Wes Gorgichuk
Technical Lead Engineer at gskinner
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Top SchoolWes Gorgichuk is a Technical Lead Engineer in Vancouver with over 14 years of professional experience and two decades of hands-on development across mobile, desktop and web platforms. He’s an expert in HTML5, modern JavaScript (ES6+, TypeScript), React/React Native and CSS, and pairs front-end craftsmanship with solid backend and Linux sysadmin skills. At gskinner he’s owned DevOps and CI/CD, introduced source control workflows, and built internal tooling—from spritesheet and time-tracking apps to a self-hosted intranet that underpins daily operations. Wes is an active contributor to notable open-source projects in the CreateJS ecosystem (RegExr, PreloadJS, TweenJS, SoundJS, EaselJS), where his work spans UI, build automation and unit testing. Known for automating inefficient workflows, he combines pragmatic engineering with a history rooted in multimedia and Flash-era graphics tooling.
14 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Multimedia Certificate, Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia, Multimedia Certificate, Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia at Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
English
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Github Skills (22)
unit-testing10
html5-canvas10
javascript10
lib10
sass10
graphic10
cicd10
gruntjs10
front-end-development10
build-automation10
html10
g10
css9
flash8
ui-design8
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
CreateJS/PreloadJS
Feb 2014 - Nov 2018
PreloadJS makes preloading assets & getting aggregate progress events easier in JavaScript. It uses XHR2 when available, and falls back to tag-based loading when not.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:183 commits, 8 PRs, 47 pushes in 4 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Wes primarily focused on the development and maintenance of the PreloadJS library. Their contributions involved adding functionality, such as the combined JavaScript file and video loading support. They also improved the build process through updates to the Grunt configuration, and addressed bugs, such as fixing the handling of plugin updates. These modifications highlight the user's role in enhancing the library's features and maintainability.
eventsjavascriptpreloadingpreloadjsxhr2
CreateJS/SoundJS
Mar 2014 - Dec 2017
A Javascript library for working with Audio. It provides a consistent API for loading and playing audio on different browsers and devices. Currently supports WebAudio, HTML5 Audio, Cordova / PhoneGap, and a Flash fallback.
Role in this project:Automation Engineer / Build & Release Engineer
Automation Engineer / Build & Release EngineerContributions:42 commits, 4 PRs, 11 pushes in 3 years 9 months
Contributions summary:Wes's contributions primarily revolve around build and deployment automation within the repository. They updated the Grunt build process to include the creation of combined JavaScript files, incorporated features to handle versioning and license headers during the build, and created a task to export script tags. These changes suggest a focus on streamlining the build process and improving the overall project workflow. Furthermore, they moved FlashAudioCompiling to grunt, adding more control over the build process.
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