Michael Sevestre
Chief Technology Officer at Design2Code Inc
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolMichael Sevestre is a seasoned technology leader and CTO with 14 years of hands-on software experience and over a decade in the field, based in Waterloo, Ontario. He blends a deep appreciation for code quality and elegant design with a proven track record of leading teams and consulting across industries, from systems-biology platforms to e-commerce. At MAPflow and Design2Code he drives product and process improvements, coaching teams in agile practices while retaining an engineer’s attention to detail. An active backend contributor to notable Ruby on Rails projects like Spree and Monologue, he has shipped core features, bug fixes, and test coverage that improved configurability and admin workflows. Trained in applied mathematics and computer science (ENSEEIHT), he pairs analytical rigor with practical delivery to turn complex requirements into maintainable software. Colleagues value him for continuous learning, pragmatic mentorship, and a knack for simplifying intricate systems.
14 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Henri IVMaster of Science (MSc), Applied Mathematics and Computer Sciences, Master of Science (MSc), Applied Mathematics and Computer Sciences at ENSEEIHT - Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Electrotechnique, d'Electronique, d'Informatique, d'Hydraulique et des Télécommunications
English, French, German
Github Skills (31)
ruby-rails10
back-end-development10
ecommerce10
model-driven10
rspec10
rails10
blog-engine10
ruby10
model-building10
activerecord10
spree10
backend10
ruby-on-rails10
modeling10
model-driven-development10
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
jipiboily/monologue
May 2012 - Dec 2015
Monologue is a basic blogging engine. It is a Rails mountable engine you can mount in your already existing Rails app, or a in a new one! Enjoy.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:170 commits in 3 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Michael primarily contributed to the development of a blogging engine, which is a Rails mountable engine. Their work involved implementing core models, tags, and functionalities within the admin panel. The contributions included model creation, tests, database schema modifications, controller updates, and view adjustments, enhancing the blogging platform's features. The user's focus was on building the backend infrastructure and admin interface for the Monologue blogging engine.
ruby-on-railsrails-appmountrailsruby
spree/spree
Jun 2012 - Apr 2013
An open source eCommerce platform giving you full control and customizability. Modular and API-first. Multi-vendor, multi-tenant, multi-store, multi-currency, multi-language. Built using Ruby on Rails. Developed by @vendo-dev
Role in this project:Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:11 commits in 10 months
Contributions summary:Michael primarily contributed to the Spree eCommerce platform by implementing features and fixing bugs within the core backend logic. They added methods to handle tax rate labels, created preferences for displaying variant prices, and addressed issues related to shipment states. The contributions also include adjustments to the address form, and the addition of specs related to those changes, indicating a strong focus on the core functionality and configuration of the e-commerce platform.
multi-sourceecommercemulti-languagespreecommerceshopware
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