IT Contractor in Ottawa, Canada specializing in software architecture, design, and development of web-based applications.
A SECRET cleared, highly experienced Technology Architect with over 20 years of enterprise application development experience and deep expertise in .NET technologies, clean architecture, and scalable system design.
Explore ArticlesI’m Canadian (Ottawa) based, SECRET-cleared, and I have years of experience in various federal and territorial government workplaces, National Defence, and the private sector. I have consistently delivered scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions using .NET technologies, SQL databases, and modern web standards. My work reflects a deep commitment to clean architecture, accessibility compliance, and strategic alignment with government IT roadmaps.
I am currently studying for the AZ-204 Microsoft Certificate (Azure Developer Associate), exploring agentic coding (Claude, Copilot, Gemini, etc), and blogging about software architecture and development (as it relates to scientific coding).
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A clear, practical guide to the Dependency Inversion Principle for scientific programmers, showing how to decouple analysis logic from hardware with interfaces, mocks, and testable designs.
Why does a pH meter need set_wavelength()? Learn Interface Segregation Principle to stop forcing instruments to implement methods they don't support.
Your cheap sensor returns Fahrenheit instead of Celsius, breaking all your results. Learn the Liskov Substitution Principle to prevent subclass surprises.
Protect published results while adding features. Learn the Open/Closed Principle with real data fitting examples. No re-validation needed.
Your spectroscopy script is now 2,000 lines and breaks when you change anything. Learn the Single Responsibility Principle with real scientific code examples.
How should scientists organize their code repositories? This post proposes a language-agnostic structure and asks the community to share their approaches.
Pensions Automated Testing
Old Age Security Service Improvement Strategy
Multiple projects
Canada's Economic Action Plan
Insurance Needs Assessment
Canadian Army Website
Undergrad thesis: Solidification of immiscible alloys in microgravity environments
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