Arlin Schaffel
Intense, Creative, Obsessive
Developer at Noodlecake Studios
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- SummaryArlin is a software developer who is passionate about mobile development.
He interned at IBM, has a B.Sc in Computer Science and currently works full time at Noodlecake Studios.Specialties: Languages: Objective C, Cocoa, HTML, XML, JSON, CSS, Javascript, PHP, MySQL, Java, VBScript Software: Xcode, Netbeans, Photoshop, Final Cut, Aperture Methodologies: Agile, Scrum, TDD, Pair Programming, Self Organizing Teams, Servant Leadership Personality: creative, intense, obsessive, collaborativeExperience- Apr 2012 - PresentDeveloper / Noodlecake Studios
- Oct 2009 - PresentCo-Founder / Ideas ClubIdeas Club is a Saskatoon based creative collective specializing in web-based social branding and mobile development.
- Jul 2009 - Mar 2012Developer, Scrum Master, Operations Analyst / zuzu is software development company specializing in mobile & website strategy, design and development. One of the largest interactive agencies in Western Canada, they are experts in online investor relations & social media. Worked with medium sized teams to create interactive websites and online IR reports for many large corporations including Potashcorp, Cameco, Rogers & TransCanada. Acted as Scrum Master and Operations Analyst for a small mobile development team focused on iOS appications; worked on projects for clients including Cold Stone Creamery, One Earth Farms, Viterra, MacKenzie Art Gallery & the Government of Saskatchewan. zu allowed me to grow significantly within my career as a developer. I was able to have a hand in helping the company grow from a primarily waterfall website shop into the agile, test driven, mobile, web & web app powerhouse that it is today.
- May 2007 - Aug 2009Sales Operations Analyst / IBMResponsible for managing sales reports forecasting Canadian market trends, benchmarking against historical data, and tracking current performance by brand and region; reports were used to communicate health of the business to the senior leadership team and drive targeted sales strategies. My IBM experience was life changing. It has provided me with a large amount of industry insight, inspired me to drive for nothing but excellence and shown me that I can excel and adapt while working outside of my comfort zone.
- Dec 2002 - May 2007Assistant Manager / Campus CoveComputer administrator for networked gaming center (32 stations). Responsibilities included overseeing computer technical issues, stock ordering and employee scheduling. The Cove gave me a great experience in getting things done with limited utilities. Ensuring that all computers were up to date, secure, connected and operating at a high capacity while adhering to a strict hardware budget was a unique challenge. Also, it fulfilled my childhood dream job of working at an arcade.
- Jan 2001 - May 2007Staging Lane Coordinator / Saskatchewan International RacewayResponsible for controlling and organizing race car traffic while aiding in event operation. Required a high level of communication in a noisy and fast paced environment. Working for SIR has influenced my life in many ways. Most notably, it has taught me how to handle operating in stressful situations and revealed to me the hidden complexities within running large scale event & competitions.
Education- University of SaskatchewanB.Sc. in Computer Science
Activities: Computer Science Students' Society (Executive)
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Honors:Panelist at MoSo Conference 2011 Movember Platinum Club, 2010 & 2007 Computer Science Alumni Award, 2009 IBM - Excellence Award, 2008
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Interests:computer science, development, design, user experience, mobile technology, gaming, photography, videography, philosophy
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Tweets
- Departing for #Belgium via #Montreal. Baby in front of us. Small children on both sides. No TVs. #wishusluck #longest9hoursever
- Blow Job, Portraits... http://t.co/gFM9XRZf #notwhatyouthink
- Anyone in #yxe have some power adapters that would work in #Belgium that I could borrow? #ineeddapowa
- @senseijonscott I'd be more than willing to talk to him; tho if it's soon I'm in Belgium 'till the 28th. email me arlin at fexd dat cam
- And now we watch the servers burn. Good luck everyone. #diablo #launch #omgwhydotheserverscrashherpderp
- @nheagy I did buy digital; was just hanging w/ some ppl getting collectors. @SummoningStone 100 at least? Was a decent line, but moved fast.
- #Diablo launch line say whaaaat. @ Future Shop http://t.co/bGlDBQ23
- Curious cows ate curious. #bovinefriends http://t.co/mjBo1RJq
- Helping the Heptings pack for their big #sanfran adventure! @ 2nd Avenue Lofts http://t.co/eNGdh0yK
- This American Life playing tonight at theatres far and wide. You should go. #yxe http://t.co/8RzISKsS
- @hypem Havin' server trouble?
- @AndrewSpearin We saw you from the balcony; couldn't get your attention tho. You looked busy ;) #yxe #everyonegetthehellout
- Building on fire? Better get some pints. #yxe #hairofthedog /cc @Noodlecake @ Winston's English Pub & Grill http://t.co/zMTFTQdn
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Extreme bagjump freedrop stunts tricks diving onto a air bag from 30m high Awolnation Sail song (by AceTowerHire)
R.I.P. Maurice
I drew this years ago but it’s sadly more appropriate today than ever.Cat Videos on YouTube, directed by Zack Snyder
This gif literally made me gasp.
When there is a goose in the yard & you have your sisters telephoto lens at hand, what else are you supposed to do? Yeah I thought so.
A still of an epic christmas tree burning that we did on the lake. We took one ten foot tall christmas tree, doused it in gasoline, then lit it on fire via roman candle. (Fireworks added for effect.) Expect the video on Monday morning.
Edit: Video posted here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yjJqEYkL1w
I shot some candids at my friend’s wedding recently and found some extremely strange white balance / color problems. I showed my photography friends that were at the wedding and everyone was pretty stumped. I had all my settings dialed in manually; everything looked fine to us. I thought I had the problem solved. Then I went to a car show yesterday and the problem came back.
I will spare you the details. Basically, my shutter speed was too fast and I was catching the fluorescent lights flicker due to their frequency. I found a decent post regarding this problem which you can read here at stackexchange.
I’m happy that I figured it out, but also a bit upset that I didn’t think of this immediately when it happened. Oh well. Live an learn.
I had a bit of a camera malfunction at Marli & James’s wedding involving Nikon’s “ADL” and crazy lights. But luckily, I was still able to snap a few candids which turned out well. I love Marli’s facial expressions; this one is particularly fantastic.
“Sometimes I can’t tell if she’s taking care of him or the other way around.” (c/o reddit)
