resume (PDF)

sean.vanderheyden@gmail.com
289 971 5769
www.linkedin.com/in/sean-vanderheyden

SEAN VANDERHEYDEN
SKILLS & ABILITIES 





Expert in automation, as demonstrated through work and academic history
Proven full stack developer with experience across full development cycles
Experienced embedded system developer for control systems and robotics
Team lead for mechatronic projects with outstanding results
Capable in financial modeling and actively enhancing these skills

PROFESSIONAL FOUNDER, CODE OF LAW
EXPERIENCE Code of Law is a digital service that helps law firms improve onboarding times
May 2015-August 2015, September 2016 - Current




Developing a machine learning algorithm that allows inexperienced lawyers to
produce the same quality of work as their senior coworkers
Architecting a full stack system to generate contracts for law firms
Performing financial modeling to establish viability and pricing

SOFTWARE DEVELOPER, CELLBIE
Cellbie is a platform that supports buying, selling, and servicing of used smartphones
June 2016 – September 2016




Built a data analytics engine to amalgamate user data and track growth
Worked unsupervised to design a system that could be used both internally and
externally to evaluate sales and produce time series data
Automated monthly reporting process

SOFTWARE DEVELOPER, CHRISTIE DIGITAL SYSTEMS INC
Christie Digital is the market leader for digital projection systems
September 2014 – April 2015




Worked with a team to produce Twist, a product which automatically adjusts image
projection based on the contours of the projection surface
Developed computer vision algorithm to improve system accuracy by 20 times
Mentored students to help onboard them and improve the quality of their work

EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO
Bachelor of Applied Science in Mechatronics Engineering
RELEVANT COURSES AND PROJECTS
 Control systems lead for the Waterloo Hyperloop team, Waterloop
 Studied autonomous mobile robotics, gaining hands on experience with SLAM, EKF’s,
particle filters, and pathfinding algorithms
 Embedded and electrical system lead for autonomous robotics obstacle challenge
 Team lead for design project, producing a precise 6 axis control system