Skills Summary

• experience in designing, implementing, and maintaining large software systems
• adept at analyzing and debugging complex problems
• broad range of technical knowledge:
• proficient in C, C++, Java, C#, Python, x86 assembly (competent in many others)
• graphics with OpenGL, Direct3D
• concurrency with pthreads, Java, uC++
• development experience spanning device drivers, operating systems, applications
• proven ability to manage and lead
• presents complex information clearly and concisely

Professional Experience

Software Design Engineer

, Microsoft Inc., September 2008 – December 2008

• designed and implemented Sudoku for Zune in two months
• lead iterative development of existing Zune games
• prototyped new technologies for future products

Game Engineer

, Three Rings Design Inc., January 2008 – April 2008

• masked network latency using multiple client and server compensation techniques
• created behavior and path-finding artificial intelligence systems
• implemented fast collision detection using spatial hashing

Software Engineer

, ALT Software Inc., May 2007 – August 2007

• managed architecture and implementation of new version of Fisher-Price toy
• met with clients to assess current needs and plan future work
• quickly resolved critical bugs (e.g., eliminated pervasive memory leaks)

Software Engineer

, AMD Inc., September 2006 – December 2006

• designed and coded JPEG decoder feature for handheld media processors
• innovated asynchronous approach with ASIC controlling hardware-assisted and pure software decoder applets running on a DSP

Software Engineer

, ATI Technologies, January 2006 – May 2006

• handled design, implementation, and support of tool facilitating code reviews
• implemented run-time-configurable failure tolerance in low-level device driver
• created cross-platform USB interface driver

Other Experience

Director, Mathematics Endowment Fund

, April 2008 – April 2009

• managed operations of a $3.1-million fund
• solicited applications for $135 000 in funding available annually
• organized a 40-member funding council to make funding decisions

Director, Software Engineering Orientation Week

, 2007

• volunteered in excess of 500 hours in the preparation, planning, and implementation of Orientation Week activities for over 120 first-year students
• successfully planned a five-hour multi-faceted event for 3100 participants
• recruited and trained 20 orientation leaders

Fishing Girl

• created casual action game in C#/XNA for Xbox 360
• employed an iterative design process and player usability tests to "find the fun"
• winner of the top Silver Medal in the Lost Garden Prototyping Challenge

High King

• created multiplayer turn-based strategic board game in Java
• hand-crafted pixel art for the entire game
• winner of the 2006 Game Gardens Challenge (hosted by Three Rings Design Inc.)

Education

University of Waterloo

, Waterloo, ON, 2009
Bachelor of Computer Science, With Distinction - Dean's Honours List

• grade average: 95%
• relevant courses: Operating Systems, Algorithms, Concurrent Programming, Compilers

Achievements and Activities

• awarded numerous scholarships (over $25 000)
• Federation of Chinese Professionals Education Foundation Scholarship for achieving the highest mark (100%) in Algorithms
• Cisco Systems 4th Year Award for ranking in the top five Computer Science students
• Faculty of Engineering Upper-Year Scholarships for being the top Software Engineering student for multiple terms
• English Language Proficiency Exam Award for exceptional written communication skills
• Scotiabank Software Engineering Entrance Scholarship for continued academic and leadership excellence in secondary school and university
• black belt in Shotokan karate
• fluent in French