Stephen Lounsbury
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  email: steve.lounsbury@gmail.com
  phone: 613-733-1971


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EDUCATION
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Carleton University
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  Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Systems
  Graduated June 2006 with High Distinction


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SOFTWARE SKILLS (years experience)
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  PHP (3), MySQL (3), HTML (5), JavaScript (2), CSS (2.5), Python (0.5),
  Java (1.5), Perl (1), C++ (0.5), Object-Oriented Design (2), 
  Design Patterns (1)


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SELECTED PERSONAL PROJECTS
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stephenminded.com - Personal Website
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  My personal website acts as a blog and a reference for problems I have came 
  across in the past, how I solved them, etc.  The content management system is
  custom built using the open source MVC framework, CakePHP.  The site allows 
  for reader comments as well as multiple "tags" for each article.  Adhering to 
  web standards, all markup is valid XHTML strict and is styled entirely with 
  CSS to separate content from presentation.  Website can be seen at:
  
    http://stephenminded.com/
  
  Languages and Tools:
    PHP (CakePHP framework)
    MySQL
    XHTML and CSS

Fourth Year Design Project - GeoTagger
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  Allows users to define, tag and share locations they find interesting using 
  the Google Maps API.  Back end is a Java servlet running on Tomcat.  The 
  browser sent XMLHttp requests to the back end, which would respond using JSON. 
  The servlet provided a geocoding service to the browser using a freely 
  available XML over HTTP API.  Project used MySQL as the database with 
  Hibernate as the object-relational mapping layer.  Website is not online due
  to hosting restrictions.
  
  Languages and Tools:
    Java
    Hibernate
    Tomcat
    JavaScript (AJAX)
    XHTML and CSS


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WORK EXPERIENCE
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Carleton University Engineering
May 2006 - October 2006, February 2007
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  Designed and developed a proof of concept student scheduling tool, which has 
  matured into a widely used tool in the Engineering department.  Allows a 
  student to dynamically generate a schedule using course data imported from the 
  public class schedule.  Informs the user of conflicts in their schedule, 
  allows for PDF printing and custom time slot definitions. This tool is mainly 
  used by students who want to propose a class schedule to their faculty 
  advisor.
    
  The back end is PHP, which interfaces to a MySQL database using Pear 
  DB_DataObject for object-relational mapping. The back end to client data 
  serialization is achieved using JSON.  A demo of the application is at:
  
    http://phizero.net/scheduler/
    
  Languages and Tools:
    PHP
    MySQL
    JavaScript (AJAX, jQuery)
    JSON (JavaScript Object Notation)
    PHP Pear Libraries
    XHTML and CSS
    
Carleton University Engineering
January 2007 - February 2007
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  System to manage applications for the Ritual of the Calling (Iron Ring)
  ceremony.  Students apply online where their applications are submitted to a
  pending queue.  These applications can then be reviewed by a staff member who
  can approve or deny their application.  Students are automatically emailed
  when their application status changes.
  
  Languages and Tools:
    CakePHP (CakePHP framework)
    XHTML and CSS
    MySQL

Videora Holdings
August 2006 - January 2007
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  Modified a popular online forum engine, adding an XML over HTTP API, a 
  marketplace of products sold by its users, and optimization for high volume
  traffic.
  
  Work included database design, query optimization, user and administrative 
  interfaces as well as security implementation.
  
  Languages and Tools:
    vBulletin (forum system)
    PHP
    XHTML and CSS
    MySQL

Canadian Bank Note
September 2004 - April 2006
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  Developed a web-based interface for the public key infrastructure certificate 
  authority on our product's VPN.  This involved using PHP to interface to a 
  Python back end process using XMLRPC and to provide an intuitive user 
  interface.
  
  Performed database table and index optimization on a PostgreSQL database used 
  in an online lottery system.  Drastically improved the performance of several 
  report generation queries.
  
  Tested and debugged an open source database clustering tool called CJDBC 
  (now called Sequoia) for use with the company lottery product.  Was an active 
  contributing member to the open source community surrounding CJDBC.  Solved 
  several bugs crucial to the products' continued success.
  
  Languages and Tools:
    PHP
    Python
    PostgreSQL
    CJDBC (open source database clustering, now called Sequoia)

Virtual Ventures Tech Camp
September 2003 - August 2004
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  Developed an online community for the camp staff in order to allow better
  collaboration.  Community included message boards, shared calendar, document
  sharing, training manuals, tech references, camp enrollment statistics, and 
  meeting minutes.  Included group permissions so as to allow certain users
  access to features like user administration.  The system is still used today.
  
  Languages and Tools:
    PHP
    MySQL
    HTML
  
  
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EXTRA CURRICULAR
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  - Parliamentary Debate Judge at 2007 Ontario Engineering Competition.
  - Frosh week facilitator for three years.
  - Engineering Society Tech Director in second year.
  - Delegate at the Canadian Federation of Engineering Students Congress 2003
  - Organized many events for Carleton Engineering including Yuk Yuk's comedy 
    night and National Engineering Week.


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HOBBIES AND INTERESTS
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  - Mountain biking
  - Snowboarding
  - Golf
  - Ultimate Frisbee
  - Speaker and Audio Amplifier Construction