Pat Sissons
Staff Software Engineer, Lead at Acrotech Solutions
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Top SchoolPat Sissons is a Staff Software Engineer and hands-on builder with 12 years of experience, currently leading engineering at Boulevard while running his own consultancy, Acrotech Solutions. He combines front-end expertise in TypeScript/React with deep systems and DevOps skills, having shipped full-stack features and platform tooling at Shopify and beyond. Pat has practical experience across embedded and enterprise domains—architecting RFID localization systems, optimizing billion-row MSSQL pipelines, and packaging native Synology NAS software. His open-source contributions span back-end plugin improvements for Flexget and build/deployment automation for SynoCommunity, reflecting a focus on automation, reliability, and real-world interoperability. Based in Vancouver, he pairs a strong academic foundation in computer science with a knack for pragmatic engineering that links hardware, infrastructure, and user-facing product.
12 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
B. Sc. Computer Science Specialization, B. Sc. Computer Science Specialization at University of AlbertaCST Software Development, CST Software Development at NAIT (Northern Alberta Institute of Technology)
French
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Github Skills (49)
deluge10
python10
synology10
scripting10
plugin-development10
torrent10
typescript10
bash10
wpgraphql10
cicd10
transmission10
syn10
automation10
script10
wordpress-graphql10
Programming languages (14)
Github contributions (5)
Shopify/quilt
Aug 2018 - Sep 2020
[⚠️ Deprecated] A loosely related set of packages for JavaScript/TypeScript projects at Shopify
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:6 reviews, 137 commits, 54 PRs in 2 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Pat's primary contribution involves refactoring and improving the GraphQL-related utilities and tooling within the repository. They updated the project's dependency on `apollo-codegen`, introduced new utility functions like `formatCurrency` and `formatPercentage` for easier i18n migration, and refactored code to support graphql-config and simplify path resolutions. Furthermore, the user added features to the validation pipeline.
react-modaljavascriptshopify-apijavascript-typescriptcjs
SynoCommunity/spksrc
Mar 2015 - Feb 2016
Cross compilation framework to create native packages for the Synology's NAS
Role in this project:DevOps Engineer
DevOps EngineerContributions:20 commits, 2 PRs, 17 comments in 11 months
Contributions summary:Pat's contributions primarily revolve around the configuration and management of the build and deployment process for the Synology NAS packages. They focused on updating the installation scripts, including virtual environment creation, dependency management with pip, and setting up initial certificates. The changes also involved modifying the start-stop scripts and implementing version compatibility checks for package upgrades, reflecting a focus on automation and system administration within the project.
synologycompilationcdrnascross-compilation
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