Summer is right around the corner, are you ready for some fun in the sun?

Summer's final stretch

September brings cooler mornings, fresh routines, and back-to-school season for many families. Whether you're squeezing in one last game of beach volleyball or dusting off your favourite sweater for those crisp mornings, there's still plenty to enjoy. Alongside industry conferences and team events, don't forget to complete this year's engagement survey—your feedback helps shape what's next, and the People & Culture team will thank you!

Welcome to Redbrick

Ruban Bermudez

Software Engineer - Leadpages

I’m curious, easygoing, and love learning, connecting with people, and trying new things. Outside of work, you’ll find me exploring new places, eating good food, staying active, and enjoying time with friends.
 

Ross Fisher

Software Developer Co-op - Leadpages

I recently moved to Vancouver Island from our nation's capital, Ottawa. I just wrapped up my 3rd year of computer science at Bishop's University in Quebec. Aside from work, I enjoy collecting records, playing the drums, and working with computers. Most of the time, you can find me at my desk, so feel free to stop by and say hi.

Tes Samuel

Growth Marketing Manager - Leadpages

I've been a marketing professional for over 10 years, and outside of work, I'm happiest spending time outdoors with my 16-month-old Australian Shepherd puppy, Gambit. I love biking, hiking and kayaking, and when the weather isn't cooperating, I enjoy reading, playing video games, and playing board games.

Mauricio Sandoval

Affiliate Manager - Leadpages

I’m enthusiastic about life, running, languages, and good food—especially burgers! 🍔 I speak Spanish, English, French, and Portuguese, and I’m learning Japanese. I’m also a proud parent to a 4-year-old and on a mission to complete all six major marathons—just New York and London to go! 🏃

Cezar Hirsescu

Software Developer Co-op - Paved

I was born in Romania and grew up in Toronto, and I’m currently studying computer science at Waterloo and business at Laurier. Outside of software development, I grew up as a competitive swimmer and currently compete in varsity swimming, cross-country, and elite triathlon, representing Canada. Last year I got the chance to spend 4 months in Victoria, and I can't wait to be back one day!

Ryan Foote

Senior Product Specialist - Paved

I’ve spent 10+ years working in email and ad tech, usually somewhere between product, engineering, and operations. Outside of work, I’m usually making something, either at my weekly pottery class or at home tinkering with servers, Docker, and small apps I probably could have lived without building. I’m also an avid reader and book club member.

Sudi Islam

Software Developer Co-op - Shift

I'm originally from Bangladesh, but I have lived in several countries before coming to Canada, including Kenya and Ethiopia. Outside of work, I enjoy outdoor activities like badminton, football, and swimming. I also love game development and playing video games. If anyone wants to get coffee sometime in or around Vancouver, or collaborate on projects outside of work, shoot me a message!

Gemmin Sugiura

Software Developer Co-op (C++) - Shift

Fun fact: I’m a natural Asian ginger! I live in Richmond and have a lot of hobbies—sports, books, games, music, and recently, rock climbing. I’m especially interested in generative models and mechanistic interpretability. I’d rather have too many things I want to do than be bored! Nice to meet you all :D

Rana Mahmoud

Software Developer in Test Co-op - Shift

Outside of school and work, I’m someone who loves staying active, being outdoors, and finding time to slow down with a good book. You’ll usually find me at the gym, going for a run, hiking, or enjoying the beach. I’m excited to start this new chapter, meet new people, and learn as much as I can along the way. See you around!

Hooray!

We have a couple of extra-special milestones to celebrate this month — love is in the air! 💕💍

  • John Alunkal → Got married in India on August 27th 🇮🇳💍
  • Sarah Douglass → Tied the knot on August 28th 💕🥂

Huge congratulations to John and Sarah as they celebrate these exciting new chapters! Wishing you both a lifetime of love, laughter, and happiness!

Michael Munroe

“Thank you for your awesome video edits + for coaching me through the recording process! You made a nerve-wracking thing fun and easy.”

One hundred B Corps and counting in Europe's emerging markets

From Poland to Türkiye to Latvia, this milestone was built on local summits, peer meet-ups, and businesses freely sharing what’s working with each other. It's open innovation in practice, and a good model for how we learn from each other across our own global team.

See how these communities came together 

The engagement survey is live!

After reaching 84% and 82% in past years, our next target is 85%!

The engagement survey is live in Lattice and in your inbox and will be open until September 25. It takes about 15 minutes to share your thoughts and help shape Redbrick's future.

💰 Claim 80 WorkTango points: Submit a screenshot in WorkTango (under incentives) of your finished survey to redeem your points.

Let's hit 85% together! 💪

Complete the survey

Want to get involved with TEDxVictoria?

On October 7, TEDxVictoria 2026 will take place at UVic’s Farquhar Auditorium.

This year’s theme, Uncharted, explores what happens when we step into the unknown, challenge the maps we’ve inherited, and make space for bold new ideas. Learn more about this year’s speakers here.

There are two ways for local Redbrickers to join: 

  1. Pro-D: Request approval from your manager to use your professional development fund and spend the day enjoying everything TEDxVictoria has to offer. . Use code TEDX20 for 20% off both standard and student tickets. Get your tickets here.
  2. EVP: Sign up to volunteer and use your Employee Volunteer Program hours. If you are interested, please fill out this form: TEDxVictoria 2026 Volunteer Application​

🧩 New! Predictive Index (PI) team workshops

Programs in motion

Upcoming events

SEPT
21-25


Victoria Tech Week


Victoria Tech Week takes over Greater Victoria with dozens of events hosted by local tech companies across the region.

Think workshops, AI panels, networking, and a behind-the-scenes look at Victoria’s thriving tech scene.

📍 All over the city

🔗 Event calendar link here​
 
SEPT
30


National Day for Truth and Reconciliation


Upload a photo to the thread in the Slack channel (#team general) of you wearing an orange shirt, plus one thing you learned, a reflection, or a resource related to Orange Shirt Day or Truth and Reconciliation. You can also use that photo to claim a Worktango incentive!

* Please note that the office will be closed so you can participate in local events to learn and reflect on our country's history.

📍Slack and Worktango 

 🗓 September 1-30 to redeem points

Company updates

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  • Animoto now has 16 vibe-coded video editing tools driving thousands of free site visits each week, offering simple tools to adjust media, combine videos, and more. Check out the tools and let the team know what they should build next!
  • The team improved the video-sharing experience: share links now show thumbnails, titles, creators, and descriptions across major messaging platforms, along with revamped landing pages for a cleaner, more professional presentation.
  • Delivra launched a redesigned Platform homepage, giving customers a more actionable workspace with faster access to key actions, clearer performance insights, deliverability monitoring, and in-progress work.
  • Behind the scenes, the team revamped its Mixpanel tracking foundation, providing more reliable insights into feature adoption, customer journeys, and friction points to help guide future product improvements.
  • The team launched a new “Get to Know the Product” series, with twice-weekly feature spotlights reaching ~29K leads and ~15K customers. Featuring Ad Studio, MCP, Heatmaps, and A/B testing so far, the series is averaging a strong ~31% open rate and is being repurposed across social and affiliate channels.
  • Piper is officially live, turning a simple page brief into three tailored design directions built around customers’ real product photos. Full-site building is coming next.
  • A new Blog Agent, Penn, can help run blogs on autopilot, scanning on a schedule and proposing and drafting content based on each blog’s history—with customer approval before anything is published.
  • AI generation is becoming more conversational, editable, and safer, with storyboard-style builds, chat editing, visible change lists, one-click reverts, and conflict-safe saves.
  • Behind the scenes, Leadpages has strengthened its AI model infrastructure, routing across multiple frontier-model providers to improve reliability while optimizing for quality, cost, and speed.
  • The team is preparing for the Leadpages Classic migration, bringing Classic customers onto the new platform with their domains, notifications, and serving carried over—and giving them access to Piper, agents, and the new editor.
  • The second annual Shift Impact Grant was awarded to PhyCo Technologies, providing $25,000 USD to support their work developing innovative environmental solutions.
  • Shift’s Back-to-School campaign is officially live, helping students get more out of their browser this school year. Check out the campaign here.​
  • This year’s iWIST scholarships were awarded to two UVic Software Engineering students, with Emily Murray receiving the Shift Woman of Innovation Scholarship and Gazal Guler receiving the Redbrick Woman of Impact Scholarship.
  • The team is nearing the selection of an Agency Partner for programmatic advertising on DV360, opening up a new platform and distribution channel for campaign testing.
  • Shift is expanding into Android mobile apps for the first time, with several apps already in development and a brand-new business line taking shape.
  • Advanced Settings received a cleaner, Shift-built redesign, plus new passwords and payments sync, making browser tools easier to customize and saving information accessible across devices.