Luke Franceschini
l3france@uwaterloo.ca
Qualifications
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Can-do attitude: a readiness to learn about and solve problems in any area
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Excellent communication skills developed by working with many diverse teams of people
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Self-driven learner with open source experience
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Decisive leadership and the ability to meet strict deadlines
Technical Skills and Projects
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Proficient with Linux (Arch Linux on my laptop, Ubuntu on UW machines, Angstrom on a BeagleBone Black, Debian on a machine hosting this website)
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Utilise source code revision control software such as git and svn
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Experience with relational databases, both PostgreSQL and MySQL
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Eager to learn about and use the right tool for the job
Work Experience
Protecode
Fall 2014
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Wrote a multithreaded web scraper that collects information from sourceforge.net
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Used Agile Software Development methods to prioritize/schedule tasks, and work with colleagues on large issues
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Managed data about thousands of open source projects in several databases
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Improved internal tools by adding new automated functionality
Volunteerism
UW Computer Science Club Vice President
Winter 2015, Spring 2014
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Plan and execute events for the membership
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Communicate with other school entities, as well as external groups
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Work within executive team to ensure deadlines are met
UW
FIRST
Alumni
2013 - Present
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Organize on-campus events with the UW
FIRST
alumni group
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Volunteer at various tournaments and events for students from grades 4 to 12
FIRST
Robotics Team 3161, Tronic Titans
2009 - 2013
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Captained ~40 team members, 2010 - 2012
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Organized community events drawing hundreds of participants
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Critically analyzed and solved personnel and technical problems