Members
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Christian Weisenburger is a lawyer, focusing primarily in the areas of taxation, corporate / commercial, estate planning and, increasingly, intellectual property. Chris studied philosophy in Calgary, law in Edmonton and obtained his MBA from Dalhousie. His law company carries on business as “Beyond the Box Law.” He has completed Level II of the CICA In Depth Tax Course and has successfully challenged the Level II exam for the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. He sits on the Board of Directors of Churchill Academy, the Atlantic Buskers Festival Society, Stepping Stone and Apps4Good. |
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Tracy Boyer is one of the founder’s of the Hub Halifax. She is interested in being involved in things that combine and balance profit and social contribution. |
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Nick Brunt is a graphic design ninja at hi there and the mastermind behind the beautiful images of www.apps4good.ca, www.ihackhfx.com and meetmehere.apps4good.ca. Nick likes the forest, instruments and 3b pencils. |
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Ryan Deschamps, a little Python here, a little PHP there and some XML and XSLT thrown in. But mostly just a librarian with a knack for the hack.The big passions of Ryan’s life are learning, community and technology and Apps4Good brings all three of those things to life. |
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Ian Conrad put on his robe and entrepreneurship hat last summer with his favourite designer and artist, Nick Brunt. They make awesome websites as a foundation to your business and help plan your online strategy to stand out. Website | Blog | LinkedIn |
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William Lachance is a computer programmer with over 7 years of experience. Having worked on network appliance servers and other back-end software for most of his career, he’s somehow come around to making applications for newfangled mobile phones in 2009 as part of the Navarra Group, a software consultancy. He’s thrilled to be able to apply these skills for the benefit of the community through Apps4Good. |
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Anthony Myers, a business/marketing consultant with a unique way of looking at business and life. I try to make you and your organization more lazy. I help your business by: increasing the usage and leveraging of the internet, integrating automation strategies into your business, and increasing awareness of time and resource management.I can also help you create information products around your knowledge or expertise. Nothing lazier than making money while you sleep is there? |
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Jessy Ouelette learned to code in Basic in grade 5 and has been programming ever since. He has over 5 years of professional experience. As a consultant, Jessy has had the chance to work for various companies, some of which are fortune 500 companies, acquiring solid work experience in various programming languages such as Java, C++, C#, Ruby, Ruby and frameworks such as .NET, Seam, Springs, JSF, Ruby on Rails, and CakePHP. His most notable project is Tweepler.com, which has been featured on Techcrunch.com and Mashable.com. |
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Joanne Maccrea is a founder of the Hub Halifax. She is interested in people and ideas and a proud director of Apps 4 Good. |
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Dale Zak is a mobile software developer passionate about using innovative technologies for social change. Over the years, he’s helped develop mobile and web applications for large corporate companies like Caterpillar, Ritchie Bros and Pitney Bowes. As a true believer in dharma, he is excited to shift his focus and utilize his past experience by contributing to social change initiatives like The Extraordinaries, Ushahidi and Apps 4 Good. |
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Hatem Nassrat, software Developer with an interest in Data Representation (for data interchange) and Database Design and Development. Also interested in Information Retrieval, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Reverse Engineering. |
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Andrew Burke has been developing custom business software since 1995. He has worked as an independent software developer for numerous clients in Canada, from large government departments to non-profits and startups. Andrew has worked on development teams, but often works solo and has handled all aspects of development, from the database schema and system architecture through development and project management to graphic design and layout, deployment, documentation, and training. |
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Dmitri Dolguikh is a software developer with more than 10 years of experience that includes development of large-scale enterprise software, system and network administration to desktop, Web and mobile development. His latest interests include iPhone applications and development using dynamic and functional languages. He’s striving to apply his knowledge and skills for good causes (such as apps4good). |
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Bill Wilson has over 13 years experience developing and delivering enterprise software. All this gives him a broad skill set, including programming in Java, C, C++, Ruby, and Objective C. From a management perspective Bill is a certified Scrum Master and is experienced in the entire project life cycle, from business analysis, project management, to delivery. He’s got a keen focus on team dynamics, iterative development, and constant improvement. Lately Bill’s been working on Mac and iPhone software with a focus on community-based projects. |
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Jesse Rusak started making games in Basic during junior high, and promptly got hooked on programming. After an honours degree in computer science at Dalhousie during which he worked on web portals, numerical integration and machine learning software, he joined EA Montreal. At EA, he worked on three games for the Wii, focusing on user interface and controls. Jesse is currently CTO of North Knight Software, a small custom software shop in Halifax. He likes gadgets, math and emacs. |
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Craig Oldford has been using computers since he was a kid. A few years ago, he discovered the Python programming language. Currently, his programming interests mostly involve web technologies and use of web frameworks such as Django and Pylons. Outside of computers he enjoys music, movies and video games. Someday, when he finds the time, he will write an awesome game for the Android platform. |
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Shaun Johansen has been working on mobile technology since the first Java programmable phones were released in Japan by NTT DoCoMo. He has worked for entrepreneurial ventures as small as four people, and for companies as large as Research In Motion. He continues to watch this industry grow, and is very proud to be part of this initiative helping to funnel some of that growth into the pockets of good causes. |