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Thunder Bay, On, Ca

Detroit, Michigan, Us

- Lead Audio Software team and helped double size of audio team to be able to work on multiple major projects in parallel- Helped refactor and re-design the Audio Test Application to be follow clean design patterns, be more modular, and work on current and next-generation architecture- Generated the software functional specification for Audio- Work with technical leads to generate the software defined vehicle software architecture for audio- Participating in specifications for next-gen software defined vehicle platformDespite being a manager, I continue to triage, code, participate in code reviews, and contribute to or generate architecture and design documents.

Detroit, Michigan, Us

- Took on responsibilities of manager for Diagnostics, Calibration, Location, and Navigation Teams- Continued to develop features, triage / fix defects, and contribute to code reviews- Generated the Software Functional Specifications for Diagnostics and Calibrations services for the next-generation platforms- Helped design and review the implementation of a DoIP service on the Android Platform

Detroit, Michigan, Us

- Continued development role while also taking on responsibilities of product owner- Expanded the Diagnostic Specifications to allow for developer driven diagnostics to aid in development and debugging- Aided in the planning and development of the Global B diagnostic migration while also maintaining compatibility with Global A- Supported Android Migrations and move to GAS

Detroit, Michigan, Us

- Aided in development and maintenance of Diagnostic Services- Created new architecture and helped refactor existing Diagnostic Services to a more modular and testable design- Implemented On-Board Diagnostic (ODB) service/functionality to allow infotainment ECU to query other ECU's via Diagnostics- Traveled to manufacturing plants to support vehicle manufacturing issues with diagnostic programming tools- Created interfaces to allow usage of automation tools and unit testing frameworks (Robolectric, JUnit, gUnit)- Created debug test app to allow users to validate / run diagnostic commands from infotainment ECU without external hardware tools

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

- Aiding in the development of and libraries and applications for various media applications- Responsible for planning and architecting cross-platform designs for all client side devices (mobile, tablet, set top boxes, etc.)- Responsible for aiding in architecture designs to internal teams and third-parties- Responsible for code reviews - Perform research and development in media technologies to help achieve better playback performance- Help guide and assist other developers with technical projects- Provide guidance to management on direction of client technologies

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

- Aiding in the development of libraries for various media applications.- Responsible for continued development of client side libraries for communicating with media server backend- Responsible for planning and architecting cross-platform designs for all client side devices (mobile, tablet, set top boxes, etc.)- Responsible for code reviews and planning- Responsible for implementations on iOS, BB10, and Android Devices- Planned, Architected, and oversaw major re-architecture/refactoring or client side libraries to better suit recent technology advances and requirements

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

- Aiding in the development of libraries for various media applications.- Responsible for continued development of client side libraries for communicating with media server backend- Responsible for architecting cross-platform designs for all client side devices (mobile, tablet, set top boxes, etc.)

Working on a variety of projects depending on the client. The projects can range from QNX/BB10, Mac OS X, iOS, Android etc.- Created BlackBerry 10 Native Course Materials used in teachings around the world- Created BlackBerry 10 Cascades Course Materials used in teachings around the world- Developed various prototypes for iOS ranging from applications showing off store fronts, to security applications- Helped develop rich multimedia apps for playing a large amount of media on BlackBerry 10

Waterloo, Ontario, Ca

Worked on BlackBerry Desktop Manager/Software 1.x, and 2.x. Developed the BlackBerry Device Manager for the Mac which shipped on all PlayBooks. Aided in the development of cross-platform libraries for the generation of Backup files. Aided in the development of new developer resources. Left to pursue other development opportunities both on and off the Mac platform.

Cupertino, California, Us

Continuing to prototype at the high level, OpenGL, demo apps etc, but also at the low level, so now doing some firmware, and low level apps. Left to move back to Canada to be closer to family.

Cupertino, California, Us

Involved in writing prototyping software for new hardware as well as helping to test experimental hardware. This has involved writing OpenGL applications with the aid of GLUT. This is my sixth and final intership for the University of Waterloo.

Cupertino, California, Us

Worked on future prototypes for Apple Inc. This included writing daemons, device drivers, and graphical applications quickly to demonstrate new technologies. All applications written in combinations of C, C++, Objective-C. This was my fifth internship.

Waterloo, Ontario, Ca

Was responsible for aiding in the teaching of basic object oriented programing tasks with Java to first year students. Also responsible for auto marking student submissions and teaching review material. Wrote bash/ksh scripts to enhance auto-marking. Also wrote a PHP/Ajax based test system in which students could write code, submit it and get results back right away if the code was correct or not. This was used in timed quizes. This was my forth internship and I maintained a part time position with them durning my following academic term.

Waterloo, Ontario, Ca

Was responsible for fixing and maintaining computer and networking systems for the Faculty of Arts department and for IS&T and the University of Waterloo. Also wrote custom programs upon requests including a system to handle new user registrations (mysql, PHP4) and a system to handle computer repair statistics and maintenance logs (mysql, PHP4, Javascript/Ajax). This was both my second and third internships. I also maintained a part time job durning academic terms.

Alameda, Ca, Us

Was responsible for helping to test and gather statistics on the TIPC protocol. This involved developing a small test suite in Tcl as well as writing a Java application to help display statistics using line graphs. This was my first internship.