Ali Ayoub
*** ***** ***** – ***A, Mississauga, Ontario, **********@*****.*** 416-***-**** www.amoderndev.com github.com/Cryptolemming
Education
CERTIFICATIONS/OTHER
•MongoDB for Node.js, MongoDB University (certificate), 2015
•Intro to Java Programming, Udacity, 2015
•Intro to Computer Science with Python, MITx (certificate), 2015
•Intro to Algorithms, Udacity, 2014
•Intro to Encryption, Stanford, 2014
B.A. WITH HONOURS YORK UNIVERSITY
•Dual Major: Psychology /Business & Society
•Executive with the Pre-Law Society 2004-2006
•Winner Osgoode Hall National Undergraduate Mooting Competition, 2005
•Top Oralist Osgoode Hall National Undergraduate Mooting Competition, 2005-2006
•Taught pre-school children novel language methods using a statistics-based technique
Skills & Abilities
TECHNICAL/QUANTITATIVE
•Web/Game development with a focus on Universal JavaScript – Mongo, Node, Express, React
•UI/UX with HTML5, CSS variants and in-line styles
•Database experience with NoSQL(MongoDB) and Relational(PostgreSQL during poker career and recent development with Ruby/Rails)
•Linux/CLI ready
QUALITATIVE
•Comprehend and communicate technical information well
•Resided and taught in many locations around the world including Canada, United States, Thailand and Singapore
•Work well as part of a team and self-motivated
•Organized, efficient and take initiative
Experience
BALANCE TEAM - STORM AMAYA GAMING 2015-PRESENT (CONTRACT)
•Test/Design gameplay, mechanics, elements to optimize balance across fun/strategy/variance
•Help identify and communicate bugs and other inconsistencies in weekly software updates
•Help construct survey reports to gather and analyze gameplay data
•Help prepare presentations and reports for new gameplay features
•Coordinate with balance as well as Product teams to accomplish all the above efficiently and accurately
•Provide feedback/suggestions on visual elements of Storm for Desktop and Mobile
PROJECT LEAD & GAME/ALGORITHM DESIGN SATOSHICARNIVAL.CO 2013-2014
•Mockup to production in 10 months
•Game engine/algorithm design with JavaScript/PHP
•UI/UX design with JavaScript, HTML5, CSS
•Project manager for a team of three
•Helped reach 4 million hits and over 1 million unique visitors within 2 months
POKER – MATH & PSYCHOLOGY INSTRUCTOR POKERSTRATEGY.COM 2006-2014
•Educational content focused on math and psychology for the gaming industry
•Produced and presented close to 70 educational videos
•Worked one-on-one with a global list of students both online and in-person
•Wrote and presented several essay-length mini-series