Matt Langeman :: Resume

Soft Skills: Hard worker, reliable, diligent, quick learner
Management Skills: Honest, excellent communicator, problem solver
Languages: PHP, Python, SQL
Web Technologies: HTML, JavaScript, CSS, RSS, AJAX, JSON, XML
Operating Systems: Windows 98/2000/XP, Mac OS X, Linux
Concepts: Object-oriented design, iterative design, agile development
Miscellaneous: Apache, Django, Drupal, Subversion, Wordpress

09/2006 - Present

Software Consultant

Waterloo, ON

PeaceWorks Computer Consulting

Designed and implemented a web-based system that allows a large construction company to track and visualize their project pipeline
Led the design and implentation of an online donation system used by Mennonite Central Committee.
Learned and developed features for the vTiger Customer Relationship Management system including the creation of a set of Key Performance Indicator charts
Mentored a co-op student in the design, implementation and deployment of an internal project and time tracking system
Designed and implemented a VMWare based software development environment used within PeaceWorks
Led the design, implemenation and deployment of a custom diet recall survey application that is used by university research groups
Elected to the Board of Directors by the owners group. Organized and participated in strategic planning for the organization.

01/2006 - 08/2006

Web Application Developer

Burlington, ON

iUpload (now Awareness)

Designed and implemented an improved user interface for blog management within the administrative console of the Awareness social media platform
Learned and used AJAX techniques to improve user interaction throughout the iUpload platform
Implemented a voting component that can be added to blogs and communities within the platform
Reduced the number of bugs within the platform

04/2005 - 08/2005

Assistant Web Developer

Toronto, ON

Imagine Canada

Redesigned the imaginecanada.ca website to use a CSS layout, reducing page size by 7 times and improving performance
Performed content updates to four of Imagine Canada's websites
Designed and implemented a process to maintain the source code and images of Imagine Canada's websites through the use of Subversion and SyncBack
Created CSS templates for the redesign of nonprofitscan.ca

09/2004 - 11/2004

Sport Supervisor

Waterloo, ON

University of Waterloo

Created the schedule for the Campus Recreation ultimate frisbee league
Communicated the schedule information to team captains and the league supervisor
Supervised games; ensured that equipment and teams were present and that games ran smoothly

04/2003 - 08/2003

Programmer

Akron, PA

Mennonite Central Committee

Developed a custom bug-tracking system using a Movable Type weblog
Configured Apache with SSL for separate internal and external web use
Created backup scripts with Linux shell and DOS scripting

09/2002 - 12/2002

Programmer

Akron, PA

Mennonite Central Committee

Customized phpaga open source time-tracking system for use in MCC
Researched and made recommendations for firewalls and intrusion detection systems

05/2001 - 08/2001

Intern

Waterloo, ON

PeaceWorks Computer Consulting

Learned PHP though development of Phormation, an open source project that helps automate the process for creating web-based forms with a database backend
Contributed documentation to Phormation using DocBook

2004-2006

Graduate Studies

Waterloo, ON

University of Waterloo

Master's of Management Sciences

1999-2004

Undergraduate Studies

Waterloo, ON

University of Waterloo

Honours Bachelor of Mathematics with a major in Computer Science

03/2007 - Present

Volunteer

Kitchener, ON

Ray of Hope Community Centre (Oasis)

Prepare and serve food to drop-in visitors

Summer 2004

Volunteer Coordinator

Waterloo, ON

UW Canada Day Celebrations

Coordinated and scheduled approximately two hundred volunteers needed for running the day's activities
Learned about the planning involved behind large one-day events

Elected Webmaster for Management Sciences Student Association (Jan. 2005 - Aug. 2005)
Captain of Conrad Grebel ultimate frisbee team (Sept. 2003 - Nov. 2003)
Elected Treasurer of Conrad Grebel University College Student Council (Jan. 2001 - Apr. 2002)
Captain of Conrad Grebel soccer team (Sept. 2000 - Nov. 2000)
Co-captain and Captain of Ephrata Senior High Cross Country Team (11th and 12th grade respectively)