Brody Chapellaz | Software Development Lead

Hi, I’m Brody,

I'm a full-stack developer and software team lead with a passion for building reliable, scalable web applications. I have led small development teams, automated CI/CD pipelines, and built integrations with numerous platforms.

I enjoy learning new technologies and am very familiar with ASP.NET backend development, Angular frontend development, and Azure cloud hosting.

Contact

+1 (204) 557-1610

brody@chapellaz.com

brody.chapellaz.com

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Work Experience

Software Development Lead

DesignSpec

2023 – Present

Led a small dev team, aligning roadmap goals with delivery and technical direction
Interviewed new developers and participated in performance reviews to support team growth
Automated CI/CD pipelines with Azure DevOps, improving release speed and reliability
Reduced cloud infrastructure costs by over $10,000/year through database optimization
Developed integrations with Stripe, QuickBooks, Slack, Shopify, and Autodesk Revit
Oversaw the creation and launch of a product discovery / ecommerce platform ( DS Collection )
which hosts thousands of products from over a dozen brands

Software Developer

DesignSpec

2021 – 2023

Helped build the company’s core B2B SaaS platform
Developed front-end (Angular) and back-end (ASP.NET, SQL Server) features
Created a Chrome extension in React used by 2,000+ interior designers ( DesignSpec Web Clipper )
Implemented subscription billing with Stripe, handling financial transactions
Participated in code reviews, feature planning, and framework migrations

Software Developer DevOps Intern

Varian Medical Systems

2019 – 2020

Built internal tools to improve software installation diagnostics
Developed web-based reporting features using C#, ASP.NET, and SQL Server
Collaborated with cross-functional teams to deliver tools used globally

Education

Red River College

Business Information Technology (BIT)

Focus: App Development, Databases, Web, and Mobile Solutions

Technologies

XML / HTML / CSS 7 Years

.NET / C# 6 Years

SQL / Relational Databases 6 Years

ASP.NET 5 Years

Angular & AngularJS 5 Years

Java / Android Development 2 Years

React 2 Years

Tools Used

Azure DevOps + Azure Pipelines
Azure Storage Explorer
Bitbucket
Figma
Git
IntelliJ IDEA
Postman
SQL Server Management Studio
Team Foundation Server (TFS)
TeamCity
VS Code
Visual Studio

Integrations

AI & Automation

Azure OpenAI

Analytics & Tracking

Google Analytics
Heap
Mixpanel

Communication & Collaboration

Discord
Slack

CRM & Marketing

HubSpot
eWebinar
SendGrid

Design & Architecture

Autodesk Revit

E-commerce

Shopify

Finance & Payments

QuickBooks
Stripe