Pedram Khoshnevis

Information technology developer with over eight years of experience collaborating with colleagues and fellow researchers. Adept at creating user-friendly, helpful, and efficient applications for the tech industry and non-profit foundations. Highly skilled in technical documentation writing with six publications in highly respected and peer-reviewed IT journals. Holder of two master’s degrees and CTO of a non-profit foundation for victims of trauma. Proficient and passionate about partnering with start-ups and organizations to find creative solutions for human problems and build digital projects to help clients overcome challenges.

Email pedramkhoshnevis@gmail.com

Address Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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Development

JavaScript, PHP(Laravel), React-Native, Node.js, Angular Framework, Redis, Socket.io, Git, Rest-Full API design, C++, Python, PhoneGap / Cordova, Ionic.

Database Management

MySQL (Atomicity, Consistency, Isolation, and Durability), NoSQL MongoDB, Database ORM, Database Migration and Seeding.

Frontend Development

HTML, CSS, SASS, Responsive Web Design(Bootstrap).

Platform Tools

AWS, EC2, Route 53, AWS Elastic Beanstalk, Elasticsearch.

Security

Public and Private key (SSL), Password Protection (Hash, Salt, Pepper), Security (CSRF Tokens; Cookie Encryption and Decryption, Sessions).

Computer Researcher

Lakehead University

2019 – 2021

Collaborate with fellow researchers and senior advisors across multiple domains, resulting in five publications, one ongoing submission, and two surveys with 92 participants; Design and develop complex full-stack applications for multiple clients, including a project for Canada Revenue Agency that hosted and incorporated a natural language processing algorithm into a web platform with multiple user functionalities such as authentication, password management, job queuing, real-time notification, and an interactive user interface; Collected my work in the form of a thesis for publication in the university’s archive.

Computer Researcher

University of Regina

2018 - 2019

Provided programming support to the biology lab. Mainly working with computer vision algorithms using C and C++ to create and work with Structure From Motion (SFM) algorithm. Working at the University of Regina has familiarized me with Canadian work culture and ethics.

Mid-Level Web Application Developer

Apposha.io

2017 - 2019

An application similar to Amazon Web Services (AWS) to provide a database as a service tool. I developed a Content Management System (CMS) to accommodate such tools. The application was a multi-user platform which familiarized me with server problems such as double spending and databases Atomicity and Consistency properties. Working at Apposha also gave me experience in using AWS tools such as Elastic Beanstalk, Elasticsearch, CloudFormation, and Route53. Throughout my work, we acquired multiple startup grants and venture capital investments.

Web Developer

Eyelevate

2015 to 2017

I completed multiple projects at Eyelevate. I was in charge of developing responsive web applications using the MVC framework (PHP/Laravel) and integration with many APIs. Git was used as the version-control software. Applications server side was completed using Linux, Apache2, MySQL, and PHP (Lamp Stack), and the client side completed using HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript. During my work at Eyelevate I was officially recognized for providing excellent customer service to our clients.

IT Director

ubutoday.com

Jan, 2014 – Present

I am in charge of all IT related tasks including website development and maintenance. As a group, we acquired a Federal grant to help numerous clients access our services. UBU Today is a non-profit organization that provides education, resources, workshops and access to world-renowned natural techniques as a springboard for renewed personal growth, hope and healing.

Freelance Web Developer and Designer

Webprinciples.com

Jan, 2014 – Present

Coordinated and communicated with customers to plan web development projects from concept through completion, utilizing a variety of web development tools and technology.

Created complex graphics and professional designs for a variety of businesses, organizations, professionals, and individuals, including custom graphic and logo design.
Provided web solutions and developed websites and web applications based on specific business needs for promotions, presentations, customer service, and online services.
Managed, maintained and updated existing websites for customers and provided customer service.
Ensured all web site development followed W3C web standards and ADA compliance for accessibility and other good practices for web design and development.

Master of Computer Science

Lakehead University, Ontario, Canada.

Specialized in Artificial Intelligence

May, 2019 – May, 2021

Conducted extensive research in regards to implementing methods of computational intelligence that help mitigate problems faced in the social sector.

Recipient of multiple scholarships.

Master of Computer Science

University of Seoul

Mar, 2013 – Mar, 2015

Studying at the university gave me extensive experience and understanding of engineering documentation as well as becoming a Full Stack developer.

Honors in General Scholarship. GPA 95%.

Bachelor of Computer Science

University Science Malaysia

Jan, 2005 — May, 2009

My studies in Computer Science with a Minor in Management has familiarized me with Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, Project Management, and Business Analysis. My degree gave me excellent overall working knowledge of many aspects of Computer Science and Information Technology (IT). This includes software, hardware, networking, distributed systems, and desktop support.