Vincent Chu Tinkerer | Leader | Innovator

Technology executive leading product, engineering, and platform strategy.
Experience across Apple, Electronic Arts, and startups.

Professional Certifications and Training

Prosci Change Management
Reforge Product & Engineering Management
Google UX Design Professional Certificate
Kwela Management Training

Academic Awards and Recognition

Governor General's Silver Medal
Issued by Governor General of Canada, January 2007
Associated with Simon Fraser University
Awarded to the student whose record, in the opinion of the faculties, is the most outstanding in the graduating classes in any faculty.

Computer Science Graduation Award
Issued by Simon Fraser University, January 2006
Associated with Simon Fraser University
Top student in the Computing Science Department.

Additional Scholarships and Awards
First Class Honours in Computing Science
Dean's Honour Roll of Computing Science
NSERC Canadian Graduate Scholarship (Awarded but Declined)
NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award
Mark and Nancy Brooks Computer Innovation Award
MDSI Mobile Data Solutions Inc. Peter Kam Scholarship
Orbital Technologies Inc. Scholarship in Computing Science
Joseph and Rosalie Segal Scholarship
Alumni Endowment Fund Scholarship
SFU Summit Entrance Scholarship

Courses for my undergraduate degree:

Major: Computing Science Honours.
Minor: Mathematics

With Co-operative Education

First Year
Transferred Credits from High School

MATH 151 - Calculus I
MATH 152 - Calculus II
CHEM 121 - General Chemistry and Lab. I
CHEM 122 - General Chemistry II

2001 Fall
PHIL 001 - Introduction to Philosophy
CMPT 150 - Introduction to Computer Architecture
CMPT 101 - Introduction to Computer Programming
MACM 101 - Discrete Mathematics I

2002 Spring
CMPT 201 - Data Structure and Algorithms
MACM 201 - Discrete Mathematics II
ECON 103 - Microeconomics
MATH 232 - Linear Algebra
PHYS 120 - Modern and Classical Mechanics

2002 Summer
STATS 270 - Introduction to Statistics
MATH 342 - Number Theory
CMPT 275 - Software Engineering I

Second Year
2002 Fall

CMPT 361 - Introduction to Computer Graphics (See Projects)
MATH 251 - Calculus III
CMPT 250 - Computer Architecture II

2003 Spring
CMPT 384 - Symbolic Computing
CMPT 365 - Multimedia System
CMPT 363 - User Interface
CMPT 354 - Database System

2003 Summer
CMPT 300 - Operating Systems
CMPT 307 - Data Structures and Algorithms
CMPT 212 - Object-Oriented Appl.Design in C++
Math TA at Linear Algebra Workshop

Third Year
2003 Fall
First Term Co-op at Crystal Decisions

2004 Spring
Second Term Co-op at Crystal Decisions/Business Objects
CMPT 371 - Data Communication and Networking I

2004 Summer
NSERC USRA Research Grant with Dr. Ghassan Harmaneh
Related Link: My Daily Research Notes

Fourth Year
2004 Fall
CMPT 471 - Data Communication and Networking II
CMPT 310 - Artificial Intelligence
Math 332 - Algebraic Systems
PSYC 100 - Introduction to Psychology

2005 Spring
MACM 316 - Numerical Analysis
CMPT 340 - Computers in Biomedicine
Math 308 - Linear Programming
CMPT 470 - Web-based Information Systems

Fifth Year
2005 Fall
Fourth/Fifth Term Co-op at Pivotal Corporation

2006 Spring
CMPT 419 - Special Topic in Artifical Intelligence
CMPT 320 - Social Implications of a Computerised Society
CMPT 408 - Theory of Communication Networks
MATH 345 - Introduction to Graph Theory

2006 Spring
CMPT 383 - Comparative Programming Languages
CMPT 405 - Computer Algorithms
CMPT 454 - Database System II
MATH 380 - History of Mathematics