Jared Stevenson

Hamilton, New Zealand ยท Email me

Recent Software Engineering Graduate | Eagar to contribute to diverse software projects.

Education

Waikato Institute of Technology (Wintec)

Bachelor of Applied Information Technology (Level 7)

Software Engineering Specialisation

February 2022 - November 2023 (Expected Graduation May 2024)

Waikato Institute of Technology (Wintec)

New Zealand Diploma in Information Technology and Technical Support (Level 5)
February 2021 - November 2021

Waikato Institute of Technology (Wintec)

Certificate in Fitness Industry Training (Level 4)
February 2015 - November 2015

My Portfolio

Comprehensive farm application

Wintec - comp609 - Application Development
  • Windows forms C#/.Net6.0 desktop application.
  • Retrieves the data from the database, stores it in efficient data structures, manipulates it and reports useful information related to the profitability of the farm.
Semester 2 - 2022
view of profitability app after performing calculation

Multithreading in C#

Wintec - Comp609 - Application Development
  • Console app which finds the maximum number of a large integer array.
  • Compares the execution time between a single thread and n threads
  • The multithread function takes in a single array, splits it into n arrays, starts the threads, and then finds the maximum number.
Semester 2 - 2022
console image of execution times for multithreading app

Computer repair website

Wintec - COMP602 - Web Development
  • Group project (3 group members) for Web Development module at Wintec.
  • HTML, CSS and vanilla JS to build a Computer repair business website from scratch.
  • We used Git and GitHub to collaborate and keep our code up to date.
  • Azure DevOps was used to keep track of user stories and assign tasks.
Semester 1 - 2022
Home page for computer repair website

Quicksort Animation

Wintec - COMP605 - Datastructures and Algorithms
  • Powerpoint animation displaying the partitioning process of the quicksort algorithm.
  • In this particular case I am always selecting the first element as the pivot.
  • Click here to zoom in.
Semester 2 - 2022
Home page for computer repair website

Skills

Programming Languages & Tools
Workflow
  • Agile Development & Scrum

Experience

Information Services Architecture Intern

Hamilton City Council
  • Requirements Gathering and Analysis
  • Conducting stakeholder interviews
  • Coordination with wider organisation to plan and execute user testing session
  • UX/UI Design and Prototyping
  • Git and .NET Maui
  • Problem solving
July 2023 - November 2023

Commercial Painter

Programmed Property Services
  • Washing, preparing, and painting interior/exterior surfaces
  • Communicating with team members, clients and public
  • Working at height (Roof and Elevated work platforms)
  • Ensuring myself and others work safely
  • Writing JSEAs (Job Safety and Environmental Analysis)
  • Problem solving
March 2019 - February 2021 | November 2021 - February 2022

Kitchen hand and Delivery Driver

Hell Pizza
  • Customer Service
  • Quality control of orders
  • Assisted with the training of new team members
  • Driver coordinator
  • Time management
February 2016 - March 2019

Interests

  •  Listening to all and any type of music


  •  Strategy games - Magic: The Gathering


  •  Sports


  •  Having a laugh


  •  MMORPGs - World of Warcraft

Awards & Certifications

  • IT Partners - Tim Bixley - Highest Achiever - New Zealand Diploma in Information Technology and Technical Support (Level 5) - March 2022
  • NDG Linux Unhatched - September 2021