Owen Zhang 9 Landron Crescent, Toronto, ON

Tel: 647-686-8599 Email: owen_zzz@hotmail.com Website: zhaeong.github.io


Skills

Education


University of Toronto (H.B.Sc.)
Graduated 2016 with a Specialization in Computer Science

Relevant Job Experience


Independent Application Developer, Freelance                                                          2016 - Current
- Design, develop, maintain android applications using Android Studio.
- Released a time management app on Google Play store (Task Tracker).
- Currently in development for two additional android applications

Software Developer at Trapeze Group                                                                             2014 - 2015

- Developed in C++ using Visual Studio, MySQL, Oracle

- Worked in an agile software development team of 6 developers and 3 QA testers

- Maintained, updated, and added features to an existing MFC application

- Understood client needs, collaborated on design, execution and architecture

Additional Job Experience


Teaching Assistant for University of Toronto                                                                            2016
- Coordinated lab sessions with professors, and led/taught the labs
- Worked with students on small-group basis
- The course covered hardware topics from transistors to microprocessors

Sales Associate at Home Depot                                                                                       2012 - 2013

- Conducted sales of outdoor equipment in seasonal department

- Delivered customer service by answering questions regarding different products

- Understood product knowledge, and identified merchandise based on customer needs for outdoor projects.

Projects



Android Application: Booya
- Exchange repository or businesses/individuals offering non-product services
- Using Google Firebase for backend

Android Application: Task Tracker
- Time management, productivity application
- Using SQLite and Android SDK

Game: Blinq
- An indie adventure platformer with teleportation mechanics.
- Scripted in C# using the Unity engine.
- Premiered at the Toronto 2016 Level Up Showcase.

Game: Wildlife Exploration
- Collaboration with the Royal Ontario Museum
- Prototype video games for the Natural History and Biodiversity exhibits.
- Created in Unity, the alpha version of the game immerses the player in a forest as a deer character

Hardware Revolving Turret
-
 A turret platform built from LEGO parts.
- Coded in NIOS II Assembly using a DE1 board and Lego controller.

Game: Hardware Helicopter
- A variation of the classic avoid-the-obstacle helicopter game that adds a second player to control the obstacles.
- Created using hardware description language Verilog and implemented on a DE2 board.

INVSTG8.NET
- A non-profit initiative allowing journalists from across the world to micro-collaborate.
- Implemented using Ruby on Rails.

Graphs Display addon for Matplotlib
- Matplotlib is an open source math/graphing software similar to matlab for Python.
- The addon added multiple colours for graphing a type of graph, as well as in line labeling for that graph.

Web Designer/Developer for the University of Toronto Tennis Club
- Static HTML/CSS website for maintaining/posting club activities
- Used Github Pages framework to publish site.

References Available Upon Request