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Hey I'm Jake Finlay 👋

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Hamilton, ON

I'm a software engineer building my career in the tech industry. I specialize in full stack development. I am currently working as a Software Design Engineer Intern at Evertz Microsystems.

 

Experience

A collection of my work history and education.

  1. Evertz Microsystems

    Software Design Engineer Intern

    Evertz Microsystems

    May 2025 - Present

    • Currently working on MAGNUM OS, a full stack software that provides control, orchestration, monitoring, and analytics for customer's Evertz equipment.
    • Developed a maintainable, scalable UI library for use in Evertz frontend monorepo by designing reusable components with TypeScript and Tailwind CSS.
    • Resolved a large number bugfix and improvement tickets by collaborating with my team using Jira and GitHub.
    • Collobarated with the validation team to confirm that ticket requirements were aligned with customer expecations while ensuring fixes and improvements met standard for our product.
  2. Superior Boiler Works and Welding Limited

    Systems Engineer Intern

    Superior Boiler Works and Welding Limited

    May 2023 - August 2023

    • My first co-op position where I was responsible for providing IT support and maintaining IT infrastructure.
    • Implemented IT support strategies to resolve user technical issues, utilizing M365 Exchange Servers and PowerShell scripts.
    • Managed Active Directory accounts for a team of 100 employees and reduced account setup time through streamlined GPO management.
    • Collaborated with my team to implement security protocols and improve system efficiency.
  3. Stoney Creek Furniture

    Warehouse Assistant

    Stoney Creek Furniture

    July 2020 - September 2022

    • A weekend job where I was responsible for fulfilling customer pick-ups, organizing furniture for delivery, and keeping the warehouse clean.
    • Gained valuable experience working with my co-workers to deliver the best possible experience for customers picking up furniture from the warehouse.
    • Became certified on a Class 2 Forklift (also known as an Orderpicker) to access furniture stored within the racks of the warehouse.
    • Operated various compactors to control the waste created from opening products in the warehouse.
    • Learned how to use Storis, the furniture inventory management system, in order to complete my assigned tasks while still maintaining inventory accuracy.
 

Technologies

A compact map of the tools I use across the stack.

Fullstack Development

“A jack of all trades is a master of none, but oftentimes better than a master of one.”

fullstack / frontend

Frontend

HTML 5CSS 3JavaScriptTypeScriptReact JSRedux ToolkitTailwind CSS
 

Projects

Featured full-stack builds and smaller projects from my learning path.