Experience

In order of career relevance.

2007-Present

Game Development Instructor

Red River College

• Instruction and course development for the following courses and technologies:
• C++ Programming for Games
• Applied Math for Game Development
• Game Studio Project Courses
• Full Stack Web Development
• Programming for Mobile Devices

2006-Present

Contract Web Developer

• Development of custom web sites, web applications, and social networks using:
• Ruby on Rails
• Javascript
• PHP
• Wordpress

2010-Present

Founder, President and Lead Developer

Open Democracy Manitoba

• Empowering citizens in order to have a more accountable and respectful democracy.
• Building online resources with the goal of fostering government accountability and transparency.

2000-2003
2005-2007

Software & Hardware Design Engineer

Norscan Instruments - Research and Development Dept.

• Software, firmware, and hardware development and project management.
• Project leadership as well as the maintenance and enhancement of legacy products.
• Project documentation in accordance with ISO 9001.
• Summer employment during 1998 and 1999.

1997-1998

Software Developer and IT Support (Full and Part Time)

Manitoba Telecom Services - MTS Solutions Group

• Custom software coding using MS Access, MS Excel, and PERL.
• Developement and deployement of an electronic time-sheet application.
• Network and software training for co-workers.

2005

Technical Support Representative

InFocus - InFocus Europe (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

• Research and technical support by telephone and email, in English and French
• Troubleshooting for digital projectors, wireless devices, and wireless networking.

1996 Summer

Technical Support Representative

AT&T - AT&T Transtech Canada

• Senior level telephone technical representative for the AT&T Worldnet Internet.
• Research staff and support for the AT&T Olympic Games CDROM.

2004-2005

Travel and Self Improvement

• Travelling, living, and working throughout Canada, Europe, and Asia with my wife.
• Learning new programming languages (Processing, ActionScript, Javascript).
• Exploring design tools (Photoshop, Flash).
• Studying grammar and rhetoric.

Technical Expertise

Programming

C++, Javascript, P5.js, Ruby and Rails, Java, PHP, XML, (X)HTML, HTML5, CSS, SQL, PERL, C, Processing, Actionscript, Visual Basic, Assembly for PIC & Motorola Microprocessors.

Software

Unreal Engine, Version control with Git and Perforce, Drupal, Wordpress, Sharepoint, MS Visual Studio and VSCode, MS Office Suite.

Systems

MS Windows, Unix, Linux (Ubuntu/Debian), MS-DOS

Other

Object oriented & functional programming methodologies, Analogue electronic design and debugging.

Education

2017

Certificate in Adult Education

Red River College

2000

B.Sc. in Computer Engineering (Four year program)

University of Manitoba

Undergraduate Thesis: Development of a Wireless Position Tracking System

1995

Ecole Secondaire Churchill

Graduated high school with a French/English Bilingual Diploma.

Professional Development

2009

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Art and Code @ CMU - The democratization of computer programming for artists, young people, and the rest of us.

2006

Reston, Virginia - No Fluff, Just Stuff - Java / Agility / Open Source Conference

2002

Winnipeg, MB - Precursor Productions Electronic Music Production

2001

Orlando, Florida - Norscan Sales and Marketing Development

2001

Phoenix, Arizona - Microchip Masters Conference

Interests

Open Data, Open Democracy, Coding, Teaching, Visual Media, Blogging, Electronic Music Production, Vinyl Album Collection, Cooking, Travelling, Reading, Language, Philosophy.