Matthew Gallant

Past

• Extreme Blue Technical Intern at IBM
• JDE Developer (Co-op) at Research In Motion
• Java Developer (Co-op) at 123 Certification

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Education

• Concordia University
• Champlain College St. Lambert

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Connections

73 connections

Industry

Computer Software

Websites

• My Blog
• My Portfolio

Matthew Gallant’s Summary

I am a senior undergraduate student pursuing a BEng in Software Engineering at Concordia University. I am actively seeking a career in game development.

Matthew Gallant’s Specialties:

Game Design, Graphics, Artificial Intelligence, Writing

Matthew Gallant’s Experience

• Extreme Blue Technical Intern

  IBM

  (Public Company; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry)

  May 2009 — August 2009 (4 months)

  I worked independently in a group of four student interns (three technical and one business) to develop a proof of concept product for the WebSphere team. This work included: project planning, concept validation, requirements gathering, architecture and design, code implementation, documentation and presentations to IBM executives.

• JDE Developer (Co-op)

  Research In Motion

  (Public Company; RIMM; Wireless industry)

  May 2008 — August 2008 (4 months)

  I helped to develop the Blackberry Java API. I created sample applications intended for third party developers displaying the functionality of new API features. I also improved the documentation of new and existing libraries. In my work I learned how to optimize code for a mobile device, work with a large programming team across two cities and participate in code review meetings with senior development members.

• Java Developer (Co-op)

  123 Certification

  (Computer Software industry)

  September 2007 — December 2007 (4 months)

  I developed and debugged the Arc+ Virtual Welding Simulator, a large, highly graphical and multithreaded application. I worked closely with welding engineers on domain specific requirements, and integrated into an existing programming team using Scrum agile development.

Matthew Gallant’s Education

• Concordia University

  BEng , Software Engineering , 2006 — 2010 (expected)

  Activities and Societies:

  VP Competitions - Software Engineering & Computer Science Society, CS Games Team Captain, CUSEC Head Delegate

• Champlain College St. Lambert

  DEC , Pure & Applied Science , 2004 — 2006

  Activities and Societies:

  IB Diploma Programme

Additional Information

Matthew Gallant’s Websites:

• My Blog
• My Portfolio

Matthew Gallant’s Interests:

Video Games, Art, Science, Music

Matthew Gallant’s Groups:

CUSEC, SCS, CS Games

Matthew Gallant’s Honors:

• Recipient of the "Peter Matthews Memorial Scholarship" in 2009
• Recipient of the “Stan Heaps Scholarship” in 2008
• Recipient of the “Groupe LGS Inc. Scholarship in Engineering” in 2007
• Recipient of the “Riverside School Board Scholarship” in 2004

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