I'm Tylen Callander, and I'm a software engineer who worked most recently at Kontek Process Water Management. I'm entering my third year studying computer science, at the University of Guelph.

I'm currently spending my Summer as a Software Engineer at xOrbita, where I'm contributing to the development of a CubeSat that leverages quantum dot-enhanced optical sensors, and AI-driven image processing to detect and track sub-1 cm orbital debris in low Earth orbit.

I'm an alumni of Aldershot High School, where I belonged to the first graduating class of students in the Halton District School Board's newly established I-STEM program—a program designed to develop early innovation skills related to engineeri​ng design, entrepreneurial thinking skills, and global competencies.

This early and extensive exposure to STEM inspired me to continue in the field, as I'm currently pursuing a concurrent four-year degree in Computer Science at the University of Guelph. So far during my time at Guelph, I've been affiliated with many organizations. To name a few...

• Guelph Coding Community where I'm serving as its Director of Finances from 2024-2025, tasked with overseeing GCC's managerial accounting affairs.
• IBM Z Ambassador, where I promote IBM’s mainframe technology, and Z platform, as well as empower fellow students to explore enterprise-level computing.
• The Society of Computing and Information Sciences, as it's Vice President Financial, where I manage the allocation of funding and grants for Guelph's SOCS affiliated clubs and organizations.
• Guelph Cyber Security Society as it's Vice President from 2024-2025, where I oversee, and organize general club operations and activities.

Some of my interests include basketball, classical music, indie games, gothic architecture, philosophy, digital minimalism, dev tooling, project motorcycles, avionics, renaissance art and classic Thinkpads.