Rich Gilbank
Partner at AltCrest Energy
Old Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolRich Gilbank is a Toronto-based software leader and founder with 13 years of experience evolving from developer to CTO and partner, currently building Shopify apps and a renewable energy data platform. He co-founded and led product and engineering teams at startups like Jupiter and Uptime, and served as a Lead Developer at Shopify’s experimental Garage where he focused on rapid prototyping and new technology evaluation. Comfortable across front-end and full-stack domains, he has a track record of shipping production systems and mentoring developers through community efforts like NodeSchool Toronto. His background in new media and early entrepreneurship with Groundhog Media gives him a creative, product-first approach to engineering problems. Rich prefers in-person professional connections, reflecting a network built on real-world collaboration.
13 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
International Baccalaureate Diploma, International Baccalaureate Diploma at Upper Canada CollegeToronto Metropolitan University
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (86)
javascript10
devtools10
js10
github-repos10
shopify10
leaf10
react-navigation10
documentation10
react-native10
coffeescript10
chrome10
livescript10
frontend10
react10
ecommerce9
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
richgilbank/GenPop
May 2014 - May 2014
Contributions:13 commits in 16 days
richgilbank/dotfiles
May 2013 - Jun 2020
Contributions:98 commits, 64 pushes, 1 branch in 7 years 2 months
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