1. ANDRE GIRARD
40, Walmer Rd, Apt. 405, M5R 2X4, Toronto ON
(416) 716-0270 ♦ andre.girard37@gmail.com
ELECTRICAL/DSP ENGINEER
Objective: To obtain a DSP Engineer position in a challenging work environment, which would allow me to
apply my extensive background and practical experience in the field of audio processing.
SUMMARY
Strong theoretical knowledge and research experience on Digital Signal Processing, including time and
frequency domain analysis, filters and modeling, acquired in France and Canada (dual citizenship). Specialized
in audio and speech processing. Proficient in C/C++, assembler, DSP programming and MATLAB. Fluent in both
English and French. Good written and oral communication skills and experience in technical documentation.
WORK EXPERIENCE
2010 R&D Engineer
May - October APTUS, Boulogne-Billancourt, France - 6 month contract at Tyco Electronics - Touch Solutions
 Involved in the signal processing team for the development of acoustic touch solutions.
 Developed mono-touch localization solutions for eBook applications, as well as gesture
recognition solutions for mobile phone applications (MATLAB).
 Prepared technical documentations on the algorithms.
2008 - 2009 Engineering Research Associate
Speech and Audio Processing Laboratory, partner of VoiceAge Corporation (ACELP technology)
University of Sherbrooke, QC
 Designed and implemented a speech enhancement algorithm based on the Empirical Mode
Decomposition (EMD) – MATLAB and C programming.
 Domain of expertise: Audio and speech processing – Time and frequency domain analysis
– Filters – Noise suppression and speech enhancement – Audio source separation.
2008 Teaching Assistant
University of Sherbrooke, QC
 Assisted professors in a co-op project to develop a sound synthesizer in assembler,
embedded in a Texas Instrument DSP platform.
 Supervised students in laboratory sessions and corrected exams.
2006 Engineering Intern
Summer Vision & Image lab, University of Toronto, ON
 Assisted a Master’s student in the analysis and representation of segmentation data
pertaining to Cardiac MRI – Computer Vision
 Developed software design skills in a very short period of time and learnt computer vision
methods used in the segmentation of cardiac images.

2. EDUCATION
2008 - 2009 M.A.Sc, Electrical Engineering
University of Sherbrooke, QC
 Digital signal processing - Speech and audio processing
 Noise reduction and enhancement algorithms
2003 - 2007 B. Eng, Electrical and Computer Engineering
ESEO, Angers, France
LANGUAGES
 English: Fluent
 French: Fluent
COMPUTER SKILLS
Programming: C/C++, Assembler, VHDL, UML
Software: MATLAB/Simulink, MS Visual Studio, TI Code Composer Studio, Eclipse, Poseidon, OrCAD
PSpice
Hardware: Texas Instrument TMS320C5402, FPGA Spartan 3, Microchip PIC16F87X
Office: LaTex, MS Office
Op. Systems: Windows, Linux, Macintosh
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
Associations: Former secretary of the Engineering Graduate Students Association of the University of
Sherbrooke (2008-2009) – 400 members
 Participated in meetings to represent the Engineering Graduate Students Association and
to facilitate the communication between faculty and students.
 Participated in different committees, such as the University of Sherbrooke career fair
committee for graduate students in engineering programs.
Music: Recorded a CD with my rock band in 2003 and 2007 and participated in many shows, including
opening acts for well-established rock bands.
INTERESTS
Sport: Table tennis, volleyball, snowboard, badminton, squash.
Traveling: France, USA, Great Britain, Ireland, Scotland, Germany, etc.
REFERENCES
Available upon request.