Carl Edward Lyons

Multi‑disciplinary software architect with 8+ years of experience spanning project management, research and development, and quality assurance; domain expert in web application design, software as a service (SaaS) platforms, and e‑commerce; accomplished leader with proven ability to collaborate effectively with stakeholders, translate complex business needs into technical solutions and manage product development lifecycle from conception to deployment

Skills

• Languages:

  Python

  | JavaScript

  | TypeScript

  | Svelte

  | C#

  | C++

  | HTML

  | CSS

  | PHP

  | BASH

  | SQL

  | MATLAB

  | R

• Frameworks:

  Django

  | React

  | SvelteKit

  | Gatsby

  | Laravel

  | .NET

• Databases:

  PostgreSQL

  | MySQL

  | SQLite

  | IndexedDB

  | Redis

• DevOps:

  Git

  | GitHub

  | GitHub Actions

  | Docker

  | Terraform

• Other Tools:

  Grafana Loki

  | Sentry

  | Apache2

  | Caddy

  | PyTest

  | Jest

  | Vitest

  | Playwright

  | Figma

  | Inkscape

Experience

Batched, Hamilton

| Founder, Chief Technology Officer

| 1.5 years

• Delivered 100+ releases of distributed application architecture without service interruption using progressive delivery, reverse‑compatible state, and zero‑downtime blue–green deployment strategies
• Architected custom headless content management, commerce, customer relations, and logistics services; leveraged runtime dependency injection to enable dynamic third‑party provider integrations
• Spearheaded design and implementation of a multi‑tenant, white‑label, SaaS platform for small–medium food and beverage business operations, leading 3 teams of 3–6 developers

MRKTBOX, Hamilton

| Principal Software Developer

| 3.5 years

• Modernized legacy PHP grocery e‑commerce application to a Progressive Web App (PWA) with a decoupled React single‑page front end and Python RESTful API back end, improving performance and accessibility; designed and implemented innovative subscription features
• Supervised Mohawk College co‑op students and Humber College graduate capstone projects
• Consolidated 750+ customer accounts and 5k+ product listings via supervised probabilistic data matching to reconcile sales records and improve search engine optimization (SEO), respectively

nVent, Milton

| Field Technician

| 2.5 years

• Mediated complex technical and operational concerns between engineers and contractors to ensure successful project delivery
• Performed quality assurance testing and troubleshooting of commercial‑industrial system controllers and high‑temperature power conductors; maintained a 0% failure rate on all serviced equipment

South River Brewing Co, Burlington

| Sales Manager

| 1 year

• Piloted sales and marketing of products to distributors and retailers across Ontario, increasing product availability and brand awareness; acquired orders from 50+ new retailers

Projects

Blank | Weblog Template

• Separated application concerns from theming, localization, and content with fully externalized configuration

Folio | Weblog Deployment Pipeline

• Implemented continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) pipeline script interface to achieve concurrent interoperability between local and cloud‑based environments

Education

McMaster University, Hamilton

| MSc, Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour

| Defence Pending

• Quantified echolocation spatial characteristics in developing big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus)
• Prototyped audio analysis pipeline to aggregate and analyze data from 500+ GB of high‑sample‑rate audio
• Received Mitacs Globalink Internship grant to conduct research at the University of Southern Denmark, Odense

University of Waterloo, Waterloo

| BSc, Honours, Physics, Astrophysics Specialization

| Conferred

Volunteering

• Land Care Niagara, Niagara Falls:

  Conducted bat monitoring and community outreach

• Toronto Zoo, Toronto:

  Assisted "After Hours" community bat event

• Stewards of Cootes Watershed, Hamilton:

  Participated in environmental cleanup and organized fundraising events