Patrik Dufresne
Propriétaire at IKUS Software inc.
Saint-Colomban, Quebec, Canada
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Top SchoolPatrik Dufresne is a software engineer and entrepreneur with 14+ years of experience building bespoke business applications and backup solutions from Quebec. As founder of IKUS Software (Patrik Dufresne Service Logiciel) he designed and shipped products like MINARCA (SaaS online backup), RDIFFWEB and PLANIMOD, and even a niche equestrian competition app, demonstrating a knack for practical, domain-focused tooling. He combines hands‑on backend and full‑stack development with senior consulting experience at Bell, where he built network event correlation tools and extended System Center monitoring for Unix systems. An active open‑source contributor, Patrik has improved projects like rdiff-backup and contributed integrations to the popular ActivePieces automation platform, reflecting a commitment to shared, reusable software. Known for blending creativity with process improvement, he favors solutions that simplify daily operations while enabling reliable data management.
14 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Baccalauréat, Génie logiciel, Baccalauréat, Génie logiciel at Université du Québec - Ecole de Technologie supérieure
French, English
Stackoverflow
57reputation
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Github Skills (23)
apim10
python10
api-design10
shopify10
testing10
odoo10
backup10
api10
odo10
oauth10
javascript9
automation9
workflow-automation9
automations9
zfs8
Programming languages (24)
Github contributions (5)
rdiff-backup/rdiff-backup
Nov 2019 - Jun 2021
Reverse differential backup tool, over a network or locally.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & Test Automation Engineer
Back-end Developer & Test Automation EngineerContributions:152 reviews, 23 commits, 58 PRs in 1 year 6 months
Contributions summary:Patrik contributed to the rdiff-backup project by addressing several issues, including fixing a quoting issue in the restore process and implementing a new script for deleting files and their history. They also made code changes to enhance the handling of character encodings within log files and fixed a cross-device link error on ZFS with project quotas. Furthermore, the user created and modified automated tests, demonstrating skills in testing and quality assurance.
rsyncrsync-backupslocallydeduplicationrdiff-backup
activepieces/activepieces
Apr 2024 - Nov 2024
Your friendliest open source AI automation tool ✨ Workflow automation tool 200+ integration / Enterprise automation tool / Zapier Alternative
Role in this project:Back-end & Full-stack Developer
Back-end & Full-stack DeveloperContributions:2 reviews, 10 PRs, 11 comments in 6 months
Contributions summary:Patrik's contributions primarily involve extending the functionality of existing integrations, specifically for Zoho CRM and Zoho Books, by adding new scopes, data center options, and actions. They also added a new "read-file" action to Zoho CRM, enhancing data retrieval capabilities. Furthermore, the user implemented features for Odoo and Google Contacts, including custom record retrieval, and update/search contact features respectively. Additionally, they worked on Shopify to handle pagination.
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