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Geoffrey Foster
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iPhone/Cocoa and Python/Django Developer
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oDesk Tests Taken
Name of Test
Score
Percentile
Date Taken
Duration
Mac OS X 10.5 Test
4.90
100%
TOP 10%
2nd Place!
08/19/2009
14 min
Python 2.x Test
4.40
95%
TOP 10%
08/19/2009
38 min
Programming with C Test
4.25
94%
TOP 10%
08/19/2009
39 min
Recent Candidacies
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python/django web development
Buyer
November 3, 2009
The next google adwords!
Buyer
October 28, 2009
Job Category Interests
Web Development
Web Programming
Software Development
Desktop Applications
Game Development
Scripts & Utilities
Software Plug-ins
Mobile Apps
Skills
Skill
Experience
Level
Last Used
Description
C/C++
8 yrs
5.0
2009
Objective-c
2 yrs
4.0
2009
Python
3 yrs
4.0
2009
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Employment History
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05/2008
08/2008
Google Summer of Code
Student Programmer / Independent Contributor
Project proposal accepted in the Google Summer of Code program to do work for the open-source Mac OS X instant messaging client Adium.
Developed an open-source framework for detecting dates, times, addresses, phone numbers, etc.
Successfully completed program.
07/2007
08/2007
Department of National Defence
Programmer/Analyst / Independent Contributor
Co-op employment for partial summer term in the Canadian Department of National Defence in the Centre for Operational Research and Analysis group.
Work consisted of performance analysis and tuning of an existing application as well as developing further enhancements as needed.
09/2006
01/2007
Department of National Defence
Programmer/Analyst / Independent Contributor
Contract employment for the Centre for Operational Research and Analysis in the Canadian Department of Defence.
Work consisted of porting an existing application for aircraft loading and deployment using genetic simulated annealing to C++. Integrate into a Java application for aircraft load balancing. Proļ¬ling and optimization.
05/2006
08/2006
Google Summer of Code
Student Programmer / Independent Contributor
Project proposal accepted in the Google Summer of Code program to do work for the open-source instant messaging client Pidgin.
Created an extension to Pidgin, an open-source instant messaging client, called "Contact Availability Prediction" that would monitor events caused by contacts in a users buddy list and attempt to predict their availability (peak online times, probability of them responding).
Successfully completed program.
05/2006
08/2006
Department of National Defence
Programmer/Analyst / Independent Contributor
Summer Co-op term at the Canadian Department of National Defence Headquarters in the Centre for Operational Research and Analysis group.
Provided programming support to Defence Scientists by developing a Discrete Event Simulator framework for simulating the failures and repairs of equipment as well as the acquisition and distribution of equipment throughout the supply chain.
Education
From
To
School
Degree
Area of Study
Description
09/2007
Present
Carleton University
Masters
Computer Science
Currently on leave of absence in order to build own business
10.8/12 GPA in course work
Courses included: Artificial Intelligence, High Performance Parallel Computation, Programming Languages, Advanced Data Structures, Swarm Intelligence.
09/2002
05/2007
Carleton University
Bachelors
Computer Science
Graduated with High Honours
Received Nortel Networks Scholarship
Member of Computer Science Society
Executive of Computer Science Society from 2006 to 2007
Courses Included: Parallel and Distributed Computation, Artificial Intelligence, Compiler Construction, Advanced Algorithms, User Interface Architecture
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oDesk Tests Taken
Name of Test
Score
Percentile
Date Taken
Duration
Mac OS X 10.5 Test
4.90
100%
TOP 10%
2nd Place!
08/19/2009
14 min
Python 2.x Test
4.40
95%
TOP 10%
08/19/2009
38 min
Programming with C Test
4.25
94%
TOP 10%
08/19/2009
39 min