Mike Kyffin

Mike Kyffin has a diverse work experience spanning various roles in product management, UI development, geospatial application engineering, GIS development, and account management.

From 2016 to present, they have worked at Chmura Economics & Analytics, where they served as the Director of Product Management, leading a product team and driving the product creation and evolution process. Mike also assumed responsibility for the product line's roadmap and competitive positioning.

Prior to that, from 2018 to 2021, Mike worked at Chmura Economics & Analytics as a Product Manager, where they managed the organization's product management software, collected and categorized user feedback, and prioritized development work based on customer feedback and quantitative metrics.

From 2016 to 2017, Mike worked as a UI Developer at Chmura Economics & Analytics, where they created custom User Interface (UI) elements using Angular and Angular Material, as well as React, to design and implement new SaaS products.

From 2014 to 2016, Mike worked as a Senior Geospatial Application Engineer at Onix Networking Corp., where they developed and deployed web mapping applications using HTML/CSS, JavaScript, Python, and Java, utilizing Google App Engine, Google Maps Engine, Google Cloud SQL, and Postgres/PostGIS. Mike also integrated data stored in Google Apps with the Google Maps API.

From 2012 to 2014, Mike worked as a GIS Developer at Trent University, where they developed dynamic building floor plans and a web mapping application using ESRI's ArcGIS Server and JavaScript Web API with jQuery, Bootstrap, Dojo, and ASP.NET (C#).

From 2011 to 2012, Mike worked as a GIS Developer at Scholars Portal, where they developed Web GIS functionality for a large-scale data access portal using JavaScript, Dojo, jQuery, and ESRI's JS Web API. Mike also created custom Dojo widgets and implemented custom Python web tasks for ArcGIS Server.

Mike also has experience as a Data Technician at Trent University in 2010 and as a GIS Coordinator at Kawartha Heritage Conservancy from 2009 to 2010. In these roles, they administered databases, developed database applications, and managed GPS data collection activities.

Furthermore, Mike has account management experience as an Account Manager at Magnotta Winery from 2001 to 2007.

Mike Kyffin attended Fleming College from 2007 to 2009, where they obtained a degree in Geomatics. Mike then returned to Fleming College in 2010 and completed a degree in GIS-Applications Specialist, specializing in Geographic Information Systems.