Who I am
About
Creative director and design for several years, then programmer, now product and technical leadership: that path gives me a perspective that's rare. I've been on both sides of the brief: from pixels and UX to systems, APIs, and roadmap. I know what gets lost when "design" and "engineering" talk past each other, and how to keep things aligned.
I work across the stack: modern frontends (React, Next.js, Vue), APIs and service boundaries, and platform choices that fit the product, including headless and coupled WordPress for editorial platforms at scale, Laravel for tailored backends, and bespoke stacks when neither box fits. Architecture and product thinking come before the label on the repo. I care about clarity over buzzwords, reducing complexity instead of adding layers, and one person owning the thread from strategy to delivery. That's why I work as a Product Engineer: not a consultant who leaves a deck, not a dev who only takes tickets, someone who structures, challenges, and ships.
Based in Quebec, Canada, I work with product and engineering leaders across Canada and remotely who want one accountable partner for technical architecture, systems design, and product execution.
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A 30-minute call to see if fractional support (product, technical, or both) fits your situation in Quebec.
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