Summary
Mike Belanger is a versatile full-stack software developer with 11 years of professional experience and eight years focused on Ruby on Rails, React, and geospatial web technologies. He has built React and React Native interfaces, integrated Node.js and Python backends with microservices, and implemented complex map visualizations using Leaflet and OpenLayers for classified defense and commercial projects. Comfortable in fast-paced, low-supervision environments, he holds Canadian and project-level security clearances and has experience scoping requirements and liaising with stakeholders and subcontractors. His background combines practical big-data work—Apache Spark pipelines for real-time weather/traffic modeling—with UX-minded front-end craftsmanship from SPA to server-rendered Rails apps. Based in Canada, he brings a rare mix of geospatial domain expertise and end-to-end delivery experience, plus hands-on workshop teaching that sharpens his ability to explain technical concepts to diverse audiences.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Algonquin College
Bachelor of Cognitive Science, Cognitive Science, B-, Bachelor of Cognitive Science, Cognitive Science, B- at Carleton University
English