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Addis Enterprises
-2019-Present
-Leading infrastructure and security projects for government and healthcare clients, - specializing in scalable systems, compliance, and domain resilience.
-Nitric Concepts
-2018-2021
-Bootstrapped and led all operational aspects of a global gaming technology company, - managing software development, talent acquisition, and providing executive mentorship to drive significant business growth.
-ViperWire.ca
-2023-Present
-Building an AI-powered cybersecurity consultancy focused on making enterprise-grade - security accessible to small to medium businesses.
-MotherboardRepair.ca
-2019-Present
-Co-founded a company focused on reducing e-waste through circuit board repairs - and sustainable tech solutions.
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- Timeframe: 2019-Present
- Overview: Collaborated on US government projects and Bishop Airport (bishopairport.org)
- infrastructure via Addis Enterprises, focusing on scalable, secure systems and domain resilience.
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Key Contributions:
-Impact: Strengthened government digital infrastructure and ensured robust, resilient airport domain systems.
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- Timeframe: 2019-Present
- Overview: Led infrastructure design and operations for
- Improving MI Practices through Addis Enterprises,
- a critical healthcare education platform.
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Key Contributions:
-Impact: Enabled reliable delivery of critical healthcare training content to medical professionals while maintaining robust security standards.
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- Timeframe: 2023
- Overview: Tasked by Addis Enterprises to develop an automated solution for
- WordPress malware removal and hardening to stop a malignant and ongoing infection.
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Key Contributions:
-Impact: Reduced infection frequency from daily/weekly to zero, significantly improving site security and reliability.
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- Timeframe: 2011-2022
- Overview: Developed custom Minecraft-based games for major YouTube celebrities and Multi-Creator Networks (MCNs),
- including partnerships with Jordan Matthewson (Kootra) and TheCreatures MCN with 15 million subscriber reach.
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Key Contributions:
-Impact: Delivered secure, seamless gaming experiences to millions of viewers through celebrity partnerships, MCN collaborations, and engaging content creation for livestreams. A critical incident where Jordan Matthewson was "swatted" during a live stream with 15,000 viewers on Twitch.tv became a pivotal moment that accelerated my focus on cybersecurity, ultimately leading to AddisEnterprises and partnerships with various US government organizations.
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- Timeframe: 2011-2023
- Overview: Developed web solutions and Java plugins focusing on CI/CD efficiency
- and client satisfaction, using strategic networking in IRC communities to bootstrap early career opportunities.
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Key Contributions:
-Impact: Enhanced project delivery speed and quality for diverse computing environments through prolific and efficient development practices, while strategically building support networks in the open source community.
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- Timeframe: 2013-2018
- Overview: Developed an unbranded ad marketing link tracking tool for YouTubers
- to manage ad read campaigns, enabling creators to release ad campaigns and receive payments directly.
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Key Contributions:
-Impact: Developed a complete ad campaign management platform that would have empowered creators to maximize earnings through direct ad read monetization, though the project was shelved due to client changes.
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- Timeframe: 2018-2021
- Overview: Co-founded and mentored Andrew Karvelis in building Nitric Concepts from a side project
- to a $4M gross revenue company, providing executive mentorship and operational leadership.
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Key Contributions:
-Impact: Transformed Nitric Concepts into a thriving multinational entity through prolific and efficient development, while mentoring Andrew Karvelis from side project earnings to being able to purchase a Corvette C7 in cash from one month's disposable income.
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- Timeframe: 2013-2017
- Overview: Revitalized a struggling business into a self-sustaining operation in two weeks,
- developing revolutionary open source tooling with Athion to produce Nitric Concepts products.
- Key Contributions: Optimized systems and streamlined operations with rapid, effective solutions,
- creating innovative tooling that would later power major open source projects.
- Impact: Created a profitable, independent venture while developing foundational technology
- that would enable future open source success.
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Read more about the Athion.net Turnaround →
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- Timeframe: 2019-Present
- Overview: Co-founded a company reducing e-waste through circuit board repairs.
- Key Contributions: Leveraged industry expertise and a versatile toolchain for sustainable tech solutions.
- Impact: Promoted environmental responsibility in electronics.
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Timeframe: 2011-Present
-Read more about my open source contributions →
- -2013-Present
-Contributor to major Minecraft server plugins, focusing on performance optimization and security enhancements.
-2013-Present
-Established and maintained critical infrastructure supporting Nitric Concepts' official Minecraft Marketplace partnership, with PlotSquared and FastAsyncWorldEdit tooling used by content production companies in the $5 billion Minecraft gaming ecosystem.
-Oh My Form (Sunset Project)
-2020 - 2024
-Led development of Oh My Form (now sunset and succeeded by Formbricks), an open source alternative to Google Forms and Office 365 that enabled data sovereignty and privacy-focused form building, achieving over 1.5 million Docker pulls as verified by Docker Hub and archived.
-2020-Present
-Built a comprehensive home infrastructure cluster using repurposed MacMini hardware for complete data sovereignty, including self-hosted email, DNS, and 100+ services, plus developed a WireGuard mesh networking tool for quantum-resistant networking deployment.
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