Rob Loach

Current

• Developer at Mansueto Digital
• Developer at Climax Media
• News Editor at GameDev.net

• Executive at Toronto Independent Games Conference

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Past

• Computer Lab Monitor at George Brown College
• Personal Care Attendant at Gage Transition to Independent Living
• Call Center Agent at 24-7 INtouch

• Computer Programmer at OverTech Technologies
• Camp Counsellor at Easter Seals Camp Merrywood

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Education

• George Brown College
• SATEC @ W.A. Porter

Connections

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Industry

Computer Software

Rob Loach’s Experience

• Developer

  Mansueto Digital

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Publishing industry)

  April 2008 — Present (9 months)

  Website development and Drupal consulting for Fast Company and Inc Magazine.

• Developer

  Climax Media

  (Public Company; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

  May 2007 — Present (1 year 8 months)

  Develop web applications for contracting companies using mainly PHP and ASP.NET.

• News Editor

  GameDev.net

  (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)

  May 2006 — Present (2 years 8 months)

  - Wrote daily news for the popular game development website GameDev.Net
  - Maintained public relations with outside partners for press releases

• Executive

  Toronto Independent Games Conference

  (Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)

  April 2006 — Present (2 years 9 months)

• Computer Lab Monitor

  George Brown College

  (Government Agency; 501-1000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  September 2006 — April 2007 (8 months)

  Monitored computer lab, kept printers working, maintained local area network and locked doors when people were done using the computers.

• Personal Care Attendant

  Gage Transition to Independent Living

  (Government Agency; 501-1000 employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)

  May 2005 — September 2006 (1 year 5 months)

  - Helped young adults with disabilities learn to live in an apartment on their own
  - Assisted the clients with their daily living chores and needs

• Call Center Agent

  24-7 INtouch

  (Public Company; 51-200 employees; Telecommunications industry)

  January 2004 — April 2004 (4 months)

  - Provided friendly service information by phone
  - Entered detailed account information into company database

• Computer Programmer

  OverTech Technologies

  (Public Company; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)

  February 2002 — January 2004 (2 years)

  - Worked in small online teams to develop software for clients under strict deadlines
  - Successfully introduced a team based work environment

• Camp Counsellor

  Easter Seals Camp Merrywood

  (Public Company; 201-500 employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)

  May 2002 — July 2002 (3 months)

  - Led a group of ten physically and mentally challenged children for three ten day sessions.
  - Took care of the kids while assisting them in their activities (sailing, painting, swimming)

Rob Loach’s Education

• George Brown College

  Advanced Diploma, Computer Programmer/Analyst, 2004 — 2007

  George Brown Citizenship Award 2007
  Dean's Honor List (GPA 3.5 or higher)

  Activities and Societies:

  Computer Programmer/Anlyst Citizenship Award

• SATEC @ W.A. Porter

  Ontario Secondary School 2002 — 2004

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