I am a lucky person.

I have had the great fortune to attend the University of Waterloo where both my entrepreneurial and technical skills have flourished.  Spolsky, Drucker, Norman and Nielsen.  Four big names whose beliefs and works I have had the chance to explore as a result of my attendance here.  More than that, I’ve been exposed to names that aren’t known worldwide – yet – in the form of my peers, professors and employers.  All of this has driven me to new appreciation for the science of engineering; all of this has driven me to apply to your company today.

One of the great things about the Waterloo co-op experience is the diverse opportunities it provides.  Last term, a classmate and I launched a business.  From starting up to becoming a going concern, we got to be a part of the whole cycle.  It was a great experience.  And now, I want the chance to learn more and expand my viewpoints while also contributing something of real worth and value to the users of the iAnywhere product line. 

My resume, attached below, is a bit unorthodox but I feel it describes me very well.  I’d love to get to know you better, and hope you’ll feel the same way, too – after all, who couldn’t use a lucky person on their team?

All the best in your search for the right candidate,

Colin Dellow

COLIN LESLIE DELLOW

or, University of Waterloo Student #20124248

or, 3A Software Engineering Student #23

or, cldellow

LOCATION

1512B 300 Regina St N, Waterloo, ON  N2J 4H2  

phone: (519) 489-1020  email:  cldellow@gmail.com  web: http://cldellow.com/

EDUCATION

Candidate for Bachelor of Software Engineering (Honours)

University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON              Sept 2003 – present

• Relevant courses: Software Abstraction and Specification, Concurrent and Parallel Programming, Human-Computer Interaction
• 98% - More-than-doubled the CS 241 class average on final project of a compiler for a toy language using Java/JLex/JCup
• 104% - Top mark on CS 133 final project of a pseudo-3D Java garden simulation

APPLICABLE BUZZWORDS (Inquire for more details.)

C#, VB.NET, ASP.NET, SQL Server, Access, IIS, ODBC, Sockets, PHP, Perl, Java, Cocoon, XML, XSLT, HTML, Linux, C, JavaScript, AJAX, PostgreSQL,  MySQL, XSL:FO, CVS, Subversion, N-tiered Systems

WORK EXPERIENCE

Co-Founder

OARBS Software Corporation, Waterloo, ON July 2005 – present

• Migrated legacy application from VB/ASP/Access to .NET with PostgreSQL DB
• Worked with customers to enhance product
• Devised bootstrap-based marketing strategies
• Webmaster of corporate site at http://oarbs.com/
• Pursued and successfully completed freelance projects from analysis to deployment worth over $7,000

Senior Enterprise Java Developer

Arius Software Corporation, Waterloo, ON                  May – Aug 2004, Jan – Apr 2005

• Worked with VP of Product Development in architecture design discussions
• Led team of six developers in day-to-day development, testing and debugging
• Migrated company’s largest customer’s data to new version of product
• Developed Extract, Transform, Load tool for stress testing and importing data
• Maintained and extended a codebase of over 400,000 lines of code
• Extended company’s compiler, layout engines, and integrated development environment (IDE)
• Retrofitted AJAX capabilities to legacy Java codebase

LIFE HIGHLIGHTS SO FAR

• Number of multi-threaded C sockets applications written by age 14: 1
• Number of same which received acclamation in its field: 1
• Number of shirts ripped off my back by unsatisfied clients: 1
• Highest Scrabble score in a two-player game: 391
• Most Kraft Dinner consumed in one sitting: 1.4 L
• Number of MBAs I have interviewed for a job position by age 20: 1
• Best comment from TA on my work: “Virtually devoid of course content.”