Summary of Qualifications
  • Strong skills in PHP, C and Python developed through self-employment
  • Skilled in graphic design, XHTML, CSS, Javascript, jQuery and SQL
  • Experience with Java, Scheme, Mac OS X, Linux, Windows and MS Office
  • Excellent team leadership, management and problem solving skills
  • Able to efficiently participate within a team or group environment

Work Experience

Jan. 2009
Founder / Web Developer, RoomClerk.com, Waterloo, Ontario
  • Founded a start-up dedicated to space management and booking
  • Lead a group of four people to produce the product and business plan
  • Wrote the website's basic functionality in one weekend (~1500 lines of PHP)
June - Aug. 2009
Technical Assistant to the Mayor, City of Burlington, Ontario
  • Designed, wrote and maintained the website of Mayor Cam Jackson
  • Wrote Python scripts to reduce maintenance and workload for city employees
  • Ported Python scripts to PHP to allow for remote maintenance
June 2008 - Present
Founder / Sound Technician, Sobot Sound
  • Founded and ran a recording studio and live sound business
  • Recorded more than 10 albums, offered online distribution and iTunes sales
  • Managed live concerts with multiple acts in high-stress environments
  • Lead a small team of sound and lighting technicians for large monthly shows
2003 - present
Independent Web Developer, Peter Sobot Web Design
  • Started and ran a web development business for over six years
  • Worked for more than a dozen clients in business, government, politics and education

Education

Sept. 2009 - present
Candidate for Bachelor of Software Engineering
from the University of Waterloo, in Waterloo, Ontario (expected graduation: 2014)

Relevant Assignment:
Sept - Nov. 2009
Lego Robot Project - a path-following Lego RCX2 robot
  • Worked in a team to write code for an RCX2 robot to follow a path
    and navigate a course while accounting for unexpected hardware faults
  • Wrote efficient colour-detection and logic code in C for limited hardware

Relevant Courses:
Programming Principles, Intro to Methods of Software Engineering,
Functional Programming & Data Abstraction, Digital Circuits & Systems

June 2009
Ontario Secondary School Diploma
from Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School in Burlington, Ontario

Relevant Assignment:
June 2009
"polygraph," an online graphing calculator
  • Designed and implemented an online graphing calculator in PHP
  • Delivered a finished product to high school math teachers
    and students, resulting in a grade of 100% and continuous usage
  • Available online for free public use at polygraph.petersobot.com
Awards
  • June 2009
    Grade 12 Computer Science Award - Grade of 99%
  • June 2007
    Halton Catholic School Board "Making A Difference" Award

Volunteer Experience

Sept. 2007 - June 2009
Student Director of Sound and Lighting
Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School, Burlington, Ontario
  • Lead a team of sound and lighting technicians for shows for ~1400 people
  • Managed all planning, setup and execution of bi-monthly three-hour shows
Nov. 2008 - Feb. 2009
Chair of Academic Quadrathalon Committee
Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School, Burlington, Ontario
  • Headed a team planning an inter-school event for 60 students aged 13-15
  • Distributed workload and tasks to a team of fourteen high-school students

Activities, Interests & Hobbies

Nov. 2009 - present
Manager, "pass it on", a web-comic, Waterloo, Ontario
  • Devloped and launched a web-comic to an audience of university students
  • Monetized the project with advertising revenue and online t-shirt sales
June - Aug. 2009
Music Producer, The Atomic Toasters, Burlington, Ontario
  • Arranged, recorded, and played all primary instruments on a tribute album
  • Transcribed and distributed instrumental and vocal parts to fellow musicians
  • Posted the album online for free download at toasters.petersobot.com
2007-2009
Musician, The Notre Dame Swingin' Irish, Burlington, Ontario
  • Played bass guitar, then drums in a high-school jazz band
  • Won first place internationally at Musicfest Orlando in 2008