Resume

PERSONAL TRAITS

  • reliable, hardworking, and well-organized
  • strong interpersonal and communication skills
  • versatile, adaptable, and resourceful

TECHNICAL SKILLS

  • Client-side: HTML (XHTML, HTML5), JavaScript (DOM Scripting, AJAX, jQuery), CSS, XML, XSLT, JSON
  • Server-side: PHP, Perl
  • Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL
  • Applications: Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Word/Excel, TextPad, BBEdit, vi
  • Operating Systems: Mac OS X, Linux/Unix, Windows 7/XP/2000/98/95
  • Miscellaneous: regular expressions, sessions, cookies, flatfile databases, web scraping
  • Academic Work: Java, ASP.NET

WORK EXPERIENCE

Netfirms Inc. (September 2002 - May 2011): Senior Web Developer/Programmer

  • Worked on all major company web applications
  • Developed various interfaces using PHP, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
  • Produced back-end components using Perl and PostgreSQL
  • Updated data and structure of database as needed
  • Managed code releases via CVS
  • Incorporated Omniture Sitecatalyst analytics code and Google Analytics code to assist the marketing team with monitoring site usage patterns
  • Coded HTML and plain text versions of the E-Mail templates used in customer E-Mail communications

Empey Hemming Educational Centre (September 2000 - June 2003): Tutor/Web Developer

  • Prepared students (grades 4 to 8) for private school entrance examinations
  • Tutored high school students in areas of English, Mathematics, and Science
  • Produced notes and lesson plans
  • Hand-coded a web site using PHP and MySQL

U.T. Arts and Science Students' Union (September 1998 - November 2007): Web Developer/Designer

  • Designed and coded an Internet web site
  • Converted course reviews into Portable Document Format (.pdf) files for use on the Internet
  • Updated site content as required

EDUCATION

Centennial College (2001 - 2005)
Web Programming Certificate

University of Toronto (1997 - 2001)
Honours B.Sc. - Astrophysics and English Literature