Norma Thompson

Application Developer

Slightly Social•  September 2010 - Present

• Maintained Facebook application that had 5000+ MAU, using Legacy FBML • Designed, tested, and implemented new features for the application using PHP, JSON, AJAX, HTML, CSS, jQuery, JavaScript on a LAMP environment • Responded to user tickets to triage, find root cause and fix defects as reported and communicated results back to users • Used Git SVN to migrate the application from FBML to iFrame and maintain as part of a team of 4 developers using CodeIgnitor • Collaborated with a team of 12 from around the world, including United States, England, Australia, Philippines, Bangladesh, and Canada

Software Developer

Ryerson University•  June 2005 - September 2010

• Programmed the GUI for the Emoti-Chair system, a chair that converts sound into vibrations making music and sound accessible to the deaf and hard of hearing, using the Flex environment with ActionScript 3.0 and implemented the audio processing system using MAX/MSP • Used SVN repositories to work with a team of 7 programmers to integrate code and smoothly launch new versions of the system. • Updated software system to create sign language websites from Real Basic to Java (SignLink Studio). • Formulated proposal, was granted approval and developed and performed usability testing on universally accessible web forms with emphasis on users who are deaf/hard of hearing or blind/low vision as the sole developer for the add-on to the SignLink Studio system. • Updated the sign language web site (ASLpah.ca, now SignLinkStudio.ca) from HTML/JavaScript/CSS/SMIL/QuickTime Videos to PHP with Flash interface. • Used LAMP environment • Used SVN repositories to work as part of a team of 10 programmers to coordinate the development of the software to create online sign language web pages and to maintain the sign language web site.

Web Programmer

University of Toronto•  September 2004 - September 2005

• Created disability culture web portal using Java servlets • Continued programming web sites for content and improving accessibility, including ASLpah.ca (now SignLinkStuido.ca) and enablelink.org, using PHP and HTML/CSS on a LAMP system • Communicated key research findings to academics, members of the public, funding bodies and regulatory authorities. • Upgraded accessible web site, ASLpah.ca, from HTML to PHP • Programmed accessible web sites in PHP, including ATutor.ca (Accessible Course Management System) and enablelink.org in a LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) environment. • Programmed in PHP, HTML, JavaScript, XML and SMIL • Used SVN and CVS repositories to work as part of a team of 15 programmers to create and maintain accessible websites. • Aided in the upgrading of web sites for security to prevent SQL injection attacks and improve the access of the site.