mopierson@gmail.com

Michael Pierson

Skills

Languages

Java, Ruby, SQL, Perl, Javascript, C/C++, FORTRAN

Standards and Protocols

HTTP, HTML/XHTML, XML, CSS, DocBook, SOAP, XML-RPC, SMTP, POP, IMAP, DNS

Operating Systems and Applications

Linux (Debian GNU, RedHat, Ubuntu), Mac OSX, Apache, Struts, Rails, PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server, CVS, SVN

Employment History

In-Touch Software Corporation, Toronto, ON

January 1997 to present

Positions

Architect/Team Lead, June 2001 to present: Responsible for overall architecture, best practices, and technology selection for development team.

Senior Developer, January 1999 to May 2001: Responsible for design, development, and deployment of various web applications.

Software Developer, January 1997 to December 1998: Responsible for developing and maintaining client software using C/C++ and Java.

Projects

Online job search management tool: design and development of new subscription-based online tool for job seekers using Ruby on Rails, Apache Lucene Indexer, and Apache web server. Not yet live.

hcareers.com: managed application development, scalability, reliability and growth of largest Internet job board for the hospitality industry. Web site traffic often exceeds 1 million hits per day. Technologies included LinuxHA clustering, PostgreSQL RDBMS, J2EE.

agpa.uakron.edu: web-enabled remote controlled laboratory experiments for e-learning and commercial use using LabVIEW, VNC, and Struts/Java/Tomcat.

gastips.com: developed virtual community web site allowing local gasoline price information to be shared online. Architecture: Linux/Apache/Jserv application server, PostgreSQL RDBMS.

S/MIME cryptographic library: developed cryptographic programming interface for use in secure mail applications (C++).

University of British Columbia, Department of Civil Engineering, Vancouver, BC

Research Engineer, January 1995 to December 1996: Implemented science-based analysis algorithms for advanced material behaviour under extreme conditions using Fortran, Visual Basic, and C.

Projects

Impact analysis tool: Implemented analysis alogrithms for composite material behaviour in combination with a Windows graphical interface. Resulting application used by civil and military design engineers.

Education

University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC

MASc Material Science and Engineering, 1994

Thesis: Modelling the impact behaviour of fibre reinforced composite materials

University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON

BASc Mechanical Engineering (Co-Op), 1991

Publications

Refereed Publications

Pierson, M.O., and Vaziri, R., "Analytical Solution for Low-Velocity Impact Response of Composite Plates," American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Journal, Vol. 34, No. 8, pp. 1633-1640, August 1996.

Other Publications

Pierson, M.O., Delfosse, D., Vaziri, R., and Poursartip, A., "Penetration of Laminated Composite Plates Due to Impact", Proc. 14th International Symposium on Ballistics, Quebec, Canada, Vol.2, pp 351-360, September 1993.

Delfosse, D., Vaziri, R., Pierson, M.O., and Poursartip, A., "Analysis of the Non-Penetrating Impact Behaviour of CFRP Laminates", Proc. 9th International Conference on Composite Materials, ICCM-9, Madrid, Spain, Vol.5 pp 366-373, July 1993.