Jacob Tobin
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Experience
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Urgent Couriers Limited
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New Zealand
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Freight and Package Transportation
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1 - 100 Employee
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Intermediate Developer
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Oct 2022 - Present
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Optimation Group
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New Zealand
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Junior Developer
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Jul 2021 - Oct 2022
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Core Inspection - Lifting & Rigging Software
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New Zealand
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Information Technology & Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Software Developer
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Dec 2020 - Dec 2020
• Short term contract role• Aided in implementation of automative testing workflow via app centre for a Xamarinforms application• Designed and developed application test scripts• Communicated technical risks and benefits to management and key stakeholders • Short term contract role• Aided in implementation of automative testing workflow via app centre for a Xamarinforms application• Designed and developed application test scripts• Communicated technical risks and benefits to management and key stakeholders
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Core Inspection - Lifting & Rigging Software
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New Zealand
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Information Technology & Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Software Developer
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Jun 2020 - Jul 2020
• Short term contract role, mix of in office and work from home• Modified existing .net software to correct coding errors, upgrade interfaces and improveoverall performance• Revised, modularised and updated old code bases to modern development standards,reducing operating costs and improving functionality.• Contributed ideas and suggestions in team meetings and delivered updates ondeadlines, designs and enhancements• Performed software testing to uncover bugs and troubleshoot data issues prior toapplication launch• Worked closely with other team members in such tasks as troubleshooting anddebugging
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Jackson Hole Mountain Resort
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United States
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Travel Arrangements
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200 - 300 Employee
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Sales Reservationist
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Nov 2019 - Mar 2020
• Enriched team building skills• Worked with customers directly on a day to day basis and enhanced customer service skills• Fulfilled customer requests by utilising required product and services information• Worked on the phone lines dealing with customer requests remotely• Was enlisted to help with enhancements for the sales application employees used toensure sales staff could efficiently deal with customer requests • Enriched team building skills• Worked with customers directly on a day to day basis and enhanced customer service skills• Fulfilled customer requests by utilising required product and services information• Worked on the phone lines dealing with customer requests remotely• Was enlisted to help with enhancements for the sales application employees used toensure sales staff could efficiently deal with customer requests
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Virsae
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New Zealand
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Telecommunications
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1 - 100 Employee
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Junior Software Developer
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Nov 2018 - Jun 2019
• Full time role started after completing university studies• Led Xamarin Android and iOS mobile app development initiative as Subject MatterExpert and primary point-of-contact for project management staff• Developed Xamarin Android and iOS cross-platform application from conceptionthrough to internal testing, then onto deployment for customer use• Collaborated with project managers to select ambitious, but realistic coding milestoneson pre-release software project development.• Consulted regularly with management on application development project status, newproject proposals and software-related technical issues.• Developed and deployed major new enhancements to the Xamarin Android and iOSapplications including a new push notification system using Firebase and utilisingexisting web backend• Routinely tested programs and databases to identify issues and make necessarymodifications• Documented technical workflows and knowledge in private wiki for later use by otheremployees• Resolved conflicts and negotiated mutually beneficial agreements between parties
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Software Development Intern
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Feb 2016 - Nov 2018
• Part time paid internship during university studies• Worked within multiple stages of product lifecycle, ranging from requirements gatheringto production releases• Performed the lead role for an intern project to build and test the validity of a mobileapplication with some features of the main MVC project• Worked with team members, including the Development Manager and CTO to createsolutions and minimise project delays• Contributed to running focus groups with clients to gather feedback and confirmation ofrequirements• Wrote multiple small applications in different mobile languages including Swift, Java andXamarin to identify which language/framework approach for would best for the projectEducationSkills• Regular meetings with development manager and CTO to gather requirements, and occasionally pitch new ideas for features that could be developed to make use of the unique advantages of a mobile app• Modified existing .Net software to correct coding errors, upgrade interfaces and improve overall performance• Wrote clean, clear and well-tested code for various projects for both external and internal use• Built databases and table structures for use in web applications
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Education
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Massey University
Bachelor's degree, Entrepreneurship and Innovation