Sam Blackmore
299 Albert Denault, Verdun, Montreal, QC, H4G 3E8
samblackmore.github.io
(514) 808-3272
EDUCATION
2009 – 2015, Newcastle University, UK, MEng Honours Electronic Engineering with Foundation Year and Industrial Placement
Degree Classification: First Class (≈ 3.7 GPA)
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Group Dissertation (MEng) – Programming of a Micromouse capable of navigating and mapping a maze with the aim of finding the quickest route to the centre. A real-time software simulation was written to test maze-solving algorithms. A PIC microcontroller was used to control the mouse.
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Individual Dissertation (BEng) – Design and construction of an autonomous tomato-picking robot. The BeagleBone Linux computer was used to acquire and analyse images from a webcam. Red objects were located and driven towards for picking.
WORK EXPERIENCE
February 2016 – Present, Intel Security, Montreal, Canada
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Android Team, September 2016 to present:
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Writing integration tests for the True Key Android application using Google’s Espresso testing framework (Java).
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Defined a multi-container Docker application for testing as we move towards continuous integration with Jenkins. Technologies used: Python, Flask, Celery, GitHub webhooks, Gradle, Groovy, Cron, Redis & Nginx.
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Wrote shell scripts to automate setup once inside the container, including setting the backend through host files, installing certificates, and installing APKs.
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CI & Tooling Team, July to September 2016:
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Developed a single page application for monitoring QA metrics such as defects opened vs. closed, backlog trend, number of new builds required during phases of sprint etc.
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Server written in Python Flask with schedulable tasks that collect data from APIs of internal tools. Front-end interface and data visualisation in JavaScript using HighCharts. Designed various views and panels using Bootstrap components with a templating engine.
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Desktop Team, February to July 2016:
- Tested reliability and functionality of password management software. Responsibilities included writing test plans to validate new features based on design documents, black-box and white-box testing, regression testing, and writing up and tracking bugs.
September 2015 – January 2016, Freelance, Montreal, Canada
3 Words
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Social app where players take it in turns to add 3 words at a time to a communal story. Android application written natively in Java. Server-side PHP handles queries to the MySQL database which stores tables of users and posted content.
Get to the Bottom!
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Minimalist puzzle game with emphasis on lightweight, responsive design. Graphics drawn natively at any screen size or aspect ratio. Challenges are encoded as strings allowing them to be loaded in a single game room behind transitional animations.
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sam.bottom
August 2014 – November 2014, Imagination Technologies Ltd., Kings Langley, UK
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Product Test Engineer in the Design Assurance Group (DAG) of the Pure division. Tested the power consumption, acoustics, connectivity and thermal tolerances of speakers and digital radios.
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Tested new software builds. Logged and tracked software bugs and hardware defects using JIRA.
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Research and written report on Service Following feature of DAB radio.
July 2013 – August 2014, Intel Corporation (UK) Ltd., Swindon, UK
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Engineering Intern working for the Platform Technologies Enabling Group (PTEG)
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2014 – Part of the Retail Road Show, training and influencing retailers and OEMs across EMEA. Events included London, Milan, Madrid, Warsaw and Tel Aviv.
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2013 – Work on the Intel-sponsored Scott Expedition, designing and testing hardware and software that the explorers took with them to Antarctica.
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Supporting consumer and business events, talking to the press and public about Intel technology. Helping retailers train their staff to sell the benefits of Intel processors. Organising on-site events promoting science and technology to students.
SKILLS
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Java, Android, Espresso, Python, Flask, Docker, Linux, shell scripting, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Git
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Native English speaker, conversational French, basic German and Spanish
ACHIEVEMENTS
Game Development
- Interactive Yogsperience – PC game based on a popular podcast. To date, the game has been downloaded over 20,000 times.
Music
- Music that I’ve created and released online has been listened to over ½ million times.
Awarded the School of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering Chairman’s Prize 2009/10
- For achieving some of the highest results in the Foundation Year
REFERENCES
Intel manager:
Benoit Durel
Intel Security
4200 Boulevard St Laurent
Montreal
(+1) 514 967-0138
Personal tutor:
Dr Jonathan Goss
Merz Court
University of Newcastle
UK
(+44) 191 222 7425