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\section{Summary}
Consummate professional with an extensive career portfolio showcasing in-depth expertise and experience, with the last 14 years in the dynamic, fast-paced video game industry. Drives cutting-edge team management, product ownership, and technology watch, with additional specialization in animation, avionics and health. Brings innovation and product and service delivery to life. Core competencies include:
New in the industry, I made a technical degree in Lionel-Groulx college in Sainte-Thérèse where I learn many programming languages, how to use tools as well as work in different working models. Core competencies include:
\cvitem{Languages}{French (mother tongue) and English, written and spoken}
\cvitem{Languages}{French and English, both spoken and written fluently}
\section{Work Experience}
\cventry{Oct. 2021 -- May 2023}{Senior Software Developer}{EA - Frostbite}{Montreal}{}{Designed, implemented and corrected procedural asset generation features in the Frostbite game engine.%
\cventry{Jan. 2023 -- Aug 2023}{Junior analyst programmer}{Logiciels Ex-L-Tec}{Trois-Rivière}{}{Working on custom made applications for company customers.%
\begin{itemize}%
\item{Managed and strengthened cross-functional, collaborative, and constructive relationships with related development teams (user experience, infrastructure, object component system, digital content creation). }
\item{Organized and led design meetings. Clearly conveyed messaging, key missives and critical updates across team and departmental lines, to drive consensus, cooperation, and interdisciplinary success.}
\end{itemize}
}
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\cventry{Feb. 2019 -- Mar 2023}{Product Owner and Senior Software Developer}{EA - Frostbite}{Montreal}{}{Drove the product direction of a performance analysis tool for the Frostbite game engine and contributed to development tasks.%
\begin{itemize}%
\item{Managed relationships with the product users; organized and led design, follow-up and community meetings. Led the team to develop and release a high-quality product crucial to customers' workflow}
\item{Updated and prioritized the product backlog. Maximized team velocity by judiciously distributing tasks.}
\end{itemize}
}
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\cventry{Apr. 2014 -- Feb. 2019}{Software Development Team Manager}{EA - Frostbite}{Montreal}{}{Managed, inspired and influenced a team of 15 specialized developers working on the Frostbite game engine and contributed to the development effort.%
\begin{itemize}%
\item{Managed team health and size. Handled interviews of new hires. Participated in salary calibration. Performed quarterly and yearly performance reviews.}
\item{Mentored all team members individually and helped manage their career development. Supported promotion of 5 members to higher positions.}
\item{Strengthened ongoing relationships with human resources(HR) and talent acquisition. Ensured quality applicants and better retention.}
\end{itemize}
}
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\cventry{Jan. 2012 -- Apr. 2014}{Software Development Team Manager}{EA - EATech}{Montreal}{}{Managed a team of 10 developers working on a Mobile game platform and contributed to the development effort.%
\begin{itemize}%
\item{Mentored all team members individually and helped manage their career development. Managed, re-orchestrated and refined the makeup and structure of the team to optimize performance and delivery.}
\item{Led requirements gathering, design and implementation of a management tool to handle game assets for multiple output resolutions. This streamlined the development of multi-platform games for customer teams, cutting their design costs by half. }
\end{itemize}
}
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\cventry{Oct. 2008 -- Jan. 2012}{Technical Director}{EA - Mobile}{Montreal}{}{Guided the technical direction of a video game platform in the mobile phone space.%
\begin{itemize}%
\item{Gathered options and made recommendations for a transition towards smartphone game development (game engine, user interface technology, network stack).}
\item{Initiated and nurtured a relationship with EA's central technology group (EATech). Designed and led the re-purposing of EATech's platform for creating console games to enable smartphone game creation.}
\item{Created and maintained a 100+ tables database for customer's application purpose in SQL. }
\item{Worked in Apex Oracle with CSS, HTML, JavaScript and PL\_SQL to make user friendly pages for the customer's needs and expectations.}
\item{For any questions or recommendations, please contact Pierre Blais at pierre.blais@ex-l-tec.com.}
\end{itemize}
}
\section{Education}
\cventry{}{M.Sc. Applied Mathematics}{\'Ecole Polytechnique de Montr\'eal}{Montreal}{}{}% arguments 3 to 6 can be left empty
\cventry{}{B.Eng. Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering Option}{\'Ecole Polytechnique de Montr\'eal}{Montr\'eal}{}{}
\cventry{}{D.E.C. Pure and Applied Sciences}{Coll\`ege Jean-de-Br\'ebeuf}{Montreal}{}{}
\cventry{}{Tech. Informatique}{Collège Lionel-Groulx}{Sainte-Thérèse}{}{}% arguments 3 to 6 can be left empty
\cventry{}{D.E.C. Social sciences}{Cégep Saint-Laurent}{Montréal}{}{}
\section{Other Training}
\cventry{}{Practical Cyber Security}{Electronic Arts Internal Training}{}{}{}% arguments 3 to 6 can be left empty
\cventry{}{Diversity and Inclusion}{Electronic Arts Internal Training}{}{}{}% arguments 3 to 6 can be left empty
\cventry{}{Managing Within the Law}{Electronic Arts Internal Training}{}{}{}% arguments 3 to 6 can be left empty
\cventry{}{Applied People Management}{Electronic Arts Internal Training}{}{}{}% arguments 3 to 6 can be left empty
\section{Speaking Engagements}
\cventry{Oct. 2020, Oct. 2021, Oct. 2022}{Life of a video game developer}{Coll\`ege Lionel-Groulx}{}{}{Two-hour talk given as part of the "Conception de jeux vid\'eo" (420-KJ2-LG) course. Covered the makeup of a video game team, the typical development cycle of a game and the day-to-day tasks of a developer.
}
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\cventry{Oct. 2020}{Life of a video game developer}{Universit\'e de Sherbrooke}{}{}{Two-hour talk given as part of the "Fondements d'un jeu vid\'eo" (IMN118) course. Covered the makeup of a video game team, the typical development cycle of a game and the day-to-day tasks of a developer.
}
\cventry{}{Several game engine related courses (C++ training and Unreal)}{GameDev.tv}{}{}{}% arguments 3 to 6 can be left empty
\cventry{}{Diversity and Inclusion}{Cégep Saint-Laurent extracurricular class }{}{}{}% arguments 3 to 6 can be left empty
\cventry{}{Working with stress}{College Lionel-Groulx extracurricular class}{}{}{}% arguments 3 to 6 can be left empty
\section{Interests}
\cvitem{HomeLab}{Manage a home network consisting of several Linux and macOS computers (file server, mail server, home automation).}
\cvitem{DIY / Maker}{Completed several electronics projects (analog and microcontroller-based).}
\cvitem{Music}{Created a computer-based home music studio. Guitar player for 40 years.}
\cvitem{Sports}{Cycling, hiking.}
\cvitem{Thinkerer}{I like to think about a new project and make it something useful and easy to use for the everyday person}
\cvitem{Programming}{I always keep myself updated on news from the programming world as a whole}
\cvitem{Video games}{Making games with friends during game jams or just taking some time to enjoy a well story driven game is my idea of a good resting day.}
