Zachary Read
Senior Information Technology Manager
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolZachary Read is a Senior Information Technology Manager at the University of Ottawa with over a decade of progressive experience delivering web and application solutions across higher education. He has grown through technical and product-focused roles—from web developer and programmer analyst to product and interim senior manager—bringing a rare blend of hands-on development knowledge and strategic IT leadership. At the university he’s repeatedly stepped into larger leadership responsibilities, driving product management, application oversight, and team delivery for campus-wide systems. Comfortable bridging technical teams and non-technical stakeholders, he leverages bilingual training in English–French translation to improve cross-cultural communication and documentation. Known for steady progression within a single complex organization, he combines institutional knowledge with a pragmatic, service-oriented approach to IT modernization.
9 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Honours BA, English-French Translation, Honours BA, English-French Translation at University of Ottawa
French, English, Spanish, Japanese
Github Skills (20)
handwriting6
ocr5
handwriting-recognition4
ubuntu2
linux1
python1
sqlite1
solr1
ckeditor1
sqlite-database1
accessibility1
search-engine1
contenteditable1
gzip1
rte1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
ZacharyRead/jlect-jhr
Jun 2016 - Feb 2019
JLect Japanese Handwriting Recognition Tool (JLect JHR)
Contributions:29 commits, 2 PRs, 114 pushes in 2 years 8 months
handwritingjapaneserecognitionocrhandwriting-recognition
ZacharyRead/subspace-modules
Jun 2016 - Jan 2019
Contributions:14 commits, 12 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 7 months
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