Harjeevan Bains

I am a Software Engineer with experience in both mobile and web development, and graduate of the Computer Systems Technology program from BCIT. I am open to almost any opportunity, including non-technical positions that pique my interest. I am hoping to find a company that I can grow with, and that can help shape the young professional I become.

Resume

    Projects(Linked Above)

      CartaRoom

      May 2019
      This was my final major project at BCIT. It is a centralized room booking system, that can help users find cheap and free meeting rooms in their area. It is essentially Airbnb for meeting rooms. This project was made using Vue, Firebase, and google cloud functions.

      JustPerfect Meal Prepper

      May 2018
      For this group project we had a focus on reducing food waste around the world. The result was a simple and mobile friendly webapp that planned your meals out on a weekly bases and provided you with a shopping list with the exact amount of groceries you needed to buy to help reduce waste.

      New Westminister Home Finder

      Dec 2018
      For this group project we were tasked with developing a native android app, that uses open data provided by the city of New Westminister to help find users a suitable place to live.

      Word Cracker

      Nov 2018
      This was a simple and fun word cracker I made in both Android Studio as well as in C++. It allows the user to enter a mix of letters, and the size of the desired word and will provide them with all the results in the dictionary.

      Chess

      Feb 2018
      This is a JavaFX application that provides a GUI for the classic game of chess. Rules and Movements of pieces has all been implemented.

    All of these projects and more can be found as public repositories on my GitHub

    Education

      Computer Systems Technology Diploma, British Columbia Institute of Technology

      SEP 2017 – MAY 2019
      • Web development
      • Object oriented and procedural programming
      • Mobile app development
      • SQL database management
      • Project management
      • Scrum working environment

      Grade 12 Diploma, Fleetwood Park Secondary

      SEP 2012 - JUNE 2017
      • Successfully graduated from high school with honors

    Work Experience

      Software Engineer, TeejLab

      Oct 2020 - Present
      • Rebuilt company website from scratch using WordPress and custom code
      • Project Lead for companies first mobile application
      • General code maintenance, including security patches and updates
      • Google Analytics implementation/visualization
      • Jira/Slack administrator

      Associate Mobile Developer, Eventbase

      Aug 2019 - June 2020
      • First Line of defense in debugging various iOS and Android apps
      • Worked with Android Studio, XCode, Git, and SQL databases daily
      • Built an internal Android app to simplify and ease the manual process done by junior technical team members
      • Provided on-site support for events such as CES and TD Ameritrade
      • Notable Apps I’ve worked on: CES, TD Ameritrade, SXSW Go, Xbox Events, SAP Now, Adobe Max, and more!

      Sales Associate, Sportchek

      Aug 2015 - Present
      • Assist and inform customers so that they can make an informed decision before purchasing, as well as sorting and organizing stock to enable a more efficient work environment.

      Construction Hand, Apex Custom Homes

      June 2015 - Aug 2015
      • Complete various labor-intensive jobs in an efficient and effective manor.

Contact Me

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