Graham Robertson

Developer - Kids' CBC Interactive

Feb 2012 - Present

Toronto, Ontario

I work as part of a team creating the new preschool website using PHP and ActionScript 3 to stream content from CBCs servers and to create a fun and interactive website for children. I also handle the parents' site that compliments the preschool website using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript on top of the Moveable Type CMS.

Speaker - BlackBerry Developer Conference

Oct 2011

San Francisco, California

After submitting a paper about JavaScript efficiency and resourcefulness on the mobile platform, RIM selected me to take part as one of their break-out session speakers at their upcoming Developer Conference in San Francisco, California.

Solutions Developer - Agility, Inc.

Jul 2011 - Feb 2012

Toronto, Ontario

Being part of a well-oiled machine meant completing websites in a very timely fashion in order to delight our clients and exceed their expectations. I worked closely with the Agility Conent Manager API and rapidly built custom solutions and solution packages for a variety of customers with unique needs and content. We used C# .NET and its MVC3 framework and the latest in HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript while still supporting legacy browsers.

Web Developer - Supernova Interactive

Mar 2009 - May 2011

Toronto, Ontario

As the sole developer, I had a wide range of responsibilities that allowed me to grow vastly in my area of expertise. I handled the development of internal projects as well client work such as edge.supernova.com and supernova.com/rogersbattle. I was often involved with the design of the user-experience such as with the music player. I developed server-side code using C#, .NET, and Linq, as well as interfaces using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Flash (where HTML5 is not-supported).

Social Games Art Director and Developer - Zynga Games

Apr 2008 - Jan 2009

Toronto, Ontario

I created webpages from PSDs using standard HTML and CSS. I was responsible for ensuring that design and game engineers were in-sync for several game projects. I also acted as the lead Flash developer using ActionScript 2 & 3.

Teaching Assisstant - University of Toronto

Aug 2008 - Sep 2008

Toronto, Ontario

I prepared lessons and conveyed systematic approaches to solve tough puzzles, such as sudoku and minesweeper, and relating those approaches to proving mathematical conjectures.

Flash Developer - Paten Publishing

Mar 2008 - Apr 2008

Toronto, Ontario

I prepared lessons and conveyed systematic approaches to solve tough puzzles, such as sudoku and minesweeper, and relating those approaches to proving mathematical conjectures.

Web Designer and Developer - Metroland Media

Nov 2007 - Mar 2008

Mississauga, Ontario

I worked remotely creating a virtual online “page-flipper” magazine for kids building all the animations and scripting page-to-page functionality.

Ontario Scholar - Oakwood Collegiate Institute

Toronto, Ontario

I was a part of the school's leadership program, travelled to Austria and Czech Republic with the school's Symphony Orchestra and Senior Choir, and received the school's Technology scholarship.