Industry Experience

Google
Mountain View, California
Web Applications Engineer
July 2006 to July 2007

• Developed internal tools to improve efficiency and aid the development teams on products like Google Checkout and Web Search Removals.
• Heavy development in C++, Java, and Python. Readability, an internal measure for coding standards, granted in each of these languages.

Electronic Arts
Redwood City, California
Software Engineer
February 2004 to July 2006

• Served as the lead online engineer, with responsibilities on both the client and server side. Also responsible for aspects of video and sound playback, user interface development, and rendering pipeline management.
• Developed a number of internal tools in C++ and Python used for purposes such as aggregating game data from server logs, and automating the conversion of movie files between formats and resolutions.
• Received the Rookie of the Year award in 2005, awarded to recognize fast starting new talent.

Education

Ph.D Candidate
Queen's University
Sept 2007 - Current

Master's Degree
Queen's University
Sept 2002 - Feb 2004

Bachelor's Degree with First Class Honours
Queen's University
Sept 1998 - April 2002

Publications

• S. Grant, J. R. Cordy, "Vector Space Analysis of Software Clones," Proc. ICPC2009, Vancouver, May 2009.
• S. Grant, J. R. Cordy, "Vector Space Analysis of Software Clones," Poster at CSER Spring Meeting, Montreal, April 2009.
• S. Grant, J. R. Cordy, "Automated Concept Location Using Independent Component Analysis," Proc. WCRE2008, 15th Working Conference on Reverse Engineering, Antwerp, Belgium, October 2008
• S. Grant, D. Skillicorn, J. R. Cordy, "Topic Detection Using Independent Component Analysis," Proc. LACTS2008, Workshop on Link Analysis, Counterterrorism and Security, Atlanta, April 2008.
• S. Grant, "Transforming Standard Java Objects into Value Objects," Master's thesis, School of Computing, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Feb 2004.
• S. Grant, J. R. Cordy, "An Interactive Interface for Refactoring Using Source Transformation," Proc. REFACE03, WCRE Workshop on REFactoring: Achievements, Challenges, Effects, Victoria, November 2003.

Accomplishments

• Recipient of an OGS Award scholarship for 2009-10.
• Recipient of an OGS Award scholarship for 2008-09.
• Recipient of an OGSST Award scholarship for 2007-08.
• Recipient of the EARS (Electronic Arts Redwood Shores) Rookie of the Year award in 2005.
• Recipient of a Queen's Graduate Award scholarship in 2002.
• Placed on Dean's Honour List in 2000-2001 and 2001-2002.