how i can help
If you have any of the following problems, I can probably help:
- You have a great idea for a profitable online business, and need a ninja to help build it
- Your web site sucks, and you know you need a better one
- You want to sell products or services online, and don't know the best way to go about it
- You have no idea how to take advantage of web-based tools or technology to improve your efficiency and lower your costs.
I'm particularly interested in helping small, owner-operated food or product based businesses in the Lower Mainland.
who i am
Most Important
- husband
- friend
- christ-follower
Business
- serial entrepreneur
- lover of small, locally owned and operated businesses
- efficiency nerd
- process improvement nerd
Technology
- programming
- user experience
- ruby / rails
- javascript / jquery
- wordpress
Hobbies
- coffee
- cooking / baking
- outdoors / hiking / camping
- travel (26 countries and counting)
- photography
- reading (pretty much anything)
- economics / finance / investing
- philosophy
- theology
what people say
Daniel is a superb software developer, a fantastic team player, and an excellent communicator. He is one of those “star” developers that are so difficult to find. He easily grasps problems, is able to communicate design issues succinctly, and learns new technologies and techniques quickly... if circumstances ever permit, I would hire him again immediately... If you are looking to verify his moral fiber, I can only say that you will be hard pressed to find a more upstanding and responsible individual.
Carl Schmidt (CTO at Unbounce)
I have much to be thankful for, not the least of which is you. Thanks for your hard work, dedication and opinionated nature. This combined with your awesome skill and personality make [Chimp] a win win for all involved.
John Bromley (CEO at Chimp Technology Inc.)
I can't recommend Daniel highly enough. Extremely personable, extraordinarily competent. Always has a solution to the problem and implements it with skill and integrity.
Collin Houseal (Owner at Houseal Creative)
Thanks again for being a relentless machine... It's easy to find people who start things, but much harder to find great people to work with who ship.
Kareem Mayan (Technical Product Manager)
what i'm working on
- Chimp - an online platform for giving money to charity in Canada. To date, Chimp users have sent more than $2.3 million dollars to over 800 Canadian charities.
- Kitchening with Carly - working with my wife to build an exceptional community-focused food business in the Lower Mainland. Right now we are focusing on Parisian style macarons.
other stuff i've done
- EasyCal - online booking and scheduling software for solo service providers.
- MotorcycleGear.com - worked with one other developer to rebuild MotorcycleGear.com from scratch.
- A laundry-list of other projects and companies, dating back to 1999. Most of it is long and boring.
long boring list of other stuff
- 3R Systems [Education, Java, Oracle]
- Awesome Audio Books [Java, MySQL]
- Backstop Media [Tutorials, Articles, Java, Ruby]
- Ballard Power Systems [Consulting]
- BenchKeeper Software [Java, Oracle]
- Big Idea Communications [PHP]
- Bodog [Java]
- British Columbia Institute of Technology [Education, Java]
- Canadian Association of Singapore [Ruby on Rails]
- Canadian International School of Singapore [Networking]
- Certified General Accountants Association of British Columbia [Java, Oracle]
- Discovery Software [Java, Oracle]
- Eloquent Systems Ltd. [Java]
- Freeway Communications [Server Configuration, Software Installs]
- Haymaker Communications [PHP, CSS, JavaScript]
- Helium Syndicate [Ruby on Rails, MySQL]
- Houseal Creative [Ruby on Rails, MySQL]
- IBM [Tutorials, Articles, Java, Ruby]
- Intellinger Software [Java, Swing, Team Lead]
- Jesse Skinner [Project Manager, PHP, MySQL]
- Open Learning Agency of British Columbia [Java, Oracle]
- OrangePath LLC [Ruby on Rails]
- Outward Branch Consulting
- Radial Software (now Robson Inc.) [Java]
- Relic Entertainment [Consulting]
- Sungold Entertainment [Java, Oracle]
- T-Swat Consulting Ltd. [Java, Oracle, Ruby on Rails, Team Lead]
- Tantalus Communications Inc. [Java, Oracle]
pseudo-resume
I don't make a habit of keeping a resume around (let alone up to date), but if you'd like a pseudo-resume, please help yourself to this one.