Peter Michaux
Founder & Chief Everything Officer at Aurora Climbing Inc.
Squamish, British Columbia, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolPeter Michaux is a founder and hands-on product and software engineer with 16 years of experience building web and mobile applications from concept to shipping. Based in Squamish, BC, he leads Aurora Climbing as Chief Everything Officer, creating mobile apps and custom LED hardware for indoor climbing and training. Previously he ran a JavaScript front-end team at SiteSell for over a decade, combining people management with deep front-end engineering. He contributes to open-source projects, modernizing Laravel and TodoMVC examples with upgraded framework versions, tests, and UX-focused refinements. Trained in physics and mathematics, he brings a pragmatic, analytical approach to product design and engineering tradeoffs. Known for blending hardware, mobile, and front-end expertise, he excels at turning niche physical products into polished digital experiences.
16 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
B.Sc., Physics and Mathematics, B.Sc., Physics and Mathematics at University of Victoria
Github Skills (14)
php10
javascript10
user-interface10
front-end-development10
laravel10
todomvc10
laravel-mix10
phpunit10
eloquent9
user-authentication8
authentication8
css8
html8
git4
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
tastejs/todomvc
Jun 2012 - Mar 2013
Helping you select a JavaScript framework - Todo apps for React.js, Angular, Vue and many more
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:17 commits, 3 comments in 9 months
Contributions summary:Peter primarily focused on enhancing the user interface of the TodoMVC application built with Maria.js. They updated the application to utilize the latest version of the Maria framework, incorporating changes and improvements from the new release candidate. The user also refactored the codebase by modifying the templates, views, and controllers to incorporate better styling and user interaction behaviors. The user addressed aspects of user experience by ensuring that the application's UI elements accurately reflect state changes.
reactangular-jsreact-jsemberangular
laravel/quickstart-intermediate
Feb 2016 - Feb 2016
A sample task list application with authentication.
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:6 commits, 3 PRs, 14 comments in 16 days
Contributions summary:Peter rebuilt the tutorial implementation, updating it to the latest Laravel version. They added automated tests to the application, demonstrating a commitment to code quality. Furthermore, they updated configuration files and view templates, ensuring the application adheres to the latest standards. The user also made minor stylistic improvements, such as whitespace cleanup, reflecting attention to detail.
authenticationnodejstask-list
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