Owen Garland

Owen garland

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  • About me

    Executive Lead @ Google Developer Student Club - Conestoga College | Cyber Security + AI

  • Education

    • Sacred heart high school

      2017 - 2021
      Ontario secondary school diploma

      For my time at SHHS, I was involved around the school with many volunteering events, created positive relations with my peers, and achieved honor roll for my academics. Received my Specialist High Skill Major (SHSM)- Health and WellnessSTEAM Mentorship ProgramInitiated participation in an optional mentorship program to acquire skills in networking, collaboration, and gain insight into the software engineering profession.Reliably follow-through on project tasks, organize… Show more For my time at SHHS, I was involved around the school with many volunteering events, created positive relations with my peers, and achieved honor roll for my academics. Received my Specialist High Skill Major (SHSM)- Health and WellnessSTEAM Mentorship ProgramInitiated participation in an optional mentorship program to acquire skills in networking, collaboration, and gain insight into the software engineering profession.Reliably follow-through on project tasks, organize google meetings, and fulfill requests from mentors.Creating a website application was one of the activities that I completed, which was used to teach kids about computer science and programming. Show less

    • Conestoga college

      2021 - 2025
      Bachelor's degree computer science 3.80

      Activities and Societies: Executive Lead of Google Developer Student Club(Coding Club) Through a practical project-based education, this allowedme to apply theory gained during the semester in a teamenvironment to test, develop and manage a project fromstart to finish.I mainly used the Microsoft Visual Studio environmentIDE, as well as the MS Testing and Native Unit testingframework, for all of our project-based assignments.A practical course involving Software Quality, emphasizingtesting tools and methodologies, allowed me to… Show more Through a practical project-based education, this allowedme to apply theory gained during the semester in a teamenvironment to test, develop and manage a project fromstart to finish.I mainly used the Microsoft Visual Studio environmentIDE, as well as the MS Testing and Native Unit testingframework, for all of our project-based assignments.A practical course involving Software Quality, emphasizingtesting tools and methodologies, allowed me to utilizesoftware quality tools to ensure reliability in softwaredevelopment process.A strong foundation in theory courses, from OperatingSystems to Computer and Mobile Networks, allowed meto gain a practical hands-on experience in essentialtechnical and networking skills.I have been a part of the Google Student Developer Clubat Conestoga College since September 2021, allowing meto compete in coding competitions and learn industry toolsin workshops. Show less

  • Experience

    • Tim hortons

      Sept 2018 - Jan 2022
      Team member

      Created positive relationships with customers and co-workers, and this allowed for a great customer service experience.Displayed strong responsibility for attending every shift on time and with a positive attitude.Handled every difficult customer situation maturely and fixed any problem that arose.

    • P&h milling group

      Jul 2022 - Aug 2022
      Material handler

      • learned a complicated HMI (Human Machine Interface) to transport flour, organized time effectively and learned a totally new job environment and was able to effectively work and perform tasks that were expected. Had the intention of finding a summer job while there was no school.• Accomplished a lot during the short time at P&H, showed organization, Exceptional learning skills allowed for the replacement of a full-time worker when the company needed it. Gain insight on how a customer would use an HMI to transfer flour, gained a perspective on software in the workplace and how it impacts the user. Show less

    • Home hardware stores limited

      May 2023 - Aug 2023
      It business solutions student

      Completed many assigned application service requestmodules following a waterfall approach, with a high degreeof effectiveness.Created Test cases and went through testing phases, whichmust be approved by a senior developer before being sentto QA.Completed extensive technical documentation for eachrequest.Self managed and set up meetings with co-workers thatcould help me learn more about the system and solution Iwould be working with.

    • Seneca hackathon

      May 2023 - May 2023
      Hackathon challenge set winner

      Challenge Set: AI for Cybersecurity Name: InstaShieldPlanned, Developed and pitched to investors and mentors a social media fraudulent user detection model.

    • Conhacks

      Oct 2023 - Oct 2023
      Conhacks hackathon winner

      Placed First place at ConHacks 2023.Developed a project with a team of 4 using React and Node.js

    • Google developer student club - conestoga college

      Nov 2023 - now
      Executive lead

      • Planned and presented various workshops and events to help students bridge the gap between theory and practice• Provided mentorship, helped build community for students to connect, learn, and grow together• Volunteer position

    • Arctic wolf

      May 2024 - now
      Network & technology operations specialist co-op
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Learning the owasp top 10

      Linkedin
      Jan 2024
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    • Advanced design patterns: design principles

      Linkedin
      View certificate certificate
    • Artificial intelligence for cybersecurity

      Linkedin
      View certificate certificate
    • Introducing .net core

      Linkedin
      View certificate certificate
    • Introduction to prompt engineering for generative ai

      Linkedin
      Aug 2023
      View certificate certificate
    • Fundamentals of governance, risk and compliance (grc)

      Alison
      Jan 2025
    • Gto - certification exam

      Arctic wolf
      Jun 2024
    • Programming foundations: design patterns

      Linkedin
      View certificate certificate
    • 2023 conhacks hackathon winner

      Conhacks
      Oct 2023
    • 1 - seneca hackathon winner 2023

      Seneca hackathon
      View certificate certificate