Carreer Summary:

1970-1975: High School: Agincourt Collegiate Institute

1975-1980: Bachelor of Mathematics (Computer Science), University of Waterloo

1980-1982: Master of Mathematics (Computer Science), University of Waterloo

1982-1984: Technical Staff Member: Human Computing Resources

• Unix device drivers, porting and emulation.
• Teaching, graphics consulting, typography.
• Unix, VAX, PDP, 8086, C, Assembler

1984-1986: Graphics Programmer: Omnibus Computer Graphics

• Image libraries and compositing tools.
• Rendering optimizations (Microcode).
• Software architecture.
• Unix, VAX, Ikonas, C, Assembler

1986-1988: Software Engineer: Digital Media Networks

• System administration.
• File queueing and sports score tracking systems.
• Embedded system firmware development.
• Unix, Sun, 8086, C, Assembler

1988-1991: Project Leader: Alias Research Inc.

• Interactive paint systems.
• User interface libraries and tools.
• Graphics application porting
• Unix, SGI, IBM, C, C++

1991-2000: Senior Product Architect/R&D Manager: Side Effects Software

• 2D and 3D animation system architecture and development.
• Started and led the development of our new generation of software tools in C++.
• (1997) Received Technical Achievement Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for work on the Prisms procedural animation system.
• (2002) Received Scientific and Engineering Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for the development of the Houdini animation system.
• Unix, SGI, NT, C, C++

2000-2001: Director, Graphics Technology: TrueSpectra Inc.

• Directing the graphics development team working on Internet image server technology.
• Directed all product development: Server technology, UI, Graphics.

2002-2018: Senior Software Architect: Autodesk Inc. (f.k.a. Alias|Wavefront Inc.)

• Application architecture, design and development.
• Architecture team lead.
• Senior architect and developer on Autodesk Showcase
• Senior developer on Autodesk Sketchbook Designer
• Cloud and local services for Autodesk Spark
• C++, Python, Javascript, Go

2018-present: Jack of Many Trades: Home sweet home

• 8-ball
• Photography
• Guitar practice
• General maintenance
• Relaxation