Michael Bureau
Creative Technologist
I'm a creative technologist with 19 years of experience at the intersection of software development, digital marketing, design, and entrepreneurship. I lead innovative projects by blending engineering precision with human-centered design and strategic insight.
Drawing from my background as a marathon runner and lifelong athlete, I build effective, resilient systems designed for long-term success. My work includes developing robust web applications, launching AI-driven products like "Elbows Up" and "Track Your Legend," and founding Rebel Fashion, a vibrant e-commerce brand.
I thrive on creating visionary products and fostering impactful growth—let's connect.
CapIntel
CapIntel Omni
Played a pivotal role in the development of a new web-based application. Established a comprehensive design system to standardize user experience, streamline development processes, and improve code maintainability. Took the initiative to enhance development workflows and elevate coding standards within the team. Architected a data structure and engineered a specialized rendering engine designed to display investor presentations.
Shopify
Shopify POS App
Contributed to the development of the 'Polaris for Retail' design system, aimed at empowering both first and third-party developers, with a strong emphasis on accessibility features. Owned the codebase for specific screens and functionalities, proactively identifying and resolving related bugs to ensure optimal application performance and user experience.
Elbows Up
Buy Canadian Mobile App
Designed and developed Elbows Up, a barcode-scanning mobile app built to help Canadian consumers make more informed purchasing decisions. This self-initiated project leverages AI to identify the country of origin for any products. I owned the entire product lifecycle—from ideation and design to development and deployment on the App Store. Features include real-time barcode scanning, brand and origin data, and an AI-generated confidence score to improve transparency. Built using React Native with a focus on speed, simplicity, and user trust.
Track Your Legend
Running Web App
Designed and developed Track Your Legend, a web app that helps users track workouts, set goals, and visualize progress over time. A self-initiated project focused on creating a responsive, intuitive experience with personalized fitness insights and clean data visualizations. Built with modern web technologies to ensure performance and scalability.
DV Aluminium
Website with online quote generator
Engineered a website featuring an online quote generator. This tool enables users to input their details and receive a personalized quote, which is automatically emailed to them.
TELUS Health
Dashboard: Digital Request Status
Designed, integrated, and programmed a dashboard to effectively monitor workload and track the status of incoming requests for the digital team.
Bureau Chef
Website
Handled branding, design, integration, and programming for the corporate website of my company.
Rebel Fashion
eCommerce Website
Led the branding, design, and integration of an eCommerce website, emphasizing an exceptional customer experience. Created and featured original Funky Socks designs on the site. Designed and executed email marketing campaigns and promotional materials to boost customer engagement and retention. Expanded the customer base through targeted Google Ads campaigns and other online marketing initiatives.
TELUS Health
Web App: UTM Generator
Engineered a web application to simplify the creation of UTM tracking tags for marketing campaigns. The application standardizes tags and offers an intuitive interface for generating them. All entries are logged in a Google Sheet, accessible via a separate page that enables sorting by column or keyword.
