gauthier
valenza

gauthier
valenza

Currently looking for new opportunities

gauthier.valenza+dev@gmail.com
CanadaUTC-5English/FrenchRemote-first
NuxtVue.jsTypeScriptPostgresqlDrizzleTailwindOptimizelyUmbraco

Professional activities

  • Front-end Architect Associate
    VerndaleVerndale
     - now

    Continuing e-commerce and CMS work following Yaksa's acquisition by Verndale.

    Development

    • Built complete e-commerce websites from scratch with checkout processes handling millions in monthly transactions
    • Delivered high-performance, accessible solutions using TypeScript, Vue, React, and Next.js

    Leadership

    • Oversaw task planning and delegation for front-end team: scoping, sizing, and distributing work
    • Mentored developers and drove architectural decisions across projects
    • Leveraged AI to speed up development and explore new ways of working to provide more value in less time
  • Senior Front-end Developer
    YaksaYaksa
     - 
    | Acquired by Verndale

    Lead front-end developer at an agency specialized in e-commerce and CMS platforms, helping clients navigate their technological transformations.

    Development

    • Led multiple projects using vanilla JS, TypeScript, and Vue, delivered high-performance, accessible solutions for critical business assets
    • Integrated front-end work with CMS platforms (Umbraco & Optimizely) using C#

    Technical Leadership

    • Established front-end guidelines for package security, coding style, accessibility, and performance
    • Built a new front-end starter project using Web Components and Tailwind CSS, now the standard for all client projects
  • Full Stack Engineer for Bell
    KlanikKlanik
     - 

    Mission for Bell. Initially a Java developer, I spent half of my mandate as Technical Lead to meet Bell teams' needs and bring technical improvements to an aging environment.

    Change Management

    • Front-end Tech Lead on Vue.js: training, consulting, and decision-making
    • Proposing technological evolutions, rapid proof of concept development
    • Training, establishing best practices, ensuring compliance
    • Documentation writing
    • Analysis and implementation of refactoring strategies

    Full Stack Developer

    • Java (11 & Spring Boot) and Vue.js developer on an internal project built with JHipster
    • Development and maintenance of unit tests and integration tests (front-end and back-end)
    • Java (7) and front-end (HTML, CSS & jQuery) developer on Maximo (IBM asset management software)

Completed personal projects

  • Kachkoucha
    Content Creator Website
    • Built a Nuxt website as a Linktree alternative for a social media influencer
    • Showcases all social links and hosts recipes from video content
    • Managed with Nuxt Content CMS (git-based)
    kachkoucha.com
  • Private Client Project
    Full stack Nuxt Website
    • Full-stack community website built with Nuxt and PostgreSQL
    • Self-deployed with Coolify, handles thousands of daily visitors
    • WebSocket-based live communication
    • Custom AI chatbot integration
  • Malaa'ika
    Static Nuxt Website
    • Simple website built with Nuxt 2 for a relative
    • Managed via Netlify CMS / Decap CMS (git-based)
    • Easy content updates
    malaaika.com
  • Moosedeal.ca
    Community driven Website
     - 
    • Community-driven Vue platform built with a friend
    • Users shared online deals and promo codes
    • Handled the entire front-end stack
    • Project discontinued in 2022
    Internet archive Moosedeal.ca
  • Drunki!
    Couch Co-op web game
     - 
    • Party game supporting up to 12 players
    • Vue.js and Node.js game rewritten multiple times
    • Uses WebSocket and a mobile app to play
    • Originally written in plain JavaScript and Node.js; later rebuilt with NestJS, TypeScript, and Socket.IO for stability and easier maintenance
    • Project discontinued but still gets hundreds of visitors on weekends and holidays
    Drunkii.com