Brian Blumel
Vancouver, BC, Canada * - *-
CAREER OBJECTIVE
Multiple years of managing the systems of an office of 30+ employees have helped me learn to deliver on a
project’s needs as well as extensive troubleshooting abilities. These abilities have been turned towards web
development and helping clients achieve their goals regarding their online presence. My goal is to continue
learning and growing as new technology is introduced and new challenges are presented.
CORE COMPETENCIES
Project Management
Content Management System Development
Web Development
Client Relationships
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2BLUESOLUTIONS
Senior Full Stack Web Developer, Apr 2009 – present
https://2bluesolutions.ca
Developed web sites and components for over 100 client projects.
Participated in all aspects of an iterative, agile software development process, including scoping, detailed
design, work estimation, coding web applications, debugging, maintenance, and support post-deployment.
Extensive knowledge of CMS systems and web development including Wordpress (Woocommerce),
Drupal, and Shopify.
Languages include: HTML, CSS, PHP, Javascript, JQuery, HTML5, React.js, Next.js, GraphQL
Managed backend web development and hosting which includes MySQL, AWS, Docker, and shared hosting
services.
HEXAGON MINING
System Administrator, April 2005 – July 2016
https://hexagonmining.com
Head system administrator for Canadian offices.
Hands on and remote technical assistance and troubleshooting while part of a global team managing satellite
offices around the world.
Purchasing, set up, and inventory management of equipment for Canadian offices and remote users.
Spun up and managed servers for websites, bug tracking, databases, and client relations.
ADDITIONAL SKILLS
Skilled in Adobe Creative Cloud products (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Premiere Pro)
Website hosting management (CPanel, WHM, AWS, Digital Ocean, Vercel, Docker, barebones)
Active Directory / Exchange Server management
Git / Jira / Confluence / Trello / Figma
CSS / SASS / Typescript / C#, Bootstrap/Tailwind
RECENT PROJECTS OF NOTE
ATIMI
React.js site – https://atimi.com
Clients wished to move from a Wordpress site to a react.js based site because that is the core language used
in their apps.
Next.js was used to create this site because of SEO concerns and Next.js is a solid choice for introducing a
form of pagination into a single page web app with deployment on Vercel.
Customizations included a custom-built contact form, blog page, and animated home page banner.
GREATNESS MAGNIFIED
Wordpress site – https://greatnessmagnified.com
An update to a very old Wordpress site. Redesigned and relaunched early in 2022. This was a large team
project with a lot of moving parts that needed to be managed to completion.
The old site was slow and hard to navigate. Responsiveness was key to this project as well as user
permissions, e-commerce, and content visualization.
SPARKING WONDER
Wordpress site – https://sparkingwonder.ca
Nothing too special here, I just really like the site which launched mid-2022. The launch of a new site for a
customer is always a great feeling.
GENUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
Wordpress site – https://genuscap.com
Large scale financial oriented website. Developed from an older version site which encountered conflicts
when trying to update.
Overall, just a nice-looking site that incorporates some nice animations as well as a separate account
management app for managing financial investments, built on Vue.js.
OCEANS NEW YORK
Wordpress site – https://oceansnewyork.com
Restaurant website built for the Toptable group. With a custom backend menu allowing for easy updating
by the client. They implemented this onto their other websites because they liked the system I put in place.
