EMPLOYMENT

Software Architect (1999-present)
Nortel Networks

3.5 Years
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Architect and primary designer for a source management toolset based on top of Rational ClearCase. Product quickly evolved from initial implementation used by only a few hundred users, to one of the two recommended solutions for ClearCase designers in Nortel, with several thousand users (4000+).

 

Software Programmer (1995-1999)
Bell Northern Research – Nortel Networks

4 Years
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Participated in the design and implementation of the software distribution agent used to install Nortel's UNIX desktop environment. Also: A client/server interface that allows employees to easily access various corporate databases, an SNMP based query tool used to scan several hundred thousand nodes on the company network and generate monthly reports from the results, and an extensive web interface used to allow shared dynamic updating of the content of a hierarchical set of documents.

 

Junior Programmer (1994-1995)
Bell Northern Research

1.5 Years
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Maintained and enhanced proprietary features added to Lotus Notes.

 

Board Member - Director (2000-present)
National Capital FreeNet

3 Years
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Primary responsibilities include: Ensuring that the needs of the members and the organization are met through policy maintenance, allocation of funds, and observing the expressed concerns of the members, and visible trends. This is an elected position. Re-elected in 2003 for a second term.

 

Volunteer (1998-present)
National Capital FreeNet

5 Years
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Technical resource for members and staff. Designed and implemented software currently in use by NCF.


SKILLS

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

EDUCATION

Advanced Ignite/UX Course (Hewlett-Packard)

1999

Advanced Perl Programming Course (Nortel Internal)

Tom Christiansen

1998

Completed OAC education. (Ontario Academic Courses)
Woodroffe Highschool

1998 -1999

Ottawa, Ontario Canada

Completed grade twelve education. (Gifted Program)
Lisgar Collegiate Institute

1993 - 1997

Ottawa, Ontario Canada

INTERESTS

REFERENCES

Written letters of referral from past managers are available upon request.