Application Package

For my application package, I am applying for a Software Developer Internship at Hootsuite through the UBC Science Co-op Office. The co-op is four months long and begins in September, 2016.

Posting: Hootsuite Software Developer – Intern Posting

Cover Letter: Hootsuite Cover Letter

Resume: Hootsuite Resume

Reference Letter Requests:

Reference Letter Request To Beth Carter

Reference Letter Request To Raymond Nakamura

Reference Letter Request To Chris Hobbs

 

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Alexis Jensen
hello@alexisjensen.ca

WORK EXPERIENCE

From September 2015 to Present
Intern iOS Developer and VanHacks Project Manager.
Two Tall Totems. Vancouver.

  • Implemented the Study Together app using Swift.
  • Organised a two day 85 participant hackathon for social good.
  • Wrote project management processes recommendations report.

From July 2009 to August 2014
Archivist / Collections Manager.
Nikkei National Museum. Vancouver.

  • Designed schema and built two databases, using Filemaker Pro.
  • Designed UX and website layout for online collections database.
  • Supervised and trained assistants, interns and summer students.
  • Catalogued and audited over 6000 artefact and archival records.
  • Curated hallway exhibitions.
  • Created and co-hosted the Sounds Japanese Canadian to Me podcast.
  • Created NNM’s Lost & Found blog.

From September 2008 to July 2009
Sales and Press Administrator.
molo. Vancouver.

  • Audited molo’s customer and press database.
  • Edited molo’s press releases and product booklets.

From September 2004 to April 2008
Collections Manager.
MacBride Museum. Whitehorse.

  • Managed projects including the relocation of the museum’s collection.
  • Developed collections policy and procedure.
  • Catalogued and photographed over 3500 artefacts.

EDUCATION

Computer Science paired with Visual Arts.
From September 2014 till now and beyond
University of British Columbia. Vancouver.

MPhil in Art History in Early European Art.
From September 2002 to October 2003
Christie’s Education (University of Glasgow). London.

Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honours in History in Art.
From September 1997 to April 2002
University of Victoria. Victoria.

PROJECTS

Vonnegut a Day – iOS App
Vonnegut a Day sends a daily dose of Mr Kurt Vonnegut
Jr’s words of wisdom. Features include animations, sharing and notifications. I designed, built and shipped the project.
iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/app/vonnegut-a-day/ id1061528991?mt=8

Hug a Tree – Web Application
Hug a Tree allows people to find, hug, tweet and heart
the trees of Vancouver, BC. Working in a team of four,
my energy was spent creating the models for the database, and designing and building the front-end, using python, bootstrap and custom css in a Django framework.
Website: amjensen.pythonanywhere.com/hug

MeetUp – Android App
MeetUp lets the user plot their route (using live data from MapQuest) between university courses, or the route of another student, on a given day. It also determines a mutal break between the user and other student and recommends a location (using live date from Foursquare) where the two can MeetUp.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Web Design and Management II.
From January to April 2012
University of Victoria. Victoria.

Web Design and Management I.
From September to December 2012
University of Victoria. Victoria.

Financial Management in Cultural Institutions.
April 2007
University of Victoria. Victoria.

Records Management.
December 2006
Yukon Territorial Government. Whitehorse.

SKILLS

Swift
Java
HTML & CSS
Bootstrap
Sketch 3
Photoshop

LANGUAGES

English
French
German