Sheldon Fries
Senior Software Engineer
GIS Developer at Rizing Geospatial with 7 years of experience in the industry.
I'm a software developer with a passion for crafting innovative and efficient solutions. I specialize in creating robust applications and delivering scalable and maintainable software. With years of experience in full-stack development, I thrive at the intersection of problem-solving, collaboration, and mentoring. My approach to development emphasizes best practices, continuous learning, and a focus on user-centric design.
Currently, I'm a Senior Developer at Rizing Geospatial, specializing in geospatial solutions for a number of clients in the transportation and oil & gas sectors. I develop and maintain geospatial data systems using Python and .NET, ensuring data integrity and usability. Partnering with project managers, I define requirements and design implementations that align with client objectives. Additionally, I lead and mentor a team of junior developers, guiding them on geospatial development and SOLID principles to build a stronger, more capable team.
Previously, I've worked at Esri Canada as a Developer and Canadian Web Hosting as a Junior Programmer. I completed my Bachelor's degree in Computer Science after studying at Simon Fraser University and Langara College.
In my free time, I enjoy lifting, video games, and watching/playing sports.
Senior Developer · Rizing Geospatial
2021 - Present
Collaborate with clients to provide geospatial solutions for a variety of industries, including oil & gas and transportation. Create Python & .NET programs to manipulate and maintain client geospatial data. Work with project managers to define requirements and design implementations for client projects. Train and mentor team of junior developers on geospatial development and SOLID principles.
Python ArcGIS TypeScript C#/.NET SQL
Developer · Esri Canada
2019 - 2021
Developed and maintained web applications for clients using Angular/TypeScript. Wrote automation scripts in Python to aide team members in 3D building model digitization process. Utilized the ArcGIS API to build web applications containing 3D geographic models with interactive features. Collected data from external sources to create visualizations on top of 3D models.
TypeScript Angular ArcGIS Python C#/.NET
Junior Programmer · Canadian Web Hosting
2018 - 2019
Focused on front-end and back-end aspects of projects, from designing the layout and CSS of websites to managing databases and writing logic for applications. Leveraged knowledge in Full Stack web development, Git, algorithms & data structures, JavaScript, and debugging with Chrome Dev Tools.
JavaScript Angular React HTML/CSS jQuery
BSc, Computing Science · Simon Fraser University
2018 - 2020
Programming coursework in algorithms & data structures, operating systems, networking, databases, machine learning, and software engineering. Dean’s Honour Roll: Spring 2020
BSc, Computer Science · Langara College
2015 - 2017
Dean’s Honour Roll: Spring 2016, Fall 2016
Natural Language Processing research project exploring the classification of tweets into sentiment groups.
Biomedical Computing research project investigating the spread of COVID-19 and modeling scenarios using a SIR model.
Angular application that leverages the Translink (Metro Vancouver transit authority) API to pull information on nearby buses and trains.
Interface that pulls data from ThinkOrSwim and dumps to CSV files.
Scrapes player and game data from NHL.com to be used in studies on players and prospects.