Web Software Developer
London, Canada Area
- Current
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- Software Developer at Maplesoft
- Founder and Developer at CastRoller
- Past
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- Marketing Engineer at Maplesoft
- Applications Developer at Maplesoft
- Rental Assistant at Martin's Home Hardware
- Education
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- The University of Western Ontario
- Connections
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- Industry
- Computer Software
- Websites
William Spaetzel’s Summary
I am a full-time web developer. I work at Maplesoft, where I've built lots of parts of their website. I my spare time, I build more sites (Like this one). What keeps me busy most days, is CastRoller. I built CastRoller to fulfill a need. It has made it much easier for me to manage my podcast subscriptions. I am working on building it up so that it can be more popular and maybe make me a little money in the future.
I am a podcasting Wannabe. I love listening to podcasts, and keep meaning to record a regular podcast, but haven't quite gotten around to it yet. You'll find me hanging out with other podcasters at Podcamp, Podcasters Across Borders or on Twitter.
I met my beautiful wife, Laura-Lee while I was studying Computer Science at the University of Western Ontario in London, Canada. We were married in August, 2007 and are now happily living in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. She is a Personal Trainer and enjoys practicing her trade on me.
When I am not in front of a computer or spending time with Laura-Lee, I am probably either playing Xbox, or out taking pictures.
You'll find me all over the web, I usually go by "Spaetzel" or "Redune" when online.
William Spaetzel’s Specialties:
C / C++ / C#, Java, JavaScript, SQL, PHP, Perl
Linux, Sun Solaris, Windows 2000, Windows XP
XML, NET, ASP, Flash, IIS Server, Apache
MS Visual Studio, MS SQL Server, MySQL Server, emacs, vi, gdb
OpenGL, DirectX
William Spaetzel’s Experience
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Software Developer
Maplesoft
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)
January 2007 — Present (1 year 10 months)
▫ Developed new downloads system, saving company over $100 000 annually.
▫ Built new flexible content management system to significantly decrease the amount of time needed to publish new content to the web: http://www.maplesoft.com/updates.aspx
▫ Created new website to help users share content with one another: http://www.maplesoft.com/tacontent
▫ Updated existing media releases page to make it easier for media outlets to read the latest news about the company: http://www.maplesoft.com/media
▫ Worked with Quality Assurance department to ensure that all projects are well tested and bug-free.
▫ Cooperated with design department to create applications that are both visually attractive and easy to use.
▫ Assisted in creating a consistent and reusable N-Tier architecture used in all projects.
▫ Maintained and improved many legacy systems used throughout the company.
▫ Designed and implemented new intranet site that encourages employees to easily share their content with one another. -
Founder and Developer
CastRoller
(Computer Software industry)
August 2006 — Present (2 years 3 months)
▫ Created popular podcast community: http://castroller.com
▫ Uses many new and updated .NET technologies such as ASP.NET AJAX, and LINQ.
▫ Site is in private beta – receives enthusiastic response at all demonstrations. -
Marketing Engineer
Maplesoft
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)
May 2006 — January 2007 (9 months)
▫ Built and maintained online Maple user community: http://www.mapleprimes.com
▫ Assisted in creation of product demonstration videos: http://www.maplesoft.com/products/Maple11/Demo/Aca/index.aspx
▫ Created tutorial and product help applications: http://www.maplesoft.com/applications/app_center_techniques.aspx
▫ Worked with Research and Development department to test products and ensure that product release deadlines were met.
▫ Created web marketing materials for new and existing products.
▫ Assisted in development and marketing of new products. -
Applications Developer
Maplesoft
(Computer Software industry)
May 2004 — August 2006 (2 years 4 months)
16 Month Internship position
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Rental Assistant
Martin's Home Hardware
(Computer Software industry)
1996 — 2002 (6 years)
William Spaetzel’s Education
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The University of Western Ontario
H.BSc, Computer Science, 2001 — 2006
On Dean's Honor List. Recipient of NSERC Award
- Activities and Societies:
- Marching Band
Additional Information
William Spaetzel’s Websites:
William Spaetzel’s Honors:
Maplesoft Quarterly Award
2006 University of Western Ontario Dean's Honour's List
