Russell Hoy
Software Developer Chapter Lead at Code for Canada
Old Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolRussell Hoy is a software developer and chapter lead with 13 years of experience building thoughtful interfaces and solving complex problems across public, nonprofit, and commercial sectors. As a Code for Canada fellow turned Software Developer Chapter Lead, he helps teams increase digital capacity for civic organizations while remaining hands-on in design and engineering. He co-founded My Storybook, a platform that has enabled a worldwide community to publish over one million student-authored storybooks, blending product, design and developer instincts. Russell has a background in solutions architecture and developer roles at Rangle and RBC, and brings a collaborative, user-focused approach informed by a liberal arts education in political philosophy. He’s known for diving into tricky technical challenges and translating shared understanding into practical solutions.
13 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Riverdale Collegiate InstituteInglenook Alternative Community High SchoolHonors Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Political Philosophy, Honors Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Political Philosophy at University of Toronto - University of Trinity CollegeBitmaker Labs
English, French
Github Skills (37)
user-experience10
eleventy9
accessibility9
parser9
google-chrome9
svg8
photoshop8
react-component8
sketch8
javascript7
css7
sass7
angularjs7
inline-styles6
chrome6
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
moarsel/chrome-extension-automation
Jun 2013 - Oct 2015
extension automation for google chrome browser
Contributions:4 commits, 2 pushes, 1 comment in 2 years 4 months
automationgoogle-chrome
moarsel/moarsel.github.io
Jan 2015 - Mar 2021
Contributions:31 pushes, 2 branches in 6 years 2 months
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