Rob Veldpaus
Vice President Information Technology
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolRob Veldpaus is a seasoned software leader with 13 years of experience building and operating cloud-enabled systems, now serving as Vice President of Information Technology in Toronto. He combines hands-on technical depth in scalable front- and back-end architectures with a proven ability to recruit, mentor and grow geographically dispersed teams into managers and leaders. Rob excels at rapid "big picture" formulation—translating complex business requirements into strategic technical roadmaps and measurable KPIs like deployment frequency and defect escape rate. He has led efforts to align engineering practices with security frameworks (BSIMM) and SOC2 readiness while accelerating delivery through platform design. Notably, he has a track record of turning legacy- laden products into decoupled, maintainable systems and establishing metrics-driven engineering cultures. His background spans startups and enterprise insurance tech, giving him a pragmatic blend of innovation and risk-aware delivery.
13 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Science Technology Software Engineering, Computer Science Technology Software Engineering at Mohawk College
Stackoverflow
356reputation
8kreached
5answers
2questions
Github Skills (27)
payara9
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contenteditable8
monitoring7
rte7
summernote7
ace-editor7
text-editing7
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Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
rveldpau/toktwd-hero
Nov 2019 - Nov 2024
Take Our kids to work Day - Super Hero
Contributions:3 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years
reactjavascriptdaykidshero
rveldpau/game-frame
Dec 2022 - Feb 2023
Contributions:25 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
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