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Spain

Working on an open-source communication platform called Mattermost. Developing in Go and React https://www.mattermost.org/https://github.com/mattermost

Toronto, Ontario

• Worked on the Houdini Visual Effects software.
• Gained experience with C++ software development and design.
• Contributed to open source projects including LZ4.
• Designed an implemented geometry file format changes.
• Added fast geometry compression to format.
• Received an Excellent work term review.

Markham, Ontario

• Worked with the IBM XL compiler on the optimizer component called TOBEY.
• Debugged issues in a complex legacy code base originally written in a dead language and machine translated to C++.
• Implemented special features for specific customers.
• Wrote Python and Perl scripts to automate development tasks.
• Gained additional C++ experience.
• Received an Outstanding work-term review. Was asked to return.

Waterloo, Ontario

• Was given a feature to develop under the guidance of a senior developer. Thefeature was a main bullet point on the following release and was directed at aspecific customer.
• Followed the feature through the development cycle from specification to release.
• Learned to react to changes in specification throughout the development cycle.
• Gained additional C++ experience.
• Received an Outstanding work-term review. Was asked to return.

Waterloo, Ontario

• Worked with a custom operating system written in C++ to debug and fix issueswith Blue Coat’s main product.
• Debugged complex issues including race conditions and memory stomps.
• Work was specialized in the area of their HTTP proxy implementation.
• Gained experience with Perforce revision control system.
• Received an Outstanding work-term review. Was asked to return.

Richmond Hill, Ontario

• Worked as part of Open Text FirstClass applications.
• Worked on multiple platforms including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, iOS,and Blackberry.
• Maintained and enhanced automated scalability testing scripts.
• Received an Outstanding work-term review.