Kevin Mcphillips
Chief Technology Officer at Quigital
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Top SchoolKevin Mcphillips is a seasoned technology leader and Ruby specialist with 15 years of experience building and scaling web platforms, currently serving as CTO at Quigital in Ottawa. He combines hands-on backend development with strategic product and platform leadership to deliver data-driven, omnichannel experiences. Previously a Senior Software Engineer and Team Lead at Shopify, he focused on Rails codebase health and core platform initiatives across shipping, insights, and admin systems. An active open-source contributor to Ruby on Rails, his work on Active Support and Active Record demonstrates deep expertise in error handling, database adapters, and test refactoring for critical frameworks. Kevin is known for coaching engineering teams to write better software while still enjoying the craft—he genuinely loves Ruby. He holds a B.Sc. in Computer Science from the University of Manitoba and brings a pragmatic, platform-centric approach to innovation.
15 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
B. Sc., Computer Science (Co-op option), B. Sc., Computer Science (Co-op option) at University of Manitoba
French, Dutch
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (18)
ruby-rails10
database-connection10
testing10
app-framework10
databases10
server-configuration10
rails10
ruby10
activesupport10
activerecord10
web-framework10
database10
ruby-on-rails6
heroku6
bundler6
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
rails/rails
Apr 2015 - Feb 2022
Ruby on Rails
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:48 reviews, 20 commits, 30 PRs in 6 years 11 months
Contributions summary:Kevin primarily contributed to the Active Support and Active Record components of Ruby on Rails. Their work involved refactoring and rewriting tests for the logger, including implementing silencing functionalities. They also addressed bugs related to inspecting attributes and handling database configurations and database URL parsing. The user's contributions showcase an understanding of core Rails functionalities like error handling, database adapters, and data type management.
ruby-on-railsrailsframeworkrubymvc
kmcphillips/rails
Nov 2021 - Jan 2025
Ruby on Rails
Contributions:86 pushes, 25 branches in 3 years 2 months
ruby-on-railsrailsrubyactivemodelruby-on
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