Hello, I’m Dom 🌊

Migrating My Hugo Site to Kubernetes with DigitalOcean After setting up my cert-manager on my new Kubernetes cluster, I wanted to start moving over my side projects, beginning with this site, which runs on Hugo. Hugo is a static site generator written in Go, which is pretty lightweight and easy to work with. I am also trying to learn more about Go for my new role, so it was a good fit for my current needs. ...

Switching Teams at Shopify: Embracing New Challenges Recently, I decided to switch teams at Shopify. I had been working on the checkout team for a number of years, and we had just wrapped up a multi-year project. So the timing seemed right. Before joining Shopify, I worked with a small but super talented team at the Green Party of Canada as a software developer, working on their GOTV software, which we built in-house from the ground up. Because the team was so small, I helped out a lot with the infrastructure side. ...

Hi, I’m Dom (short for Dominic). These days, I write code for a Canadian tech company called Shopify, but once upon a time, I was a professional ballet dancer. I always tell people that because it makes me sound more interesting—but it also happens to be true. I’m chronically curious and hate not understanding how things work. At the same time, I struggle with communication, especially writing (super dyslexic!) and often wrestle with how—or if—what I share has value. These are things I’m actively working to change about myself, and this site is my experiment in sharing and communicating. ...