Jun 2020 – Jan 2026 · 5 yrs 7 mos

Nov 2016 – May 2020 · 3 yrs 6 mos

Dec 2015 – Aug 2016 · 8 mos · Medellín, Colombia

Apr 2011 – Jul 2012 · 1 yr 3 mos · Kitchener, Canada Area

Jan 2011 – Sep 2014 · 3 yrs 8 mos · London, United Kingdom

• Google Waterloo, Canada from January 2011 - July 2012
• Google Sydney, Australia from July 2012 - December 2013
• Google London, UK from December 2013 - September 2014
• Worked on: Mobile Gmail, G+ for iOS, Drive for iOS, Maps for Business Android, Google Compare (server side Java, front-end Javascript).
• Lead for: Presentations on iOS, Coordinate for iOS.

May 2010 – Aug 2010 · 3 mos

Apr 2010 – Oct 2010 · 6 mos

• Designed activity-centred programming workshop (approx. 3 hours in duration) for 16-18 year olds using Processing (http://processing.org).
• Released content under Creative Commons license, code under GPL (available at http://catehuston.com/workshop/)
• Designed and conducted interviews in order to recruit technically competent teaching assistants, who could also communicate well and inspire passion for programming in students.

Sep 2009 – May 2010 · 8 mos

• Fall 2009: CSI 1706 - “Éléments de programmation pour la gestion”
• Winter 2010: CSI 1521 - "Introduction à l'informatique II"
• Taught Visual Basic and Java. Assisted course professor in developing Java assignments.
• Instructed and mentored students, graded and de-bugged programming assignments to provide useful feedback.

Apr 2010 – Mar 2011 · 11 mos

Jan 2010 – Jan 2011 · 1 yr

Jan 2010 – Mar 2010 · 2 mos

Jun 2009 – Aug 2009 · 2 mos

• Worked with owners and other instructors to help initiate franchise in foreign country, included identifying and troubleshooting teething problems and providing continuous feedback.
• Overhauled registration and bookkeeping system through the use of Google docs. This eliminated confusing and contradictory emails which dramatically improved planning and resulted in a better experience for instructors.

Oct 2008 – Aug 2009 · 10 mos

• Developed teaching aids including programming frameworks (using Swing) that allowed students to create visual applications while passively learning good code design (separation of UI and logic).
• Overhauled Java curriculum, introducing Processing to teach visual applications and provide visual honesty to students.

Jun 2008 – Aug 2008 · 2 mos

• As a camp instructor, I was responsible for the wellbeing of a class of up to 11 children. I taught Video Game Creation (VGC), using the Fusion application, Game Modding, using the Warcraft 3 World editor, and Programming. In programming I taught some C++ but mainly Java, using a curriculum and teaching materials that I had developed. I also developed teaching materials for VGC.
• As Lead Instructor, I ran the camp (with a staff of 6 instructors) in the absence of the director, dealt with behavioral issues, dispensed medication, ran check-in and check-out and acted as a mentor to other members of staff.
• Also worked for ID Tech as a Camp Instructor June 2007 - August 2007.

May 2008 – Aug 2008 · 3 mos

• From a loose specification I designed and implemented a database in Access (with the use of some Visual Basic code) to organize the management of contracts and consultancy projects within the department. An iterative design process was used to maximize end-user feedback. The database minimized data duplication, improved data reliability and further improved the tracking and statistical reporting available to the department. I worked with a non-technical colleague to create a User Manual.

Oct 2006 – Apr 2007 · 6 mos

• Helping first year undergraduate students with their Computer Science courses, which were taught in Haskell and Java. I also demonstrated the Informatics@Edinburgh stands at the Edinburgh Science Festival, which included the teaching of Flash to young children.

Jul 2006 – Sep 2006 · 2 mos

• As an intern, I designed and coded an R&D project consisting of share tracker for cellular phones written using standard J2ME libraries. Also used J2EE (servlets), JDBC and SQL. Participated in a small group project consisting of a website for a charity to automate funding applications.

Jul 2004 – Oct 2004 · 3 mos

• Also July - August 2002, July 2003.
• Responsibilities included: planning and coordinating large projects (including for customers such as Nike, M&S, and Tesco), arranging collections and deliveries, dealing with customers, contractors and truck drivers, quoting, invoicing, and some stock control

Oct 2003 – Jun 2005 · 1 yr 8 mos

• Volunteer shop assistant.

Aug 2003 – Sep 2003 · 1 mo

• Helping with accounts, but also automated some inefficient procedures by creating a database.