Videostream

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Videostream for Chromecast

Videostream is an app that allows you stream local/downloaded video to your Chromecast! With 2 million+ users, Videostream is one of the top Chromecast applications.

At Videostream, I worked on both the Chrome app and the Android app. I implemented both new feature requests from users and bug fixes.

Working on the Chrome app allowed me to develop skills in Javascript, CSS, HTML and other web technologies.

I was also tasked with implementing a way for users to upgrade to a premium version of Videostream from the Android app as well as adding ways for us to increase profits and promotion awareness. This was done by implementing Firebase push notifications, various visual app elements and a material redesign of the app.

RouteThis

RouteThis is a multi-platform application that allows support teams to better assist their customers. RouteThis analyzes a user's home network and relays useful info about their network back to the support team.

Ping Analyzer

We needed to find a way to accurately detect the quality of a user's local network. Specifically the connection quality between various devices on the network to the router. After conducting some research and preliminary tests, using pings seemed like the way to go as ping can be used to communicate with virtually all devices on the network. I wrote bash scripts to collect a large data set and began analyzing it to look for patterns in networks at varying degrees of connection quality.

SSID Regex

Android offers a lot of useful network information to the application layer while iOS does not. After analyzing thousands of SSIDs, we were able to detect patterns in default manufacturer SSIDs in order to determine if the network scanned was on the 2.4 or 5 GHz band.

• Videostream: getvideostream.com
• RouteThis: routethis.com

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Android

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Resplash

Resplash is an Android client for Unsplash.com

• Date:
• October 2016
• Download: Google Play
• Source: GitHub

Watson Eats

Watson Eats was created at Hack the North 2016. It uses the IBM Watson API to analyze and deduce personality traits from a user's tweets. These personality traits are then used to search Yelp for the best restaurant for that user in their area.

• Date:
• September 2016
• Download: Watson-Eats (.apk)
• Source: GitHub

Cryptogram

Cryptogram is an app that can be used to encrypt and decrypt messages using RSA encryption. The app can also be used to generate the necessary public and private keys.

• Date:
• July 2016
• Download: Cryptogram (.apk)
• Source: GitHub

Compass

Compass is a simple compass app developed in Android Studio that uses Google's Material Design.

• Date:
• June 2016
• Download: Compass (.apk)
• Source: GitHub

Room Navigator

Room Navigator was developed in Android Studio, it that takes in a simple svg map and will navigate the user from a start point to a destination. A pedometer was implemented using accelerometer values to track the user's steps and a compass was implemented to determine the direction of travel. In order to give the user directions, a simple path finding algorithm was implemented.

• Date:
• May 2016
• Source: GitHub

DNA Replicator

DNA Replicator was developed in MIT App Inventor in order to help my grade 12 biology class learn the processes involved in DNA replication and was used to prepare for our exam.

• Date:
• April 2015
• Download: DNA Replicator (.apk)

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Nanoleaf

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Nanoleaf is an innovative green lighting company founded by 3 University of Toronto graduates currently boasting the world's most energy efficient light bulb.

At Nanoleaf, my main role was Product and Software Testing. We used Agile software development practices; partipating in daily scrums and stand-ups. I conducted and wrote in-house test cases for the Nanoleaf Smarter Kit (Smart Light Bulb) and the Nanoleaf Aurora (Smart LED Light Panels). Another portion of my work was working and developing in an OpenWRT system. I also participated in app design meetings.

On top of the day to day duties at Nanoleaf, I provided tech support to customers through email and over the phone. I also took and edited promotional videos/photos for the website and potential buyers.

And I sold the Mayor of Toronto a light bulb!

• Website: nanoleaf.me

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Photography

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Mostly landscapes and street

• Instagram: brandon.c.lam
• Camera:
• Nikon D3100, Nexus 5

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3D Shooting Range

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This is a 3D first person shooting range game made in JAVA using the OpenGL API and Blender to create the 3D models. It was developed for my grade 12 culminating activity in which we were tasked to make a game uisng OpenGL. Some of the models were made in Blender.

• Date:
• June 2015
• GitHub: github.com/b-lam/3DShootingRange

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Clubs & Interests

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• AppDev (Android and iOS Development Club)
• UW Robotics Design Team
• UW Parkour Club
• UW Photography Club
• Running
• Juggling

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