Émile Turcotte

Computer science, University of Waterloo

I question how work gets done, then build the faster way.

I'm a computer science student who looks at an existing workflow, asks why it takes so long, and rebuilds it. My internship report tool cut report time by up to 85%, saving 500+ hours a year. I'm looking for spring co-op roles starting in May 2027.

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Projects

Two projects, each of which started with a workflow I questioned. I lead with the result, then how I rebuilt the process.

Before 5 to 15 min
After under 2 min
Bars to scale, with the before time shown at its slowest (15 minutes).
2026 / Software developer intern

Report automation at ALCT

Cut report time by up to 85%, from 5 to 15 minutes down to under 2, saving 500+ hours a year by replacing a Crystal Reports and Excel workflow with a C#, Blazor and SQL web app.

  • C#
  • .NET
  • Blazor
  • SQL
2025

Quartier: the Bluetooth business card

I questioned the QR-scan-and-type way of swapping contacts and built a cross-platform Bluetooth prototype that finds nearby phones in 2 s at up to 10 m. Tested with 5 people, then shelved it when customer interviews showed no path to monetization.

  • Swift
  • Kotlin
  • Bluetooth
  • Supabase

About

I'm in the Honours Co-op computer science program at the University of Waterloo. I question the way things are done, especially when a process costs people time, and I build the tool that does it in a fraction of that.

Before Waterloo I founded the Dawson Business Association, a student entrepreneurship community that grew from 0 to 50+ members. In summer 2026 I interned at ALCT, where I replaced a slow report workflow and saved 500+ hours a year. I'm looking for spring co-op roles starting in May 2027, ideally on a team where I can own a feature from design through to release.

Current focus

  • Full-stack development
  • Workflow automation
  • Mobile apps
  • Startups

Resume

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Experience

Jun. 2026 to Aug. 2026

Software developer intern

ALCT, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC

  • Interviewed 6 daily users and reverse-engineered their Crystal Reports and Excel workflow, then replaced it with a C#, Blazor and SQL web app, saving 500+ hours a year (up to 85% less time per report) and retiring the old process.
  • Traced 60 s report loads to poorly structured joins across nested SQL views and restructured them, cutting generation to 5 s (92%).
  • Designed a config-driven report engine so new reports ship in 15 to 30 minutes instead of 3 hours.
  • Deployed on-premises, iterated on post-launch user feedback, and onboarded the team with documentation for a clean handoff.

Jan. 2025 to May 2026

Founder and president

Dawson Business Association, Montreal, QC

  • Founded a student entrepreneurship community at Dawson, where none existed, growing it from 0 to 50+ members.
  • Ran idea-validation workshops for 10 students that pushed them to test assumptions before building; 4 of 10 pivoted, narrowed or dropped their idea.

Education

Sep. 2026 to Jun. 2030

Bachelor of Computer Science, Honours Co-op

University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON

Skills

Languages
C#, Python, SQL (Postgres), TypeScript, Go, Kotlin, Swift
Frameworks
React, Node.js, .NET, Blazor
Developer tools
Git, Docker, GitHub Actions

Contact

I'm open to co-op and new grad roles. Email is the fastest way to reach me.

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