Mark Sohm Email & Phone Number

Fergus, On, Ca

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Waterloo

• Support External Developers using BlackBerry Android SDKs and REST APIs• Support Global Sales Teams Running Proof of Concepts with Customers• Act as a Technical Escalation Point for Sales Teams• Support Customers Deploying Private Apps• Create & Open Source Sample Code• Open Source and GitHub Admin for https://github.com/blackberry (MSohm on GitHub)• Provide Feedback to Product & Engineering Teams• Log Bug Reports• Author BlackBerry Developer Blog https://devblog.blackberry.com/en/author/msohm and Knowledge • Base Articles• Create and Deliver Webcasts• Present at Conferences• Beta Test BlackBerry Software• Support Software Vendors configuring apps in the BlackBerry Marketplace• Create and Deliver TrainingNotable AccomplishmentsBlackBerry Spark SDK Android Reference Sample: Designed, developed, and maintained an Android sample project written in Java that illustrated most features of the BlackBerry Spark SDK. Designed to be a fictitious banking app, it is used as both a reference project and demo app presented to customers, developers, and analysts. Open Sourced and available on Github: Pyrite Financial https://github.com/blackberry/BlackBerry-Spark-SDK-Android-SamplesBlackBerry, Android, and Thread Network Demo Project: Designed, implemented, and maintained a sample project to secure IOT Devices at the edge of a Thread Network. A video and details can be found in the BlackBerry Developer Blog Post: https://devblog.blackberry.com/en/2019/05/securing-the-edge-of-a-thread-network-using-blackberry-spark-communications-servicesDeployed Private Apps to Android Enterprise using BlackBerry UEM: When Android Enterprise support was new in BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES), deployment of public apps from Google Play using BES had been well tested and documented but deploying private apps had not. I determined how this could be done and created a blog post with the steps, which was later used in the UEM Admin Guide.

Waterloo

• Continue with duties described under Software Engineering Consultant• Lead Cross Platform Technologies team• Manage the team’s time out of the office• Allocate Projects• Chair weekly team status meetings• Perform Performance Reviews• Provide Feedback to Product & Engineering Teams• Create and Deliver Webcasts• Present at Conferences• Author BlackBerry Developer Blog https://devblog.blackberry.com/en PostsNotable AccomplishmentsBlackBerry Community App: Designed, wrote, and maintained a BlackBerry 10 app that was released as open source and production in BlackBerry World. It provided a rich mobile experience to access the BlackBerry Forums and Blogs. Utilized Lithium REST APIs including publish/subscribe to access BlackBerry Forum content.Developer Forums: Authored my 15,000th post in the BlackBerry Developer Forums.

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

• Support Customers using BlackBerry SDKs and APIs• Author Knowledge Base Articles• Create Sample Code• Beta Test BlackBerry Software and Devices• Log Bug Reports• Create and Deliver Training & Certification• Represent BlackBerry in Conference BoothsNotable AccomplishmentsGranted 2 Patents: The first patent is for dynamically selecting a browser’s network route to access content (smart split tunneling). The second is for a motion-based user interface for a mobile device.PushMagic: Designed, wrote, and maintained a J2EE application that pushed web content to BlackBerry Devices. It monitored web content for changes and would update it on user’s devices. PushMagic was open sourced and deployed into production for BlackBerry internal use.Developer Forums: Became the first employee at BlackBerry that was granted permission to post content in the public BlackBerry Developer Forum.

Waterloo

Provided technical support to BlackBerry enterprise customers, which included:• Troubleshooting BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) issues• Installing, upgrading and configuring BES software• Resolving Exchange and BES user account issues• Supporting multimedia developers using the Plazmic Contend Developers Kit

Waterloo

Provided technical support to BlackBerry customers, which included:• Troubleshooting BlackBerry Device issues• Troubleshooting BlackBerry desktop software issues• Correcting BlackBerry Internet Service account issues• Upgrading BlackBerry Device and desktop software

Ontario, Canada

I developed and deployed multiple mobile apps in my spare time. These ran on Android, BlackBerry 10 and BlackBerry OS.Car Tracker for Forza Horizon 3, Car Tracker for Forza Horizon 4: An Android app that allows filtering of cars based on the user’s chosen criteria. Enabled the user to mark cars as owned. These apps combined for over 60k downloads. Created using Android Java with the Room Persistence library and Google AdMob. Distributed in Google Play.Slider Sound: An Android app made specifically for the BlackBerry Priv, which had a retractable keyboard. The app played a customizable sound when the keyboard was slid in or out. Distributed in Google Play.Icons For Hub: A BlackBerry 10 app that allows a user to create shortcuts on their home screen to open BlackBerry Hub and view a subset of messages from each account type (email, SMS, phone logs, PIN & voicemail). Created using BlackBerry Momentics, Qt and Cascades. Distributed in BlackBerry World.ToddlerBerry: A BlackBerry OS app that allows toddlers to safely “use” a BlackBerry device. When any key is pressed it displays select pictures in random locations on the screen. A specific key has to be held for 10 seconds to exit the app. This app was runner up for Handango’s Innovative App of the Year. Created using BlackBerry JDE using BBOS Java and J2ME. Distributed in Handango and BlackBerry World.Gunner: A BlackBerry OS game where the player controlled a turret to shoot down planes dropping bombs on a city. The player used the BlackBerry track wheel or ball to aim. Distributed in Handango and BlackBerry World.Tumbler: A BlackBerry OS Puzzle game where the player had to manipulate levers and platforms to catch falling balls. Distributed in Handango and BlackBerry World.

Hamilton

Provided custom software development services in C++, PHP, ASP and Java. Applications created included:• Digital Signage delivery and scheduling system• WHIMIS Safety Training and Testing website• Community event calendar website• Sports and stock market gambling website• Smartphone games

Burlington

Originally hired at CommTech, which was acquired by ADC in spring 2001.• Built, maintained and documented the installer for the FastFlow broadband provisioning product.• Supported and configured FastFlow test environments for the internal development teams. • Supported and configured Linux, Windows and Oracle database servers used in the test environments.

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

• Hardware Installation/Replacement, Network Maintenance• Database Development (Microsoft Access 97, dBASE 4)• OS and Software Installation• Year 2000 Compliance Testing

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

• Web Page Development (HTML, JavaScript, VBScript, ASP)• Database Development (MS Access 97)• Answer and Resolve Help Desk Calls• Novell/NT Account Maintenance

St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

• Answer and Resolve Help Desk Calls• Solve Unresolved Help Desk Calls at the Users Location• Assist with Inventory and Surplus of Old Equipment

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

• Year 2000 Compliance Testing• Hardware/Software Inventory• Database Installation/Administration (MS Access 95/97, Lotus Notes 4.5)