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Jim Watters |
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CAREER OBJECTIVE: |
Full-time position as VR Guru where I can utilize my knowledge of |
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COMPUTER SKILLS: |
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VR video |
► Panoramic photography (20 years) ► Capturing and processing 360° video (11 years) ► Designing custom VR camera systems ► Directing and staging 360° video capture |
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Programming |
► Software Development (12 years) ► C / C++ , C#, .NET, Visual BASIC, and Assembler ► HTML, SQL, ActiveX, COM, DCOM, and XML ► CMD, Perl, Ruby |
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Software |
► VideoStitch, PTGui, and Hugin ► Photoshop, Premier, and After Effects ► Corel Draw, PhotoPaint, KnockOut, KPT, Bryce, & Paint Shop Pro ► Visual Studio, Code Warrior, Eclipse, Qt Creator ► MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Access, PowerPoint) ► Oracle ► Clear Case, SourceForge, Source Safe, Subversion, CVS, Mercurial, & Git |
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PERSONAL SKILLS: |
Analytical, Innovative, Creative, Adaptive, Dedicated, and Team player |
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WORK EXPERIENCE: |
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Aug 2016 to Present |
Systems Analysts, VR Guru, Chief Futurist Orah, Santa Clara, Califoria ► Design camera for live 360° streaming ► Ensure best user experience ► End to end quality control of camera system |
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July 2010 to Aug 2016 |
Imaging Software Engineer (Self employed consultant) Clients include: Garden Gnome Software, EyesisCamera, 360cities.net, and Do It Yourself Streetview ► Improved online spherical panoramic photo stitcher ► Developed batch stitching process ► Help design a multi-camera rig for capturing panoramic video ► Provided expertise as panorama processing guru |
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Oct 2012 to July 2013 |
Technical Support Engineer (tier 3 backbone support) Innovatia, Saint John, New Brunswick Technical support through trouble shooting, documentation, and training ► Research and resolve complex technical issues ► Root cause analysis of resolved problems |
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Oct 2005 to May 2010 |
Software Engineer JFL Peripheral Solutions Inc, division of Visioneer Inc., Ottawa, Ontario Document imaging, TWAIN, and related custom software development. ► Design and implement complete TWAIN driver scanner solutions ► Developed and maintained the TWAIN 2 DSM for Windows, Linux, and Mac ► Member of the TWAIN Working Group ► Major contributor to the TWAIN Specification ► Implemented low level scanner drivers |
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2004 to Oct 2005 |
Computer Software and Peripheral Helpdesk Support Sitel Kanata, Ontario Call center support and customer relations company ► Resolve technical issues over phone ► Educate customers on better computer practices ► Received 100% satisfaction from customer survey |
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2003 |
Software Engineer Diffraction Ltd. Ottawa, Ontario Scientific imaging software engineering company ► Developer OOM in C++ using Visual Studio ► Added functionality to microscopy imaging processing software |
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2000 to 2002 |
Software Engineer Corel Corporation Ottawa, Ontario Creative and technical design software company ► Developer in C & C++ in Visual Studio and Code Warrior ► Designed, Implemented, and tested Stitching in Photo-Paint 11 ► Designed the Spot Filer effect in Photo-Paint 11 ► Redesigned the Layers and Mask interface in Painter 7 ► Lead team evaluation of code changes |
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1997 to 2000
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Software Developer geoLOGIC Systems Ltd.Calgary, Alberta GIS data provider for Oil and Gas companies ► Created applications to interact with a Geographic Information System ► Researched and developed interactive graphic database applications ► Created geoCORE application from concept ► Developed many reusable classes for displaying data |
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1996 |
System Analyst sysGOLD Ltd. Calgary, Alberta Provide total computer system support to clients ► Resolved computer software, hardware, and network problems ► Provided technical support for clients ► Researched and evaluated information systems for clients ► Proposed changes to computer environment |
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1995 to 1996 |
Computer Lab Monitor S.A.I.T.Calgary, Alberta Southern Alberta Institute of Technology ► Provided technical support for students ► Prevented theft of hardware and software ► Responsible for opening and closing lab |
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1995 |
Computer Analyst NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd.Calgary, Alberta Distributor and transporters of natural gas to North America ► Evaluated and recommend of software solutions ► Created and maintained internal WWW pages ► Created schema design for X.500 directory services ► Updated department standards documentation to current technology |
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1991 to 1994 |
Photography Lab Technician Time Photo Calgary, Alberta Photofinishing lab for professional and aspiring amateurs ► Custom professional enlargements using video analysis ► Maintained and colour balanced a daylight enlarger ► Provided technical support for staff and customers ► Added professional products & services to integrate the use of computers |
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VOLUNTEER WORK: |
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2003 to Present |
Software Engineer & Project Administrator Panoramic Tools on SourceForge Imaging software for creating panoramas ( originally developed by Professor Helmut Dersch ) ► Developer C & C++ using MinGW ► Maintaining source code and documents using CVS ► Update and distribute Panotools plugins for Photoshop |
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EDUCATION: |
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1998 to 1999 |
Bachelor of Applied Information Systems Technology Majoring in Information Systems Development Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Calgary, Alberta |
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1995 to 1996 |
Computer Technology Diploma Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (Co-operative Education) Calgary, Alberta |
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1987 to 1990 |
Diploma of Fine Craft in Photography (Valedictorian New Brunswick College of Craft and Design Fredericton, New Brunswick ► Minor studies in compute ► Top 4 in school three years running (Director's list) |
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