ANDREW
Full Stack Engineer
Experience :: I've gained skills and wisdom working with people from all walks of life. Here's my experience from work terms, startups, side projects, and volunteering.
Square Cash :: Software Engineer, Scalability Team
- Helping Cash developers build the simplest way to send payments
- Built 5 web, 2 iOS beta robust apps for new VC funded/vetted ideas
- Built custom listings page using Google Maps API and Material Design
- Improved signups by 74% with Optimizely & Mailchimp A/B campaigns
- Built Javascript image carousel & interactive pricing page with jQuery
- Built new website: downloads up 32%, weekly active users up 12%
- Customer support for 1.2 million users, wrote 90 new canned responses
- Developed scoring insight algorithms for Google Analytics data
- Won $65,000 & national competition. Google for Entrepreneurs Fall 2014
- Machine Learning Perceptron to predict Calgary Fire Dept response times
- Resume keyword analysis dashboard built with AngularJS 2 & Firebase
- Built custom Google Maps JS API interface & mobile store profiles
- Won Bloomberg API Prize, wrote algorithms to analyze stock portfolios
- Customer interviews, pitched marketplace for local, student talent
- Managed supplier relationship, built customized Shopify store, designed digital assets for Instagram, Facebook, and email campaigns, wrote promotional sock stories for physical packaging
- Portfolio & Blog with custom cards, menu, and tag cloud components
- Approachable guide to build your own free, fast website on GitHub Pages
- Docker image and build/test script for UWaterloo CS350 OS class
- Automated macOS and Linux provisioning with Ansible and shell scripts
- Added command to return query with author links & reading time
- Search .onion version of DuckDuckGo by default in Tor browser
- Pebble app for logging workout data (distance, time) & average speed
- Developed scoring insight algorithms for Google Analytics data
- Won $65,000 & national competition. Google for Entrepreneurs Fall 2014
- Built Wordpress site, migrated content for new CorkscrewNet.com website
- Built Wordpress site to reach out to Diplomats & Members of Parliament
- Built new Wordpress site, secured servers, and migrated email systems
Parkwood Mennonite Home :: Volunteer Meal Helper
- Weekly meal helper volunteer for elderly at Waterloo nursing home
- Built Wordpress site to reach out to Diplomats & Members of Parliament
Camp Mini-Yo-We :: Volunteer Cabin Leader
- Cabin leader, archery, kayaking, swimming instructor for 8-18 yr old boys
Grace Orphan Home, India :: Webmaster
- Set up servers & website to help raise funds for new roof
- Won Exec of the Year award for graphic design & video production
- Filmed, edited video to raise $25,000+ for Kitchener homeless youth
- Built website, strategy, & video production for winning campaign