Resume

Skills:

  • Programming Languages: Ruby on Rails, Java, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, C, C++, MATLAB, MySQL
  • Software: Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite, Eclipse IDE, Subversion, Ubuntu Linux
  • Content Management platforms: WordPress,  BuddyPress, Movable Type, Expression Engine, Drupal
  • Development Process: Project Management, Specification collection, process documentation, user studies, client relations and prototyping in low, medium and high fidelities
  • Extensive knowledge of web applications and services dealing with: RSS aggregation, wikis, weblogs, social networking, visualization, Office 2.0 and productivity

Education And Awards:

University of British Columbia – UBC (September 2006 – May 2011)

  • Bachelors of Science in Computer Science.

International Leader of Tomorrow Award, UBC (September 2006 – May 2011)

  • For outstanding academic, extracurricular and leadership achievements for international students. Full scholarship to the value of $33 300 a year until graduation

President Entrance Scholarship, UBC (September 2006)

  • For outstanding academic achievement. Value: $4 000

Work Experience

Software Developer

Red Rover (October 2011 – Present)

  • Developing the Red Rover application in Ruby on Rails
  • Maintaining and modify satellite WordPress systems
  • Application support
  • Education related strategy

Student Development Coordinator, Chapman Learning Commons

UBC Library and UBC Office of Student Development (February 2011 -August 2011)

  • Managed a team of 15 students who work at the Chapman Learning Commons help desk providing programming and support for other students.
  • Coordinated the Peer Academic Coaching program that provides campus-wide peer-to-peer mentorship around learning skills.
  • Facilitated the provision of learning services within the Chapman Learning Commons.

Research Assistant

UBC Department of Computer Science (May 2011 -September 2011)

  • Designed a system to facilitate the study of the effectiveness of gameful learning.

Development Architect

IDEAhack.com (March 2011 -Present)

  • Design, architect and develop websites and web applications for IDEAhack’s clients.

Community Learning Assistant

UBC Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology (May 2010 -February 2011)

  • Created resources and presentations to assist the UBC community in the selection and implementation of educational technologies.
  • Worked with students to provide feedback on the viability of new learning technologies.
  • Assisted faculty in the selection and implementation of learning technologies.

Project Manager – Web Development

SAP- Business Objects, Technology Group Legal Compliance (April 2009 – December 2009)

  • Managed and developed a large PHP-based application to facilitate communication between product development and legal teams at SAP.
  • Consulted with lawyers and developers in order to ascertain the legal risks and architectural practices needed in order to use specific third-party open source code in the development of new products.

Usability Consultant

UBC Department of Computer Science (January 2009 – January 2010)

  • Conducting a usability study to assess the UBC Imager Laboratory Website

Web Developer

UBC Office of Learning Technology (January 2008 -May 2009)

  • Built custom user management and aggregation modules for WordPress and MediaWiki in order to allow them to be used as an online learning platform
  • Collaborated with educators at the University of Mary Washington in order to create a successful framework for using blogs as an instructional tool
  • Provided solutions to the UBC School of Education allowing them to aggregate and assess several hundred student e-portfolios
  • Consulted with clients and provided coding solutions and designs for several different projects, including aboriginal.ubc.ca, digitaltattoo.ubc.ca, leap.ubc.ca and blogs.ubc.ca

Website Design Consultant

UBC Undergraduate Research Opportunities (May 2008 – December 2008)

  • Individually built a multi-functional web platform for UBC Undergraduate Research Opportunities
  • Gathered requirements for and then designed site while in continuous consultation with clients

Residence Advisor

UBC Housing and Conferences (August 2007  – August 2008)

  • Counseled residents, built community through organizing events and maintained behavioral and safety standards
  • Organized academic career fairs and learning workshops for up to 100 students

Learning Assistant

UBC  Office of Student Development (May 2007 -August 2007)

  • Managed and created content for leap.ubc.ca, an online academic portal for UBC
  • Created marketing pieces and gave several workshops and presentations on LEAP and its usefulness as a tool for enabling academic success
  • Created the “get Teched up” section on leap.ubc.ca, one of its most successful resources

Activities and Interests

Vice President Volunteering (September 2008 -Present)

UBC Computer Science Student Society

  • Recruited and managed volunteers for a variety of programs within Computer Science, including the CS department committees.
  • Started the “Sites of Change” initiative that trained over 40 volunteers in WordPress development and helped them to make sites for non-profit organizations around the world.

Representative to the UBC Department of Computer Science Student Development Committee (September 200 -May 2010)

UBC Computer Science Student Society

A committee responsible for enriching the educational experience of Computer Science graduate and undergraduate students by providing programs that enhance soft skill development.

  • Provided insight into student mindset in order to aid the committee in it’s decision making around which programs to deliver and how to deliver them.

Representative to the UBC Department of Computer Science Communications Committee (September 2008 -May 2009)

UBC Computer Science Student Society

A committee responsible for identifying, evaluating and developing internal and external communications related opportunities for the UBC Department of Computer Science

  • Worked in a team of 5 to redesign the information architecture and usability of the UBC Computer Science Department website

Information Technology Systems Director (August 2008- February 2009)

UBC Student Leadership Conference

  • Managed the webmaster and audiovisual coordinators
  • Developed technological strategies for all internal and external communication including the implementation a project management system
  • Developed a customized MySQL database to create a complex registration system for the 1200 delegates

Webmaster (August 2007- January 2008)

UBC Student Leadership Conference

  • Redesigned, managed and updated slc.ubc.ca and maintainted delegate database

Vice-President Communications (September 2006 – September 2008)

UBC Friends of Wetlands

An environmental group dedicated to the restoration and conservation of Urban Wetlands in conjunction with First Nations environmental group

  • Website management and internal communications
  • Increased membership by 200% through creation of innovative advertising strategies

Presentations