Summary
Fraser Reed is a Software Development Manager based in Ottawa with 11 years of experience designing and delivering scalable, high-performance web applications. He blends hands-on expertise in PHP (Laravel, Zend) and Python (Django) with strong backend skills in MySQL/PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, Redis, and containerized deployments on AWS. Fraser is focused on test-driven development, product-minded solution planning, and building high-performing teams through mentoring and clear technical leadership. At Neptune Retail Solutions he leads development efforts that balance rapid delivery with architectural soundness and DevOps practices. His background in computer engineering gives him a systems-oriented perspective that often surfaces practical optimizations others miss, such as trading query complexity for cache strategy to improve responsiveness.
11 years of coding experience
B.Sc. Computer Engineering (Hardware Option) with Internship, B.Sc. Computer Engineering (Hardware Option) with Internship at Queen's University