Nicholas Terwoord

Faculty of Mathematics, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario

• Distributed Systems, Numerical Computation, Artificial Intelligence, Introduction to Computer Graphics

Blue Coat Systems, Waterloo, Ontario

• Developed user interface for networking device as part of a small, agile team
• Worked primarily with the ExtJS framework (javascript) in Paired Programming environment
• Maintained legacy Java code and brought it under test using jUnit and IntelliJ IDEA
• As part of a team, reached 100% code coverage of javascript reporting application using test-driven development (TDD)

Top Hat Monocle, Waterloo, Ontario

• Developed deployment tools to handle application version management and scaling on Amazon EC2, RDS, and S3
• Worked as part of a small team to develop a MySQL Driver implementing the Google Datastore API on Google App Engine
• Developed a mobile version of the monocleCAT in-classroom learning tool using Django, jQuery and the AJAX Push Engine (APE)
• Developed a presentation tool in allow instructors to advance powerpoint presentations and take screenshots from iOS or Android device

Desire2Learn, Kitchener, Ontario

• Developed ETL processes in .NET to extract data from the Desire2Learn Learning Environment and add it to the data warehouse
• Extended and enhanced the existing Analytics framework in Java using the Spring Framework and Sitemesh in a Linux environment
• Developed a security component allowing users to pass-through to Analytics using a token-based public-key encrypted protocol
• Developed a user and role management application for Desire2Learn Analytics in .NET