Education
Third-Year Honours Co-op Undergraduate, Sept. 2004 – April 2010
University of Manitoba
- Majoring in Computer Science and minoring in Business
- Achieving a current grade point average of 3.89
- Course Highlights:
Object Oriented Programming A+ Introductory Computer Systems A+ Analysis of Algorithms A+ Programming Practices A+ Software Engineering 1 A+
High School Diploma, Sept. 2001 – June 2004
Steinbach Regional Secondary School
- Graduated in Computer Technology and Math/Science with Laureate and Merit recognition
- Awarded a bursary for demonstrating an ability and passion for game programming in C#
- Nominated for both the grade 10 and 11 Technology Major Awards of Merit
- Achieved honor roll status virtually every term
Technical Skills
Comfortable with the following technologies, given a day to review:
Programming Languages
- C/C++, C#, Java, Visual Basic
Operating Systems
- Gentoo/Debian Linux, Windows 9x/XP/Vista
Development Environments
- Eclipse, Visual Studio .NET, Vim, Kate, Code Blocks
Database Management Systems
- MySQL, HSQL
Web Technologies
- (X)HTML, CSS, Ruby on Rails, PHP
Other Technologies
- JUnit, Git, Make, GCC, SDL
Technical Work Experience
Summer IT Maintenance
Linden Christian School, July 2008
- Cleaned and configured roughly a hundred computers
Customer Care, Aug. 2005 – Sept. 2007
Convergys
- Assisted customers with technical and billing issues related to their Internet service, via chat and phone
- Assisted peers with advanced inquiries
- Accepted supervisor requests and call-backs
- Awarded for promoting company culture and technical excellence
- Reliable through exemplary attendance
Other Work Experience
Renovations and Night Stocking, Aug. 2008
Staples Business Depot
- Assisted in moving products, setting up planograms, and cleaning during renovations
- Filled product homes and overstock from received inventory during the back-to-school rush
Crew Person, Oct. 2003 – Feb. 2005
McDonald's Steinbach
- Took orders at the till, prepared food, and cleaned
- Selected to be a customer service representative and host birthday parties
House Repair, Summers of 2001 – 2002
L/A Rent
- Construction Demolition
- Performed handy-work, including painting, carpeting, sawing, nailing, and cleaning as required
Projects
Programming
- Programmed a space-invaders style of game in Visual Basic during the summer after grade 6
- Developed simple C++ apps, including tile-scrolling, GUI, and space shooter engines in 2007
- Presently programming a more advanced side-scrolling space shooter in C++
Web Design
- Developed a seminar management site utilizing Ruby on Rails in 2008
- Presently developing a personal knowledge base utilizing Ruby on Rails
- References available upon request.