Andrew Judd

Web Developer & Software Engineer

15+ years of experience building web applications

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Technical Skills

CI/CD & Source Control

Git GitLab CI GitHub Actions Jenkins Azure DevOps Subversion Team Foundation Server

Cloud Technologies

AWS (ECS, ECR, EC2, S3, Fargate, RDS, Lambda) Digital Ocean Linode

Database

SQL (MySQL, T-SQL) SSAS SSIS SSDT

Frameworks

Laravel VueJS Angular jQuery Ionic Framework Electron NestJS

Operating Systems

Windows macOS Linux

Programming Languages

C C++ C# Java Visual Basic VB.NET Python R

Scripting

AutoIT Bash PowerShell

Testing

PHPUnit Jest XUnit MSTest JUnit HP Quality Center

Web Technologies

JavaScript/TypeScript PHP ASP.NET CSS

Experience

Director of Technology

Blade Air

May 2024 - Feb 2026

Served as sole technical leader for an organization of 30, reporting directly to the CEO and owning technology strategy beyond software development
Built a web-based ROI calculator replacing manual Excel workflows, improving efficiency by 200%
Developed an integrated quoting tool connecting HubSpot, Katana, and AWS SES, reducing manual effort by 40% and streamlining the quote-to-PO pipeline
Evaluated and selected technology vendors
Consolidated and simplified the organization’s technology tooling
Tech stack: .NET , PHP/Laravel, JavaScript, Python

iot database optimization smart-device startup

Principal Software Developer

Blade Air

July 2023 - May 2024

Practiced TDD for implementation of new developer-facing APIs
Built mobile and desktop applications using VueJS (Ionic and Electron)
Completed migration to AWS ECS enabling auto-scaling of applications
Worked with the business to prioritize features for company growth

iot startup

Principal Software Developer

CleanAir.ai

2022 - July 2023

Lead a team of engineers (software and hardware) to build air filters which can tell you how full they are
Practiced TDD for implementation of new developer-facing APIs
Built mobile and desktop applications using VueJS (Ionic and Electron)
Completed the migration to AWS ECS to allow for auto-scaling of applications
Worked with the business to prioritize the appropriate features for company growth
Monitored the health of the system in AWS

iot startup cleantech

Lead Software Developer (Part Time)

CleanAir.ai

2018 - 2022

Worked with the founders to derive the vision for the application
Built the architecture plan for the current application, to ensure data security and scalability
Setup an automated CI/CD pipeline
Guided students through the implementation of firmware for an ESP826/ESP32 device
Built the initial mobile application using Ionic Framework and VueJS
Maintained code quality through a code review process

iot startup cleantech

Engineering Manager

Uptake Technologies Inc.

2019 - 2022

Lead the Coop (Internship) Program
Mentored developers on development best practices
Coached the team to make effective and achievable personal goals
Worked with the team to write more testable code
Worked with Senior Management to improve the Agile practices
Guided the team to improve the architecture for both new and legacy applications

enterprise industrial ai

Senior Software Engineer

Uptake Technologies Inc.

2018 - 2019

Worked with Management to get Agile best practices brought into our existing workflow
Investigated and resolved issues with pre-existing applications
Mentored other developers on development best practices
Encouraged the team to write more testable code
Active participant in the code review process

enterprise industrial ai

Mentor (Part Time)

Codementor.io

May 2021 - Present

Assisted people around the world with programming issues that they have
Worked with a person to help prepare them for interviews that were coming up
Created a learning plan for long term learners
Consistently received 5-star reviews for my guidance

mentoring education

Senior Software Engineer / Senior Database Developer

SPS Commerce / ToolBox Solutions

2013 - 2018

Lead bi-weekly sprint planning sessions to ensure projects were completed on time and budget
Collaborated with product owners to identify project requirements, and developers to ensure that the optimal strategy was implemented
Formally mentored a co-worker to further develop their skills
Performed after hours monitoring and troubleshooting of client data load processes to meet client Service Level Agreements
Ensured code quality through code reviews
Lead the simplification of a SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) process by architecting a modular design
Developed utilities to support the migration of applications into the cloud (AWS)
Contributed technical documents to a corporate knowledge base library
Completed performance tuning for long-running queries
Architected and built a data warehouse to be used for internal analytics
Automated the deployment of the code through all environments

retail supply-chain enterprise

Database Developer

SPS Commerce / ToolBox Solutions

2010 - 2013

Followed scrum methodology for software development
Created SSIS packages to load data from various data sources
Built and queried SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) cubes for reporting purposes
Developed scripts to reduce the amount of manual effort required

retail supply-chain enterprise

Founder (Part Time)

CheckItOn.us

2016 - Present

Envisioned and developed a server monitoring tool
Developed remote queue workers with blacklisting in order to ensure sites are monitored from multiple locations
Developed using Laravel, VueJS, Chart.Js and Stripe

entrepreneurship saas

Owner (Part Time)

IcePets.com

2014 - Present

Lead a remote team of artists, moderators and administrators to meet project and budget timelines
Managed and maintained the web and database servers
Improved user satisfaction and user experience by developing new features and functionality, continually increasing site growth
Created a CI/CD pipeline to allow less technical members of the team to push out code changes without touching the server

gaming entrepreneurship

Software Developer - Co-op

Environment Canada

2009 - 2009

Worked collaboratively with another Co-op student to port an existing application to a new server
Worked with clients to determine the requirements for a system to keep electronic copies of images in a database
Created the image database and a web user interface to provide the clients with an easy way of accessing the images
Used MapServer and the OpenLayers JavaScript library to provide the clients with a 'Google Maps' style of map
Learned and used Coldfusion in order to implement required functionality for the web applications

government

Programmer/Developer - Co-op

Toronto Transit Commission (TTC)

2008 - 2008

Worked with clients to determine and develop the business requirements and to develop the required functions of a new application to track safety deficiencies
Worked collaboratively with another Co-op Student in order to complete all of the specifications and programming required in order to meet the deadlines

government transportation

Test Analyst - Co-op

CIBC

2007 - 2007

Executed test cases in order to verify that the Business Banking application was working as expected
Tested defects thoroughly in order to determine their root cause
Logged defects as they arose throughout the testing cycle
Created JavaScript applications which allowed testers to modify various banking files
Created AutoIT scripts which allowed testers to effectively use Mercury Quality Center

finance banking

Instructor (Volunteer)

Canada Learning Code

2020 - Present

Worked with the Coordinators of the Chapter to schedule learning experiences
Provided in-person and online training for individuals of all ages
Conducted training sessions on: HTML, JavaScript, Python, SQL, and Scratch

volunteer education

Organizer (Volunteer)

Brampton Coffee and Code

2018 - Present

Collaborated with the Brampton Library and Brampton Entrepreneur's Centre for the event
Provided support for any of the attendees
Ensured all attendees had a good experience

volunteer community

Education

University of Guelph

Bachelor of Science - Computing and Information Science (Co-op)

2005 - 2010

John Hopkins University - Coursera

Data Scientist Specialization

2015 - 2016

Toastmasters International

Advanced Leader Bronze, Competent Communicator

2012 - 2016

Sergeant at Arms, Vice President of Education, Mentorship Chair

Microsoft

2011

Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist - SQL Server 2008

Microsoft

2011

Technology Specialist - .NET Framework 3.5, ASP.NET Application Development

Microsoft

2011

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