Etienne Allard

Principal Software Developer @ Autodesk

Country

Canada

City

Montreal

Industry

Computer Software

Skill

3D Rendering, MFC, Computer Science, Object-Oriented Programming (OOP), Mathematics, Linear Algebra, Storyboard Pro, Harmony, Character Animation, Agile Methodologies, C++, OpenGL, OpenCL, Object Oriented Design, Software Design, STL, Qt, Threads, Cross-platform Development, AccuRev

Experience

Principal Software Developer

Autodesk

2026-4 - Present · 6 mos

Montréal, QC

Animation and rigging developer. Project lead for MotionMaker.

Senior Software Developer

Autodesk

2022-8 - 2026-4 · 3 yrs 9 mos

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Implement rigging and animation features for Autodesk Maya

Team Lead

Toon Boom Animation

2019-7 - 2022-8 · 3 yrs 2 mos

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Technically leading the software development of the company flagship product (Harmony) by establishing priorities and timelines, as well as designing a sustainable software architecture Management of the software’s production team Adoption and integration of Agile Scrum methodologies and practices as a project management style Adoption and integration of automated testing systems. Performing all the same tasks brought by previous senior software developer role in the company

Senior Software Developer

Toon Boom Animation

2012-9 - 2019-7 · 6 yrs 11 mos

Montréal

Research and development of advanced animation and VFX tools in C++ Implementation and optimization of near real-time and high quality rendering pipelines Implementation and optimization of real-time playback systems Designing and improving 2D and 3D hybrid workflows Designing and improving the SDK and scripting APIs (JavaScript/Python) Creatively solving complex issues met by users

Software Developer

Avid

2007-9 - 2012-9 · 5 yrs 1 mo

Montréal

Implementation of video editing tools and effects for Avid DS Development of color management tools through the editing pipeline Improving the conformation pipeline between Avid’s video editing softwares.

Software Developer

Hydro Québec

2006-5 - 2007-4 · 1 yr

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Development of an in-house software to visualize and run finite elements based simulations on 3d models of dams exported from engineering 3d software.