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MAXIME GAUDREAU Eng.
Phone: (514)999-3161
E-mail:
Fluent in both French and English.

As an Internet communicator and creative engineer, I want to share my knowledge and energy with people who want nothing less than to build a better world. With my knowledge in information technologies and web 2.0, I can act as a web 2.0 business solutions integration consultant, web project manager, business analyst or web product manager. With leadership and energy, my mission is to always seek concrete and durable solutions for the customers I serve.

Cirque du Soleil, Montréal, Québec, Canada, 12/2009 - . . . .

• Uphold and convey the vision of Web practices and systems involving the various Cirque du Soleil stakeholders. These Web systems include: websites, e-commerce/Web/Enterprise 2.0 platforms, intranet and online collaboration tools;
• Ensure that all activities completed by development teams are in line with the strategic intentions of the company;
• Supervise the implementation of quality assurance principles and best practices related to Web processes and systems;
• Supervise the definition and updating of Web development processes in conjunction with technological suppliers;
• Support and advise initiators on Web tool development and implementation projects within business units by helping them to identify the best way to achieve their objectives;
• Act as a facilitator during negotiations regarding improvements with the outsourcer and oversee the creation, monitoring and development of service level agreements.

Cirque du Soleil, Montréal, Québec, Canada, 08/2006 - . . . .

• Responsible for the development, maintenance and progress of business relations with Internet Marketing department, IT outsourcer and marketing agencies.
• Examination of processes and systems in Information Technologies in collaboration with business units, and implementation of innovative solutions to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
  
• Take part in conducting business case studies.
  
• Lead Business Analyst for the Cirque du Soleil new Internet Marketing environment development project.

TouchTunes Digital Jukebox inc. , Montréal, Québec, Canada, 01/2006 - 08/2006

• Part of a new web product development team.
• Integration with the Open Source Content Management System Drupal.
• Develoment of an XML-RPC API for system integration with remote ditital jukeboxes.

Olympia ASD, Montréal, Québec, Canada, 01/2003 - 04/2005

• J2EE web applications development for insurance companies with Java, XML, XSL ,HTML and XMLife.
• Implantation and documentation of good software engineering practices and processes for better collaboration with the actuarial consulting firm Milliman.
• System component development with Java for various platforms (Unix, Linux, OS400, Windows).
• Technical lead for a claims management application.
• Frequent travels to meet clients in Philadelphia and Atlanta.

Espace Courbe inc., Montréal, Québec, Canada, 03/2002 - 01/2003

• Requirements analysis and proposal redaction.
• Designed and programmed web solutions in Java and PHP on Linux and FreeBSD with Apache HTTP Server.
• Integrated XML technologies in the development of large dynamic web sites.
• Developed with XSL, SVG, DTD, Schema, Apache Xerces/Crimson/Xalan, Sablotron, SAX and DOM.
• Project management, functional specifications and design for the development of an e-commerce web application for Michelin Canada.
• Trainer at Groupe informatique Technologia Inc.:
  • WE125 course - Advanced XML: SAX and DOM Programming.

IBM Canada , TVT Lab IBM WebSphere Commercev5.4, Markham, Ontario, Canada, 01/2002 - 03/2002

• Functional and translation testing of the French version of IBM WebSphere Commerce v5.4.
• Installed and configured AIX , Sun Solaris and Windows NT/2000 operating systems.
• Installed and configured DB2 and Oracle DBMS.
• Discovered and documented over 20 technical defects.
• Familiarization with the architecture and the components of a large scale J2EE application and with IBM WebSphere.

Ericsson Research Canada , Group LMC/JJD (Platform Design), Mount-Royal, Quebec, Canada, 05/2001 - 09/2001

• Performed a requirements analysis, designed, coded and documented a distributed functional testing framework.
  • Implementation in Java following the Rational Unified Process methodology (RUP).
• Installed and maintained a Linux server used to store and organize technical documentation.
  • Developed tools in Perl, PHP, HTML and Javascript.

École Polytechnique de Montreal , Computer Engineering Department, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 01/1999 - 12/2001

INF4600-Real-time Systems. (Autumn 2001)
INF3600-Operating Systems. (Winter 2001 to autumn 2001)
ING1025-Programming Level I (C/C++ programming course). (Winter 2001)
ELE3301-Programmable Digital Systems. (Autumn 2000)
ELE2301-Electronic Circuits. (Winter 1999 to winter 2000)

Nortel Networks, OPTera Metro Group, St-Laurent, Quebec, Canada, 05/2000 - 09/2000

• Coordinated the introduction of new electronics and optics products.

Charles-LeMoyne Hospital , Information Systems Department, Greenfield Park, Quebec, Canada, 05/1999 - –09/1999

• Developed Y2K bug fixes installation and quality control protocols for upgrade of the hospital's computer equipment.
• Led a team of 3 people from project planning to deployment of the solutions.

Technology Managemement Postgraduate Certificate, 2004 - 2006
École Polytechnique de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Degree in Computer Engineering, 2001
École Polytechnique de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
GPA: 3,3/4

Promédia, radio and diction school.
Radio and TV journalism course, 2005

Maxime Gaudreau © 2001-2009