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• Teaching introductory piano to 4 private students per week.• Curriculum includes RCM, along with more personalized repertoire covering a variety of pop, contemporary, and jazz pieces.

Streamlined reporting processes in the Office of Research and Innovation (ORI):• Helped centralize reporting data in a relational database with Microsoft PowerApps and automated reports with PowerAutomate.• Developed PowerBI dashboards for easier, automatic, and more consistent reporting.• Created detailed documentation for reporting requirements, automations, and reporting-adjacent processes• Prepared reports on Humber's applied research output for Polytechnics Canada, and ORI's Annual Reports.Worked on grant applications:• Lead grant writer for a successful NSERC grant application ($200K) for procuring electromagnetic testing equipment. I was primarily responsible for creating templates, writing the proposal, and preparing the budget.• Edited other grant applications and 20+ CVs for faculty researchersWorked with the Broadband Convergence (B²C) Lab, a next-generation applied research lab working on modernizing telecommunications with ATSC 3.0 and other technologies:• Acted as project coordinator on ATSC 3.0-related projects• Help with event management for 19th IEEE BMSB conference at Humber PolytechnicHelped level up co-workers skills:• Taught Excel best practices to co-workers; in one case, I saved a co-worker 5+ hours per month of work by introducing them to Excel pivot tables and PowerQuery.• Led 3 workshops for my co-workers on 1) data management best practices in Excel, 2) introductory Python, and 3) using Python to automate office-work

• Taught piano to a wide range of ages (6 - 50+) and levels (up to RCM 7).• Talked with parents regarding their student's goals and progress.

• Taught beginner piano students (6 - 18 years). Talked with parents regarding student'sprogress and goals.• Curriculum covered technique & artistry development, ear-training and sight-reading, and performances up to RCM Grade 3.

• Performed statiscal analyses of app usage metrics using Python (numpy, pandas, scipy, pymc, jupyter, nbdev).• Presented insights to development team and clients regarding impact of app on user behaviour.

• Developed real-time audio transcription system for accessibility using machine learning (Python), Jitsi Meet, and AWS servers.• Wrote ample documentation, used AGILE development practices, and contributed to open source projects, Jitsi (video conferencing solution) and Vosk (automatic transcription library).

• Promoted fitness and discipline to youth (6 - 18 years) by leading karate drills, strength training,and competitive games.• 1st dan black-belt, Shitoryu style• Helped train students for Karate Ontario tournaments and helped with event management at those tournaments