Danny C.
About Danny C.
Danny C. is a Senior Technology Architect at TELUS with extensive experience in software engineering and technology architecture.
Company
Danny C. is currently employed at TELUS as a Senior Technology Architect. He has been with TELUS since 2018, initially joining the company as a Technology Architect and holding that role for three years before his promotion. His responsibilities at TELUS include creating and maintaining a Direct to Customer (D2C) portfolio roadmap, architecting a CRM system, and mentoring a team of developers.
Previous Positions
Before his tenure at TELUS, Danny C. worked at MDA in Richmond, BC. Over his seven-year career at MDA, he held several roles: Software Engineer III (2016-2018), Software Engineer II (2013-2015), and Software Engineer I (2011-2013). In addition, he has experience as a Research Assistant at the Biomedical Optics Research Group in Burnaby from 2010 to 2011, and as a System Tester at Safeway Canada in Vancouver from 2007 to 2008.
Education and Expertise
Danny C. earned a Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) in Biomedical Engineering from Simon Fraser University, where he studied from 2005 to 2011. His expertise spans various areas of technology architecture, including infrastructure as code using Terraform and Packer, deployment of CI/CD pipelines with Cloud Build, Spinnaker, and GitHub, and designing enterprise solutions for Blue/Green and Canary deployments.
Technical Projects
During his career, Danny C. has led and contributed to several significant technical projects. He architected a CRM system from scratch to replace Salesforce.com, with deployment on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). He also deployed a complete CI/CD pipeline using Cloud Build, Spinnaker, and GitHub. Additionally, Danny has used infrastructure as code tools like Terraform and Packer to streamline deployment processes.
Leadership and Mentoring
Danny C. has played a vital role in mentoring and providing technical leadership to a team of 10 developers. Beyond mentorship, he has also been involved in the recruitment process, interviewing and hiring multiple software engineers to build a strong team. His leadership extends to overseeing the development and review of technical roadmaps and guiding his team through complex project implementations.