Full-stack developer who builds with security in mind, with eight years of production web work.

Open to development and security roles from January 2027.

Ontario, Canada

LUNAParker

Development · Design · Security

I build the whole thing end-to-end: from client kickoff to deployed code.

I'm a full-stack developer; I've been building for the web since high school. Through my own consultancy, Shy Owl Studios, I've delivered dozens of websites and web applications for clients ranging from local businesses to nation-wide brands.

I specialise in Laravel and WordPress (and, in practice, whatever else the problem calls for). I pair the technical work with strong client relations, project management, and a genuine commitment to helping organisations thrive.

I started my postsecondary studies at the University of Toronto, studying CS and philosophy, and I'm now pursuing an Honours Bachelor of Computer Science with a Security Specialisation at Conestoga, where I've deepened my understanding of low-level programming, secure systems design, and collaborative software development.

Build.
High-performance websites and web applications using modern frameworks and battle-tested platforms.
QuickBooks Online sync for EYOLF's store
Design.
User-friendly interfaces that align with an organization's brand and help them accomplish their goals.
Belwood Lake Sailing Club brand refresh
Solve.
Custom software, from inventory systems to secure client portals, that makes businesses more productive.
Jarvis Ryan's secure client portal
Consult.
Direct collaboration with clients to identify requirements, recommend stacks, and manage timelines.
Shy Owl Studios, my consultancy

Eight years of shipping: agencies, enterprise, and my own consultancy.

Where I've worked, what I built, and the stacks I've carried.

Sep 2026 – Present
Co-op
Junior Web Developer (Co-op)
Sandbox Software Solutions · Guelph, ON (Hybrid)
Final four-month co-op term of my Honours BCS, on the projects team of a web agency building and maintaining sites for non-profit, healthcare, and public-sector clients. Reporting to the lead developer.
- Own client WordPress builds end to end: the agency's shared parent theme, custom ACF/Gutenberg blocks, custom post types and taxonomies, and front-end work in JavaScript and SCSS.
- Scope and estimate work before it starts, and run developer first-pass QA on medium and large sites before code reaches peer review and formal QA gates.
- Flag gaps and risks in proposed solutions before they reach production, applying the security-minded habit from my Security specialization to client web work.
- Resolve client support tickets end to end: reproduce on the live site, trace to root cause in theme code, ship and verify the fix, and write the client-facing reply.
- Apply WCAG accessibility requirements to every solution, in a shop with a dedicated accessibility coordinator and formal accessibility QA gates.
- Build in the agency's proprietary in-house CMS as well as WordPress, including a containerized local dev environment (Docker, PHP, MariaDB) for a large intranet project.
Stack
Apr 2018 – Present
Freelance
Founder & Lead Developer
Shy Owl Studios · Ontario (Remote)
My own security-minded web consultancy: 40+ production sites and web apps delivered end to end over eight years, for clients from local practices to national brands, both directly and as a white-label subcontractor for other agencies.
- Built bespoke Laravel applications (invoicing platforms, inventory systems, client portals) and integrations such as a QuickBooks Online connector reconciling WooCommerce orders over OAuth 2.0.
- Review third-party plugin code before it reaches a client site and trace security defects to root cause in vendor source, including a broken nonce check in a file-upload plugin.
- Extended an open-source Brightspace MCP server with a Microsoft Entra ID SSO provider, and open-sourced macos-permission-report, a macOS TCC privacy auditor.
- Run the production infrastructure behind client properties: a Linux VPS serving WordPress plus three containerized Laravel apps, fronted by Cloudflare with origin-CA TLS and cache rules.
- Author and maintain first-party WordPress plugins for client sites (partner directories, course catalogues, banner systems), versioned and self-contained rather than theme edits.
- Plan major-version upgrades on live commerce sites: version pinning where plugins lag core, scripted end-to-end verification of the checkout flow, and a tested rollback path.
Stack
May 2024 – Aug 2024
Co-op
Software Developer (Co-op)
Ontario College Application Service · Guelph, ON (Hybrid)
Four-month co-op at OCAS, the public-sector platform every applicant to Ontario's 24 public colleges depends on.
- Shipped features, bug fixes, and UX refactors in C# / .NET and ASP.NET Core within an established Scrum/Agile team, on a system entrusted with sensitive applicant data at provincial scale.
- Worked in CI/CD pipelines to catch regressions before they could reach a production service the public relies on.
- Prioritized across competing deadlines and documented work for handoff in a large, established codebase.
Stack
Apr 2018 – Aug 2024
Part-time contract
Web Designer & Developer
Intelligent Computer Systems · Ontario (Hybrid)
Part-time contract web developer for a local IT firm over six years, building and maintaining websites and web applications for its clients.
- Delivered WordPress and Laravel sites for the firm's clients, handling design, build, security updates, and ongoing maintenance.
Stack
Jun 2020 – Aug 2022
Full-time
Senior Web Developer
Digital Chaos Inc. · Elora, ON (Remote)
Promoted from Web Developer to Senior; owned delivery on several of the agency's key accounts, including major redesigns for non-profits and Canadian universities.
- Led development of the DigitalChaos.ca rebuild and major client builds for large Canadian organizations.
- Led the company-wide adoption of Vue.js as the primary front-end framework, and wrote the team's documentation for Git, Docker, and Vue.js.
- Delivered full-site redesigns for non-profit clients and built bespoke Laravel web applications for both internal staff and external customers.
- Acted as the technical point of contact across customers, project managers, and external design firms, advising on estimates and stack choices to ship projects to spec.
Stack

Education

Sep 2022 – Dec 2026

Conestoga College

Honours Bachelor of Computer Science

Spec: Security

Security specialization: penetration testing, rootkits, network security, privacy in computing, and software safety/reliability.
Six collaborative software projects spanning the full SDLC, from requirements and design through testing, deployment, and performance optimization.
Low-level systems work: parallel computing (C/C++), memory management, OS security models, and computer networks.

Sep 2021 – Apr 2022