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Matthew Trent

I specialize in cross-platform mobile app development, but am well-versed in a variety of technologies.

WHO I AM
I’m currently a nineteen-year-old undergraduate student studying computer science at the University of Victoria. Derivable from my degree, I have a passion for tech.

Additionally, I’m a strong student. I won an Excellence Scholarship at UVic for achieving a 96%+ average throughout my grade twelve academic year. Currently, I'm also an A+ average student at university.

Finally, I’m an athlete. I thoroughly enjoy triathlons, running, and fitness in general.
MY STORY
I started my developer journey in the tenth grade. At school, I was tasked with creating a final project for history class that would be due in a couple months. I decided my project would be a fully-fledged video game. It would be a card-based strategy game mirroring Russian history. This was an insane undertaking for someone who’d never coded before.

However, after 176.5 hours of being glued to my computer and reading multiple C# books, I completed the (in hindsight terribly coded) project and received an A+. Creating this video game got me hooked on development.
EXPERIENCE

    [Private, NDA] | March 2022 - Current

    [Private] is a full stack application that's like a blend of Reddit and Twitter - perhaps with a dash of Tinder on top. It's targeted towards a very specific audience/niche. Currently, the developer team is small but skillful.

    • Flutter
    • Dart
    • Rust (Actix Web)
    • Figma
    • MongoDB

    Fiverr Freelancing | August 2022 - Current

    I've learned that clients are ALWAYS respectful of your time, ALWAYS appreciate your work, NEVER change the language they want something developed in half-way through the project, and, of course, NEVER have feature-creep.

    • Python
    • Flutter
    • Dart
    • Figma

    Stend | December 2021 - October 2022 | Since Ocober, I'm an advisor

    As the frontend lead on the Stend team, I was responsible for critical frontend development and management in the creation of our team's cross-platform application that curates demographic-based reviews for businesses and users. As of recently, I've taken an advisor role, stepping back from active development.

    • Flutter
    • Dart
    • C++ (Drogon)
    • Figma
    • Neo4J

    Vanbelle Nursery | Summer 2020

    I developed a cross-platform application that demonstrated various use cases in which Flutter could be integrated into Plantago’s internal software. I also gave their team of engineers talks about Flutter and its benefits.

    • Flutter
    • Dart
RELEVANT LINKS

    Personal Website

    Learn about me! I also seriously need to migrate this site to NextJS or ReactJS... currently it's in vanilla JS.

    25,000+ Followers on @comicalcoder

    I run a software engineering humor page on Instagram. It's given me an insane amount of opportunities.

    Stackoverflow

    Yes, I'm convinced Stackoverflow is one word. I like answering people's questions. Usually, I stick to Flutter/Dart.

    Package(s) I've Created

    I'm just starting this venture, but it's really fun to create packages that can be used by the community. #opensource

    Primary Github

    This account owns the projects I work on.

    Secondary Github

    This account exists for easier merges into repos I'm collaborating on, but also own.

EDUCATION

    University of Victoria | Expected Grad 2025 | Computer Science

    Finally, I can go to school, code, and it's actually my homework this time, not a distraction from that 5,000-word essay I was procrastinating on. Pfft, glad to be done with high school.

    Assorted Online Certificates

    Learning stuff online allows me to cut through the fluff. I've completed paid courses for the following skills:

    • Python ML
    • Flutter/Dart x2
    • Full Stack Web Dev (HTML, CSS, JS, NodeJS, ReactJS, EJS, MongoDB, SQL, git/Github)
    • Design School (typography, color theory, design principles, foundational UI/UX)

    Abbotsford High Secondary School | Grad 2021

    School was fun, I guess. I had a 96%+ average and took APs. Honestly though, I mostly just coded when I should've been paying attention. Paid off, though!

SKILLS

    Flutter

    5/5

    Dart

    5/5

    NextJS

    4/5

    Git & GitHub

    4/5

    HTML/CSS (with Tailwind, SCSS, EJS, etc.)

    4/5

    NodeJS (ExpressJS)

    3/5

    JS & TS

    3/5

    ReactJS & React Native (Expo)

    3/5

    Python

    3/5

    MongoDB & Firebase

    3/5

    Java (Learning on/off)

    2/5

    Rust (Learning on/off)

    1/5

    Communication

    Yup!

    Eye for design

    Ohhhh yeah!

    Dedication & Persistence

    For sure!

    Collaboration

    Love it!