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Edmonton, Ab, Ca

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

- Maintained and enhanced Python-based pipeline designed to scrape insurer web portals in order to scalably retrieve information on the state of dental claims. Deployed pipeline using AWS Lambda, ECS, DynamoDB, S3 and SQS.- Interfaced with clients in order to obtain and verify accuracy of dental claim data sourced from legacy patient management systems. Used Python and pandas.

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

- Built software for remotely managing and configuring thousands of Linux-based media converters. Used Python, Flask, and MongoDB.- Designed and implemented software to distribute keys and configuration for Wireguard-based VPNs. The software was used to securely connect the above media converters to monitoring.- Built and maintained automations, using Github Actions and credstash, for unit and integration testing, linting, versioning, and building software.- Designed… Show more - Built software for remotely managing and configuring thousands of Linux-based media converters. Used Python, Flask, and MongoDB.- Designed and implemented software to distribute keys and configuration for Wireguard-based VPNs. The software was used to securely connect the above media converters to monitoring.- Built and maintained automations, using Github Actions and credstash, for unit and integration testing, linting, versioning, and building software.- Designed Prometheus-based monitoring system for legacy policy management servers, and used Python to write custom daemon to extract metrics from those servers.- Wrote Ansible playbooks to automate deployment of various Python-based CLI tools to legacy infrastructure. Show less

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

- Built a Kubernetes cluster in AWS EC2 using kops, and used Prometheus and Grafana to monitor it.- Created a drag-and-drop form builder application using React.js, Django REST Framework and MySQL to allow easy creation of forms to improve recruitment process.- Designed and implemented a distributed network testing scheme based on ssh, embedded Linux, Django, Ansible and pandas in order to test and visualize latency, throughput and uptime of GPON and DOCSIS networks.- Created a… Show more - Built a Kubernetes cluster in AWS EC2 using kops, and used Prometheus and Grafana to monitor it.- Created a drag-and-drop form builder application using React.js, Django REST Framework and MySQL to allow easy creation of forms to improve recruitment process.- Designed and implemented a distributed network testing scheme based on ssh, embedded Linux, Django, Ansible and pandas in order to test and visualize latency, throughput and uptime of GPON and DOCSIS networks.- Created a ticketing and work management application that integrated with Trello, Slack and email for notifications, and LDAP for authentication. Used Python and Flask.- Configured and compiled Linux kernel, uboot and root filesystem for multiple embedded Linux devices.- Contributed to the Broadband Access, Smart Home Security and Consumer Services Evolution and Support teams as part of a new-grad rotational program, in addition to leading national Fun@Work project in planning team building events. Show less

Edmonton, Canada Area

- Modified and built on code from the Python standard library to create a proxy server that logs HTTP requests and responses to a MySQL database- Wrote a Django web application that asynchronously controlled proxy servers of the above type; this application will be used by the IP/Optical Core Development team to evaluate vendors’ network automation software- Wrote Python scripts that interfaced with a MySQL database in order to visually represent a running count of network devices and… Show more - Modified and built on code from the Python standard library to create a proxy server that logs HTTP requests and responses to a MySQL database- Wrote a Django web application that asynchronously controlled proxy servers of the above type; this application will be used by the IP/Optical Core Development team to evaluate vendors’ network automation software- Wrote Python scripts that interfaced with a MySQL database in order to visually represent a running count of network devices and investment therein since 2009- Used tools such as nmap, traceroute and netstat to troubleshoot network problems Show less

Lethbridge, Ab

- Used C in a Linux environment to develop a server-based data acquisition application for use on a high-performance data acquisition board- Used TCP/IP and a FIFO buffer to reliably send acquired data from acquisition module to host computer in real-time- Developed a robust communication protocol designed to abstract the low-level function of the data acquisition module from end users- Used diagnostic tools such as Wireshark to test performance and trace symptoms of problems to… Show more - Used C in a Linux environment to develop a server-based data acquisition application for use on a high-performance data acquisition board- Used TCP/IP and a FIFO buffer to reliably send acquired data from acquisition module to host computer in real-time- Developed a robust communication protocol designed to abstract the low-level function of the data acquisition module from end users- Used diagnostic tools such as Wireshark to test performance and trace symptoms of problems to their root causes- Clearly documented programs and protocols using flowcharts and sequence diagrams Show less

Anzac / Edmonton / Nisku, Ab

- Involved with the turnover of approximately $37 million worth of electrical heat trace, power distribution and pump systems to a major energy company - Consulted with both trades and management to create accurate as-­built drawings and clearly written Requests for Information (RFI) - Requisitioned and tracked all construction materials used on each module in order to reduce waste and increase productivity under unit price contract - Clearly documented and reported… Show more - Involved with the turnover of approximately $37 million worth of electrical heat trace, power distribution and pump systems to a major energy company - Consulted with both trades and management to create accurate as-­built drawings and clearly written Requests for Information (RFI) - Requisitioned and tracked all construction materials used on each module in order to reduce waste and increase productivity under unit price contract - Clearly documented and reported daily construction progress to management and client - Coordinated the procurement, delivery and installation of equipment tags to clear punches required for construction completion Show less

- Designed high-­frequency power electronics and applied a novel transmission method in order to wirelessly power a commercial robot - Reverse­-engineered the communication protocol of the robot - Applied amplitude modulation and demodulation to achieve communication between user and robot through a capacitive coupling - Used prototyping tools and electrical test equipment to study interactions between equipment, electric fields and design - Designed and built… Show more - Designed high-­frequency power electronics and applied a novel transmission method in order to wirelessly power a commercial robot - Reverse­-engineered the communication protocol of the robot - Applied amplitude modulation and demodulation to achieve communication between user and robot through a capacitive coupling - Used prototyping tools and electrical test equipment to study interactions between equipment, electric fields and design - Designed and built a large, high current resonant coil in conjunction with supervisor Show less

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Electrical Engineering, With Distinction

International Baccalaureate High School Diploma

Alberta Education High School Diploma

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