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RightMesh Hires Five New Members to the Development Team
Thursday, February 28, 2019Company Profile | Follow Company
Maple Ridge, BC, February 28, 2019--(T-Net)--The RightMesh tech team is continuing to expand to match growing development needs for its pilot project in Canada's North and in preparation for their Soft Mainnet Launch.
The company recently announced several new development team members to their team, including David Sheen as QA Lead, Peter Dang as Software Engineer Android, Xuan Luo as Mitacs Intern, and Matthew Falkner and Penjani Chavula as Software Engineer Co-ops.
About David
Their new QA Lead, David Sheen, joins RightMesh with over 18 years experience in software and systems testing. He has worked with both large organizations, such as Ericsson and Telus, and scale-up organizations, such as Function Point, to implement best in class processes and procedures. Having led multiple successful teams, the company stated it is looking forward to what he will bring to the table.
About Peter
Peter Dang joins RightMesh as their newest Software Engineer. With experience as both an Android Mobile Developer and Web Developer, he is a double threat and a great asset to the organization. Peter's previous roles have included working in fintech and integrating payment systems.
About Xuan
The company's new Mitacs Intern, Xuan Luo, joins RightMesh through their research project in partnership with Mitacs and the University of Guelph. Xuan is currently pursuing her Master's Degree with a specialization in blockchain technologies, payment channels, and machine learning, from the University of British Columbia.
Throughout her internship, Xuan will be working closely with Dr. David Wang, Chief Micropayments Scientist at RightMesh, to work on payment channels.
Prior to pursuing her Master's Degree, Xuan worked as a software developer for 6 years at notable companies including SAP.
About Penjani
Penjani is a Computer Engineering student in his third year at the University of British Columbia and is joining the RightMesh team as a Software Engineer Co-op. Prior to working at RightMesh, Penjani did an internship with Microsoft as a Software Engineer and worked as an Emerging Media (VR) Developer at the UBC Emerging Media Lab. In his spare time, Penjani also works as an Autonomous Navigation and Communication Developer with UBC Voyage.
About Matthew
Matthew is a Software Engineering Student at the University of Guelph and joins our team as a Software Engineer Co-op. Matthew first learned about RightMesh through the research work we're doing in partnership with his school and Mitacs to improve connectivity in northern Canada.
Prior to working at RightMesh, Matthew did two internships with BlackBerry on enterprise solutions and automation testing.
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