Michael Currie
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Current Address: |
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C/O Renison College, 200 Westmount Rd. North |
71 South Hill Street |
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Waterloo, ON N2L 3G4 |
Thunder Bay, ON P7B 3T7 |
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Phone: (519) 725-7499 |
(807) 344-8863 |
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E-mail: michael@michaelcurrie.com |
Ultimate Objective An executive management
position at a technology company.
Summary Michael Currie is a bilingual student studying Computer Science at Waterloo University. He is an internationally award-winning political essayist. His communication skills include being a Student Council President, provincial debate finalist, debate coach and TV personality. He has also won many awards for his computer programming and mathematical abilities. A piano player for over a decade, he has also written, directed, and performed in many plays. His athletic interests are Aikido (7th Kyu), Kickboxing (9th Kyu), as well as Varsity Running, Skiing and Cycling.
Languages Fluent in both English and French.
Education BACHELOR OF MATHMATICS (Candidate) September 2001 - April 2006
Honours Computer Science Co-Op
Waterloo University, Waterloo ON
· One of top 50 out of 1000 first-year math undergrads taking the “Advanced Math” stream
SHAD VALLEY July 2001
Dalhousie University, Halifax NS
· Attended the exclusive program in science, engineering, technology and business.
OAC HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA, With Honours Graduated June 2001
With French Immersion
Hammarskjold High School, Thunder Bay ON
· Took 11 OAC courses, more than the minimum of 6, for a well-rounded course load.
Work Experience THUNDER BAY
TELEPHONE, THUNDER BAY, ON August1 2001
CO-OP CONSULTANT (Full Time)
· Worked in multiple departments on networking systems, both hardware and software.
FAMOUS PLAYERS SILVERCITY, THUNDER BAY,
ON
05/1999-05/2001
USHER / MOVIE ANNOUNCER (Part Time)
· Announced movies to hundreds of people at a time.
· Performed other tasks relating to the operation of a movie theatre.
MEXICAN ACTORS GUILD, THUNDER BAY, ON July 2000
FOUNDER / DIRECTOR / WRITER / ACTOR
· Wrote, produced, directed and starred in the comedy, Play On Words
· It was the second most profitable production at the Thunder Bay Fringe Festival in 2000.
Recent Awards
· 2001 Awarded 1000-Euro prize in an all-ages international essay contest. Met with European Commission President Romano Prodi and BP Chairman Dr. Peter Sutherland to receive award in Florence, Italy. Other winners included the World Trade Editor of the Financial Times and an advisor to the British Government.
· 2001 Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation Citizenship Award
· 1999 Provincial finalist in French essay competition for Moncton international conference.
· 1999 First place, Lakehead University Computer Programming Contest
· 1998 Second place, Lakehead University Computer Programming Contest
· 1998 Highest mark in my school in the Canadian Computing Competition (CCC).
· 1998 Highest mark in my school in the Grade 12 Waterloo Math Contest while in Grade 11.
· 1997 Highest mark in my school in the Grade 9 Waterloo Math Contest.
Computer Skills Software Development
Ten years of experience in Basic and C.
Six years of experience in C++, Object Oriented Programming, and Assembly Language.
Four years experience in Java, Pascal and Turing.
Programmed own GUI operating system.
Experience with both Windows and DOS programming.
Some projects included a Neural Network that plays Tic-Tac-Toe, a Windows-based 3-D graphics engine using OWL and C++. Took a college course in C++ at age 13.
Operations & Maintenance
Assembled own computer. Installed Ethernet hub for my floor mates at university. Highly advanced skills in MS Office, Internet operations, and many other applications.
Networking
Assigned to anticipate network traffic for 40 000+ customer network at Thunder Bay Telephone. Experienced with switching technologies, such as Nortel’s DMS-100, SHASTA, and Juniper Networks. Performed fusion-based fibre splicing for an outside plant engineering division.
Communication Skills
· 2001 Featured on TV Ontario’s VOX Flipside, in a one-on-one debate on Cosmetic Surgery.
· 2001 Co-founded Waterloo Debate Society.
· 2001 Co-hosted TV show, Teen Scream-Out, on Shaw Cable TV.
· 2000-2001 Ontario Student Debating Union Student Representative.
· 2000-2001 Participated in four model UN assemblies
· 2000-2001 Twice a provincial debate finalist.
· 2000-2001 Coached the debate team during my final year in high school, arranging four debate tournaments and five debate trips to Winnipeg, Montreal, and Toronto for local debaters.
· 1995 Student Council President
Athletic Skills
· 2001 7th Kyu rank in the martial art, Aikido.
· 1999 SSSAA Cross-Country Running Team, won regional championship (team).
· 1998-2000 Cross-County Ski, Cycling Team.
· 1999 Orange-belt level 2 in Kickboxing.
Artistic Skills
· Wrote, produced and directed Play on Words, Fifteen Minutes of Shame. Wrote and directed Ramming Speed. Played a lead role in school productions of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Peter Pan, Anne of Green Gables and many more. Played a lead role in the professional production, Dirty Work at the Crossroads. Have written many more plays, screenplays, and sonnets. Have also done stand-up comedy.
· Have been studying piano for last 13 years.
References References available upon request.
