My main areas of interest lie in Real-Time Computer Graphics, Real-Time Physics Simulations, and Artificial Intelligence. I have been programming since Grade II, and I have been self-taught in these fields, as well as video game programming, since Grade III. These skills can be applied to any real-time graphics application, as well as to high accuracy, non real-time products.

My other general skills involve video game design, graphic engine design, and GUI design - and the implementation of each. I am also very skilled in programming code and algorithmic optimizations. I have superior debugging abilities due to my pure logical understanding of any problem I am working on, which makes me an efficient programmer.

I have all around skills involving entertainment software. I understand them well from many diverse aspects - from an amateur gamer's perspective (the majority of a game's audience), to an expert's level (the people games are truly made for), to the programmers' and designers' view. I can analyze a game and understand its flaws from various end users' views, which many designers and expert game testers overlook. I also have the debugging ability to correct bugs properly, and possess the foresight to avoid these types of mistakes before implementation.

I would like to pursue a career in interactive entertainment / simulation software which will allow me to push the envelope of home computers in all of my fields of interest. It is my aspiration to become a video game programmer / video game designer, either by joining an existing company or using the funding from my own initiatives to start my own game development studio. My skills can be applied to any console / computer system. I have extensive abilities and unique tweaks and ideas for 2D systems, such as PDA devices and the Game Boy Advance (GBA). I can showcase my talent best with these systems.

• Acadia University
  Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada
  Graduated with Bachelor of Computer Science on May 10^th, 1999.
  Achieved a 4.00 / 4.00 cumulative GPA in all Mathematics courses.
  Achieved a 3.87 / 4.00 cumulative GPA in all Computer Science courses.
  Achieved a 3.78 / 4.00 cumulative GPA in all Physics courses.
  Achieved a 3.77 / 4.00 cumulative final GPA.
  Full Acadia University Transcripts available.
  Made the Dean's List in May 1997.
  
  
• Centre of Geographic Sciences (formerly College of Geographic Sciences)
  Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia, Canada
  Graduated in May 1994 with a Computer Programming Technician certificate.
  Achieved a 97.4% (4.00 / 4.00 GPA) midterm average, 92.6% (4.00 / 4.00 GPA) final average.
  
  
• Yarmouth Consolidated Memorial High School
  Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
  Graduated in June 1993 with Honours.
  Achieved a 91% average with my courses concentrated in Mathematics and Sciences.
  
  

• Home / Self Teaching
  Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
  Over 95% of my online showcased programs were developed at home.
  I taught myself how to program in the BASIC programming language in Grade II, at the age of seven. This occurred without the luxury of owning my own personal computer. I learned very quickly on a single VIC-20 available in my classroom at school, and on the TRS-80's that Radio Shack had on display at the time. As you can imagine, I did not have much time to use such machines. There were no computer rooms in elementary schools back then (the VIC-20 was available only because my Grade II teacher sold them through her home business). My parents bought my brother and me a TI-99/4A a year later, in Grade III, in 1983 (for the cheap price of $50 CAD, presumably because TI left the home computer market after reporting $430 million in losses). I have been self taught in programming and computer graphics ever since. I have only had the privilege to attend two computer graphics courses during my college and university education. Unfortunately, one only taught basic pixel plotting methods that I learned during elementary school, and the other barely touched upon basic 3D transformations, which I had already learned by high school.
  
  

The following are results of several Canadian Mathematics Competitions, American Mathematics Competitions, and Provincial Physics and Chemistry competitions. Please note that the grade schools I attended in Yarmouth (Yarmouth Consolidated Memorial High School and Maple Grove Education Centre) did not have specialized classes to review past competition tests, nor did we take time out of our curriculum to study / prepare for the competitions, as is done in the majority of the top placing schools. Upon seeing the results of the top placing students in my province, I often found that I was ranked high among a class full of students from a particular school that allocates an entire course solely for preparation of such tests. This gives their class an obvious, distinct advantage over students like me who have no knowledge or idea of any potential content within upcoming competitions.

Most of the tests are structured in multiple choice format with four possible answers; incorrect answers are worth -1/3^rd of the question's value (that is, you lose points if you answer incorrectly), and a blank answer is worth 0. This eliminates the possibility of scoring points for guessing. The logic behind this scheme is as follows: If a student randomly guesses all answers, assuming questions are worth X points, he will get ¾^ths of the test incorrect (-1/3 * X points per question), and ¼^th correct (X points per question), resulting in a mark of 0, since the above two evenly cancel each other out (the points gained for every correct answer is cancelled by the points lost for three incorrect answers).

Also note that, while the number of participating students may seem small, only the top students were allowed to participate. Because of the difficulty of these tests, the poorest fairing students of this elite group occasionally achieve a below zero score, meaning they would have faired better had they left the test with no questions answered, due to the penalties of incorrect answers.

Also included are my other achievements in high school and in junior high.

Highest Standing in Science Math 431
(Note: The final exam was rather long, and had bonus questions which enabled a student to obtain a mark over 100%. In response to a student's request of what would happen if a student received over 100%, the teacher [Richard MacKinnon - recipient of The LaJune Naud Award for Excellence in Mathematics Teaching - now with Nova Scotia's Department of Education] stated that it had never happened before, and it would not happen. I got 108% on the exam, and my brother, Matthew Doucette, got the second highest mark at 90%. The remaining marks were from low 80's to well under the passing mark of 50%. Because the exam was abnormally difficult, the teacher scaled everyone's mark up 5.555% (the value required to bring Matthew's 90% to 95%). This would have brought my mark to 114%, but he believed I only deserved 100% (changing the 18% difference from 1st to 2nd highest mark to only 5%). Since the final exam was worth 50% of the final mark, the extra 14% taken away from my final mark resulted in a final mark 7% lower than what it should have been in comparison to my peers.)

Grade 11 Fermat Math Contest - Canadian Mathematics Competition
(I almost had a perfect mark on this test. The test was split into three sections. The first section consisted of ten easy questions, the second section had ten moderate questions, and the third had five extremely difficult questions. As is typical, I spent the majority of the three hours allotted on the last five questions. I answered every question with full confidence that my answers were correct, with the sole exception of question #25, the last question on the exam. I could not arrive at an answer. The next day, my physics teacher, Mr. Burton, asked me what the final question was. During my explanation I discovered the method to solve it, and then proceeded to solve it. Immediately upon arriving home, I wrote a computer program to confirm the solution.)

Non-profit
Started a technology blog, Xona.com™. It has achieved 500,000 raw page views within its first year. Xona.com™ is a second priority, behind Project X, so relatively little effort has been placed into it, so far. Upon completion of Project X, I hope to grow it further.

Entrepreneur
I commenced work on a revolutionary computer graphics technology, while my brother, Matthew Doucette, helped fund my effort through his continuing work on our web hosting company. He has since joined my efforts in the development of this amazing product. The release date of this innovative software project is expected sometime in 2007.

Self Employed
My brother, Matthew Doucette, and I started a web hosting company.

Self Employed
My brother, Matthew Doucette, and I worked on an interactive entertainment software development project, Evolutionary Prototype™. The project has been placed on hold to explore greater opportunities.

Incubation Center Staff
Helped to set up and commence an incubation center at NSCC's Burridge Campus.

Student Internet Worker
Installed 10 new Macintosh computers in Carleton Consolidated School lab to prepare them for Internet connections. Upgraded all computers in the lab with new software and hardware. Designed and created a basic homepage for the CAP (Community Access Program) site at the school. Also, general maintenance and fine-tuning the computers for optimal speed and efficiency.

Front Door Staff
Worked at the front door in the Crowell Tower and Dennis House residences signing guests in. Watched over people entering/exiting the building to ensure the safety of the residents.

Computer Programmer
Revised the Work Order v2.0 database program, updated old features, and added numerous new features. Looked over Maintenance Office, answered incoming calls, received shipment orders, and composed work orders. Also aided in preparations and participated in special events.

Math Tutor
Tutored 4 high school math students once or twice a week.

Timber Frame House Builder
Over a period of eight years, my parents and my two brothers, with occasional help, constructed a 5,000 square foot, timber frame style house - my father's dream home that he designed, based off plans for a log house. We built it from scratch using a portable saw mill (The LT28 is the closest currently available model to the LT30 we used), which processed every piece of wood used in the construction. We first constructed a 5,760 square foot barn to house the operation of creating and testing the house's timber frame structure in pieces. The final project won first place in Wood-Mizer's Personal Best for the 'Homes and Major Structures' category for Canada. A ten minute documentary on our house was aired on CBC News, within their Monday night "Home Sweet Home" segment.

• Member of Defining Bodies.
  
  
• Was involved in intramural basketball at Y.C.M.H.S., the College of Geographic Sciences, and Acadia University.
  
  
• Organized a 4 on 4 basketball tournament at the College of Geographic Sciences.
  
  
• Was a member of the Yarmouth Minor Hockey League.
  
  

• Hobbies include playing basketball, hockey, canoeing, playing intellectually stimulating games (chess, othello, checkers, etc.), listening to music, problem solving, reading and learning.

• Computer Programming. The following links are also available as links off of my main page:
  
  1. Projects / Games - my major programming projects
     
  2. Computer Graphics - my individual real-time graphic effects, software rendered
     
  3. Artificial Intelligence - game playing A.I.
     
  
  

• More Computer Programming. Having an interest in numerical patterns, I have broken a couple of mathematical records via computer programs. A program I created in hand optimized assembly code currently holds the world record for the Longest Delayed Palindromic Number. Another program once held the world record for furthest computation of the 196 Palindrome Quest (my work has been passed onto others to continue the quest). Please visit my World Records page for more information.

• I am the founding member of the demo group / real-time interactive simulation (video game) software developer Saw Tooth Distortion™. Our latest project, Evolutionary Prototype™, was placed on hold due to funding problems and the arrival of greater opportunities. The new Saw Tooth Distortion™ site (now Xona.com™) will host thought provoking articles about many interesting topics. Someday, we will complete our original project with funds accumulated from our current project.

Programming Languages:

• C++ with OOP (Object Oriented Programming) (MS-DOS, Win32 Console and Windows Applications)
• Python
• 80x86 Assembly (Real Mode, Flat Mode, Protected Mode)
• Turbo Pascal 5.5 - 7.0 with Object Oriented Programming (Real Mode, Flat Mode)
• TMT Pascal (32-bit Protected Mode)
• Borland Pascal 7.0
• Java
• Perl (CGI)
• shell-scripts
• LISP
• Prolog
• SQL
• Modula-2
• FORTRAN 77, FORTRAN 90
• BASIC (TI-BASIC, GW-BASIC, Q-BASIC, Quick Basic)
• CA-dBFast 2.0
• DOS Batch files
• HyperText Markup Language (HTML)
• etc.

Environments:

• MS-DOS (all versions from 3.2 - 6.22, 7.0, Windows 9X, 2000, ME)
• Unix (Linux, RedHat)
• Windows 3.1, 95, 98, 2000, ME, NT, XP (Professional and Home Edition)
• VAX (VMS)
• X-Windows
• Mac OS (all version from 5.0 to 8.1)
• etc.
  

Applications:

• Graphic Design (CorelDraw, Paint Shop Pro, Adobe Premiere, Adobe Photoshop, Jih-Shin Ho's Display [disp.exe (831,057 bytes)], Windows Paint, Avid Cinema)
• Compilers / IDEs (Microsoft Visual C++ 5.0, 6.0, .NET, Turbo Pascal 5.5 - 7.0, TMT Pascal, gcc)
• Internet (Reachout, Netscape Navigator, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mosaic, Newsgroups, Telnet, FTP, Gopher, iStar Navigator, etc.)
• Utility/Maintenance (Norton Utilities, PC-Tools, Disk Defrag, ScanDisk, DriveSpace, DoubleSpace, SpinRite 6.0)
• Word processors (Microsoft Word, WordPerfect, Easy Writer)
• Spreadsheet (Microsoft Excel, Lotus 123)
• Database (MySQL, dBASE)
• Compression/Backup (PKZIP, WINZIP, RAR, WINRAR, ARJ, LHA)
• E-mail (Pegasus Mail, Eudora, Netscape, elm, pine, Gmail, Hotmail, Outlook, Outlook Express)
• Music Composition (Fast Tracker, Scream Tracker, Impulse Tracker)
• Miscellaneous (Microsoft PowerPoint, Maple V, vi).
• etc.

Other:

• Optimization Skills (algorithmic, high level, low level)
• Reverse Engineering Skills
• Game Design / Implementation
• Game Engine Design / Implementation
• Debugging Skills (finding and fixing bugs and unwanted 'features' from the user's perspective)
• Real-Time 3D Graphic Engine Programming
• Graphic User Interface Programming
• Low-Level Graphic Interfacing Programming
• Demo Design / Implementation
• Artificial Intelligence Programming
• System Utilities Programming
• Equation Graphing/Solving Programs

• Dr. André Trudel, Director, Jodrey School of Computer Science and Intelligent Information Technology Research Centre, Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, B0P 1X0,

  Homepage: E-Mail: Phone: Fax:

  http://pheasant.acadiau.ca/ andre.trudel@acadiau.ca (902) 585-1331 (902) 585-1067

  
  
• Dr. Leslie Oliver, Professor, Jodrey School of Computer Science, Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, B0P 1X0,

  Homepage: E-Mail: Phone (Acadia): Fax (Acadia): Phone (Home): Fax (Home):

  http://dragon.acadiau.ca/~oliver/home.html leslie.oliver@acadiau.ca (902) 585-1615 (902) 585-1067 (Secure, but not confidential) (902) 542-3373 (902) 542-4846 (Secure and confidential)

  
  
• Dr. Rick Giles, Associate Professor, Jodrey School of Computer Science, Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, B0P 1X0,

  Homepage: E-Mail: Phone:

  http://cs.acadiau.ca/~giles/ rick.giles@acadiau.ca (Recommended method of contact) (902) 585-1269