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Montreal, Quebec, Ca

I write feature editorials and reviews for Android Police, and have served as Technical Editor. I'm a regular product reviewer, and previously spent several years building on the popular APK Teardown series, uncovering upcoming and unannounced features within Google's suite of Android apps. I've also contributed to videos on the Android Police YouTube channel and hosted the Android Police Podcast.In the background, I have also built numerous software tools and services to automate and streamline workflows for myself and the rest of our team.

Designed and built apps for Windows 8 and Windows Phone 7 in coordination with Microsoft for the Windows 8 launch partner program and featured app program for Windows Marketplace for Mobile.

Built a custom PCI DSS-compliant point of sale system for offline use, enabling faster sales workflows and continuous operation even in areas lacking internet connectivity.

Rochester, Ny, Us

Coordinated with project leads to establish a transition strategy to update onsite systems and port existing applications to a modern codebase (mostly VB6 -> C#). With each project, we took opportunities to improve functionality and reliability, and eliminate non-essential code if it could reduce maintenance costs.Created a Visual Studio plugin to assist in generating FDA-compliant test procedures and documentation, cutting down on workload and time required to complete updates.

Hemet, Ca, Us

Developed a client/server system for the in-house team of mechanical engineers, enabling them to deliver price quotes to clients in as little as a few minutes, down from hours or days required to do by hand. The software ensured product quality and safety through calculated stress tests.

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Developed a bleeding edge (for 2006) dynamic web interface with instant server-side validation, enabling non-technical managers in the financial industry to create custom rule sets for application workflows. My work went on to be featured in an MSDN interview.

Building forms for data entry on the corporate website and a back-end application customized for consuming the data collected through the forms. The forms made it easy for potential customers to contact the company and be routed to the correct sales representative with as little confusion as possible.C#ASP.NetJavascriptSQL ServerVBA on MS Access

Lead UI Developer on the Jetaway.com website (Travelworm's new sister site). Lead a project to optimize page weight by up to 70% and drove web standards compliance to support browsers beyond Internet Explorer. I also developed a new customer service interface to support booking management for both sites, allowing the company to merge staff and dramatically reduce training cost and time.