Michael Dryden

Father, husband, developer, tech enthusiast and avid sports fan

A passionate, professional full-stack developer. I use software to build my hobbies, and my hobbies build my software skills.

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About Me

I am a software architect and entrepreneur living in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada. I have a passion for building software and I love to find ways to use my hobbies to build my skills.

I am the co-founder of Third Version Technology, a startup that offers custom software development and technology consulting.

I run the only head-to-head fantasy football site for the Canadian Football League, used by a growing group of passionate CFL fans.

I'm currently working on projects that use the following technologies:

Go
Vue
Python
Flutter
C#
Kubernetes

Experience

Third Version Technology
Ellement Consulting Group
Rimmer Technology Partners
Custom Software Solutions

Co-Founder - Third Version Technology

Mar 2024 - present

I am the co-founder of Third Version Technology, a Manitoba startup which offers custom software development and technology consulting.

We have clients in the energy sector and financial services.

Software Architect - Ellement Consulting Group

Feb 2022 - March 2024

Empire (Flutter)

Software Architect at Ellement Consulting Group, based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. I was involved in a variety of projects, including a mobile app for the energy sector, a client portal for financial customers, and several open source libraries.

Go, Python & C#
Flutter
Azure, Kubernetes and Dapr
Microservices
Continous deployment pipelines

Software Development Manager - Rimmer Technology Partners

Sep 2018 - Feb 2022

Senior developer and team leader building enterprise applications for a major AgriFoods business, and developing in-house SaaS applications.

.Net desktop application
Flutter mobile application
Python, JavaScript and C# services in Google Cloud Platform
Matured DevOps practices including implementation of CI/CD using GitHub Actions and Google Cloud Build

Software Developer - Custom Software Solutions

Oct 2007 - Aug 2018

Project lead for a team building industry-leading insurance software.

.Net SOAP service
.Net MVC web application
Introduced CI/CD to the software delivery process

Education

2018

Microsoft Certification: Programming in C#

Passing Exam 483: Programming in C# validates a candidate’s ability to manage program flow, create and use types, debug applications and implement security as well as implement data access.

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2004 - 2006