Anton Lopyrev

anton at lopyrev dot com

415-735-0354

http://alopyrev.com

San Francisco, CA

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Five years of C++ development experience with Qt, OpenGL, GTKmm and Boost
Two years of experience in computer graphics and computer vision
Six years of PHP/MySQL development experience for a number of personal and professional projects
Two years of Android development experience in Java (2 launched market applications)
Three years of product management experience at Google Inc. and a number of start-ups

TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY

C/C++ (Qt, GTKmm, OpenGL, Boost), C# .NET 3.5 (ports, multithreading, WPF, GDI, P/Invoke, marshalling), Java (Android, J2SE, Ant, sockets), Objective-C (iOS 5), C for embedded platforms, Matlab (Object-Oriented, Java & MySQL Support, Simulink, GUIDE, MEX)
PHP, Perl, Python, JavaScript, SQL, Lua
ActionScript (2.0, 3.0), 3dx Max, MAYA

WORK EXPERIENCE

Google Inc. - Associate Product Manager, Google+ Mobile
Mountain View, CA, United States	Aug 2011 - Aug 2012
Drove the roadmap for Google+ mobile photos and events. Launched Instant Upload for iOS devices. Launched Google+ Events at Google I/O 2012 (focusing on mobile including Party Mode). Worked closely with the Android team to design new features for the default Android camera.
Google Inc. - Associate Product Manager, Google API Infrastructure
Mountain View, CA, United States	Jul 2010 - Aug 2011
Worked on product development of a new API infrastructure Assisted in launching 30+ APIs on the new stack. Launched Partial support for Google APIs. Launched Google APIs Explorer. Launched Google APIs Discovery Service and presented it at Google I/O 2011. Launched a number of Google APIs client libraries in various languages. Drove the client library strategy for the OAuth 2 launch. Assisted in the launch of Google APIs support in Google Plugin for Eclipse. Kicked off developement of the Cloud Endpoints feature for Google App Engine
Kik Interactive (www.kik.com) - Android Developer
Waterloo, ON, Canada	Apr 2010 - Jul 2010
Developed an Android application from ground up. Designed and implemented a innovative way to do real-time push notifications using MQTT protocol that works on all Android platforms (1.5 up). Technologies used: Java for Android
Pixar Animation Studios Inc. - Software Engineering Intern, Internals Team
Emeryville, CA, United States (1 internship)	Aug - Dec 2009
C++ Projects Worked on scalability of a new version of Pixar's proprietary software Menv. In particular, dealt with a number of memory consumptions issues. Designed and implemented a number of new features for the internal memory allocation tracking tool. Worked on various visualizations of memory allocation trees. Designed and implemented an algorithm for optimizing in-memory traversal of large scenes Tools and technologies used: C++ (Boost, QT 3 & 4), Python, GBD, Make Graphics Related Activities Enrolled in and completed the Technical Directory Pixar University course. Learned in detail the production pipeline for animated feature films. Briefly worked on character rigging and animation. Tools used: Maya, Menv (Pixar's proprietary software)
Google Inc. - Software Engineering Intern, Street View Team
Zurich, Switzerland (1 internship)	Jan - May 2009
Mountain View, CA, United States (1 internship)	May - Aug 2008
C++ Projects Worked on initial prototyping, design and implementation of the Street View Smart Navigation feature. Implemented multiple new features for an internal OpenGL-based viewer for Street View data. Employed various other computer graphics concepts from texturing to simple ray tracing. Worked on design and implementation of various meshing algorithms - creation, post-processing, hole filling, smoothing and simplification. Briefly worked on image undistortion. Tools used: Eclipse (CDT Toolkit with Qt 3.2 and OpenGL), GBD, Make ActionScript 3.0 Projects Designed and implemented an internal Street View viewer that used Papervision3D - open source 3D rendering engine for Flash. Worked on performance improvements for the viewer making various mesh creation and frustum culling optimizations. Tools used: Adobe Flex Builder 3.0
Evolution Robotics Retail Inc. - Computer Vision Algorithms Developer
Pasadena, CA, United States (1 internship)	Aug - Dec 2007
Background Filter Project Aug - Dec 2007 Designed and implemented a feature-based background segmentation toolkit for digital image sequences. Tested the segmentation system by developing a mathematical model of its behavior and predicting its performance. Employed concepts of simple machine learning and scale-invariant feature transform (SIFT). Participated in integration of the toolkit into Lanehawk™ Visual Scanner - the main product of the company. Technologies used: C/C++, Matlab (MEX Interface, GUIDE). Tools used: Eclipse (CDT Toolkit), GBD, Make, Matlab 7.5. Blur Detection Project Dec 2007 Researched, implemented and tested a number of methods of brightness-invariant blur detection in digital images. Developed Matlab based GUI application, which aided in the camera focusing for Lanehawk™ Visual Scanner. Technologies used: C/C++, Matlab (MEX Interface, GUIDE).
itWorksStudios.com - PHP Developer
Mississauga, ON, Canada (part time)	May 2007 - current
www.resourceinvestorworld.com Worked on advance database (MySQL) queries. Developed a simple calendar system. www.verena.com Developed a back-end admin dashboard for upload and management of news articles. www.metalcorp.ca Developed a back-end admin dashboard for content management. www.claricomusa.com Developed an advanced catalog system with an back-end admin dashboard for content management. Added support for multiple user types with various privileges.
Z-Tech (Canada) Inc. - Software Developer / Research Assistant
Toronto, ON, Canada (2 internships + part time)	Apr 2006 - May 2007
Berkeley Software Project Jan 2007 - Apr 2007 Participated in software development cycle of a large scale GUI application that controlled a Breast Cancer Detection System device. Developed various GUI components and controls. Partially designed and individually implemented the application back-end module called Berkeley Acquisition Framework that essentially was a high-level device driver. Fully refactored a number of manufacturing software tools using the new back-end module. Employed concepts of protocol driven serial communication over USB based on FTDI FT232R chip. Debugged and tested device firmware (C8051 microcontroller) and device hardware. Technologies used: C# .NET 2.0, C for embedded systems. Tools used: Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, Silicon Laboratories Development Suite, Keil Compiler Process Monitor Project Apr 2006 - Aug 2006 Took over the development of a multi-platform log monitoring system. Individually designed and implemented a back-end user notification module. Significantly updated the Web-based system user interface. Technologies used: PHP 5.0, MySQL, Syslog-ng, Matlab, Java, Perl, VB 6.0.

OTHER PROJECTS

TalkMesh - Cofounder	Nov 2009 - July 2010
http://www.talkmesh.com/ A free multi-platform dedicated application for you and your closest friends to keep in touch. TalkMesh users create "meshes" which are private message boards for sharing information within a selected group of friends . Available on Android, iPhone, BlackBerry and Web. Personal contribution: web-component and Android app. The Android application uses MQTT protocol for real-time push notifications. Tools and technologies used: PHP/MySQL, Java (Android)
Zeus Player - University Team Project	Sep 2008 - Apr 2010
http://www.eng.uwaterloo.ca/~alopyrev/zeus/ A desktop music player that allows its users to manage a personal library songs, which are obtained from online streaming sources such as YouTube. Tools and technologies used: C# (WPF, SQLite), ActionScript 3.0
Full-scale Raytracer - Personal School Project	June 2009 - Aug 2009
http://www.eng.uwaterloo.ca/~alopyrev/cs488/ A full-scale recursive raytracer with the following and other features: LUA-based modeling language, Specular and diffuse reflections/refractions, Point and area source lights, Texture mapping and constructive solid geometry. Tools and technologies used: C++ (GTKmm), LUA

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Software Engineering

Sep 2005 - Apr 2010

Honours Software Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario

Graduated with Distinction on Dean's Honour List
Maintained Dean's Honours List standing for 5 consecutive semesters.
Achieved a cumulative average of 90%.
Ranked in top 10% of the class for 5 consecutive semesters.
Relevant Courses: Non-photorealistic Rendering, Introduction to Computer Graphics, Real-time Operating Systems, Introduction to Artificial Inteligence and Pattern Recognition.

AWARDS

Queen Elizabeth II Aiming for the Top Scholarship (2005-2009)
Awarded to students, who have shown academic excellence at the high school level.
University of Waterloo President's Scholarship (2005)
Awarded to first year students, who have achieved an admission average of 90% or higher.
Canadian Open Mathematics Challenge Central Ontario Provincial Gold Medal (2004)
Awarded to students, who are ranked at least ninth in Central Ontario.
Euclid Mathematics Contest 1st Place Regional Team Award (2005).

INTERESTS AND ACTIVITIES

Music: electronic music production, remixing, DJing.
Web-design and Blogging: maintained a number of personal web-pages for a total period of 6 years.
Sports: longboarding, snowboarding, freeline skating, basketball, soccer, weight-training.

REFERENCES

Available upon request.