Resume

Kitchener, Ontario

Last updated June 2018.

Three years of experience leading software projects using various languages and platforms
Adaptive to new problem domains; eager to learn new tools and methods
Strong mathematical background and attention to detail

Languages: Python, Shell Scripting, C, Assembly (ARM, x86), C++, Racket, Ruby, Java
Essential Everyday Tools: Linux, GNU Userland, Git, Vim, SSH, LATEX, DWM, ST

I took ownership of the route optimization research prototype, and turned it into a complete software package, which continues to serve as the foundation of the RideCo product. This included the creation of a test suite, design of APIs to interface with other components, and packaging for cloud deployment. I was also responsible for the oversight and mentoring of the optimization team, contributions to the overall system architecture, and leadership in planning activities relating to optimization features.

In 2009, the OS kernel assignments for the infamous "trains" course that I took as an undergraduate moved from x86 to an ARM architecture. Beyond my TA duties, I took charge of writing the new material required to update the neglected course resources, which included replacing legacy code.

Using the official specification and little else, I was the sole developer of a software video encoder for the VC-1 codec. Its purpose was to provide a bit-exact reference output for the encoder being developed by the hardware team. Working together, we discovered and resolved a critical defect in their encoder.

I was given free reign to tackle the unreliability plaguing the tool for performing boolean operations on arbitrary surface geometry. After a careful analysis of the existing algorithms, I devised and implemented extensive revisions which greatly improved numerical stability and the handling of boundary cases.

Double Honours Co-op: Computer Science (97.63 average) and Pure Mathematics (97.20 average)

Certification Level N1 (89th percentile), Japanese-Language Proficiency Test (日本語能力試験), 2018
System Administrator and Stepchart Artist, UW Dance Dance Revolution Club, 2012 - Present
Eighth Place (Individual Open Division), Internet Problem Solving Contest, 2016, 2017
Sixth Place, Advent of Code, 2017
Musical Comedy Co-Playwright, FASS for President, FASS Theatre Company, 2013
Assistant Stage Manager, Sherlock's Excellent Adventure, KW Little Theatre, 2012
Problem Setter and Judge, International Olympiad in Informatics, 2010
World Finalist and Bronze Medallist, ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest, 2007, 2008