Curriculum Vitae
Jacob Cossette
Software Engineer · Applied AI & Finance · Montréal, Canada
By the numbers
- 3 yrs
- engineering & leadership
- $1M
- recovered in lost assets
- 4 → 60+
- team grown as President
- 23,000
- students represented
- 99.8%
- service uptime delivered
- $50K+
- in merit scholarships
Experience
Leadership & Governance
Volunteer & Community
- Academic Studies Commission (CE) — supervised subcommittees, issued recommendations2022 — 2025
- Institutional Academic Offense Committee2021 — 2023
- Selection Jury — ÉTS Board Award2023
- Exclusion Appeal Committee2021 — 2022
- Undergraduate General Regulations Review Committee2022
- Language Policy Review Committee2022
- Studies Subcommittee on Student Experience2022
- PHR-EDI Committee2022
Education
- CFA InstituteCFA Program — Level 1 Candidate (in progress)2025 — Now
- École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS)B.Eng, Software Engineering2021 — 2025
- Polytechnique MontréalElectrical Engineering2017 — 2020
- Cégep de Saint-JérômeSciences2015 — 2017
Awards & Distinctions
- Prix Masson — Hommage Bénévolat QuébecQuébec Ministry of Employment and Social SolidarityThe Québec government's official recognition of outstanding volunteer engagement, in the young-volunteer category.2024
- Médaille du lieutenant-gouverneur pour la jeunesseOffice of the Lieutenant Governor of QuébecHonours young people for their engagement, determination and positive influence within their community.2024
- McCall MacBain Scholarship — FinalistFondation McCall MacBainFinalist for Canada's leading leadership-based graduate scholarship; offered a $10,000 entrance award.2024
- Personality of the Year — FinalistGala Forces AvenirForces Avenir recognizes, honours and promotes student engagement across Québec; named a finalist for its top individual distinction.2024
- Génie+ — DistinctionÉcole de technologie supérieure (ÉTS)ÉTS distinction recognizing exceptional participation and contribution to university life.2023
- $50K+ in Merit ScholarshipsMorgan Stanley · Genium360 · Cogeco · Desjardins · Forces Avenir · FOIQ StantecOver $50K in merit scholarships for academic and leadership excellence — the Morgan Stanley, Genium360 and Cogeco social & environmental engagement awards, the Desjardins and Forces Avenir awards, and the FOIQ Stantec Bourses de la Relève (2023–2024).2021 — 2025
In the Media
- ÉTS MontréalFRBourses McCall MacBain : résultats 20252025
- McCall MacBain ScholarshipsFRJacob Cossette se voit offrir une bourse de 10 000 $2024
- ÉTS MontréalFRMédaille du lieutenant-gouverneur pour la jeunesse : quatre membres de la communauté étudiante de l'ÉTS honorés2024
- 2024
- Gouvernement du QuébecFRHommage Bénévolat Québec 2024 — lauréats, catégorie Jeune bénévole2024
- CNW TelbecFR27e édition des prix Hommage Bénévolat Québec2024
Certifications
Governance
- ESG Criteria TrainingCollège des administrateurs de sociétés
- Collective Governance TrainingCollège des administrateurs de sociétés
- Ethical Leadership in GovernanceCollège des administrateurs de sociétés
- Reputation Risk Management — The Role of the BoardCollège des administrateurs de sociétés
Other
- CNESST Certification
- WHMIS + Mining Modules 1–5 & 7
Skills
AI & LLM
- LLM agents
- Multi-agent orchestration
- Agentic workflows
- RAG
- Prompt engineering
- Claude / Claude Code
Programming
- Python
- Java
- JavaScript / TypeScript
- SQL
- C / C++
Web
- Svelte
- React
- Next.js
- Node.js
- HTML / CSS
- Tailwind
DevOps
- Jenkins
- Docker
- Git
- Ansible
- Terraform
- CI/CD
Networking
- Fiber optics
- TCP/IP
- Network design
Project Management
- Agile
- Scrum
- Financial planning
- Team leadership
Languages
- FrenchNative
- EnglishFluent