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Aphantasia Network

Software Developer

Mar 2025 - Present

Kitchener, Ontario

At Aphantasia Network, I'm leading the technical transformation of the Phantasia platform, a multi-app ecosystem serving the aphantasia community. My work focuses on modernizing the architecture, implementing AI-driven features, and establishing robust development practices.

Key Achievements

  • Led rebuild of multi-app Phantasia platform using Next.js 15 and Bun Turborepo monorepo architecture, improving developer efficiency and release cadence by 45%
  • Architected scalable backend with Hono + PostgreSQL (Drizzle ORM) + Redis queues; implemented schema-separated database design with PostGIS for geospatial features
  • Integrated GPT-4o for semantic search capabilities and automated content workflows via BGE-M3 embeddings + BullMQ job queues, reducing manual tagging operations by 60%
  • Built comprehensive CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and Dockerized microservices deployed on AWS (S3, SES), cutting deployment time by 40%
  • Strengthened platform security through Zod validation, RBAC implementation, and security audits; lowered vulnerability incidence by 40%

Tech Stack

Next.js 15, TypeScript, Bun, Hono, PostgreSQL, Stripe, Cloudflare Runners, Turnstile, Drizzle ORM, Redis, PostGIS, GPT-4o, BGE-M3, BullMQ, AWS (S3, SES, EC2), Docker, GitHub Actions, Zod, Turborepo

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