Chris Brown
Engineering Manager | Full-Stack Developer
Summary
"I'm a technical leader with 8+ years building and scaling data-driven SaaS platforms, leading engineering teams, and shaping product strategy."
My background spans full-stack engineering, product development, data pipelines, and research analytics/visualization. I've led teams at high-growth startups and collaborated closely with cross-functional partners to drive product innovation and business growth.
I thrive in roles where I can combine deep technical understanding with product thinking: translating user needs into product requirements, designing architecture that will scale, and collaborating across engineering, data science, design, and executive teams.
About Me
Based in Golden, BC, I love all things related to web/mobile development and data visualization. I'm especially interested in projects that combine technology + data with outdoor adventure and/or environmental stewardship.
Non-Tech Interests
Experience
- Lead a distributed engineering team, driving architecture decisions, code quality, and execution.
- Architect and implement complex Next.js/TypeScript features across the platform.
- Mentor engineers, unblock technical challenges, and refine development processes.
- Developed an API interface for askpolly to integrate into Microsoft Copilot.
- Own end-to-end product development for our market research SaaS platform, including roadmap planning and prioritization.
- Translate client needs and business goals into clear product specs and workflows.
- Collaborate with executives, researchers, and data scientists to shape product direction.
- Delivered major feature releases that improved platform reliability and client adoption/retention.
- Implemented processes that increased development velocity and strengthened cross-team collaboration.
- Guided system architecture for ingestion pipelines, indexing, and performance improvements.
- Oversaw migration from self-hosted to managed Elasticsearch, improving reliability.
- Led development of a new Next.js/TypeScript web application for our SaaS platform.
- Defined product direction for new data sources, annotation workflows, and analytics features.
- Led development of a self-serve research tool used by clients to explore proprietary datasets.
- Accelerated dataset creation and improved quality.
- Delivered an MVP of our SaaS platform that has since become the core of ASI's offerings, allowing clients to self-serve their public opinion research needs.
- Developed ingestion pipelines, annotation systems, and client-facing data visualizations.
- Optimized Elasticsearch clusters, improving access to large-scale datasets.
- Built whitelabel tools for clients to explore and visualize research data.
- Enabled ASI to scale data collection and analysis capabilities, leading to increased client satisfaction and business growth.
Founder | Dec 2024 - Present
Patterns
200+
Active Users
50+
Engineered a high-performance discovery tool using Mapbox GL and PostGIS. Implemented clustering logic for global pattern visualization.
Designed custom step-by-step tying interfaces and interactive features such as a virtual fly box. Managed full product lifecycle from Figma wireframes to Vercel deployment.
Launched iOS and Android apps using React Native + Expo, integrating with Next.js backend APIs for seamless user experience across platforms.
TappCar
Chief Technology Officer | Jan 2016 - Jul 2017
Trips
500k+
Drivers
300+
Reduced initial time-to-market to under 45 days by licensing core mobile dispatch technology, allowing the team to focus resources on building a custom operational CRM and driver dashboards.
Designed dashboards for 300+ drivers and our dispatch team. Built a custom API interface to integrate with international airport ride share tracking systems.
Prioritized features based on KPI analysis and customer feedback. Created pricing models and designed driver incentives to drive growth and retention.
Led the development of fraud detection systems, reduing chargebacks and improving driver satisfaction.
Early Career
Alberta Counsel
Campaign Strategy & I.T. Specialist • 2015 - 2016
- • Developed digital platforms for engagement, donations, and campaign outreach.
- • Built campaign analytics tools to improve donor engagement and efficiency.
Golden & District Historical Society
Curatorial & Events • 2012 - 2013
Assistant Curator
May - Sep 2013
Events Coordinator
May - Sep 2012
Education
MacEwan University
Bachelor of Commerce, Management Major • 2011 - 2016Edmonton, Alberta