Phil Buchanan
Staff Software Engineer at Veeam Software
Old Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Top SchoolPhil Buchanan is a Staff Software Engineer and product-minded design leader with two decades of experience applying design thinking to build zero-to-one products and scale teams across startups and enterprise environments. Currently at Veeam (after a stint at Coveware), he blends hands-on engineering with product and design leadership, having previously overseen product, design, and engineering as VP of Product at Tetra Trust. Phil’s background includes launching products used by millions, building and mentoring cross-functional design teams, and teaching interaction design curricula to hundreds of students at York University. He’s comfortable translating between designers, engineers, and business stakeholders to accelerate delivery while keeping user-centered outcomes front and center. Based in Old Toronto, Phil pairs academic rigor from York/Sheridan with a pragmatic track record of shipping impactful digital experiences. An uncommon strength is his repeated ability to codify and teach design practice—turning tacit craft into repeatable curriculum and scalable team processes.
13 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Design (Honours), York University/Sheridan College Joint Program in Design (YSDN), Bachelor of Design (Honours), York University/Sheridan College Joint Program in Design (YSDN) at York University
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Github Skills (23)
wordpress10
gutenberg-blocks10
plugin10
webapp10
wordpress-plugin10
javascript9
ios9
calculator9
blocks9
accordion9
gutenberg9
react9
responsive8
frontend5
gulp5
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
philbuchanan/Accordion-Blocks
Dec 2018 - Apr 2022
Gutenberg blocks for creating responsive accordion drop-downs in WordPress.
Contributions:27 releases, 2 reviews, 144 commits in 3 years 4 months
wordpressgutenbergaccordionwordpress-plugindrop
philbuchanan/philbuchanan.github.io
Mar 2019 - Dec 2024
Personal website
Contributions:9 PRs, 66 pushes, 11 branches in 5 years 10 months
reactnextjs
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