Indigenous Perspective Society is a not-for-profit organization that provides training for the development of Indigenous perspectives. The IPS organization provides important social services supporting the First-Nations communities across British Columbia. The IPS has requested a modern interface for the database, which they interact with for their day-to-day operations.
After a successful career as a Certified Red-Seal Electrician for eight-years, Calvin Edwards further pursued his
passion for programmable logic by enrolling in Camosun’s ICS program. During the program, he has won two
awards over two consecutive years in the faculty of Computer Science. In his spare time, he pushes himself to
build industry skills in cloud development and DevOps; he currently holds certifications as both an AWS
Solutions Architect Associate and an AWS Certified Developer Associate. Calvin plans to acquire the Certified
Kubernetes Application Developer practical exam before graduating in August. Calvin’s trades background has
provided him with the project management and leadership skills necessary to thrive in the IT industry.
Email: calvinl.edwards@gmail.com
Team Origins development would like to thank Candace McKivett, Elaine Zamardi, Linda Lucas and Rachelle Dallaire at
IPS and the Camosun faculty and chair, Saryta Schaerer for providing the chance to support Canada’s First Nations
communities.
We look forward to the knowledge and experience this opportunity will provide us for our future in computing.