Matt Penny
Senior Staff Developer - Analytics Engine at Kinaxis
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolMatt Penny is a Senior Staff Developer with 11 years of experience building analytics engines and data systems, currently driving development at Kinaxis in Ottawa. He combines low-level C/C++ expertise with Python and JavaScript to deliver robust tooling for high-throughput analytics and embedded systems. His background includes security-focused computer science training and hands-on work reverse-engineering undocumented APIs and designing custom file formats for investigative use. Matt is an active open-source contributor who has improved portability and feature support in the popular VVVVVV game codebase, showing attention to legacy compilers and practical refactoring. Known for meticulous attention to detail and clear communication, he thrives on solving thorny problems while learning new industry techniques.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Computer Science (BCS) Honours, Computer and Internet Security, Bachelor of Computer Science (BCS) Honours, Computer and Internet Security at Carleton University
Github Skills (8)
c-language10
game-development10
cprogramming-language10
sdl10
filesystem9
file-management9
leveldb9
build-system8
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
TerryCavanagh/VVVVVV
Feb 2020 - Jul 2020
The source code to VVVVVV! http://thelettervsixtim.es/
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:10 commits, 10 PRs, 38 comments in 4 months
Contributions summary:Matt made several modifications to the VVVVVV source code, adding functionality and addressing compiler issues. Their work included implementing a new base directory option, allowing custom levels when the editor is disabled, and fixing compile-time errors. They also updated the code to support pre-C++11 compilers and refactored the credits screen.
mwpenny/advent-of-code
Dec 2018 - Dec 2021
Contributions:70 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 1 month
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