Tech Lead
2018 - PRESENTSSENSE- Led and mentored a team of back-end developers of all experience levels.
- Setup a continuous integration and delivery pipeline (Jenkins Blue Ocean) on back-end applications.
- Developed a product information management system in Python (Flask), Mongo, Amazon S3, and SQS within a microservice architecture.
- Incrementally broke down a core monolith back-end application into microservices and micro UIs with no downtime.
- Actively participated in the overall effort of standardizing processes and developments standards across the organization through documentation, transfer knowledge, and code review.
Technologies: Python, Mongo, PHP, MySQL, SQS, S3Senior Web Developer
2017 - 2018SSENSE- Maintained the core monolith back-end application in PHP and MySQL.
- Translated business requirements into technical feature requests.
- Set up monitors and alerts in regards to up-time and code quality.
Technologies: PHP, MySQLProduction Manager
2012 - 2014Cakemail- Held regular calls with internal stakeholders and external API clients to ensure proper request follow-ups.
- Replaced GitHub with Jira for request tracking.
- Implemented development and deployments standards, including a continuous integration and delivery pipeline on Jenkins.
- Maintained a high-traffic and high-availability PHP and MySQL application.
- Migrated the main application from on-premise to AWS with no downtime.
- Implemented quality and up-time monitoring (SLA).
- Executed the migration of terabytes of data from one MySQL server to another with no downtime and no loss of integrity.
- Replaced most of the application's CRONs with RabbitMQ queues and workers for faster and more efficient data processing.
Technologies: PHP, MySQL, Hadoop, Docker, RabbitMQTech Lead
2012 - 2014TC Media- Implemented code-review processes across the department.
- Documented and enforced development standards.
- Guided a team of developers through bug fixes and features development.
- Supported a new release manager position by helping put in place a proper delivery pipeline (Jenkins).
- Assessed and resolved complex issues that required deeper business and technological knowledge.
Technologies: PHP, MySQL, CSS, HTMLWeb Developer
2009 - 2012TC Media- Maintained PHP and MySQL websites.
- Ensured proper follow-up on stakeholder requests.
- Estimated new feature requests.
Technologies: PHP, MySQL, CSS, HTMLWebmaster
2008 - 2009Canada Border Service Agency- Regularly updated the .NET intranet website with new features.
- Developed and implemented new feature requests.
- Ensured accessibility standards were followed as per government standards.
Technologies: .NET, Microsoft SQL, CSS, HTML
Francis Brassard
Software Developer in Montreal, QC, Canada
Member since March 22, 2019
Francis has built and led teams that have successfully developed robust and efficient PHP and Python back-end apps. To projects, he brings over a decade of hands-on experience with high-availability, high-traffic apps in both monolithic and microservice architectures. Francis is the type of developer who strives to improve himself and those around him while using cutting-edge tech and adhering to the highest quality standards as much as possible.
Francis is now available for hire
Experience
- PHP 15 years
- Back-end Development 15 years
- APIs 7 years
- Architecture 7 years
- Kubernetes 3 years
- Microservices 3 years
- Python 3 years
- Laravel 3 years
Availability
Part-time
Preferred Environment
Linux, Git, Jetbrains, Docker. Kubernetes
The most amazing...
...project I've executed was the live migration of a core set of apps from on-premise hosting to Docker on AWS with no downtime or data inconsistency/loss.
Employment
Experience
- Cobabar.com | Café and Catering Business Website (Development)
I integrated a local café and catering business's website with WordPress. The site uses a mix of third-party and custom plugins for its functionalities. The project also included hosting (Docker on EC2) and monitoring.
Skills
Languages
PHP, Python, PHP 7, PHP 5+, PHP 5, Python 2, Python 3, HTML, HTML4, HTML5, HTML/CSSFrameworks
Flask, Symfony, Symfony 4, Symfony 3, Laravel, Laravel 5, Lumen, CSSS, Bootstrap 3+, Bootstrap 4, DjangoLibraries/APIs
REST APIs, Flask-RESTful, Jenkins Pipeline, jQuery, jQuery UI, Pure CSS, React, Redux-saga, React ReduxTools
MySQL Workbench, Jenkins, RabbitMQ, Amazon SQS, Docker Hub, Docker Swarm, Docker Compose, AWS Push Notification Service (AWS SNS), Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), Google Cloud ConsoleParadigms
Web Architecture, API Architecture, Application Architecture, Web Application Architecture, Back-end Architecture, REST, REST API Architecture, Microservices, Microservices Architecture, RESTful Development, Continuous Deployment, Continuous Improvement, Continuous Integration (CI), Continuous Development (CD), Continuous Delivery (CD)Platforms
WordPress, Amazon Web Services (AWS), AWS EC2, Docker, Kubernetes, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Google Cloud Engine, Linux, Linux RHEL/CentOS, Linux CentOS 7Storage
MySQL, PostgreSQL, PostgreSQL 10.1, AWS S3, Google Cloud SQL, Google Cloud StorageOther
Website Architecture, Back-end Development, Back-end Performance, Back-end, Cloud Microservices, Architecture, APIs, API Integration, Microsites, RESTful Routes, RESTful APIs, RESTful Services, RESTful Web Services, RESTful Microservices, AWS, Monitoring, Web Maintenance
Certifications
- GCP Associate Cloud EngineerDECEMBER 2019 - DECEMBER 2021Google
- Hadoop Data Platform Certified AdministratorAPRIL 2017 - PRESENTHortonworks
