Ashton Spina
Building thoughtful products. Exploring the world through code and photography.
My Journey
Canada
1995 - 2015Born and raised in Ontario, Canada. Originally from Toronto, but grew up in rural Ontario. Did my first trips post-secondary school.
Netherlands
2015-2019Moved to Groningen for my bachelor's degree and worked as a teaching assistant at the University of Groningen.
Malta
2017-2018Relocated to Malta for my Erasmus exchange program.
Switzerland
2019 - 2021Joined Homegate AG in Zurich, progressing from developer to engineering manager, then to Head of Engineering at SMG.
Finland
2021 - PresentCurrently based in Helsinki, continuing to lead engineering teams and build innovative products remotely.
Projects
Photography
Travel Map
Interactive World Map
Click on countries to view photos from my travels.
Listening to
Recommendations
A curated selection of my favorite experiences across different categories.
Travel
- Cinque Terre, Italy
- Hoi An, Vietnam
- Santorini, Greece
Film & TV
- The Bear
- Succession
- Everything Everywhere All at Once
Restaurants
- Osteria Francescana
- Noma
- Sukiyabashi Jiro
Books
- The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida
- Klara and the Sun
- Project Hail Mary
Albums
- Midnights
- Renaissance
- Dawn FM
Languages
Language Learning Progress
My journey with languages through Conjugr8