Gordon Cannard
Verified Expert in Engineering
Software Developer
Fredericton, NB, Canada
Toptal member since November 3, 2021
Gordon is a professional software developer and Python expert who provides high-quality deliverables. Passionate about well-tested and reliable documented back-end solutions, Gordon has proven experience with REST APIs, microservice architecture, automated testing, continuous integration, GIS technologies, and LiDAR processing.
Portfolio
Experience
- Python - 5 years
- REST APIs - 3 years
- Git - 3 years
- Automated Testing - 3 years
- Pytest - 3 years
- Flask - 3 years
- Docker - 3 years
- Swagger - 2 years
Preferred Environment
Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Jenkins, Docker, Python, Pytest, Flask, Swagger, Git, LiDAR, Geographic Information Systems
The most amazing...
...professional experience I've had was to design, write, and deliver a live Python training course, traveling internationally to help clients automate their work.
Work Experience
Software Developer
Teledyne CARIS
- Wrote Python standards, setting internal requirements for project structure, style, and development tooling. Provided mentorship to junior colleagues by reviewing all Python code written by the testing, technical support, and projects departments.
- Designed REST APIs for new software products. Wrote documentation in the Open API Swagger specification and developed test suites to validate API implementation.
- Developed a Python training course and provided live training to clients, generating enthusiastic feedback. Designed training exercises to build intuition on how to solve complex problems in small, easy-to-understand steps.
Project Technologist
Opus Stewart Weir
- Developed an innovative procedure for producing as-built floor plans faster and more accurately using handheld LiDAR scanners and SLAM algorithms. This product has generated significant revenue for the organization.
- Increased department efficiency by creating Python scripts to automate labor-intensive tasks. Restructured the storage of large LiDAR datasets used in pipeline design to significantly reduce time spent searching for and downloading data.
- Created deliverable products from terrestrial, mobile, and aerial LiDAR and UAV data.
- Provided cost and workload estimates for proposed projects and advised project managers on integrating LiDAR into their projects.
LiDAR Analyst
Leading Edge Geomatics
- Wrote code in Java for statistical analysis of aerial LiDAR forestry data to remotely estimate timber yields.
- Wrote Java scripts to apply corrections to LiDAR attributes, saving project rework.
- Processed geospatial data for use in mapping and 3D-terrain visualization. Used filtering techniques to classify large point clouds and applied vectors to aerial imagery for feature identification.
Experience
Application for Managing and Executing API Scripts
I was the project technical lead, providing the high-level concept of the winning bid, organizing the development process, and representing the team in meetings with the client. I wrote responses to tender requirements during the bidding process, designed and developed REST interfaces for the microservice components, and ensured the work completely satisfied client needs.
Testing Plugins for Microservice APIs
These plugins made it much easier to perform integration testing whenever new features were added. Packaging these plugins and hosting them internally could make these versions separate from source code and installable wherever the tools could be of use.
Lidar Processing Automation with Jira API Integration
Scripts would run in a Jenkins pipeline, triggered by Jira webhooks. They would manage data processing through command line applications while reading and updating information in Jira through its API. Generated reports in Excel format would also be attached to relevant Jira issues.
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering
University of New Brunswick - Fredericton, NB, Canada
Certifications
Machine Learning
Coursera
Certified Senior Survey Technologist
Alberta Society of Surveying and Mapping Technologies
Skills
Libraries/APIs
REST APIs
Tools
Pytest, Git, Jira, Jenkins, Docker Compose, Subversion (SVN), Confluence, MATLAB, GIS
Languages
Python, Groovy, Java, Octave, JavaScript
Frameworks
Swagger, Flask
Paradigms
Automated Testing, Testing, Microservices, Agile Project Management
Platforms
Docker, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Windows
Storage
PostgreSQL
Other
LiDAR, Technical Writing, Projects, APIs, Geographic Information Systems, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), Simultaneous Localization & Mapping (SLAM), Photogrammetry, Back-end, Electrical Design, Electronics, Robotics, Embedded Systems, Machine Learning, Neural Networks, Data Science, Remote Sensing, Code Review
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