Tristan Labelle

Tristan Labelle

New York, New York, United States
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Hi, I'm Tristan, a senior software engineer and lifelong learner. I was 10 when I wrote…

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Experience

  • The Browser Company Graphic

    The Browser Company

    New York City Metropolitan Area

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    Greater Seattle Area

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    Redmond, WA

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    Redmond, WA

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    Redmond, WA

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    Greater Seattle Area

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    Montréal, Québec, Canada

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    Montréal, Québec, Canada

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    Montréal, Québec, Canada

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    Montréal, Québec, Canada

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    Montréal, Québec, Canada

Education

  • McGill University Graphic

    McGill University

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    • Governor General's Silver Medal, First Class Honours, Dean's Honours List and two merit scholarships
    • Organized the delegations to the CS Games 2013 & 2014 programming competitions
    • Electives: Compiler Design, Cryptography and Data Security, Numerical Computing, Concurrent Programming, Fund. of Computer Graphics, Fund. of Computer Animation, Modern Computer Games
    • Noteworthy projects: GPGPU Rigid Body Dynamics, GPGPU Ray Tracer, MATLAB to .NET IL Compiler

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    CORe (Credential of Readiness) is a 150-hour certificate program on the fundamentals of business from Harvard Business School. CORe is comprised of three courses—Business Analytics, Economics for Managers, and Financial Accounting—developed by leading Harvard Business School faculty and delivered in an active learning environment based on the HBS signature case-based learning model.

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    In Querétaro. México, with maestro Alejandro César Cuenca Calderón.

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    (Partial due to transfer to McGill University)
    • Member of the delegation to the CS Games 2012 programming competition
    • Received two merit scholarships

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    • Received two merit scholarships
    • Tutored students with difficulties

Licenses & Certifications

Volunteer Experience

  • Langroops Graphic

    Organizer

    Langroops

    - 1 year

    NYC Langroops organizes a weekly language exchange meetup to practice world languages with other learners and native speakers. https://www.langroops.com/
    As an organizer, I welcome attendees, explain the format, match them with others who want to practice the same languages, collect donations and manage the space. I also get a chance to speak French, English, Spanish, German, Portuguese and Italian.

  • Powercoders Graphic

    IT Trainer - Web Development

    Powercoders

    - 2 months

    Education

    Coached refugees with web development skills in Switzerland through Powercoders and Hi/Coders organizations. Curriculum included HTML, CSS, JavaScript and Bootstrap.

  • Organizer

    Francophiles Querétaro

    - 5 months

    Started and organized a biweekly French conversation group meeting at various cafés around Querétaro, Mexico. Attendance reached 15-20 people.

  • Microsoft Early Birds Toastmasters Club Graphic

    President

    Microsoft Early Birds Toastmasters Club

    - 1 year

    Toastmasters International is a non-profit educational organization for the development of public speaking and leadership skills through a worldwide network of clubs. https://www.toastmasters.org

    • Achieved President's Distinguished status, the highest club distinction awarded by Toastmasters International. This is the club's first distinction since 2012.
    http://dashboards.toastmasters.org/2020-2021/ClubReport.aspx?id=02&month=6
    • Coordinated a team of 6 officers.
    • Built a…

    Toastmasters International is a non-profit educational organization for the development of public speaking and leadership skills through a worldwide network of clubs. https://www.toastmasters.org

    • Achieved President's Distinguished status, the highest club distinction awarded by Toastmasters International. This is the club's first distinction since 2012.
    http://dashboards.toastmasters.org/2020-2021/ClubReport.aspx?id=02&month=6
    • Coordinated a team of 6 officers.
    • Built a landing page for the 20+ Toastmasters clubs at Microsoft worldwide, establishing bridges and collaboration between clubs.
    • Increased membership by over 50% through outreach and diligently following up with club visitors
    • Built a new club website to facilitate outreach, yielding a steady flow of new visitors.
    • Formalized the club records tracking system, allowing data analytics and reliable auditing of members' progress in the education system.

Courses

  • Algorithms: Design and Analysis, Part 2 (Stanford via Coursera)

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  • Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies (BerkeleyX via EdX)

    BerkeleyX CS198.1x

  • Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies (BerkeleyX via EdX)

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  • Compilers (Stanford via Coursera)

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  • Cryptography (Stanford via Coursera)

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  • Heterogeneous Parallel Programming (U. of Illinois via Coursera)

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  • Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (Stanford MOOC)

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  • Machine Learning (Stanford MOOC)

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Honors & Awards

  • Dean's Honours List

    McGill University

    Awarded for being in the top 10% graduates of the Faculty of Science, based on grade point averages.

  • Governor General's Silver Medal

    Governor General of Canada

    Awarded for the highest grade point average in the Faculty of Science.

  • Programming Competitions

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    (in team)
    • 2nd place, CS Games 2014
    • 2nd place, Security/Cryptography Challenge, CS Games 2014
    • 3rd place, Coveo Blitz 2014
    • 3rd place, NorthSec 2013
    • 1st place, McGill Code Jam 2012
    • 4th place of semifinals, ACM Programming Contest 2012
    • 4th place, CS Games 2012

  • Scholarships

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    (for high academic standing)
    • Garnet & Jane Shaver Veteran’s Scholarship, 2013
    • Accenture Prize in Engineering and Science, 2013
    • ETS Scholarship, 2012
    • Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton Scholarship, 2011
    • Scholarship, 2010
    • RBC Royal Bank Scholarship, 2009

Languages

  • French

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • English

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • German

    Limited working proficiency

  • Spanish

    Full professional proficiency

  • Portuguese

    Elementary proficiency

  • Italian

    Elementary proficiency

Organizations

  • Microsoft Early Birds Toastmasters

    Member and President

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    Served as President and substitute VP Education. https://www.toastmasters.org/

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