Ren Ramkhelawan
Oakville,ON
Summary
Adept at leading Agile teams and professional full-stack senior software engineer with a strong background in developing and deploying applications on a variety of infrastructures with continuous deployment. Known for effective collaboration within cross-functional teams and adaptability to evolving project requirements. Consistently drives impactful results through innovative problem solving and commitment to excellence and performance.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Full Stack Software Engineer & Founder
Reforestlife.org
05.2023 - Current
- Designed and built a non-profit crowdfunding platform for global reforestation projects
- Isomorphic React application built on a MERN stack with service-oriented REST APIs
- https://reforestlife.org
Nature Guide & Founder
Dragonfly Nature Retreat & Colibri Nature Reserve
05.2022 - Current
- Founded a non-profit "nature retreat" with a mission to educate people about living in a closed-loop system in harmony with nature
- https://dragonflynatureretreat.ca
- Founded a non-profit "nature sanctuary" with a Costa Rican friend and partner with a mission to deepen humanity's connection to nature by providing rich experiences in nature
- https://colibrinaturesanctuary.org
Senior Software Engineer & Team Lead
WE Charity
01.2020 - 03.2022
- Managed a team of 5 while developing scalable applications using agile methodologies for timely project delivery
- Managed multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining strict deadlines and high-quality standards
- Maintained comprehensive documentation of development work, facilitating knowledge sharing among team members
- Enhanced systems utilizing a variety of stacks and service-oriented APIs, including Python, PHP, React/Redux, running on Microsoft and Amazon infrastructure
Senior Software Engineer
Timeless Medical Systems
10.2018 - 10.2019
- Led Agile Scrum-based development of a Nutrition Decision Support System alongside Neonatologist, Dr. Donnal Walter
- Managed all aspects of the project from User Stories and Acceptance Criteria through to development, user testing, and beta deployment
- Designed a UI, that was unanimously accepted by Arkansas Children's Hospital clinicians, by thoroughly understanding day-to-day healthcare provider workflow and performing several iterations of usability testing
- Technologies: Vue.js, Bootstrap, Laravel, PHP, MySQL, AWS
Senior Software Engineer & Development Manager
CBC Radio-Canada
03.2014 - 10.2018
- Led a Scrum-based team of 8 developers & 2 QA analysts
- Worked closely with Designers, User Experience Testers and Senior Management to bring ideas to fruition using the Agile process
- Developed for and cost-effectively delivered 3 services: cbc.ca/listen, cbcmusic.ca, and recently retired "Artist Content Platform"
- Technologies: React, Redux, Enzyme, JEST, Node.js, C#, SQL Server, ElasticSearch, Azure, Azure ML
Senior Software Engineer & Team Lead
CanadaHelps.org
05.2005 - 07.2013
- Led technical development through a significant period of growth, as the organization increased annual revenues from $2 million to $100 million
- Maintained Director level responsibilities: development team hiring and management, project management, and budgeting
- Responsible for product design of several key products: Custom Donate Now, Donation API, Charity Gift Cards, Donations of Securities to name a few
- Conducted in-depth PCI DSS compliance reviews
Education
Certification - Google Project Management
Google Professional Certifications
Coursera11-2024
Certification - Neural Networks And Deep Learning
Deeplearning.ai
Coursera05-2018
Certification - Machine Learning
Stanford University
Coursera04-2018
B.A.Sc., Computer Engineering -
University of Toronto
05-2005
Skills
- Agile project & team management
- Full stack development
- Responsive web design
- REST API design and integration
- Microservices architecture
- Pattern & DDD based system design
- Code review and refactoring
- Performance optimization
- Continuous Delivery
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
French
Professional Working
Spanish
Limited Working
Timeline
Senior Full Stack Software Engineer & Founder
Reforestlife.org
05.2023 - Current
Nature Guide & Founder
Dragonfly Nature Retreat & Colibri Nature Reserve
05.2022 - Current
Senior Software Engineer & Team Lead
WE Charity
01.2020 - 03.2022
Senior Software Engineer
Timeless Medical Systems
10.2018 - 10.2019
Senior Software Engineer & Development Manager
CBC Radio-Canada
03.2014 - 10.2018
Senior Software Engineer & Team Lead
CanadaHelps.org
05.2005 - 07.2013
Certification - Google Project Management
Google Professional Certifications
Certification - Neural Networks And Deep Learning
Deeplearning.ai
Certification - Machine Learning
Stanford University
B.A.Sc., Computer Engineering -
University of Toronto
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