Quinton Black
AVP, IT Architect - Risk Systems at RenaissanceRe
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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Top SchoolQuinton Black is an AVP and IT Architect specializing in risk and catastrophe modeling with 12 years of experience building and leading engineering teams in the insurance/reinsurance domain. Based in Waterloo, Ontario, he blends hands-on development in C#, Python and Angular with architectural leadership to deliver production-grade catastrophe modeling solutions. He progressed from application developer to lead and then AVP roles at Validus Research and RenaissanceRe, shaping both codebases and product direction. Quinton’s background includes teaching programming at Wilfrid Laurier University and practical experience in business analysis, giving him a rare mix of technical depth and stakeholder-facing clarity. He favors pragmatic, test-driven delivery and has hands-on experience integrating APIs and automating model workflows for high-stakes risk systems.
12 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Computer Science, Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Computer Science at Wilfrid Laurier UniversityStrathroy District Collegiate InstituteDiploma, Diploma at Ontario Secondary School
Github Skills (32)
pypi-server10
e-mail10
pypi10
data-structure9
pandas9
dashboard9
monitoring9
python9
python-web9
flask9
profiler9
administration9
pip9
data-structures8
data-analysis8
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
Qblack/qblack.github.io
Jan 2015 - May 2023
Contributions:4 pushes in 8 years 5 months
Qblack/wishlist
Nov 2017 - Aug 2025
Contributions:25 pushes, 1 branch in 7 years 9 months
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