Sanford C. Place
Nanaimo,BC
Summary
Visionary technology leader with a proven track record at Resonance Software Inc, driving digital transformation through innovative AI solutions and cloud-native architectures. Expert in microservices and DevOps, I excel in fostering high-performance teams, achieving significant efficiency improvements, and delivering enterprise-level software that enhances user experience and operational excellence.
Overview
38
38
years of professional experience
Work History
Founder & CEO | Chief Software Architect
Resonance Software Inc
01.2014 - Current
- Led the organization from inception to becoming a trusted provider of software solutions, serving diverse industries.
- Designed and scaled enterprise software systems, enabling digital transformation for Fortune 500 clients.
- Spearheaded cutting-edge software architectures, delivering high-availability solutions to global markets.
- Developed and led high-performance engineering teams, fostering innovation and rapid product iteration.
- Pioneered AI-driven solutions, optimizing software efficiency and automating complex workflows.
- Wrote research papers and developed symbiotic systems in the late 80s which foreshadowed the current Agentic AI trends.
- Negotiated strategic partnerships to drive growth, expanding revenue streams and market reach.
- Positioned the company as a leader in software development, with an emphasis on security, scalability, and performance.
- Currently delivering WorkSight Flow, a complete SaaS solution in the North American Human Capital Management Sector.
- Architected digital transformation for major multi-national in the entertainment industry. This custom solution successfully addressed critical business needs by solving software challenges that included modernizing legacy applications. This resulted in enterprise-level efficiencies that enabled the client to retain and grow market share.
Founder & CTO Chief Technical Officer
Resonance Software Inc
01.1993 - 01.2014
- Developed advanced enterprise software solutions while leading engineering teams.
- Redesigned system architectures to improve efficiency and maximize performance.
- Championed cloud-native development, moving legacy systems to modern, scalable architectures.
- Delivered technical innovations that reduced system downtime and improved user experience and reduced errors by 89%.
- Led cross-functional teams in Agile software delivery, ensuring rapid and responsive development cycles.
- Specialized in delivering enterprise scheduling and pay solutions across for the manufacturing and entertainment sectors.
Software Architect
Kureo
01.1990 - 01.1993
- Designed and developed KanjiWord - an innovative Japanese Language Word Processor running on standard North American hardware.
Research & Development
British Columbia Institute of Technology
01.1987 - 01.1990
- Research into Symbiotic Systems, which proposed a new way of developing software, which postulated that AI working in collaboration with people produce superior results then when working independently.
- Architected ESP a scheduling/pay solution for hospitals which used expert systems and advanced UI interactions for automating scheduling.
- Wrote and presented a paper at the CORS conference titled Symbiotic Systems for Complex Problems.
- Published a paper in the book: Industrial And Engineering Applications Of Artificial Intelligence And Expert Systems, Volume 1.
Education
AI & Expert Systems -
British Columbia Institute of Technology
Skills
- Cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- DevOps
- AI & ML
- Microservices Architecture
- Micro Frontends
- Kafka
- Redis
- Elasticsearch
- PostreSQL
- SQL Server
- Kubernetes
- Docker
- Vector
- Clickhouse
- Stripe
- Mobile
- Prometheus
- Grafana
- Superset
- Analytics Server
- Tableau
- Datadog
- New Relic
- Tailscale
- Traefik
- Nginx
- LetsEncrypt
- Web
- TailwindCSS
- React
- Solid JS
- Astro
- Svelte
- Angular JS
- Htmx
- React Native
- Flutter
- Razor
- MVC
- Firebase
- NodeJS
- Bun
- Deno
- Next JS
- Vue
- Nuxt
- AWS Amplify
- JavaScript
- Typescript
- Python
- C
- C
- C#
- F#
- Dart
- Go
- Java
- Kotlin
- Scala
- Lisp
- Cobol
- Prolog
- Pascal
- Assembler
- Basic
- SQL
- Bash
- PowerShell
- Yaml
- HTML
- CSS
- XML
Timeline
Founder & CEO | Chief Software Architect
Resonance Software Inc
01.2014 - Current
Founder & CTO Chief Technical Officer
Resonance Software Inc
01.1993 - 01.2014
Software Architect
Kureo
01.1990 - 01.1993
Research & Development
British Columbia Institute of Technology
01.1987 - 01.1990
AI & Expert Systems -
British Columbia Institute of Technology
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