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OpsKwan[archived]

OpsKwan Technologies · client work · 2009 to 2024

SaaS logistics for medical device distribution, deployed with Zimmer in 2011, tracking consignment, loaner sets, recalls and lots for implants.

Director of Development at OpsKwan from 2009 to 2024. The platform tracked consignment, loaner sets, recalls and lots for implants, parsed HIBC and GS1 barcodes, imported manufacturers' ERP data, and kept one database per client.

40%+ of Canadian hospitals, for Zimmer Biomet's logistics
1,641 commits on the shared platform, all mine, 2011 to 2023

stack: PHP, CakePHP, MySQL, JavaScript, IndexedDB, AWS

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what	when	stack
Bates Solutions · experiment	Sep 2026 to now	React, TypeScript, d3, AWS
Bates Solutions · experiment	Sep 2026 to now	TypeScript, React, Tailwind, Chrome extension
client work	Mar 2026 to now	React, TypeScript, Nx, Hono
Bates Solutions · open source	Jan 2026 to now	TypeScript, Vitest, JSR
FirstPoint Energy · client work	Dec 2025 to Feb 2026	TypeScript, React, HiGHS, WebAssembly
client work	Dec 2025 to now	React Native, Expo, TypeScript, Supabase
Ocean Wise · client work	Sep 2025 to now	NestJS, TypeScript, Prisma, MySQL
Bates Solutions · own product	Mar 2025 to now	Next.js, TypeScript, AWS Lambda, API Gateway
Bates Solutions · own product	2019 to now	Angular, TypeScript, Nx, AWS Lambda
client work	2013 to 2024	PHP, Symfony, API Platform, Angular
OpsKwan Technologies · client work	2009 to 2024	PHP, CakePHP, MySQL, JavaScript

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