Colin Brown

London, ON · cbrow388@uwo.ca

Computer science and philosophy graduate from The University of Western Ontario. Interested in software engineering and the use of AI to solve complex problems.

Solving problems and learning things with a passion.

This is the philosophy I have stuck with for my education. Since beginning my journey in computer science in high school, I've been driven by my desire to simplify and improve life with tech. What started as a curiosity grew into an endless pursuit of harnessing the opportunities that software engineering offers.

My approach has always been iterative: encounter a problem, learn new skills, apply them, and repeat. My philosophy has garnered me with a range of technical skills, including C, C++, Python, Java, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Node.js, SQL, and Git. I thrive on using these skills I've learned to create solutions to the problems I face. Whether working on my own or as part of a team, I find every challenge is an opportunity to grow.

Education

University of Western Ontario

Bachelor of Science (Western Scholars)

Specialization in Computer Science
Minor in Philosophy

84.5% Module Average
Dean's Honor List (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
Received Western Scholarship of Distinction for admission average of 95% (2021)
Member of the Western Climbing Club and Western Ski and Snowboard Club

2021 - 2025

Work Experience

Helpline Assistant

The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario

Assisted students of the university with a variety of services including course registration, financial aid, official western letters, transcripts, and more by answering over 10 000 student chats.
Coordinated the organization of student cards for 2023, the university's largest admission year of over 8000 incoming students so that every student had a card waiting for them on their move in date.
Cultivated a friendly and helpful work environment with my coworkers by running a weekly summer team-building activity.
Advised on the interviewing and hiring process for the 2024 summer, helped choose 6 new students for the position, and trained them on the use the system and Salesforce.

May 2023 - Apr 2025

Support Worker for Autistic Adult

London, Ontario

Take an adult with special needs skiing at least once a week.
Be someone for them to socialize with, get them out into their community, and be active.

Jan 2025 - Mar 2025

Bookstore Sales Associate

The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario

Be friendly to, checkout, and help customers find what they are looking for to create returning customers.
Maintained organization in the stock room by completely reorganizing the shelves so that merchandise could be found easier, and less stock would go missing.
Adapted to changing work requirements such as setting up and launching the new Dorm Store and working different roles for convocation, orientation week (OWeek), and homecoming.

May 2022 - April 2023

Ski Instructor

Boler Mountain, London, Ontario

Motivated children ages 5-15 to learn to ski by personalizing lessons for them each week so that they would want to continue to ski for the rest of their lives.
Evaluated each child's skiing and wrote each report card so they know what to practice on the next year.

January 2020 - March 2020

Crew Member/Trainer

McDonald's Canada, London, Ontario

Trained new crew members by following the McDonalds training program to have new crew be a valuable part of the team and working a station on their own by the end of their shift.
Ensured crew members were following proper procedure by completing a Station Observation Checklists on them by reviewing, documenting, and talking to them about their performance.
Took and made guest's orders, cooked food, cleaned all areas of the restaurant, and stocked supplies for my colleagues and I to use so that we had everything we needed for a rush.

May 2019 - May 2022

Skills

Programming Languages & Tools

Interests

Apart from coding, I enjoy spending as much time as I can outdoors. Hiking, biking, playing tennis in the summer, and skiing in the winter. You can catch me biking the paths of the Thames Valley Parkway most weeks of the summer trying to meet my goal of 1500km for the fourth year in a row. Currently, though, I may not meet that goal as I am backpacking across Europe from May to July!

When forced indoors, I love to spend my free time rock climbing, crocheting, or learning new coding skills. One such application that I am quite proud of allows a user to easily sort their vinyl record collection and pick what they want to listen to next. See it on the projects page here!