Massimo Triassi
Software Engineer
Basic Information
GitHub
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Website
https://triassi.caLocation
Montreal, QC, Canada (EST)
Skills & Certifications
Certifications:
Laravel Certified Developer
Skills:
PHP / Laravel
Python
MySQL
Ansible
AWS / Azure
Docker
GitHub Actions
Pytorch / Scikit Learn
JS / Vue / React
Redis
Elasticsearch
OpenCV
Spoken Language:
English, French
Experience
Plank Design
- Back-end Lead & Senior Developer - Feb 2020 → Present (4 Years, 6 Months)
- Developed bespoke content versioning platform for publicly traded technology company, exposing tools to aid the design & construction of over 500 physical locations
- Introduced tools to monitor error rates and platform performance gaining visibility into bugs for 75% of in-progress, and deployed projects.
- Built modularity & maintainability into projects by breaking up code into reusable open source packages, allowing for smoother updates and amplification of effort.
- Championed yearly SR&ED initiatives saving $2.4M over 4 years in tax returns.
- Hired and on-boarded 6 high impact developers, using custom written automated tests, and well defined documentation for a clear & inclusive interview process.
- Accomplished above while also keeping up with leading on various high-value client projects and working at a similar output as with previous positions.
- Back-end Developer - May 2017 → Feb 2020 (2 Years, 9 Months)
- Led requirements gathering for five custom applications, encompassing client needs, project estimation, software development, and deployment management.
- Architected an IaC orchestrated web-application using AWS autoscaling to serve over 1.3 million users per month, while reducing operational costs by ~45%.
- Developed new in-house CMS by leveraging open source software and automated refactoring tools to lower required work-hours for projects by ~25%.
- Intern - Jan 2017 → May 2017 (3 Months)
- Helped build tools for in-house CMS, such as automatic code generation commands, tokenized inputs for relation management, and user management.
Vanier College, Corporate Affairs Department
- Video Editor & Visual Effects Artists - Aug 2015 → May 2017
- Increased efficiency and visibility of the team, such as Kanban boards on Trello.
- Taught junior editors basic editing skills through 1-on-1 learning sessions.
Education
- Concordia University: Software Engineering, BEng
- Specialization in Machine Learning
- Vanier College: Computer Science Technology, DEC
- Laurier Senior High School, DES
Volunteer Activities
Canadian Robotics Competition
- Created rules, documentation, and hardware development platforms for participants, aged 13-18, that were easy to understand, and unambiguous to promote learning.
- Assured safety of participants, visitors, and volunteers by conduction certification of robots (electrical and mechanical), kiosks (building code).
- Led team responsible for short turn around of video highlighting the competition, shown at the conclusion of the 3-day event.
DnD MTL
- Led development team of junior developers to build open source web tools to ease the operation of in person, non-profit / charity Dungeons and Dragons events.
- Collaborated with organizers to host tables at events in which any player can sit down to enjoy a game creating a welcoming and inclusive environment.
- Coordinated with local comic conventions (like comic-con) to have a presence on the show floor.