Michel Didier Email & Phone Number

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Montreal, Canada Area

Dedicated creative technologist and developer with an eye for details and aesthetics. My skills and motivation push me to break the boundaries of the digital world by finding solutions or compromises.Specialize in large scale interactive experiences and installations.Focus on mastering Derivative’s TouchDesigner.Research and development with Derivative’s TouchDesigner. (built in operators and python).Research and development of shaders (GLSL).Development of multiple audio-reactive components and a portable control system.Keeping up to date with the best practices and new features on a daily basis.Development of multiple generative art pieces and daily practice of TouchDesigner and GLSL.Showcase and talk on Proteus at Composite X Elektra (Composite 15).Technical talk on Proteus during the TouchDesigner meetup at MUTEK 2018.Support of the Derivative team and help to the students during the TouchDesigner workshop (2 days) at MUTEK 2018.Nominee for the 2018 Euterke Bursary.Instructor of an introductory 2 days workshop at Concordia University.Development of a custom mapping and show control system for the Darling Foundry 2019 NYE’s event.Implication within the TouchDesigner community, bug reports and request for improvements with Derivative. Daily participation in the various social channels related to TouchDesigner.Proficient with other tools such as Unity, Unreal Engine and Blender.

Montreal, Canada Area

Designing, developing, and delivering interactive and immersive experiences.- Heavy usage of TouchDesigner as our interactive framework for data, sensors and real-time rendering- Daily usage of Python- Development of productivity tools, standards and pipelines within the company for better teamwork, stability of projects and post-delivery operation- Encouraging the team for better development processes, best practices, and usage of GIT in the TouchDesigner context- Design of complex system architectures involving multi-processes, resources sharing or threading.- Periodic use of GLSL- Deep understanding of the rendering pipeline, 3D tools and technologies, optimization techniques and CPU / GPU operations- Regular use of external sensors such as 2D or 3D LIDARs, infrared cameras, ToF cameras... etc- Deep understanding of communication protocols commonly used on interactive installations including NDI, UDP, MQTT, OSC, MIDI... etc- Periodic use of our internal mapping software and development of custom mapping solutions in TouchDesigner (project based)- Frequent use of Node-Red, IoT and web oriented technologies or services such as databases and REST APIs- Meeting and travelling to the client to deliver and adjust the technique or visual content on site based on environmental and space factors such as lighting or scenography changes- Configuration and setup of both hardware and software when being on site and delivering projects with the support of AV integrator, network technicians... etc- Thinking, design and development of remote integration tools to face difficult integrations where getting on site is not always possible or necessary- Great exposure and understanding of UX in the context of operation tools and softwares but also immersive, interactive and gamified installations- Periodic use of Unity in the real-time / game engine pipeline. Growing interest and focus on what the engine has to offer in the field of immersive and interactive arts

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Back-end development in C# / ASP .Net using .Net Product InformationManagement (PIM) softwares such as inRiver Cloud and Insite Commerce.Learnt and embraced the SCRUM framework in an Agile environment.Worked in a large infrastructure (~200 employees) where many developerswould collaborate on a custom / in-house C# library on a daily basis.Mastered Gitflow and the best practices for collaborative development withinthe Agile teams and the organisation.

Région De Montréal, Canada

Back-end development in C# / ASP .Net using Kentico CMS. Development of an internal backup application using Amazon Web Services (Glacier) and the Amazon .Net SDK.Development of web APIs and Services, focusing on a clean, fast and effective interface for third parties. Development of secured solutions using JSON Web Token. Highly interested in the development and usage of APIs. Familiar with Google's APIs and Amazon Web Services.Production of clean, modular, and optimized code. Analysis of old SQL queries and optimization.Knowledge of SQL Server and basic knowledge of MVC.Maintenance of development and production environments, maintenance of databases. Organisation of the internal environment/network for the team and maintenance of machines.

Étupes, France

Conducted research for the agency’s new visual identity.Created multiple website designs using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.Integrated the designs that were previously created, in HTML, CSS, jQuery and PHP (Wordpress)Conducted market research on competitors, analyzed current trends and took initiative for agency’s projects.

Bachelor Of Fine Arts (Bfa), Computation Arts, Distinction

Graduated from the Specialization in Computation Arts (BFA '17) with Distinction. 3 years University Degree during which I studied.

Diplôme Universitaire Technologique: Métiers Du Multimédia Et De L'Internet, Intermedia/Multimedia

2 years University Degree during which I did an exchange of 6 months in Montreal. Specialization in the Internet industry. Learnt notions.