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Traditional Resume
Permanent Address
Matthew Doucette
P.O. Box 75, Arcadia
Yarmouth County
Nova Scotia, Canada
B0W 1B0
Resume Objective
I want to become a video game programmer / video game designer.
(Update: I have done this!)
I am skilled at optimized real-time graphics programming.
These skills are useful in programs requiring interactive graphics,
from video games to virtual reality simulations.
In addition, these skills are useful in non-real-time or pre-rendered graphic engines.
I am interested in applying my skills and knowledge to any of the aforementioned fields.
My strongest interest is developing video games (game programming and game designing).
My optimization skills could be best showcased on a Gameboy Advance or PDA video game,
due to their strict limitations.
I enjoy making a computer do what it seemingly cannot do.
Other game-related skills include artificial intelligence programming,
tracker-style music composing, 3D graphics designing and modeling, and 2D graphics designing.
I understand all aspects of video games.
I enjoy them from a gamer's and a programmer's point of view.
I can analyze them and identify their precise problems,
even commonly misunderstood user interface issues.
My ultimate objective is to own and operate my own video game development company
and implement my own ideas into a groundbreaking, revolutionary video game.
(Update: I have done this!)
I can also program complicated Internet applications,
build professional web pages, and build strong web presences.
Educational Institutions
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Acadia University
Wolfville, Nova Scotia
Graduated in May 1999.
Bachelor of Computer Science,
3.72 GPA,
Deans' List: 1996,
Deans' List: 1997,
University Scholar: 1999.
All Courses and Marks
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College of Geographic Sciences
Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia
Graduated in May 1994.
Degree in Computer Programming Technician,
95.6 Midterm AVG.,
88.4 Final AVG.
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Yarmouth Consolidated Memorial High School
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
Graduated in June 1993.
Honours,
90.2 AVG.,
Concentration in Mathematics and Sciences.
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Education Competitions
Grade 12
Grade 11
Grade 10
Grade 9
Canadian Mathematics Competition
(Pascal Contest
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Placed in the top 25% in Canada
3rd highest in Yarmouth High & Maple Grove
Score = 75
Certificate of Distinction
Nova Scotia Achievement Test
(Percentile Rank shows the percentage of students who did less well than you on the test. 99% is the highest)
98th percentile in Science
98th percentile in Math Basic Concepts
89th percentile in Math Computation
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Elementary
Canadian National Mathematics League
Certificate of Merit
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Work Experience
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July 2008 - Present
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Co-Founder & Game Producer.
Xona Games
is an
award winning,
team of two,
indie
games studio.
We make intense retro games for
Xbox 360, Windows Phone 7, Windows PC, PlayStation 3, and soon Nintendo Wii.
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July 2004 - Present
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Non-profit.
Worked on Xona.com™, a technology blog.
Within one year, Xona.com™ has received 500,000 raw page views.
Xona.com™ is my second priority, behind Project X.
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January 2003 - Present
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Entrepreneur.
Working on a revolutionary and innovative computer technology. More details to come.
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September 2000 - December 2003
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PPI Web Hosting
P.O. Box 75
Arcadia, Nova Scotia
Canada, B0W 1B0
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Entrepreneur.
Founded a highly professional web hosting company.
Purpose was to fund Project X.
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May 1999 - August 2000
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Saw Tooth Distortion™
P.O. Box 75
Arcadia, Nova Scotia
Canada, B0W 1B0
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Entrepreneur.
Worked as a developer on an interactive entertainment software (video game) project,
Evolutionary Prototype™.
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Summer of 1998
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Student Internet Worker.
(Yarmouth Community Network)
Redeveloped website from scratch.
Taught members computer skill ranging from basic skills to website development.
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Summer of 1997
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Student Internet Worker.
(Argyle Area Community Network)
System Administrator for their Community Access Program Site.
Set up Windows NT 4.0 Server. Developed website from scratch.
Maintained Windows 95 Workstation computers.
Aided and trained community with basic computer and Internet skills.
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Summers of 1993 and 1996
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Yarmouth Town & County Crime Prevention Association
703 Main Street
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
B5A 1K7
(902) 742-8777
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Videographer.
Video taped people's valuables for insurance purposes,
for the Yarmouth Town and County Crime Prevention Association and the
R.C.M.P. (Operation Video-Dent)
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Summer of 1995
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Yarmouth Regional Housing Authority
368 Main Street, Suite 206
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
B5A 1E9
(902) 742-4369
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Computer Programmer.
Reprogrammed Yarmouth Regional Housing Authority’s Work Order data base program from scratch in
CA-dBFast 2.0.
Appended additional applications and features.
Optimized lengthy searches by developing functions to replace dbFast's, slower, default functions.
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Summers of 1991 and 1992
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Novus The Glassman
P.O. Box 75, Arcadia
Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia
B0W 1B0
(902) 742-2031
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Casual Laborer.
Glass and vinyl roof installation, painting, taking phone messages.
Also helped build dream house and barn.
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School Years 1991-1992 and 1992-1993
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Math Tutor.
Tutored four high school math students once or twice a week.
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1986-1994
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Family Project
Bell Neck
Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia
(902) 648-0019
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Construction Worker.
Helped build dream house and barn.
Massive project. Approximately 11,000 square feet of timber frame construction built from scratch.
Every piece of wood passed through our own portable sawmill.
It won first place in
Wood-Mizer's Personal Best
(alternate link to same story)
national competition for "Homes & Major Structures".
It was also showcased in CBC News' "Home Sweet Home" segment.
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Extracurricular Activities
Computer programming (real-time graphics, photorealistic graphics, artificial intelligence, video games, etc.),
basketball,
member of Defining Bodies (weightlifting/bodybuilding),
music composing,
games (chess, Othello/Reversi, video games, etc.),
reading (computer theories/algorithms, theoretical physics (Albert Einstein, Stephen Hawking, etc.), success, nutrition, etc.)
Computer Related Skills
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Main Areas of Interest:
Programming Languages:
Environments:
- Windows 3.1, 95, 98, XP, 2000, NT, Vista, 7, etc.
- MS-DOS
- UNIX
- Macintosh
- VAX-VMS
- X-Windows
Networks:
- Windows 95, 98, XP, NT 4.0, etc.
Specific Programs:
- Word processors: (Microsoft Word, WordPerfect, Easy Writer, PerfectWorks)
- Databases: (Dbase, Microsoft Access)
- SpreadSheets: (Microsoft Excel, Lotus 123)
- Utility/Maintenance: (Norton Utilities, PC-Tools, ScanDisk, Defrag/Disk Defragmenter)
- Graphic Design: (CorelDraw, Display, Paint Shop Pro, Xara Webster, GIF Construction Set, Adobe Photoshop)
- Music Composition: (Fruity Loops, Fast Tracker, ReBirth RB-338, Scream Tracker, Impulse Tracker)
- Sound Engineering: (Cool Edit, WaveLab, Audiograbber, Audacity, etc.)
- E-mail: (Pegasus, Eudora, Netscape, Pine, Elm, Gmail, etc.)
- Internet: (Netscape, Internet Explorer, Reachout, Forté Free Agent, Telnet, WS-FTP, CuteFTP, Gopher, Etc.)
- Internet Chat: (ICQ, IRC, Visual IRC, MIRC, Etc.)
- Compression/Backup: (PKZip (DOS and Windows), WinZip, RAR, WinRAR, ARJ, LHA, Etc.)
- Miscellaneous: (Microsoft Power Point, Maple, VI, Etc.)
- Etc. (There are too many to list...)
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References
Available upon request...
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