About Me

I am a passionate software develooer based in Toronto, Ontario who loves designing and developing consumer-facing software. My interests include web application development (single-page applications, responsive web design, MEAN stack), video game development (Unity) and Virtual Reality (SteamVR).

Resume
Work Experience

Software Developer

LoyaltyOne

July 2017 — Present
Toronto, ON

Co-op

Software Developer

LoyaltyOne

  • DevOps: Migrated an application server from Weblogic to JBoss for a Java EE application, created Bamboo build plans and automated deployment using UrbanCode Deploy.
  • Assisted in the development of a NodeJS application that queries Oracle DBs to detect and return missing miles from collectors' accounts
  • Supported the Air Miles Travel application

January 2016 — April 2016,
September 2016 — December 2016
Toronto, ON

Software Developer

IBM

  • Developed new features for the next generation of the IBM Cognos TM1 enterprise planning software
  • Created automated functional tests to test various features of the solution

May 2015 — August 2015
Ottawa, ON

J9VM Tool Developer

IBM

  • Built tools for BenchMe, an application that captures and analyzes performance test results from an automated build and test engine
  • Enhanced the BenchMe application to provide additional functionality for better analysis of test results

May 2015 — August 2014
Kanata, ON

Distributed Application Developer

Sun Life Financial

  • Made several enhancements to the Dealer Operations Support site
  • Improved the process of setting servers to "maintenance mode"
  • Automated and improved the process of notifying employees of server maintenance
  • Improved the user experience of the support site
  • Added tools to enhance Project tracking
  • Assisted in migrating applications from .NET 2.0 to .NET 4.0

September 2013 — December 2013
Waterloo, ON

Application Developer

Symcor

  • Built a Windows service that aids in data/file transmission between Symcor and its clients
  • Enhanced features on websites used by major financial institutions in Canada
  • Assisted in a website's framework migration from Struts1 to Struts2

January 2013 — April 2013
Mississauga, ON

Education

Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc)

University of Waterloo

  • Honours Electrical Engineering, Co-operative Program

2017
Waterloo, ON

Projects
Autour

Autour

A "Get-me-out-of-here" travel app that finds the cheapest destinations to fly to based on the user's budget and travel dates. The app is built on the MEAN stack (MongoDB, ExpressJS, AngularJS and NodeJS) and utilizes Sabre APIs and RESTful Web Services.

Autour

ModVR

A 3D modeling application for the HTC Vive which gives users an immersive experience to create 3D models intuitively within the VR environment. Users can build their models, interact with them in real time and watch them come to life right before their own eyes. The application is built using the Unity game engine.

Contact Me

Tanvir Alam Amit

taamit@uwaterloo.ca