Hey - I’m Barry, a once aerospace engineer, turned manufacturing engineer, turned devops engineer.

I started Rascall Inc. in 2023 as an R&D and consulting organization, with a focus on accessible, and sustainable technology development.

What that means is that I hope to use the proceeds of professional services for engineering IT projects (CAD, CAE, PLM, MRP, and ERP platforms), to develop consumer products and initiatives for health and technology applications in a sustainable way.

Key word is sustainable, and what that means to me is being considerate to the environment and the community in my design approaches.

Where possible Rascall endeavours to solve and create using:

  • Open source technologies (including giving back to OSS projects)
  • Recycled materials
  • Fair labor
  • Zero waste

Some of my previous technical roles and achievements:

Lead Devops Engineer

Vancouver BC | Feb 2024 – Present

  • Configuration & operation of the DevOps environment (Azure DevOps)
  • Architecture of CI/CD pipeline monitoring (ADO, Zabbix, Grafana)
  • Developing enhancements, integrations, and bug-fixes for enterprise web apps (.Net, C#, JS, D365, AL)
  • Architecture and implementation of observability & incident response system (Zabbix, Jira, JS, REST)
  • Development of micro service integrations for unified data platform (.Net, C#, Docker, Kubernetes (AKS), Itsio)

Solution Architect

Vancouver BC | May 2023 – Jan 2024

  • Full stack designing, implementing, securing, & monitoring of on-prem & cloud infrastructure for regulated industries clients, primarily utilizing Azure/365, GCP, Google Workspace, Cloudflare (R2, Workers, DNS, ZeroTrust), Docker, Ansible, Prometheus, and Zabbix

Solution Architect,

Scotts Valley CA (remote) | Aug 2020 – May 2023

  • Designed and implemented AWS-based infrastructure for engineering applications supporting Solidworks PDM server migrations to AWS, including custom plugin development and MSSQL database optimization
  • Development, operation, and documentation of a custom enterprise project management web app (Azure stack using Scribe, D365, AzureSQL, App services, and Entra ID, C#).
  • Lead contributor on a license analysis project for Ansys, significantly reducing renewal costs for an enterprise client by capturing and reporting application utilization (Zabbix, Python, Power BI)
  • Designed and implemented integration to Netsuite ERP (Oracle Database, SOAP/REST)
  • Architected high-performance Linux-based compute environments for CAD/CAE applications
  • Designed system architecture for engineering data workflows across multiple platforms, ensuring data integrity and performance

Senior Client Support Manager,

North Vancouver BC | Oct 2018 – Aug 2020

  • Led technical support and infrastructure management for enterprise clients in retail sector
  • Architected and executed large-scale cloud migrations leveraging Azure AD, MDM solutions, and PowerShell automation
  • Developed monitoring systems to ensure operational stability and rapid incident response

Project Manager,

Vancouver BC | Aug 2017 – Apr 2018

  • Managed technical infrastructure projects with emphasis on system reliability and regulatory compliance
  • Developed automated solutions for asset health monitoring and reporting using SAS and VB
  • Implemented dashboard systems for real-time performance visualization of critical infrastructure components

Business Analyst,

Burnaby BC | June 2016 – Aug 2017

  • Implemented data collection and analysis solutions to support enterprise system requirements and infrastructure planning
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to document and optimize business processes

Principal Quality Engineer, PCC Aerostructures,

Nottingham UK | Sept 2013 – Dec 2015

  • Developed advanced Catia V5 automations for manufacturing compliance tracking, reducing manual processing time by 75%
  • Designed and implemented PDM system architecture to support Airbus production requirements on Linux-based infrastructure
  • Optimized integration between Catia V5 design systems and manufacturing workflow applications
  • Created custom tools using Catia V5 API, VB, and MS Access to streamline engineering-to-manufacturing data flow

Education

  • MSc. in Aerospace Vehicle Design; Aircraft Design | 2013
  • B.Eng. Aircraft Systems | 2011

Skills

Cloud Infrastructure & Systems:

  • AWS (EC2, ECS, LightSail, Route53, Cognito, S3, CloudFront) - architecture, implementation, and optimization
  • Linux systems administration (Ubuntu, RHEL, CentOS) - performance tuning, security hardening, and automation
  • Database administration (MSSQL for Solidworks PDM & Aras Innovator PLM, PostgreSQL, MySQL) - query optimization, high-availability configuration
  • Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible)

Engineering Systems:

  • CAD/PLM: Catia V5 (advanced user, automation development), Solidworks (plugin development, PDM administration, cloud migration)
  • Systems architecture and integration for engineering workflows and data lifecycle management
  • Engineering application infrastructure design and optimization

Programming: JS/HTML/CSS, PHP, JavaScript, C, C#, SQL, Shell, GraphQL, React