Laurent Fortin
Backend Developer at HoloRay
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolLaurent Fortin is a seasoned backend developer based in Montreal with over 15 years of professional experience and a 20+ year background in web development, spanning front-end and back-end JavaScript stacks. He has shipped Node.js and cloud-based solutions across diverse industries, most recently contributing as a backend developer at HoloRay after senior roles at DAZZM and dormakaba. Known for strong analytical thinking and a taste for experimentation, he pairs pragmatic engineering with iterative improvement to enhance user experience and system reliability. Laurent is bilingual (French native, professional English) and actively mentors peers, having served as a web mentor at Lighthouse Labs. He also contributes to open-source projects, improving real-time UI behavior and styling in the Diaspora social network, reflecting an attention to both UX detail and real-time interactions. Comfortable across AWS, SQL/NoSQL databases, and modern front-end frameworks, he brings a full-stack perspective to backend problems.
15 years of coding experience
22 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Science Degree, Computer Science Degree at Collège de Maisonneuve
Github Skills (8)
javascript10
social-graph9
ruby9
social-networking9
rails9
ruby-rails9
css8
decentralization8
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
diaspora/diaspora
Dec 2010 - Jan 2011
A privacy-aware, distributed, open source social network.
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:5 commits in 1 month
Contributions summary:Laurent primarily focused on improving the formatting and functionality of the front-end code within the Diaspora social network. They made several updates to JavaScript files, particularly `web-socket-receiver.js`, `stream.js`, `photo-show.js`, and `contact-list.js`, indicating a focus on the user interface and real-time updates. Additionally, they addressed styling issues in the CSS files related to the 'sign in' button. These changes suggest an effort to enhance user experience and maintain the visual consistency of the application.
social-networkprivacyrailsp2pprivacy-aware
lfortin/node-mock-os
Aug 2015 - May 2022
Contributions:6 commits, 6 pushes, 1 branch in 6 years 10 months
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