Dan Gowans

Dan Gowans

Software Developer

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Systems Analyst / Programmer

  • Education

    • Algoma University

      2003 - 2007
      Bachelor of Science with Honours Computer Science Cum laude

      Held the John R. Rhodes Scholarship for four years

  • Experience

    • Exsalgo / CAIL

      Jan 2007 - Jan 2009
      Software Developer

      - Implemented agentless monitors for network assets.- Developed algorithms to analyze network traffic and performance, and identify anomalies.- Created visuals to assist IT staff in seeing problem areas.

    • Syntervision

      Jan 2009 - Feb 2010
      System Analyst
    • City of Sault Ste. Marie

      Feb 2010 - now
      System Analyst / Programmer

      - Develop and maintain several projects for city staff use and the general public.- Update legacy, business critical applications onto modern, supportable platforms.- Provide recommendations for the proper implementation of staff IT projects.- Drive openness and transparency by building new municipal software in an open source environment.- Regularly audit websites and their content to ensure best practices are followed and accessibility is prioritized.

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  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Dan Gowans
      IT Student/Graduate of the Year Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Centre Oct 2007 Dan is a recent Honours Bachelor of Computer Science graduate from Algoma University College where he earned the John Rhodes Scholarship, the Award of Excellence for maintaining the highest GPA for his degree, and was on the Dean’s List. As a software developer at Exsalgo Corp, one of the SSMIC’s business incubator clients, this winner has excelled in creating new and refreshing visualization modules for Exsalgo’s Application Performance Factory and has been instrumental in the… Show more Dan is a recent Honours Bachelor of Computer Science graduate from Algoma University College where he earned the John Rhodes Scholarship, the Award of Excellence for maintaining the highest GPA for his degree, and was on the Dean’s List. As a software developer at Exsalgo Corp, one of the SSMIC’s business incubator clients, this winner has excelled in creating new and refreshing visualization modules for Exsalgo’s Application Performance Factory and has been instrumental in the commercialization of this up and-coming technology. In his spare time, this winner has taught leadership, art and science at the YMCA, is involved in the Easter Seals and was webmaster for a non-profit environmental group. Show less