Marc Vidal
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Location
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Mobile app development Software development Machine learning Artificial intelligence Databases

Skills

Business integration software 1 Creative problem solving 1 Critical thinking 1 Process design 1 Workflow automation 1

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Work experience

Web Developer
Blackbird UAV
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
September 2023 - Current

• Blackbird UAV designs unmanned aerial vehicles, winning first place and awards in major competitions in Canada.
• Developed the club’s customer-facing landing page to attract businesses for sponsorship by highlighting the club’s
success, resulting in $5000+ in sponsorships and increasing business engagement alongside student retention.
• Mentored a junior developer, developed key website pages and features (e.g., mobile compatibility, navigation), and
streamlined processes through debugging and optimization.

Lifeguard and Swim Instructor
Town of Whitchurch Stouffville
Whitchurch-Stouffville, Ontario, Canada
January 2022 - July 2023

Taught 200+ swimmers and led a lifeguard team of 4 as head lifeguard, demonstrating leadership and
teamwork skills.

Taught two highly successful junior lifeguard and first aid classes (45 students total) with a 100% passing
rate.

Education

Bachelor of Computer Science, Computer Science
Carleton University
September 2023 - May 2028

Personal projects

Hackathon Winner - Tag Royale
March 2025 - March 2025
https://devpost.com/software/tag-royale

- Won best crossover hack at CuHacking out of 24 teams, primarily working on backend
- Developed a real-time location-based multiplayer system using Socket.io WebSockets with automatic reconnection handling and optimized location updates at 2-second intervals
- Built fault-tolerant networking with aggressive reconnection strategies and host migration to maintain game

TerraSphere
August 2024 - August 2024
https://devpost.com/software/terrasphere?ref_content=user-portfolio&ref_feature=in_progress

Project submitted to TerraHacks, utilizing camera vision to reward users who document themselves doing eco-friendly deeds.

Worked on both front-end and back-end, leading a team of 4 to complete a fully functional and polished app in React Native by efficiently delegating tasks and managing workflows.

Personal Portfolio
April 2024 - June 2024
https://marcvidal.vercel.app

Hackathon Winner - RelaxED AI
September 2023 - September 2024
https://devpost.com/software/relaxed-ai?ref_content=user-portfolio&ref_feature=in_progress

Hardware x Software hack. Won second place in best hardware hack. I led the entire software side of project including backend development and linking hardware and software via python bluetooth scripts