Graham Swan

Software Engineer

P'unk Avenue LLC — Philadelphia, PA

Jan – Aug, 2011

• Wrote embedded media features for Apostrophe, an open-source, in-context content management system (www.apostrophenow.org)
• Created a telephone layer for the Way to Health platform for the University of Pennsylvania, an application used by researchers to conduct health studies online (www.waytohealth.org)
• Assisted in the architecture of a product allowing people with no programming knowledge to create full-featured websites in-browser (www.apostrophenow.com)
• Constructed modules for advanced Google Maps application, allowing users to create biking trails, add photos and establish neighborhoods
• Met with clients, translated requirements into website specifications, managed hosting servers
• www.punkave.com

Software Engineer

EMC Corp — Edmonton, AB

Jan – Aug, 2010

• Managed server upgrades and installs, maintained documentation, trained employees in product setup
• Designed feature and regression tests, worked on framework for test automation
• Developed a multi-server performance testing application to measure read/write regressions on nightly builds (written in Python, based on remote procedure calls)
• Delivered tech demos to teams spanning multiple offices
• Achieved highest test execution rate in the QE department company-wide
• Received second highest performance award in the company
• www.emc.com

Software Engineer

Pason Systems Corp — Calgary, AB

May – Aug, 2009

• Worked on database-driven web application with a team of 20+ developers across multiple offices
• Designed new components and features from the ground up using MVC architecture and the Pylons framework (coded in C, Java and Python)
• Wrote unit tests and performed functional testing
• Participated in daily scrums and weekly development meetings, provided input on project
• Worked alongside team to critique and design new frontend for the application
• www.pason.com

Web Developer

SWS Trailers Ltd — Westlock, AB

2009 – 2010

• Redesigned company website, incorporated new parts catalog and trailers listing
• Delivered custom backend, complete with a rich-text editor and image cropping/resizing functionality
• Worked with current webhost to migrate the site to new servers and setup a database
• Provided detailed walkthroughs (w/ screenshots) and trained staff in updating the new site
• Increased page views by over 200% and clickthroughs from search engines by 77%
• www.swstrailers.com

App.yml for Rails

May, 2012

• An app.yml gem for Ruby on Rails
• Supports App.settings.nested_setting syntax, all/production/staging/development/test environments, and auto-reloads app.yml changes without requiring an application restart
• App.yml for Rails on GitHub (source)
• App.yml for Rails on RubyGems

Apostrophe CMS

Aug, 2011

• An easy-to-use CMS that allows users to construct websites from scratch in minutes
• Includes built-in support for blogs, event systems, multiple user levels, in-place editing, and version control
• www.apostrophenow.org
• Apostrophe Trac (source)
• Apostrophe Plugin on Symfony-Project.org
• Apostrophe Blog Plugin on Symfony-Project.org