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Jessica Leishman

Software Developer (B.Eng (Hons))

Full Stack Development.


About Me

I have just graduated from the Honours Bachelor of Software Engineering and Co-op (B.Eng) program at Ontario Tech University. I graduated with Honours with Distinction.

I am interested in all aspects of project and software development, and I am working towards a P.Eng designation.

For the first three years of my degree I was a member of the varsity rowing team, but took a step back to focus on my professional development for the last year of my degree. I was a member of several other clubs/societies and academic groups throughout my time at Ontario Tech. I was the undergraduate representative for the Ontario Tech Academic Council for the 2021-2022 year, a Senior Peer Leader for the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, an ambassador for the Engineering Society at the University, and I am a founding member and current executive of OTeaU (tea club).

During my time at Ontario Tech, I had an opportunity to develop my skills in a variety of programming languages. I was also an intern at Veoneer Canada for 16 months in which I was the lead developer in the IT department.

I have returned to Veoneer post-graduation as the MES Tools Administrator. I am resposible for a number of traceability systems and management of databases.


Languages/Skills:

Proficient: C#, Python, HTML5, CSS, PHP, SQL, C++, Java, and JavaScript.

Familiar: Lua, C, Kotlin, XAML, Perl, and Shell Scripting.

I have also written VHDL code for use with Intel Quartus II software, and used tools such as balsamiq and Figma for prototyping and wireframes.