Paul Dowman

Paul Dowman is a seasoned professional with over 10 years of leadership experience and an additional 10+ years as a highly technical individual contributor.

With a background in engineering leadership, he played a key role in scaling one of the fastest-growing large engineering organizations globally at Shopify, emphasizing on hiring, coaching, and mentoring diverse and effective teams.

Paul has a strong Agile background, focusing on team success and high velocity through practices like TDD, BDD, and pair programming. He has a proven track record in leading software teams to achieve sustained high performance.

In addition to his leadership skills, Paul Dowman possesses deep technical expertise, rooted in his computer science education and hands-on experience leading engineering teams. He stays close to technology, actively building and creating open-source projects.

Moreover, Paul is well-versed in applied cryptography, decentralized technology, and blockchain, actively engaging with cryptographic tools, decentralized identity standards, Ethereum validation, DeFi, and smart contract development.

His business acumen shines through in his ability to balance short-term objectives with long-term goals, support sales, marketing efforts, and communicate effectively with both technical and business stakeholders.

Dedicated to community building, Paul organizes conferences like Assert(js) and GraphQL Day Toronto, along with various local events. He also has a strong product focus, advocating for design sprints, customer development, and organizing events for data-driven product development.

Paul Dowman holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Toronto and has an extensive professional background, previously holding roles at notable organizations like EQTY Lab, Polygon Labs, and GigPark Inc., among others.