Daniel Baer

Full Stack Web Developer
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Profile

I am passionate about the dynamic, user-driven nature of the Web and its technologies. My self-discipline and inquisitive nature enables me to rapidly learn and apply new technologies.

  • 8 years as a full stack Web developer following 12 years as a network administrator
  • Management experience including directing intermediate developers and coaching junior developers
  • Experienced with independent, pair programming, and mob programming styles
  • Unique insight into user experience via working with users at all levels of technical proficiency
  • Core strengths include UX and accessibility, information architecture, and legacy code refactoring
  • Responsible for both hardware and software systems design, development, deployment, and support

Experience

Full Stack Developer
ThinkNew Health Technologies New Brunswick, Canada December 2024—Present
Senior Software Developer
Vehikl Waterloo, ON April 2021—September 2024
  • Update complex Laravel application (Laravel 5.5 > 8.0, PHP 7.4 > 8.2)
  • Update custom Nova 3 application to Nova 4 (Vue 2 > 3, Bootstrap > Tailwind, Vue Router > Inertia, etc.)
  • Add extensive test coverage to legacy code (PHPUnit, Dusk, Jest)
  • Direct intermediate developers and coach junior developers
  • Lead coordination with client’s in-house CTO, project managers, developers, QA, etc.
Lead Application Developer
The Steele Group Cambridge, ON November 2015—June 2020
  • Evaluate existing product offerings and determine scope and features of successor
  • Lead and oversee design and development of GatewayiQ product and features
  • Oversee and coach junior developers
  • Interface with existing and potential clients
  • Manage project infrastructure and security
Network Administrator / Information Systems
Township of Wellesley Wellesley, ON September 2012—November 2015
  • Develop Web site (consultation, information architecture, server implementation, full stack development)
  • Replace business servers, implement redundant backup system
  • Manage migration from traditional PBX to VOIP telephony system
  • Support 50 clients and 6 servers across 6 locations
Systems Support Analyst / Network Administrator
Mainstreet Credit Union Strathroy, ON April 2004—September 2012
  • Develop custom intranet/CMS with user and group based content filtering, incentive program, performance reviews
  • Convert custom CMS to Drupal including custom theme and module development and database conversion
  • Oversee migration of NT4 domain to Windows 2003 Active Directory domain
  • Manage migration from traditional PBX to VOIP telephony system
  • Support 56 clients and 12 servers across 6 locations

Technology

  • PHP (13yrs)
  • JavaScript/ES6/JSON (13yrs)
  • Vue.js (7yrs)
  • jQuery (4yrs)
  • HTML5, CSS/SASS (13yrs)
  • Symfony/Twig (1yr)
  • Laravel/Blade (7yrs)
  • Drupal, WordPress (2yr)
  • PostgreSQL, MySQL/MariaDB (13yrs)
  • Neo4j/Cypher (3yrs)
  • MongoDB, Redis (1yr)
  • git/GitHub/GitLab/Bitbucket (13yrs)
  • Jira, Confluence (4yrs)
  • node/npm, composer (9yrs)
  • Linux (18yrs)