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Toronto, ON, CA

Running various initiatives within a DevOps Transformation.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Became a key player on a small, Agile team that develops an ophthalmic imaging and informatics solution used by 80% of the top eye-care hospital systems in the US.o Composed of a rich-client image viewer web.
• Responsible for integrating with an in-house cloud-based image sharing network.o Wrote initial requirements and design of the… Show more
• Responsible for integrating with an in-house cloud-based image sharing network.o Wrote initial requirements and design of the systems; performed all coding, reported new bugs to the other team; demoed a WIP to external.
• Contributed through bug-squashing, UI enhancements, and improvements to the data access layer.
• Brought undiscovered issues and poor design to the attention of management and the architect, took the lead on resolving these issues.
• Wore many hats due to the small team, including customer support, database design/integration, web development, QA, and build administrator.

Perth, Australia

• Quickly learned and effectively utilized Repast Simphony, an open-source Java API for agent-based modeling.
• Added new functionality to existing code, based on specifications and requirements determined from meetings with the principal investigators.
• Created and updated documentation for future use of the code and model.
• Documented methods for porting the code to C++ for use with parallel processing in a high performance computing cluster, using built-in MPI… Show more
• Documented methods for porting the code to C++ for use with parallel processing in a high performance computing cluster, using built-in MPI functionality within Repast Simphony.
• Created Matlab scripts for data analysis.

Kingston, ON

• Modeled dynamic system behaviour logic for the KINARM stroke assessment robot using Matlab scripts, Simulink, and Stateflow.
• Designed an analogue to the Modified Ashworth spasticity test protocol for KINARM software and hardware.
• Adapted the in-house Simulink/Stateflow PID controller block to allow for smooth control of the robot’s joint angles.
• Developed a Java Swing application that integrates with a DB2 SQL database used for storing patient assessment and… Show more
• Developed a Java Swing application that integrates with a DB2 SQL database used for storing patient assessment and experimental data.
• Implemented PDF report generation and printing of specific assessments from within the application; a much-requested upgrade.

Kingston, ON

• Managed, repaired, and supported over 5000 drops in Queen’s residence buildings.
• Solved network and software issues for the Residences department employees; used Active Directory to modify existing accounts and create new accounts.
• Installed and configured new Cisco hardware in network closets, improving bandwidth and security within the network.
• Fielded technical support calls, resolved issues in person and over the phone.

Master Of Applied Science, Bioengineering And Biomedical Engineering

Activities and Societies: IBBME Annual Research Conference IT Committee Developed an intelligent, post-stroke upper-extremity.

Bachelor Of Computing, Computer Science

Activities and Societies: Queen's Varsity Football Team • Academic All-Canadian and Dean's Honour List • Object oriented and functional.

Bachelor'S Of Science, Honours, Kinesiology And Exercise Science

Activities and Societies: Queen's Varsity Football Team • Pursued and completed a 4th-year honours independent study project: Quantitative.