present
2022-2023
2015-2021
writing
Practical guides on automation, analytics, and the tools I use day-to-day as a technology leader.
Build an n8n workflow that posts analytics
summaries every Monday, hands-free
Practical workflows you can import and
run today — from Slack alerts to reporting
Set up a CI/CD pipeline that deploys your
static site to S3 on every push
One keyboard shortcut to clean up your
screen before sharing it
A Python debounce filter that kills key
chatter without replacing the switch
The most common barriers on nonprofit
websites and what they mean for visitors
A case study following a fictional nonprofit
through the decision to rebuild
What happened when we sat down and
built a working CMS in an afternoon
I take on select projects for nonprofits, education, and public-sector organizations.
questions
Primarily nonprofits, post-secondary institutions, school boards, and public-sector organizations. I also take on select private-sector projects in eCommerce and enterprise SaaS, particularly where accessibility or complex integrations are involved.
Most projects start with a short discovery call, followed by a scoped proposal with clear deliverables and timeline. I work in two-week sprints with regular check-ins. Engagements range from focused 4-week builds to ongoing fractional CTO partnerships.
Both. For smaller projects, I handle everything directly. For larger builds, I bring in trusted specialists (design, QA, DevOps) and manage delivery end-to-end. At KnowledgeNow, I lead a full technical team. Either way, you get a single point of accountability.
Accessibility is built into everything I do, not bolted on at the end. I hold an MLIS with a focus on information architecture, and I've led AODA and WCAG 2.1/2.2 compliance work for organizations like Let's Talk Science, Sensity, and First Nations University. Every project ships with an accessibility review.
Almost certainly. I've shipped production work on WordPress, Drupal, Moodle, Brightspace, Blackboard, BigCommerce, Shopify, Magento, Salesforce, and custom Node/Python stacks. If your platform isn't on that list, I'll tell you upfront whether I'm the right fit.
