Dustin Dawes
Developer at Trading Paints
British Columbia, Canada
Summary
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RockstarDustin Dawes is a pragmatic full-stack developer and technical leader with 13 years of experience delivering Go-based data services, JavaScript APIs, isomorphic React apps, and maintaining legacy PHP systems. He has led small teams and shaped architecture at startups and larger firms—designing custom backend platforms and even a bespoke JS MVC-like framework for an encrypted social network. Comfortable shipping across the stack, Dustin contributes front-end improvements to notable open-source projects like the OpenDota React interface and favors concise, maintainable code (as his GitHub quip, "Experienced line of code remover," suggests). His roles span hands-on development to tech lead and architect positions at companies including TELUS, Stamped, and Trading Paints. Based in British Columbia, he pairs systems-level thinking with UI polish and a knack for simplifying complex integrations. Outside work he brings a competitive, detail-oriented mindset—evidenced by high-level esports placements and multiple sim-racing podiums.
13 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
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Github Skills (17)
javascript10
ui-design10
redux10
uid10
front-end-development10
react10
css9
react-router9
html9
webpacker8
webpack8
data-visualizations7
data-visualisation7
data-visualization7
dropbox-api6
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
odota/web
May 2016 - Oct 2018
React web interface for the OpenDota platform
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:35 commits, 10 PRs, 32 pushes in 2 years 5 months
Contributions summary:Dustin primarily focused on front-end development within the React web interface. Their commits include cleaning up formatting, adding Redux dev tools, and implementing SPA navigation using Link components. Significant changes involved modifying and updating components like NavBar, MatchStory, and Explorer, which involved integrating new features and correcting errors within the application's user interface and functionality.
opendotareactdataweb-interfacejavascript
RedScotch/KUBEjs
Apr 2014 - Mar 2016
Contributions:199 commits, 51 pushes in 1 year 11 months
javascripttypescriptkubeclient-side
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