Zachary Saunders

Infrastructure & Software Developer

Toronto, Ontario

Summary

Infrastructure and software developer with six-plus years building, deploying, and maintaining production systems across AWS, Azure, and DigitalOcean. Heavy focus on Python, systems integration, and complex migrations. Former Red Seal journeyman electrician; the trade taught me to trace problems end to end instead of guessing.

Experience

Infrastructure & Software Developer

Bright Village Inc. · Calgary / Toronto

2019 – 2026

Led infrastructure for a multi-year ERP migration at a natural foods grocer, transitioning from a legacy OpenTaps/CRS system to Odoo while keeping both systems live through complex data synchronization. Administered self-hosted Odoo on AWS, built Shopify integrations using Azure Functions, and developed custom Odoo modules and integration tooling in Python across multiple client deployments.

Journeyman Electrician (Red Seal)

Various employers · Calgary, AB

2012 – 2018

Six years split between commercial and residential work: installing and maintaining electrical, fire alarm, PA, and data systems in institutional buildings, then custom homes, renovations, and service installations. Regularly managed worksites, coordinated crews, and kept projects on schedule and up to code.

Skills

Languages

PythonGoJavaScriptC/C++

Cloud & Infrastructure

AWSAzureDigitalOceanLinuxNixOSKubernetes

Platforms & Data

OdooShopifyDjangoPostgreSQL

DevOps & Tooling

DockerTerraformNix

Certifications

Red Seal Journeyman Electrician

Interprovincial Standards Red Seal Program