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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.
NitricConcepts
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.
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.
Key Contributions:
Impact: Strengthened government digital infrastructure and ensured robust, resilient airport domain systems.
Timeframe: 2019-Present
Overview: Led infrastructure design and operations for
Improving MI Practices through Addis Enterprises,
a critical healthcare education platform.
Key Contributions:
Impact: Enabled reliable delivery of critical healthcare training content to medical professionals while maintaining robust security standards.
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.
Key Contributions:
Impact: Reduced infection frequency from daily/weekly to zero, significantly improving site security and reliability.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Timeframe: 2018-2021
Overview: Co-founded and mentored Andrew Karvelis in building NitricConcepts from a side project
to a $4M gross revenue company, providing executive mentorship and operational leadership.
Key Contributions:
Impact: Transformed NitricConcepts 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.
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 NitricConcepts 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.
Read more about the Athion.net Turnaround →
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.
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 NitricConcepts' 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.