Hello there,
My name is Wesley Ellis and I'm a software developer at Shopify
Education
McGill University 2009-Present
- B. A. & Sc. in Computer Science and International Development Studies
- A.S. Hill Entrance Scholarship
King's Edgehill School 2003-2009
- Full I.B. Diploma
Employment
Social Media Coordinator Summer 2009
Bluenose Coast
- Developed social media strategy for tourism group based in Nova Scotia
Research Assistant Summer 2010
McGill University, Department of Computer Science
- Developed an Android app for research into alternative methods of authentication
- Implemented cryptographic functions and manipulated bluetooth connections
Software Maintainer Summer 2011
McGill University, Desautels Faculty of Management
- Updated website scraping application employed for a resarch project
- Code used Python, Regex and MySQL
Wiki Administrator Summer 2011 - Present
Appropedia
- Developed a mobile skin for MediaWiki and significantly reduced levels of spam
Web Developer Summer 2012 - Present
Shopify
- Worked a web developer on internal tools and projects using Ruby
Skills and Abilities
- Fluent in the following programming languages:
- Ruby and Rails
- Java and Android
- Python
- Coffeescript
- HTML / CSS
- SQL
- Strong research and writing skills
- Comfortable in Windows, OS X and Linux
- Conversational French
Activities
- Member of the executive team that runs WikiNotes, an open academic resource run by students
- Third place at McGill CodeJam in 2010
- Master Warrant Officer in the RCAC with National Gold Star Certification
- Alumnus of Shad Valley Laval 2008
- Volunteer at the Montreal Children's Library
