ABOUT

Born and raised in New Brunswick, Canada, I lived in St. John's, Newfoundland for a while, settled in Ottawa, Ontario before finally making my way down to San Francisco. Now working for Slack as a Senior Frontend Engineer. I honed my skills studying Interactive Multimedia and Design (a fancy title for half-design, half-software development) at Carleton University. I love to find a new adventure and am always up for a game of soccer or hockey.


WORK

Senior Frontend Engineer
Slack Inc.

Working on the Grid project.

February 2016 - PRESENT

Frontend Engineer - Flickr
Yahoo, Inc.

Helping build Flickr on the Frontend Team. Notable projects include wall art, stats pages for Pro users, Pro subscription purchasing, and the Javascript SDK.

July 2014 - January 2016

Data / Frontend Engineer
Jetpac

Engineer for the proprietary applications built by the startup. Main focus is on frontend development but have contributed to all levels of the stack including, but not limited to, data parsing, database management, server-side API endpoints, and iOS application development.

November 2012 - June 2014

Software Developer Contractor
Sector81

Software developer contractor for numerous projects.

January 2012 - March 2013

Lead Software Developer / Technical Lead
In-Touch Insight Systems Inc.

Lead Software Developer for the consumer marketing division. Projects include html/js based offline web applications, java based web applications, ruby based project pipeline tools and api development.

March 2011 - November 2012

Serverside Developer
Fuel Industries

Lead Serverside Developer on numerous small and large scale projects for various big name clients and agencies. I strived for a pixel perfect and Standards Compliant front end with a strong focus on delivering a fast and scalable backend to support whatever might happen in the future.

May 2009 - March 2011

Graphic and Website Designer
Carleton University

Designed and built several online systems. Managed and maintained multiple sub-sites within the Carleton domain. Designed numerous promotional items such as mini-flyers and posters. Website usability reviewer for various offices during a Carleton-wide redesign and CMS integration.

May 2008 - May 2009

Web Developer and Designer
Talent First Network

Designed a rebrand of the initiative for an online portal system. Developed complete web packages for various companies being supported by Talent First Network.

October 2007 - May 2008

Co-Founder / Designer and Developer
The BIT Invasion

Co-founded a business with a friend/fellow student at Carleton University designing various forms of interactive media. Projects include websites, corporate identity packages and online business set-up/design.

January 2006 - December 2008



EDUCATION

BIT: Interactive Multimedia and Design
Carleton University

Graduated from the Bachelor of Information Technology: Interactive Multimedia and Design with a B+ GPA.

September 2005 - April 2009

Part-Time Studies
Carleton University / Ottawa University

Enrolled as a part-time student at both Carleton University and Ottawa University in an effort to ensure my placement in the BIT:IMD program as well as gain an advanced standing upon entry.

September 2004 - June 2005

Civil Engineering Technology
St. Lawrence College

Enrolled in the Civil Engineering Technology program at the Kingston campus.

September 2002 - April 2004



PHOTOGRAPHY

Viewable on flickr
https://www.flickr.com/davefearon