Resume

• 2006

  Help with setup for numerous events and projects. Avocating for the cause of helping children and in driving fund-raising to support KHP activities.

  Kids Help Phone

  Mobile Applications

  User Experience

  Software Design

  Android

  Cloud computing

  Python

  Software Engineering

  Online Advertising

  Teaching

  Java

  iOS

  Responsive Design

  Team Leadership

  Object Oriented Design

  Design Patterns

  JavaScript

  Technical Writing

  Distributed Systems

  Touch Interfaces

  Linux

  O'Brien

  Philip

  Memorial University

  Saint Mary's University

  StudentWise

  BeyondTrust

  Agora Mobile Inc

• 2005

  Dalhousie University

  Genieknows.com

  Verafin

  Lockheed Martin

  Halifax

  NS

  Design and development of software for integration with Canadian Navy frigates and simulation training of tactical engagement scenarios. Fields of design and implementation: underwater acoustic modelling and analysis

  environmental conditions modelling (terrain

  climate

  marine systems)

  ship navigation and acoustic emissions modelling.

  Software Engineer

  Lockheed Martin

  Halifax

  Canada Area

  Course instructor for CSCI 1227: Intermediate Computing and Problem Solving

  Part-time Lecturer

  Saint Mary's University

  Mobile applications development in a cloud-based product. Immersed in latest HTML5 technologies

  with focus on high-performance JavaScript

  fluid user experiences

  and cross-mobile-browser feature design.

  Agora Mobile Inc

  BeyondTrust

  Halifax

  User interface design and web API development in multiple Azure cloud-based web applications. Worked across multiple teams as a UI resource

  pushing for adherence to best practices

  guidance for architectural design

  and consistency of user experience.

  Senior Software Engineer

  Led design of a cross-enterprise web application. Coordinated network security requirements and implementation between universities. Managed solution development and deployment to selected universities using MySQL

  LDAP

  XML

  and Web Services

  StudentWise

  Research into context-awareness

  semantic web technologies

  P2P networks

  modeling psychological aspects of spatial cognition in programmers

  and distributed computing. \n\nDesigned SOA for cross-product integration to automate knowledge annotation and text mining.

  Dalhousie University

  Verafin

  St John’s

  Newfoundland and Labrador

  Canada

  Product Owner

  Halifax

  NS

  Research in large-scale information organization and retrieval. Lead in enterprise software and systems architecture

  documentation and development. Experienced with query analysis

  user modeling

  distributed system design

  databases for geographical data

  test-driven development. Instituted software testing procedures and infrastructure.

  Software Engineer

  Genieknows.com

  Application developer tasked with designing a semi-automated computer system to aid the documentation and analysis of phonological language acquisition: Phon. The project was sponsored by national and international funding agencies and educational institutions.\n\nExtensive use of UML

  CVS

  Java and XML for conversing with other linguistic software

  most notably

  Talkbank.

  Memorial University

  Verafin

  St. John's

  Newfoundland And Labrador

  Canada

  Software Developer

• 2004

  MCSc

  Thesis title: \"A Semantic Web Approach to Content-Aware Knowledge Sharing\"

  Semantic Web

  Knowledge Management

  Software Engineering

  Program Comprehension

  Computer Science Society VP-Internal (2005)

  Dalhousie Student Chapter of the ACM Chair (2005-2006)

  Dalhousie Karate Club Vice-President (2006)

  President (2007-2008)

  Faculty of Computer Science Mentor Program (2005)

• 2000

  B. Sc

  Honours Thesis title: \"An Application for Linguistic Data Capture and Analysis\"

  Computer Science

  MUN Student Union (2002-2003)

  MUN Computer Science Society President (2002-2004)

  MUN Leadership Forum (2003-2004)

  MUN \"Leaders In Furthering Education\" (2004)