Background

I was born and raised in Waterford, a small Norfolk County village close to the Lake Erie beach town known as Port Dover, Ontario. The town with a population of roughly 3 000 people is not known for its rapidly developing tech industry, but rather its flourishing tobacco, cornstalks and breweries. Nearing the end of highschool I decided to introduce myself to Computer Science through online highschool Java courses, and almost immediately fell in love - after I figured out what the he** System.out.println() was and how it was possibly going to show me "Hello World".

Contact Details

Nicole Armstrong-Smith
(519) 410-6227
nickcolelauren@outlook.com

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Education

Sheridan College

Honours Bachelor of Computer Science (Mobile Computing) • December 2019 • 3.6 GPA

The 8 semesters of this program consist of core Computer Science courses, a Mobile Applications stream and a Wireless Network stream. I was taught with a good balance of practical and thoretical courses, making me well-rounded and ready to continue into my career path.

Examples of learned concepts:

  • Cognitive Computing
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Ubiquitous Computing
  • Quality Assurance and Software Testing
  • Human Computer Interaction
  • Enterprise Software Systems
  • IP Engineering

Work Experience

Junior Software Developer

Insight Technologies - A Mantis Group Company • April 2019 - August 2019

Worked closely with the Senior Developer on Insight’s WPF warehouse productivity tool ‘DC Expert’ and Technicolor’s online Supply Chain Management solutions. Primary technologies used were C#, ASP.NET and MySQL.

Front-End Web Developer

IDEAWORKS • January 2018 - September 2018

Worked closely with a team of 4-5 developers creating the ‘ICON’ family of web applications for the Ontario Public Health Units and the Ontario Ministry of Health. Primary technologies used were Angular 4, HTML, CSS, and JIRA for project management. I worked independently, providing daily reports to senior developers. I participated in requirements and weekly meetings with the clients, project managers and the rest of the development team.

Hockey Referee

Ontario Minor Hockey Association • September 2010 - September 2017

Responsible for all persons on the ice following Hockey Canada rules and regulations. Split second decision-making, professionalism and maturity are key.

Sailing Instructor

Port Dover Yacht Club Sailing School • Summer 2013, 2014

Responsible for kids at sailing camp teaching them how to skip and crew their boat. Organize activities on and off the water at the marina and around Port Dover. Worked closely as a team with 3 other coaches.

Skills

The skills below have been developed through an array of hands-on school applications, previous work experience or personal projects. See some examples below.

  • Angular, TypeScript
  • Java/Android
  • C#
  • HTML5, CSS
  • JavaScript
  • iOS, Swift

The Fire Evacuation Training Simulator

A fire safety solution that promotes safe, fun, realistic and accurate emergency fire training to the general public. The augmented reality simulation is built on the Microsoft HoloLens and uses Microsoft Azure’s cognitive services to help the user perform the required tasks during their session. The system integrates an Android tablet and phone application, the HoloLens, and an authentic decommissioned fire extinguisher equipped with buttons to administer the most accurate and realistic evacuation experience possible. The current version of the system was designed and developed as part of the final Capstone Project of my degree. This will serve as a prototype while I continue development for future release.

1st place Mobile Computing Degree Capstone

IT Best Capstone Award for Potential World Impact

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