Jim Whitelaw
Director Of Operations
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Top SchoolJim Whitelaw is an accomplished software leader and Director of Operations with two decades of experience steering product and engineering teams across publishing, gaming, finance, and energy sectors. He blends hands-on development roots with business and operational leadership to coach agile teams, optimize delivery, and scale high-growth organizations. Jim has driven enterprise-level program planning and tooling for organizations managing hundreds of projects and multi-hundred-million-dollar investments, and he’s led engineering organizations at Investopedia, Enbridge, EMC, Bioware, and Intuit. Known as a curious and fast learner (his GitHub bio wryly calls him a "recovering programmer"), he pairs technical fluency with pragmatic finance and business development skills. Based in Edmonton, he currently advises and operates through denovoPro Consulting while leading operations at WRC Rehabilitation Services, bringing a rare mix of product, people, and operational expertise to every engagement.
9 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Business Administration Management, Business Administration Management at NAIT (Northern Alberta Institute of Technology)Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science at University of Waterloo
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Github Skills (75)
gps10
bluetooth10
lora10
esp3210
hud10
zpl10
mesh10
scanner10
elm10
open-hardware10
obd-ii10
nrf5210
bluetooth-low-energy10
arduino10
zebra9
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
jimwhitelaw/ELMulator
Dec 2023 - Mar 2025
Arduino ODBII ELM327 Emulator - Allows Arduino to act as an OBD2 ELM327 device and respond to PID requests
Contributions:5 releases, 2 PRs, 36 pushes in 1 year 3 months
jimwhitelaw/ELMduino
Nov 2023 - Mar 2025
Arduino OBD-II Bluetooth Scanner Interface Library for Car Hacking Projects
Contributions:4 PRs, 82 pushes, 35 branches in 1 year 4 months
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