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