ELDEN D’COSTA
Brampton, ON L*S*Y* 416-***-**** *****.******@*****.***
PROFILE STATEMENT
Recent Business Technology Management graduate with experience teaching computer skills through game development. Proven ability to integrate out-of-the box thinking and problem-solving analysis to identify needs, and create solutions that are tailored to those needs by leveraging technical and analytical skills.
KEY COMPETENCIES
Analytical and Critical Thinking
Innovation
Object-Oriented Programming
Interpersonal Communications
Adaptability & Multitasking
Programming Languages
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Developer, Interwebz, North York, ON May 2016 – Dec 2017
Used C#, Unity Engine and Scratch (education-focused programming language) to develop video game development tutorials for children of ages 13+.
Attended all project-related meetings to provide and keep aware of progress updates; brainstormed with team members to come up with software solutions and resolve project barriers.
Evaluated student technical and teaching needs to produce effective and customized lessons.
Taught courses for classes of 20 students on different aspects of game development including Unity environment, object orientation, planning and scope definition, and scripting with C#.
Assisted in running hackathons and expo showing games created by students. Key Accomplishment:
Reverse-engineered 1989 Nintendo Tetris to create a simplified tutorial, teaching a beginner student how to develop a Tetris video game using C# and Unity Engine. Summer Student, Bank of Nova Scotia (Scotiabank), Toronto, ON Apr 2010 – Aug 2011
Assisted various teams within Global Wholesale Services; maintained physical archives.
Entered and updated data in company systems; automated daily reports creation using Excel Macros and reduced time production from one hour to five minutes.
Assisted with process improvements and standardizations, making suggestions on workflow changes as necessary.
EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS
Bachelor of Commerce, Business Technology Management, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON (2018) TECHNICAL SKILLS
Platforms and Frameworks: Windows, .NET Framework, Command-line. Tools: Unity Engine, Visual Studio 2015.
Languages: SQL, Java, VBA, C#, Python.
Other: Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Microsoft Outlook.