I'm a full-stack engineer and web application developer who builds end-to-end ecosystems that create competitive advantage. I stage offerings with purpose, align to KPIs, and repurpose Horizon tech at the right price point to compound ROI. I partner with cross-functional teams to cut release latency with blue/green CI/CD on Kubernetes, optimize API performance with serverless and microservices patterns, and design AI-driven automation that scales with business needs. My work spans enterprise-grade AI automation ecosystems (n8n, Make, SnapLogic, Zapier) and cross-cloud deployments, delivering measurable improvements for government, healthcare, and enterprise clients.

Chris Rafuse

I'm a full-stack engineer and web application developer who builds end-to-end ecosystems that create competitive advantage. I stage offerings with purpose, align to KPIs, and repurpose Horizon tech at the right price point to compound ROI. I partner with cross-functional teams to cut release latency with blue/green CI/CD on Kubernetes, optimize API performance with serverless and microservices patterns, and design AI-driven automation that scales with business needs. My work spans enterprise-grade AI automation ecosystems (n8n, Make, SnapLogic, Zapier) and cross-cloud deployments, delivering measurable improvements for government, healthcare, and enterprise clients.

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I’m a full-stack engineer and web application developer who builds end-to-end ecosystems that create competitive advantage. I stage offerings with purpose, align to KPIs, and repurpose Horizon tech at the right price point to compound ROI.

I partner with cross-functional teams to cut release latency with blue/green CI/CD on Kubernetes, optimize API performance with serverless and microservices patterns, and design AI-driven automation that scales with business needs. My work spans enterprise-grade AI automation ecosystems (n8n, Make, SnapLogic, Zapier) and cross-cloud deployments, delivering measurable improvements for government, healthcare, and enterprise clients.

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Work Experience

Deep Stack AI & Automation Consultant / Engineer / Developer (Contracts) at Independent / Remote (Global Clients)
May 1, 2025 - November 30, 2025
Delivering enterprise-grade AI automation ecosystems integrating n8n, Make.com, SnapLogic and Zapier for data-driven orchestration across cloud AI services. Implemented RAG and MCP Server architectures for legal, government, and compliance-grade semantic search systems, enabling cross-document reasoning and retrieval accuracy +70%.
Software Development Sr. Specialist at NTT Data Canada Inc.
October 1, 2023 - March 31, 2025
Modernizing a provincial-scale ministry stack to React/TypeScript + Next.js/Node.js + OpenShift(K8s); containerized 20+ services, driving 75% faster CI/CD and zero-downtime blue-green releases.
Full-Stack Developer (Contract) at Modis / Quartech
October 1, 2022 - March 31, 2023
Co-launched Ministry of Resources' in-field open-source GIS web/mobile app; cut data-intensive query time by 60% via Postgres/PostGIS and Redux-Saga caching; Leaflet live maps boosted productivity by ~150%.
Full-Stack Developer at HS GovTech Solutions
December 1, 2020 - June 30, 2022
C-suite level support and implementation of WebRTC video-telehealth suite used by 120+ health agencies, achieving 99.99% uptime on AWS EKS. Deployment of serverless Lambdas for big-data lookups trimmed API latency from 900 ms to 210 ms.
Sr. React Developer (Contract) at Teradici (HP)
October 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019
Re-engineered massive multi-provider (AWS/GCP/Azure) deployment PCoIP/remote desktop management dashboard UI; demo drove HP acquisition, raising valuation by $33M. Introduced Docker/K8s micro-services; deployment time dropped 70%.
Sr. Web Developer at Benevity Inc.
September 1, 2016 - September 30, 2018
Delivered gamified employee engagement application and CSR SaaS to Fortune 500 clients. Scaled CSR SaaS to handle +300% traffic; led Vue + PHP7 refactor.
Sr. WebRTC Engineer (via Priologic) at Mozilla Firefox
January 1, 2015 - July 31, 2016
Delivered 'Firefox Hello' peer-to-peer video/chat/screenshare; 10M+ users in first quarter. Technologies included React, WebRTC; contributed to scalable media features.
Web Developer / Early Web at Microsoft Studios / InfoSpace / Navarik / Reinvent / CGTV Games
January 1, 1998 - December 31, 2010
Built ASP/VB auction sites to PHP e-commerce; laid foundations in HTML/CSS/JS, Java/JavaEE, PHP, MySQL, Linux; helped establish early DevOps pipelines.

Education

Bachelor of Design (BDes) at Emily Carr University of Art + Design
January 11, 2030 - December 15, 2025
CS/Science prerequisites at University of British Columbia
January 11, 2030 - December 15, 2025
AI Systems Certifications at AI Systems Certifications (self-initiated program)
January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2024

Qualifications

AI Systems Certifications
January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2024
Cisco Security Ninja
January 11, 2030 - December 15, 2025

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Government, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment, Education