Jacob Zekorn

Education

• Carleton University	Ottawa, ON
  Bachelor of Computer Science, Minor in Psychology	Sep. 2020 – Present

  • CGPA: 11.24/12.0

  • Dean’s Honour List: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024

  • Expected Graduation Date: April 2025

Experience

• Interac Corp.	May 2023 – December 2023 (8 months)
  Software Developer Intern	Ottawa, ON

  • Developed a backend service with Spring Boot and Java to securely store and query records of consent for clients

  • Built an internal web application using Thymeleaf, Spring Boot, Java, Bootstrap, Docker, and MySQL to simulate the workflows of authentication and authorization of the microservices used

  • Led the design and implementation of a backend API to allow for secure registration of mobile devices to the service using ECDH-1PU encryption

  • Contributed comprehensive documentation to Atlassian Confluence, facilitating efficient onboarding of new team members and ensuring consistent understanding of project requirements

• Martello Technologies	May 2022 – December 2022 (8 months)
  Software Developer Intern	Ottawa, ON

  • Built web-based visual dashboards for diagnostic information of Mitel products, utilizing JavaScript (AngularJS, jQuery), HTML and CSS for the frontend and Java (Spring) for the backend

  • Optimized SQL queries that dealt with aggregate voice quality data to reduce load times by 40% of specific views and database lookups in the application

  • Refactored Bash scripts to support version upgrades of Mitel’s Voice over IP (VoIP) devices which prevented loss of data when upgrading devices

  • Conducted a full accessibility assessment of the product, highlighting what modifications needed to be made to be WCAG and ADA-compliant

  • Supported the team as an interim Scrum Master for two complete sprint cycles, which allowed the development team to focus on project goals and maintain their sprint cadence

Technical Skills