Bio
Name: Étienne Lévesque Guitard
Birth: October 1988
Gender: Male
Nationality: Canadian (Province of Quebec)
Resides in: Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
About Me
I’m a web developer and entrepreneur specializing in Internet Media and Software with my company called Drazzil. I’m an HTML and CSS guru and I’m also highly skilled at developing JavaScript web page interactivity. I also share a interest in the music industry which is a recent venture of mine with my company, Drazzil.
I’m also a programmer, lover of code of all sorts. Aside from being a fan of anything HTML or XML related, I’m also an ActionScript 3.0 and Java developer but I tend to favor open technologies so Java is my favorite.
I’m also a fan of alternative languages making big strides like Ruby, especially because of their syntax that prevent flame wars on where to place braces, but my love for speed keeps me from using it.
I also strongly prefer the Allman programming style and real indents.
I also happen to have a passion for languages and can speak Japanese at a good level, but not yet fluent. I’m native French, and you probably guessed it, bilingual English.
You can follow me on Twitter as Pacoup, but I don’t post much over there. My Facebook page is at facebook.com/pacoup but I only friend friends and real important people.
On this page you will find my bio and resume. I’m also updating this page as new stuff comes in.
Please bear in mind while reading that the articles on my blog are very personal and far from being accurate journalisitc references.
What I use
My work machine is the first Intel iMac 24 inch running Windows 7. Yes, I got tired of quite a few things with Mac OS X and now run only Windows on this machine. I would have gone with Linux, but tools essential to my work aren’t available on it.
Learning
- Music Production
Skills
I’ve classed my skills by section but with no particular order. Most of the skills there are there because I can do stuff to a certain length with it. If I just happen to know some stuff in something, I won’t include it in this list. Everything you see here is something I can very well work with everyday.
Web Development
- HTML, CSS, JavaScript
- phpBB, WordPress, MODx CMS
- Video Encoding Technologies
- ActionScript 3
- Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign
Music Production
- Steinberg Cubase
- Adobe Soundbooth
- Audio Encoding Technologies
- Audio Theory
- Music Theory
Languages (Based on the CEFR)
- French – C2 (Native)
- English – C2
- Japanese – B2
Registered Work Experience
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (Continuation of my employment at CPSA)
- Web Developer
- April 2009 to April 2010
Canada Public Service Agency (Merged with TBCS in March 2009)
- Web Developer
- May 2008 to March 2009
Office of the Auditor General of Canada
- Web Developer
- May 2007 to August 2007
Non-registered Work Experience
Drazzil
- CEO, Chairman, Founder
- January 2001 to present
AMV-Canada
- President, Founder
- August 2008 to present
Studies
Cégep
Cégep de l’Outaouais, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
2006 - 2010
High School
École secondaire Grande-Rivière, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
2000 – 2006
Some Quotes
Here, I lay out some quotes of mine I often found to good to simply let drown on Facebook. You can take them or leave them, appreciate them or hate them, but if you do take them, please include my name and notify me. I’ll be sure to check out where they were included if I can.
Mathematics is the programming language at the basis of every other programming language.