Gordon Cannard

A web application for managing scripts that integrates with an existing desktop solution. Hooks triggered by events in the desktop application cause registered scripts to be executed, allowing administrative users to control workflow automation for their organization.

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.

Developed Pytest plugins for testing REST APIs of a GIS-database solution that manages bathymetric data and geographic features. These plugins implemented the deployment of services and databases in a Docker environment during the test startup and provided tools for generating and accessing test data.

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.

A set of Python scripts for automating a Lidar data processing workflow, generating reports, and updating records in Jira. I was the project technical lead that designed the solution, coordinated the application development, and conducted code reviews.

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.