About Me

Hi I am Shivam Patel ,
A Programmer with a passion for creating and building new things. Whether it’s a simple website or a complex application, the process of solving difficult problems and seeing my creations come to fruition is extremely rewarding.

Programming Skills

JavaScript/TS

95%

HTML5/CSS3

90%

Python

90%

Java

80%

OracleDB/PLSQL

75%

Other Skills

Linux

95%

NodeJS

80%

Adobe Photoshop

70%

Full Stack Developer, Peel District School Board, Canada

April 2023 — Present

Developed new modules and optimized features in Java, SpringBoot, Angular and OracleDB to support the ongoing needs of over 150,000 students and staff. Maintained security and updated code with outdated architecture using JUnit to test and clean coding principals, ensuring that business logic is separate from user interaction, databases and external services. Modified existing Oracle print servers using PL/SQL and Java in order to guarantee future compatibility with servers. Implemented urgent fixes for bugs and updated the Angular front-end and Spring Boot backend allowing users to have continuous and uninterrupted use of systems. Lead a team of developers to implement new features from start to finish via clean architecture principals

Full Stack Developer, Mazlite, Toronto, Canada

November 2021 — April 2023

Maximized the usage of limited buffers on the camera with optimized Python functions to save data to the RAM. Enabling the system to capture at 250 FPS vs 60 FPS while simultaneously minimizing toxic waste from prolonged spray use. Successfully implemented a highly flexible camera control library with support for multiple cameras through the use of Abstract Factories. Resulting in seamless integration from a wide range of cameras with the current system. Researched, architected and implemented a system that uses onboard GPIO pins to take signals from automotive robots and interfaces with commercial PLC boards. System captured data at a 100% success rate. Built websocket middleware to establish a connection to the front-end in Python and FastAPI, allowing the system to significantly reduce latency and ensure real-time capabilities. Created reusable Angular code for the front-end in Typescript that allowed for faster development and implementation. Implemented the Paho-MQTT library with SSL to bring rapid and low bandwidth communication via cloud servers and wireless communications. Reduced signal interference by 50% from the previous implementation. Created microservices like heartbeat that can auto send data, allowing our internal team to keep track of the health of our systems in client environments

Web Dev/Analyst, TD Securites, Toronto, Canada

August 2020 — November 2021

Reconciled $2,000,000 worth of lost precious metals using Python and libraries like Pandas. Created SpringBoot backend using software design principles to provide a robust API that will serve the front-end

Junior Full Stack Developer, MedEssist, Toronto, Canada

July 2020 — Devember 2020

Built the front-end skeleton in ReactJS and utilized Ruby On Rails for the backend to get the company up and running. Developed the backend of the vaccine booking platform making functions that follow basic CRUD principals

Honours BSc. Physics

2014 — 2019

Studied nuclear physics and high level mathematics. Worked on many coding projects involving C, arduino, Java.