Theresa Deering Email & Phone Number

Nanaimo, Bc, Ca

Remote

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

• Proud member of the Brave team, whose overdose detection technology has helped save 150+ lives thus far• Primarily responsible for the development, testing, deployment, maintenance, and support of two IoT (Internet-of-Things) devices, including their firmware, internal web dashboard, API, Twilio SMS chatbot, third-party integrations• Scaled from three to 59 active client sites, including significant hardware, firmware, and data model changes• Migrated the Brave Buttons project from Bluetooth to LoRaWAN to increase reliability, ease of client set-up, and range• Designed and implemented Appium2 (JS) UI testing framework for a React Native app• Developed a React Native chatbot app for communicating potential overdose events to clients• Implemented automated tests, linting, and static security checks in a CI/CD pipeline (TravisCI)• Instrumental in starting a Scrumban-style self-management process for the Devices Team, including the creation of training sessions, training videos, documentation, and Q&A sessions• Performed data analysis to determine the efficacy of the system and identify areas of improvement• Communicated directly with clients to address problems and gather requirements• Participated fully in the Teal, Zebra, and co-operative aspects of the organization, including practices such as Holocracy's Integrative Decision-Making, ICBD conversations, Role Advice Process, transparent compensation, transparent company financesProgramming languages: JavaScript (Node.js, React Native), C++Cloud infrastructure: Digital Ocean, AWSTesting: Mocha/Chai/Sinon JS, Appium2, clangSource control: GitHub, Amazon Code CommitDatabases: PostgreSQL, RedisDeployment tools: Ansible, Helm, KubernetesProject management tools: ClickUpOperating systems: LinuxIDE: Visual Studio Code

Vancouver, Canada Area

Ecotagious was acquired by Uplight.• Established and led a company-wide Quality Guild to promote quality, learning, and sharing across the organization• Organized an external penetration test that involved complex inter-team communication, coordination, and cooperation• Contributed heavily in three months of intense knowledge transfer to successfully move the maintenance and future development of a mature product from another team to ours• Spearheaded an attack on our overload of error e mails, successfully reducing them down to a manageable and understandable number per day. This allowed the team to institute a bug triage process that ensures we work on important bugs first, nothing falls through the cracks, and no one is overwhelmed by bug work• Vocal supporter of diversity, inclusion , equity, and belonging efforts, particularly in the hiring processProgramming languages: Python, JavaScriptCloud infrastructure: AWSTesting: PyTestSource control: GitLabDatabases: PostgreSQLDeployment tools: GitLab CI, AnsibleProject management tools: JIRAOperating systems: WindowsIDE: PyCharm

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Established a pragmatic company-wide testing strategy with two focuses: use automation to increase the speed of manual data verification and use unit tests to reduce the number of errors that appear in production• Designed and delivered a series of Quality Workshops to promote the quality mindset with everyone in this 30-person company• Developed tSQLt test infrastructure for "unit" testing Microsoft SQL stored procedures and provided training to our developers• Created and maintained Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines for database creation and testing• Provided technical leadership and worked closely with the production team in their use of Quadient infrastructure and workflows• Performed manual and automated data verification, stored procedure testing, and website testing• Led initiatives to increase the amount and quality of documentation across the teamsProgramming languages: C#, JavaScriptCloud infrastructure: AzureTesting: NUnit, tSQLt, ExcelSource control: Azure DevOpsDatabases: Microsoft SQLDeployment tools: Azure DevOpsProject management tools: JIRAOperating systems: WindowsIDE: Visual Studio

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Led and participated in analysis meetings with developers, designers, and project managers to help ensure shared understanding using behaviour-driven development (BDD) practices• Automated and maintained UI and API test suites for four projects• Facilitated root cause analysis meetings for other teams• Participated in architecture and risk identification meetings• Performed risk-based manual (exploratory) testing• Monitored, troubleshooted, and fixed problems in our Go CD continuous integration pipeine• Collaborated with teammates on multiple teams using a modified Kanban or SCRUMProgramming languages: C#, JavaScript, PowershellTesting: Selenium, NUnitSource control: gitDatabases: OracleDeployment tools: Go CD, msbuild, NuGetProject management tools: JIRA, MingleOperating systems: WindowsIDE: Visual Studio

Montpellier Area, France

• Architected and developed the front-end of Rakuten Manga, a collaborative translation website for comic books• Communicated with, designed, and documented various REST web services• Delivered weekly beta releases• Collaborated effectively in French with a team spread across France, USA, Singapore, and Thailand in an Agile environment• Presented internal demos every two weeksProgramming languages: JavaScript (AngularJS), HTML, CSS, LESSTesting: Jasmine, PhantomJSSource control: gitDatabases: PostgreSQLDeployment tools: NPM, Bower, Grunt, nginxProject management tools: JIRA, Asana, RallyOperating systems: MacOSIDE: WebStorm

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

• Supported and enhanced more than 10 existing websites and REST web services for the tourist board of Scotland, including http://www.visitscotland.com• Conceptualized and implemented the basis for a new responsive website for the Business Tourism Unit expanding upon our current stack and introducing website responsiveness• Created, used, and modified data in the Alterian CME content management system• Resolved merge conflicts and repository code that did not match production code• Trained 5 new team membersProgramming languages: Java, JSP, JavaScript (jQuery), HTML, CSSTesting: jUnit, Jasmine, PhantomJSSource control: SVN, CVSDatabases: MySQLDeployment tools: Jenkins, Maven, Ant, TomcatProject management tools: JIRA, EPM Live, SerioOperating systems: WindowsIDE: Eclipse

Montreal, Canada Area

• Provided technical insight and an extra set of hands on the webview part of a proprietary Android appProgramming languages: Java, JavaScript (AngularJS), HTML, CSSSource control: gitDatabases: CouchDB (NoSQL)Deployment tools: Jenkins, gruntProject management tools: RedMineOperating systems: MacIDE: Eclipse

Montreal, Canada Area

• Designed and implemented LingSync, an open-source offline Chrome Extension and Android app for field linguists• Configured a Jenkins continuous integration server• Self-taught and then trained others in the use of Backbone.JSProgramming languages: Java (AndroidSDK), JavaScript (Backbone.js, require,js), HTML, CSSSource control: git on GitHubDatabases: CouchDB (NoSQL)Deployment tools: Jenkins, gruntProject management tools: GitHub, RedMineOperating systems: MacIDE: Eclipse

Montreal, Canada Area

• Took care of an HR document management system, participating in every step of its life cycle (requirements, design, test planning, implementation, testing, documentation, deployment, maintenance, and support)• Similarly took care of a reporting and management application for internal auditors• Worked remotely with colleagues in India and USA• Trained three co-op studentsProgramming languages: Java (Spring, Hibernate), Flex/ActionscriptTesting: jUnitSource control: PerforceDatabases: Sybase, OracleDeployment tools: Ant, Maven, TomcatProject management tools: SharePoint, MS ProjectOperating systems: WindowsIDE: Eclipse

Montreal, Canada Area

• Added functionality to an HR document management system• Presented the new functionality to the clientsProgramming languages: Java (Spring, Hibernate), Flex/ActionscriptTesting: jUnitSource control: PerforceDatabases: SybaseDeployment tools: Ant, Maven, TomcatProject management tools: SharePoint, MS ProjectOperating systems: WindowsIDE: Eclipse

Nanaimo, Bc

• Modelled fish populations using differential equationsProgramming languages: ROperating systems: WindowsIDE: Tinn-R

Master Of Science (Msc), Computer Science, Gpa: 3.91 / 4.0

Thesis: The Least-Used Direction Pivot Rule on Acyclic Unique Sink Orientations

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Computer Science, Minor In Mathematics, Gpa: 9.80 / 10.00

Recipient of the Governor General's Academic Silver Medal