- Developer2013 - 2014Indie Development
- Developed and shipped a physics-based game using Cocos2D and Chipmunk Physics.
- Developed and shipped a spaced repetition flashcard learning system for iOS.
- Designed and created user interfaces using UIWebView, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
- Created flashcard datasets using data mining techniques with Python.
- Created web sites to market the app, integrating Google Analytics.
- Reformatted public domain Chinese classic novels to allow users to learn words in context.
- Added text to speech.
- Used asynchronous techniques to improve database access.
- Added C extension functions to SQLite.
- Made extensive use of Unicode and Natural Language parsing / processing.
Technologies: iOS, Objective-C, SQL, nginx, Tornado, Python, Google Analytics, Unicode, data mining - Python Developer2005 - 2009Geoscience Australia
- Ported an earthquake risk model simulator from MATLAB to Python, performed optimizations, and validated it against the original.
- Added features to a Python shallow water tsunami model and added integration with a Fortran deep water model.
- Maintained and extended scripts (using geospatial scripting) to build a catalogue of buildings in Australia.
- Significantly improved the performance of the earthquake risk model by porting some functions to C++.
- Developed unit tests, used version control, collaborated with team mates and other teams, created conversion scripts, and documentation.
Technologies: Python, MATLAB, Esri, ADO, SciPy, NumPy
Peter James Row
Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Member since May 21, 2014
Peter has 5 years of Python experience in a scientific research environment. He has also been coding for iOS for 1 year, and has made two personal apps on the App Store: a physics-based game using Cocos2D (the predecessor to SpriteKit) and an educational app.
Peter is now available for hire
Portfolio
- Indie DevelopmentiOS, Objective-C, SQL, nginx, Tornado, Python, Google Analytics, Unicode...
- Geoscience AustraliaPython, MATLAB, Esri, ADO, SciPy, NumPy
Experience
- Debugging, 7 years
- SciPy, 5 years
- Python, 5 years
- SQL, 3 years
- Tornado, 3 years
- Django, 1 year
- Objective-C, 1 year
- iOS, 1 year
Availability
Part-time
Preferred Environment
OS X, Linux, Git, Hg, SVN, Unit Tests, Terminal
The most amazing...
...app I've made is a Chinese flashcard app for iOS using spaced repetition, SQLite, asynchronous programming, and Python to build the datasets.
Employment
Experience
- Laowai Pro (Development)
Chinese Flashcard iOS app.
- Solar Ruckus (Development)
2D physics-based game with accelerator-based controls.
Skills
- LanguagesPython, Objective-C, SQL, HTML, CSS, C
- OtherTornado, Lean Development, Debugging
- FrameworksDjango, Cocos2d, Chipmunk, Knockout.js
- Libraries/APIsSciPy, NumPy, jQuery
- ParadigmsAsynchronous Programming, Unit Testing
- PlatformsLinux, Mac OS, iOS, Windows
- StorageSQLite, PostgreSQL, Redis
Education
- Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Mathematics2001 - 2008Australian National University - Canberra
