Hey! I'm Gabriel.

Microsoft Software Developer

Bachelor of Computer Engineering,
December 2022

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Know me in 15 seconds

University:

École Polytechnique de Montréal
(Université de Montréal)

Graduation:

December 2022

  • Microsoft Software Developer (full-time) within Azure DNS
  • 3-times intern at Microsoft, Nurun and National Bank of Canada
  • Former President & VP Sponsorship of PolyHx, host of the largest bilingual (French/English) hackathon in Canada
  • Languages: French (native), English (fluent) and Chinese (beginner)
  • Hobbies: fiction writing, photography, bouldering, reading

My projects

University life is more than just studying! Here are a few of the projects I have been involved with. Click on a picture to show more details.

University committees

President of PolyHx

Hackathon President

Leading a team of 60 into organizing Canada's biggest bilingual French/English hackathons!

Hackathon Host

Hackathon Host

As a hackathon host, I am used to presenting in front of 400+ hackers, no big deal!

Polytechnique Ambassador

Student Ambassador

I have acted as a tour guide for Open House days since 2019 and lead conferences in neighbouring high schools about engineering.

VP Sponsorship for PolyHx

Hackathon VP Sponsorship

Last year, my team and I were able to collect 30'000$ in sponsorships to fund our annual hackathons.

Featured coding projects

Wattpad Web Scraper

2021: Drone Fleet

In 2021, I programmed a drone fleet with a team of 5 in C/C++ on ARM processors using the CrazyFlie library.

Online Drawing Tool

2020: Online Drawing Tool

In 2020, I created an online drawing tool similar to Paint, using the MEAN stack in a team of 5.

Line-Following Robot

2019: Line-Following Robot

In 2019, I built a line-following robot that had to run through an obstacle course, using C and C++.

Sign Language Translating Glove

2018: Sign Language Translating Glove

In 2018, I created a glove that translates sign-language alphabet, using C++, Python and Arduino.

Featured interests

Picture of a ferris wheel in movement

Photography

In the summer of 2021, I discovered a passion for photography. More pictures here.

Recipient of the Lieutenant-Governor Youth Medal

Lieutenant-Governor's Medal

I was awarded the Lieutenant Governor's Medal for my leadership, communication skills & good grades.

Reading of my short story in front of public

Fiction Writing

I am a fiction writer! I like to write thriller and sci-fi stories.

Blood Donor

Blood Donor

Giving back to the community feels so good! As of July 2020, I have donated blood 43 times.

My skills


Certifications

Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals

Certifies that I have foundational knowledge of cloud services and how those services are provided with Microsoft Azure. Proves knowledge of cloud concepts, core Azure services, Azure pricing, SLA, and lifecyle, and the fundamentals of cloud security, privacy, compliance, and trust.

Awards

Student Club President of the Year (2022)

Nominated 3 times, won 2 titles: “Student Club President of the Year” and “Student Club of the Year”, for my leadership and my project management skills within PolyHx. Votes were cast by the entire undergraduate student community at my university.

Polytechnique Montreal’s Annual HackerRank Competition (2022)

Finished 7th out of 64 Computer Engineering and Software Engineering students in a hackathon-like contest. Scored more points than 89% of contestants.

Action-Poly Gold Award (2021)

Selected for the “Gold” tier for my great contribution to the community and to student life. Gold being the top tier, after the Silver and Bronze tiers.

Relevant skills

Object-Oriented Programming

C#, Python, C/C++, Java

Front-End Development

Angular, Typescript, HTML/CSS

Back-End Development

PHP, Node, Express

Project Management

Git, GitHub, Jira, Scrum, Agile

Cloud Technologies

Azure

Soft Skills

Empathy, Communication, Leadership, Listening Skills, Negotiation

Resume

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Contact me

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