Zach Christensen

Résumé + Skills

Software engineer, and a former national-team volleyball athlete.

Versatile software engineer with a foundation in kinesiology and elite sport. Five years as a USport athlete and a former national-team volleyball player built the resilience, leadership, and teamwork I bring to engineering. Recently graduated with Distinction in Computer Science from Dalhousie, and now at Kindred, building technology that helps people develop their emotional intelligence.

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Experience

KindredSoftware Engineer · Halifax, NS
Jan 2025 to Present
  • Build and maintain the core systems behind a platform that teaches people to develop their emotional intelligence, used by several enterprise organizations.
  • Lead development of a scalable API hub, the middleware that integrates emotional intelligence into third-party applications.
  • Shipped software for a major enterprise engagement with Stellantis, plus products including MedChefs, Nutters, and Goleman Team IE.
  • Work closely with founders, stakeholders, and technical teams through planning, internal QA, and external user testing.
Everwell InnovationsSoftware Engineer · Halifax, NS (remote)
May 2024 to Present
  • Built Therapist OS features across web, native, and desktop, plus REST APIs and external service integrations with AWS S3 and EC2.
  • Handled rapid prototyping and deployment with Bubble.io and web-service API integration.
  • Delivered across the SDLC with cross-functional and QA teams, focused on scalability and performance.
Events EdmontonProduction Coordinator · Edmonton, AB
Summer 2023
  • Helped plan and run a major food festival with more than 350,000 attendees. Oversaw assets, managed staff, and led under high-stress conditions.
  • Kept clear communication with vendors and businesses, and supported community outreach.
U. Calgary & DalhousieVolleyball Camp Leader · Calgary, AB and Halifax, NS
Summers 2022 to 2023
  • Coached and mentored teenage athletes, planning and running drills and leading as a role model for the next generation.
Ledgers NFTDirector of Operations · Toronto, ON (remote)
Dec 2020 to Mar 2021
  • Directed operations and events for a cryptocurrency community, engaging thousands.
  • Contributed growth strategy and produced promotional graphic design.
JJ's Home Services & AMT RoofingSeasonal Trades · Edmonton, AB
Summers 2021 to 2022
  • High-stakes trades work: demolition, landscaping, painting, and metal-tile roofing that demanded precision, safety, and stamina.

Education

  • Dalhousie University

    Bachelor of Computer Science, with Distinction. Academic All-Canadian (3.9 GPA), Sexton Scholar.

    2023 to 2026
  • University of Calgary

    Bachelor of Kinesiology. Academic All-Canadian (3.8 GPA).

    2022 to 2023
  • McMaster University

    Bachelor of Kinesiology. Three-time Academic All-Canadian (3.8 GPA).

    2019 to 2022

Skills

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Embedded & hardware

Currently learning

Being learned now or lined up next, with a published plan behind each one rather than an intention. Drawn as outlines because none of it is earned yet. The Mimic roadmap and the Arduino journey are where they come from.