R y a n   S w e n y
R y a n   S w e n y

Toronto - Ontario

rsweny@alumni.uwaterloo.ca


SKILLS
SKILLS
SKILLS
SKILLS
PlatformsSoftware/ToolkitsLanguages
Windows (9x, NT, 2000, XP)Microsoft Visual StudioJava, Visual Basic
Linux (Red Hat, KDE)ActiveX/COMC++
Mainframe (VMS, JCL)Swing, JFCPHP, ASP, JSP, SQL, XML
• Knowledgeable with a wide array of computer languages and software
• Proven capability to manage several concurrent projects
• Always willing to learn new languages and technologies


EXPERIENCE
EXPERIENCE
EXPERIENCE
EXPERIENCE

PHP Web Developer2002 - Present
Digital Thinkery, Waterloo Ontario
• Worked with partner implementing a full accounting and booking system using PHP and PostgreSQL
• The finished product works on a variety of platforms and in all modern browsers

Imaging Software Developer2000 (Co-op, Excellent Evaluation)
Cedara Software, Toronto Ontario
• Coded COM wrappers for the entire functionality of the imaging server
• Designed and wrote Visual Basic, Visual J++ and IE test applications
• Added support for new objects to the diagnostics program in C++ and MFC
• Designed and coded a reusable color-mapping histogram component

Software Developer1999 (Co-op, Excellent Evaluation)
Corel Corporation, Ottawa Ontario
• Wrote reporting applets on a Scotiabank contract
• Assisted in the development and debugging of Paradox
• Produced the installer using the third-party tool InstallAnywhere

Java Software Developer1998 (Co-op, Excellent Evaluation)
Corel Computer Corp, Ottawa Ontario
• Part of a two person team designing an Email application in Java
• Integrated the application into a Java desktop for the Netwinder computer
• Responsible for all email message display code
• Worked extensively with the Swing and JavaMail API's
• Ported the disk-mirroring tool rsync to the StrongARM architecture

Research Assistant1997 (Co-op, Outstanding Evaluation)
Statistics Canada, Ottawa Ontario
• Designed websites for StatsCan and related organizations
• Produced data extraction programs in mainframe JCL
• Imported mainframe data into SQL databases and analyzed using SAS scripts
• Programmed Excel macros in Visual Basic
• Created a permanent health statistics library on CD-ROM


EDUCATION
EDUCATION
EDUCATION
EDUCATION
• University of Waterloo - Bachelor of Mathematics (Honours) - Mathematical Science - Biology Minor - 2001
• Ontario Secondary School Diploma with Honours - St. Mark HS - Manotick - Ontario - 1996
• Ontario Biology Scholar - University of Toronto contest - 1996


INTERESTS
INTERESTS
INTERESTS
INTERESTS
• Mountain Biking, Thai Boxing, Rollerblading, Skiing
• 3D graphics/animation
• Developer for the open source P2P program JavaDC


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