Michael C
System Administrator
Old Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolMichael C is a systems-focused technologist and University of Toronto Scarborough student with nine years of hands-on experience in systems administration, backend hosting, and front-end contributions to prominent open-source projects like SponsorBlock. As System Administrator at ZLAW and co-owner of a stealth startup, he cut hosting costs by 97%, boosted uptime to 99%, and scaled delivery to serve 20+ TiB monthly via a self-hosted global CDN. He pairs embedded-systems R&D experience with practical dev work—implementing UI improvements and Invidious integration for SponsorBlock—showing a rare blend of low-level hardware intuition and user-facing refinement. Comfortable across the stack, he has migrated complex services, consolidated disparate tools into single self-hosted platforms, and built bespoke multi-tenant deployments. Based in Old Toronto, he brings entrepreneurial grit, measurable operational impact, and a knack for translating user needs into reliable, cost-effective infrastructure.
9 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, PSYCHOLOGY, Bachelor of Science - BS, PSYCHOLOGY at University of Toronto ScarboroughOSSD, Regular/General High School/Secondary Diploma Program, 12, OSSD, Regular/General High School/Secondary Diploma Program, 12 at A.Y. Jackson Secondary School
Chinese, English, French
Github Skills (17)
javascript10
typescript10
ui-design10
chrome-extension10
orvidius10
youtube10
uid10
google-chrome-extension10
front-end-development10
typescript-types10
webextension10
typescripts10
react10
user-interface9
graphical-user-interface9
Programming languages (23)
Github contributions (5)
ajayyy/SponsorBlock
Aug 2021 - Jan 2023
Skip YouTube video sponsors (browser extension)
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:16 reviews, 80 commits, 74 PRs in 1 year 5 months
Contributions summary:Michael primarily contributed to the front-end aspects of the browser extension. Their work focused on refining the user interface by adjusting time display precision and updating links for consistency. They also implemented functionality related to Invidious integration, including the display of additional video information, and improved the interface for embedded videos and playlists. These changes suggest a focus on improving the user experience and functionality within the extension.
youtubesponsored-segmentschromiumvideofirefox
mchangrh/factorio-evocontrol-mod
Feb 2023 - Jan 2025
Contributions:3 releases, 4 pushes, 6 tags in 1 year 10 months
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