Robyn Smith has a diverse work experience spanning various roles and industries. They started their career as a Sales Associate at Color Your World and Canadian Tire Corporation during the summers of 2007 and 2008. In 2009, while pursuing their Computer Science degree, Robyn worked as a self-employed Software Developer and System Administrator, taking on projects such as consulting for a Physics Researcher and developing an internal inventory system.
After completing their degree, Robyn joined the University of Guelph as a Teaching Assistant in the School of Computer Science in 2011. They also held leadership positions in the Society of Computing and Information Science as the President, Vice President, and Community Liaison from 2007 to 2011.
Moving into the corporate world, Robyn worked at VMware as a Research Engineer and Global Technical Lead from 2011 to 2016. During their time there, they specialized in virtualization and software-defined datacenters, mentoring engineers globally and leading the SUSE Linux for VMware product.
In 2016, Robyn joined Kira Talent as a Software Engineer and gradually took on additional responsibilities such as Development Team Lead, Tactical & Support Team Lead, and Software Engineer & Intern Program Lead. They were responsible for feature implementation, development processes, hiring and mentoring developers, infrastructure migration to Amazon Web Services, implementing DevOps processes, and managing candidate pipelines.
Following their tenure at Kira Talent, Robyn worked as a Development Supervisor and later as a Development Manager at Empire Life from 2019 to 2021. In these roles, they were responsible for managing software development teams and processes.
Most recently, Robyn worked as an Engineering Manager at Mark43 from 2021 to 2023, and currently as the Director of Server Engineering at Marco Polo.
Overall, Robyn Smith's work experience demonstrates a strong background in software development, team leadership, and technical expertise, with a focus on driving innovation and efficiency in engineering organizations.
Robyn Smith attended the University of Guelph from 2007 to 2011, where they obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science.
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