Chief Executive Officer

Almighty Software Company
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Timeframe
March 2016 - May 2017

The Almighty Software Company was created as a means of fulfilling NSCC’s required first work term. A group of 8 students including myself got together to do this because we wanted to do more than just one industry grade project that would never be seen by anyone outside of school. We wanted to try our hand at creating a project that could be used in a mass market setting with the hopes that we would gain traction and create work for ourselves. Basing ourselves out of Volta Lab’s co-working space, we were invited to present at their 2016 Demo Camp.

While we failed to gain enough traction, we gained a mountain of experience and put in more than triple the amount of time required to complete the first work term. By doing this, we pioneered the start-up option for fulfilling the first work term, as NSCC has never had a group of students approach a work term the way we did. NSCC ended up featuring Almighty as part of its 2017 marketing campaign.

As Managing Partner of the student-founded software company, led a team of seven in the development of a market-facing software product. Maintained financial and shareholder reports, supported accounting under GAAP, and coordinated regular partner meetings. Participated in planning, design, and server infrastructure management using a LAMP stack and ZenServer. Provided technical mentorship to the team, including Drupal 7 training and development support. Drafted partnership agreements, engaged potential business partners, and delivered the company’s product demonstration presentation.

Skills

  • Team Leadership
  • Project Planning
  • Operational Management
  • Financial Reporting
  • Mentorship
  • Technical Training
  • Code Troubleshooting
  • Legal Document Drafting
  • Public Speaking
  • Solution Implementation

Technologies

  • Drupal
  • PHP
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • MySQL
  • LAMP Stack
  • Virtual Private Server
  • ZenServer
  • Linux
  • VestaCP