Application Developer
What is an application developer?
As an application developer, Sean works within the Knowledge Management division of KFL&A Public Health designing and developing computer programs and websites, which are used by hospitals, health agencies and the public to review what is happening in the health industry within our community, and across the province.
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| Meeting to discuss what tasks should be tackled in the next work period. | Ticket based tracking tool for managing enhancements and tasks for a project. |
A typical day in the life as an application developer:
Sean works with his team on a variety of projects, all with the common goal of better educating and monitoring the health of both individuals and communities within the KFL&A area. He programs (also known as 'codes') and develops platforms and websites used by both our agency's community partners and KFL&A area residents alike. As time goes on, the developed programs may need to evolve to fit new ministry or local government requirements, so after a new or additional product get released, Sean and his team provide support to ensure it always fulfills the needs of the end users.
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| Testing out a project enhancement before release. | An integrated development environment (IDE) is the actual system used to write code. |
What inspires you to work at KFL&A Public Health?
Sean is inspired by getting to come to work every day and being able to develop software for hospitals so that they can more easily manage health care information, help solve community related health care problems and for the public so they can make more informed health related decisions. Each day, he is able to see how the products he and his team are developing have a direct, positive impact within our community.
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| Mapping out a solution to a feature enhancement. | PHIMS: Public Health Information Management System. |