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#305 1326 West 13th Avenue
Vancouver, BC V6H 1N8
Tel: (778) 319-9351
Email: me [at] brandontennant [dot] com

Profile

A software developer with a passion for technology and excellent products. Demonstrated ability to lead teams, work with clients, and deliver under pressure. Outgoing and enthusiastic attitude. Experience programming for both iPhone and Android.

Experience

Developer Lead Cocoa / iPhone / Android, Atimi software vancouver, BC 2008 – Present

  • Developed iPhone, Mac and Android applications.
  • Ported iPhone application to Android platform.
  • Written XML parsers for a variety of schemas using a SAX Parser.
  • Designed an implemented web services.
  • Implemented data persistence using the SQLite3 database.
  • Created technical requirements documents.
  • Gathered requirements and designed software based on high level client requests.
  • Managed a multi-platform development team.
  • Mentored team members and new employees.

Java Developer Co-op, abebooks.com victoria, BC 2007

  • Developed a custom plugin to connect two issue tracking software solutions improving workflow between customer service and development by creating a plugin component in Java that consumed a REST Web Service.
  • Cataloged and packaged translations files for a relaunch of the company’s flagship product in Italian.
  • Fixed bugs in the primary codebase.

Web developer and network administrator, Industrial Brand creative vancouver, bc 2005 – 2006

  • Implemented, installed, and configured themes for Drupal and WordPress using PHP, XHTML, CSS and Javascript.
  • Developed events management and reservation system for the GDC/BC.
  • Configured nightly system backups with rsync.
  • Developed dynamic websites based on specifications.
  • Worked with clients establishing project goals and requirements. Worked closely with designers to keep projects within specification.
  • Consulted designers on features and their impact on the development budget and timeline.

Education

Camosun College, Victoria BC — Diploma in Computer Systems Technology — 2008Graduated with honors and Co-op designation. Completed two Co-op work terms. Completed “Capstone” final project which involved porting the view layer of an existing real estate web application to iPhone, Blackberry, and Windows Mobile using Apache Velocity templates.

Skills

Well rounded programming skills: Cocoa, Objective-C, Cocoa Touch, Android, Java, PHP, SQL, JavaScript, (X)HTML, XML, and CSS. Mac and iPhone application development experience. Web-development experience with a variety of CMS and Blog platforms including Drupal, WordPress, Movable Type, and Blogger with a focus on theme development.