For Hire

As stated at the end of my previous entry, I am currently looking for a new job. I am seeking something involving either computer engineering, software engineering, or web development — or a mix of all that — and it has to be in Quebec City (telecommuting is also an option). If you are hiring and might have something for me, please take a look at my résumé below.

Education

2001-2005
Bachelor of Computer Engineering
Specialization in Intelligent Systems
Université Laval, Quebec City (Quebec), Canada
1998-2000
College Studies: Pure & Applied Science
Collège de Lévis, 9, Mgr.-Gosselin, Lévis (Quebec), Canada

Work Experience

2005
Université Laval – Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
Webmaster for course web sites, web development for the intranet and some other department-related web sites. [PHP, Perl, MySQL]
2004
INRS – Eau, Terre et Environnement
Summer trainee. Working on the project of a student in doctoral studies. Maintenance cost optimization for water distribution systems using genetic algorithms and creation of a data visualisation program.
[C++, MFC]
2001-2004
ACSM – Chaudière-Appalaches
Created a web site for a local branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association. Redesigned the web site at summer 2004. [HTML, CSS]

Other Experience

2005-2007
Reflex – Web development framework and modular content management system. [PHP, MySQL, Javascript, DOM]
2004-2007
Sim Daltonism – Implementation of a filter algorithm simulating various color blindness and creation of a realtime visualisation application for Mac OS X. [Cocoa, Objective-C, C, Mac OS X Core Graphics]
2004-2005
PHP Markdown & Extra – Program handling the conversion from text form to HTML using the Markdown syntax. This is a PHP port of the original Perl program written by John Gruber. [PHP, Perl]
2001-2005
Gamma Control & Black Light – Two applications to adjust the gamma correction curves of a computer screen and invert colors on the display to help make text more readable. [Cocoa, Objective-C]
2003
Easy Programming Interface for Graphics – C++ programming interface linked to a Java application that displays graphics on screen. Cross-platform tool build as part of a teem for the Design IV course. [C++, Java, SVG]

Technical Expertise

Languages
C, C++, Objective-C, D, Java, Pascal, Javascript, PHP, SQL, Regular Expressions, AppleScript
Platforms
Mac OS, Mac OS X (Cocoa, Carbon, Core Graphics), Linux, Windows (MFC)
Software
Xcode, Visual Studio, CodeWarrior, Matlab, FileMaker Pro, HyperCard, Microsoft Office, AppleWorks, Photoshop, Illustrator, GoLive, PageMaker
Code management
CVS, Subversion, Git
Other
HTML, SVG, XML, CSS, DOM, TCP/IP, HTTP

Hobbies

  • Software Programming
  • Web Design
  • User Interface Design
  • Typography
  • Photography
  • Piano and music composition
  • Bicycle

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