Brett Leighton 438-‐838-‐8388 [email protected] Objective Seeking employment for 4 months beginning in May 2015 prior to my final year of studies, with the prospect of an eventual career in the finance/IT industry. Education Bachelor of Engineering, Software Engineering McGill University, Montréal, QC Brentwood College School, Mill Bay, BC Saint Kentigern College, Auckland, New Zealand 2012 – May 2016 (Expected) 3.50 GPA 2008 – 2012 2006 – 2008 Work Experience Administrative and Marketing Assistant, BODYCORE, Calgary 2013 – 2014 • Optimized digital structure of the business • Designed, created and maintained a website Web Designer, Self-‐Employed 2013 – 2014 • Set up and ran an Nginx-‐Debian VPS without a control panel • Designed and hosted various sites for clients Contractor, Assiniboine Lights and Landscapes, Calgary Summer 2014 • Assisted in several construction projects around the city • Operated various machinery and tools including a bobcat Summer Staff, Tuscany Resident’s Association, Calgary Summer 2013 • Designed and implemented new safety procedures after discovering a chlorine gas leak • Worked with a team of 10-‐15 staff maintaining community landscapes Tutor, Self-‐Employed 2011 – 2012 • Coached local students in mathematics, chemistry and physics Technical Skills Operating Systems Windows XP/Vista/7, Mac OS X, Linux Computer Languages Java, OCaml, C, HTML, CSS, Assembler, JavaScript, PHP Applications MS Office, Adobe Suite, Eclipse, Git, MySQL, Apache, Nginx, LogicWorks Other 100 WPM typing speed Academic Projects Design Principles and Methods 2014 • Managed a team of 5 to design and program a LeJOS NXJ robot, achieving third place and a cash prize in a competition against over 100 students. Seeing Eye Devices 2014 • Worked in a team of 5 to design a commercial prototype for a guide dog replacement, through the research and integration of emerging technologies. Project BomberMan 2014 • Managed a team of 5 to create a video game in Java as part of a software engineering course. Online Anonymity Research Paper 2013 • Wrote 10-‐page academic research paper in APA format comparing the large-‐ scale feasibility of onion routing versus virtual private networks as a form of online anonymity. Applied Cryogenics 2013 • Managed a team of 4 to create a 50-‐page business-‐plan for a theoretical cryogenics company as part of a communications course, achieving the highest mark. Boost 2010 • Created a video game in Java as part of an introductory computer science course, achieving the highest mark. Awards and Achievements • • • • Ken Creer Memorial Scholarship (Athletics) BC Provincial Scholarship (Placed in top percentile of BC students) Canadian National AP Scholar (Academic performance) University of New South Wales ICAS Medal Winner (Achieved perfect score in Australasian standardized math exam) Volunteer Experience Cowichan Valley Hospice, Vancouver Island 2010 – 2011 • Developed an advertising campaign to encourage community involvement Mill Bay Charity Work Project, Vancouver Island 2010 – 2012 Student Peer Counseling and Tutoring 2010 – 2012 Extracurricular Rowing (Captain of the Boathouse, 4 national medals) Financial Investment (2 years) Public Speaking (Runner-‐up in speech competition) Piano (5 years formal, 2 years independent including composition)