Education
Humber College
Post Graduate Certificate in Web Development
Studied Web, .Net, PHP, Wordpress, XHTML, CSS, C#, Javascript, AJAX, SQL, OOP, Web Accessibility, Design.
Graduated August 2010
- Created Content Management Systems from scratch in PHP and .NET(C#).
- Studied modern web standards and best practices.
University of Toronto
Honours Bachelor of Arts
English Maj./History/Writing, Rhetoric & Critical Analysis
Graduated June 2007
- Honed research and communication skills.
- Improved ability to process and analyze large amounts of information.
Professional Experience
Architech
Senior Developer
August 15, 2017 - Present
Software Consultant for various projects
- Worked in Python and React to Build new features and fix bugs on the Wave Accounting web application
- Using Git version control in a fast-paced, agile engineering environment
- Added automation testing framework to Jenkins build pipeline
- Unit and integration testing utilities (Jasmine, Enzyme, Selenium, Mocha) and methodologies
- Optimized mobiile performance of legacy website
- Lead a team in modernizing a legacy web application to a modern tech stack
A.K.A. New Media
Front End Web Developer
December 3, 2010 - August 3, 2017
Built and maintained web properties and online presences; performed other IT duties.
- Studied and built professional, responsive, standards compliant, multi-lingual web sites and custom applications. (*see below for examples)
- Worked primarily with XHTML, CSS.*, SASS, LESS, Javascript, Jquery, AJAX, C#, SQL, Angular (v.1.x).
- Used Gulp, Node, Sublime Text, Git CLI, Cordova, Sourcetree, IIS, Foundation, Bootstrap, Kentico (v.5-10), Photoshop, Google Maps API.
- Ensured sites met standards(W3C), accessibility (AODA level A + AA), and SEO best practices.
- Tested and configured sites for cross-browser and backwards compatibility.
- Implemented various API integrations (Custom, Social Media, Spectrix, Google Maps, Miscrosoft Exchange API).
- Collaborated and communicated with design and account teams throughout all projects.
- Interviewed, screened, and trained new hires. Lead development of new projects.
- Provided support on UX and UI for akaraisin (Software as a Service solution for fundraising).
Hopeair
Canada Media Fund
Frontier College
Women's College Hospital Foundation
DAS
Luminato Event Scheduler
Hospitals of Regina Foundation
Joseph Brant Hospital Foundation
Schneider Electric Motor Data Calculator
PopHire
QA Analyst
November 1, 2010 - April 1, 2011
Analyze a start-up application for bugs, quality, and UX.
Sunrank
Developer Intern
July 1, 2010 - October 1, 2010
Internship at Extreme Labs start-up incubator.
Victory Verbatim
Court Reporter
October 3, 2006 - February 16, 2008
Coordinated and assisted Counsel with the audio recording and procedures of legal examinations.
- Gained exposure to Ontario Legislation in a legal environment.
- Attended Arbitration Hearings, depositions, and examinations.
- Edited and proofread legal transcripts for quality and accuracy.
wagi.ca
Research Assistant
February 3, 2006 - June 16, 2009
In a part time position I assisted a senior real estate appraiser with report preparation and researching/analyzing data.
- Utilized a variety of real estate data base systems for searching, compiling and analyzing data.
- Inputting graphics.
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Volunteer Music Therapist
June 1, 2005 - June 1, 2006
During a one year volunteer position I initiated and spearheaded a music therapy program for patients.
- Organized interactive activities.
- Communicated, explained, and taught musical concepts to patients.
- Created a friendly and caring atmosphere for patients, enabling them to feel comfortable taking part in the program.
Personal Experience
Developer
Hobby/Freelance Developer
December 3, 2010 - Present
Personal and freelance projects.
- An environmental data monitoring application in Python on a Raspberry Pie
- A data logging application, which logged data to a MySql database displayed to a php backend/js frontend.
- An application in angular and MySql to manage and store lunch places.
- Configured cloud linux/apache web server for personal site and projects.
- Worked on various freelance projects in static HTML, Wordpress, and Kentico.
- Performed needs assessment and communication throughout project with clients.