Curriculum Vitae

RELEVANT EMPLOYMENT

• Freelancer

  Various

  Software Developer : September 2011 - Present
  Saskatoon SK

• Apress

  http://www.springer.com/computer/book/978-1-4302-3978-9
  Contributing Author (Beginning WebGL chapter)
  HTML 5 Games Most Wanted September-October 2011
  

  http://www.apress.com/9781430236658
  Technical Reviewer
  Foundation HTML 5 Animation with JavaScript August 2011
  

  http://apress.com/book/view/9781430235606
  Co-Author
  Pro PHP Programming 2011
  

• FrontLogic/DingaLing

  http://www.dingaling.ca
  Software Developer : February 2010 - October 2011
  Saskatoon SK

• O'Reilly

  http://oreilly.com/
  Technical Reviewer
  PHP: The Good Parts : 2009

• zu.com

  http://www.zu.com/
  Senior Developer : June 2008 - February 2010
  Saskatoon SK

• Chinook School Division

  http://www.chinooksd.ca
  Software Developer : April 2006 - May 2008
  Swift Current, SK

• Paladin Business Solutions

  http://www.paladin-bs.com/
  PHP 5 Course Instructor
  November 2007

• University of Saskatchewan

  Fall 2002 - Summer 2004, Saskatoon

  • Teaching assistant

    for five semesters, and

    marker

    for three classes.
    

  • NSERC Summer Research Scholar

    , 2003.
    I researched open conjectures in number theory.
    

  • Research Assistant

    , summer 2002.
    I examined a bioinformatics program written in C.
    

  • Mathematics Help Centre

    , summer 2002.

SKILLS

• Programming:

  • Zend PHP5 Certified
  • HTML5, CSS3, jQuery knowledge
  • Drupal site and module development
  • Exposure to Zend Framework
  • Extensive Java experience
  • C/C++ and OpenGL experience

• Practices:

  • High quality, refactored, clean code
  • Use design patterns and object oriented principles when applicable
  • Experience with SVN and the xUnit testing framework

Personal traits

• Very quick learner, follow instructions well.
• Outstanding mathematical ability. Excellent logic and analysis skills.
• Genuinely enjoy programming and the challenges it provides.
• Very creative.
• Team player, friendly, get along well with others.
• Responsible, hard-working, independent.
• Take initiative, driven.
• Good communication skills.
• Provide input and feedback.

EDUCATION

• Zend PHP 5 Certification

  July 2007

• Bachelor of Science Double Honours

  Computer Science and Mathematics,
  University of Saskatchewan, May 2004

• Awards Received:

  
  
  • NSERC Scholarship Grant, 2003
  • Governor General Medal and Scholarship, Valedictorian, St. Mary H.S., Prince Albert, 1999.
  • Various University of Waterloo, National Academic Competition awards, 1997-99.