NBNick Bouton
@nickb
Award-winning frontend/UI architect & full-stack software engineer.
CanadaWhat I'm looking for
Award-winning full-stack software engineer, frontend/UI architect, + UX consultant based in Vancouver, Canada. 20+ years professional dev experience. Principal Software Engineer + UI/UX Architect @ Microsoft. Formerly Principal Architect (UI) at Alida (Vision Critical), Lead Frontend Engineer (Tech Lead, employee #1) @ Klue.com, founder of protagonize.com.
Hockey fan, gamer, gadget head, UI/UX nerd, married dad to 3 kiddos + a crazy Cocker Spaniel puppy.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Principal Software Engineer & UI Architect
Microsoft
Aug 2021 - Present (3 years 10 months)
Leading front-end engineering and acting as UI/UX architect for Microsoft Defender for Individuals, driving technical direction and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to release major product updates.
Principal Architect, UI Engineering Lead
Alida
Jun 2020 - Aug 2021 (1 year 2 months)
Focused on product and UI, ensuring scalable architecture for Alida's applications and leading UI engineering initiatives to modernize the front-end stack.
Lead Front-End Engineer
Klue Labs
Jun 2015 - Jan 2020 (4 years 7 months)
Led and mentored the front-end/UX engineering team, rapidly iterating through agile cycles to develop a cloud-based production enterprise SaaS application.
Principal, Front-End Architect & Full-Stack Engineer
Taunt Media
Jan 2020 - Present (5 years 5 months)
Provided consulting services in web and mobile development, focusing on UX design and online community management while engaging with clients to enhance project performance.
Senior Front-End Developer
Habanero Consulting Group
Mar 2008 - Mar 2011 (3 years)
Implemented complex front-end UX solutions for various enterprise clients, utilizing .NET stack and presenting at user groups on social web applications.
Software Developer & Team Lead
OpenRoad Communications
Aug 2007 - Mar 2008 (7 months)
Led a team in developing web applications, focusing on social media and community engagement, while ensuring high-quality deliverables.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
UCUniversity of British Columbia
Bachelor of Science (incomplete), Computer Science
Pursued coursework towards a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science but did not complete the degree.
BTBritish Columbia Institute of Technology
Associate’s Certificate, Java Programming
Completed coursework in Java Programming (J2EE) but did not finish the final co-op placement due to a full-time employment conflict.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Google AdSense
Microsoft Azure
GitHub
ESLint
Prettier
React Native
NativeScript
MySQL
PostgreSQL
MongoDB
Microsoft SQL Server
SQLite
Gmail
Google Fonts
Node.js
.NET Core
Ruby on Rails
Next.js
.NET
ASP.NET Core
Yarn
Material-UI
Google Analytics
Figma
Puppeteer
Azure Stack
Redis
Azure DevOps
Java 8
Babel
React
Vue.js
jQuery
AngularJS
Svelte
Webpack
JavaScript
HTML5
Java
ES6
CSS 3
PHP
Ruby
ASP.NET
Fastify
Heroku
Apollo
Hasura
Google Workspace
GraphQL
WordPress
Ghost
Sitefinity
Serverless
Vercel
TypeScript
Gatsby
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
SQL
npm
Meetup
Availability
Location
Canada
FranceWebsite
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Job categories
Skills
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