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Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Santa Cruz, California, United States

Santa Cruz, California, United States

Produce a variety of educational and experiential media for the pharmaceutical, biotech, and healthcare industries:• 2D/3D animation, storyboarding, motion graphics, and video editing• UI and graphic design for interactive experiences (web apps, AR/VR, conference booths)• Medical illustrations and slide design for presentations

Toronto, Canada Area

• Used strategic planning and creative innovation to develop novel communication media (animation, VR/AR apps, interactive media) for the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries • Developed creative concepts for pitch proposals that helped secure new clients and projects• Oversaw internal R&D initiatives and new business ventures

Toronto, Canada Area

• Developed an animation about novel paediatric brain cancer research for the Taylor Lab at the Arthur and Sonia Labatt Brain Tumour Research Centre• Illustrated and designed figures for scientific articles

• Assisted in organizing course content into online modules for the Bachelor of Health Sciences program• Created scientific illustrations to accompany course content and to be used in online modules• Worked with students to come up with novel ways to represent information in order to enable more effective learning strategies

Toronto, Canada Area

Laboratory TA for 2 classes under the Department of Biology: BIO152 - Introduction to Evolution and Evolutionary Genetics, and BIO153 - Diversity of Organisms. Responsible for:• Running laboratory sessions for first year undergraduate students• Answering student questions and guiding them through lab assignments• Marking lab assignments, invigilating midterms, and proctoring final exams• Reviewing the lab manual, TA notes, and textbook

Queen'S University

• Designed logos, posters, infographics, cover photos, advertisements, etc. for the Alma Mater Society and affiliated clubs and services • Managed a team of 3 staff and 20+ volunteers• Conducted tutorials on Photoshop and Illustrator

Queen'S University

• Created spreads for multiple articles using Adobe InDesign• Coordinated with the creative and editorial teams to facilitate the production of the magazine

Queen'S University

• Was crucial to the establishment and organization of the conference in its inaugural year• Created the club logo and visual identity• Responsible for designing all promotional material for events and hiring, and assist with web design and conference logistics

Queen'S University

Tutor students for the following courses:• CISC 110 - Elementary Computer Animation: teach students how to use Adobe Flash and how to code using Actionscript 3.0• BIOL 102 - Introductory Biology of Cells: assist students in writing lab reports and using the program 'R'• BIOL 205 - Mendelian and Molecular Genetics: help students mutations, gene expression, DNA repair, etc.

Kingston, Ontario, Canada

• Responsible for opening and closing the store, counting the till, payroll and other management duties• Supervised sales associates and politely greeted and served customers

Vancouver, Bc

• Assist the sales and marketing division in business development by building lists of clients• Global networking and product promotion with a diverse group of customers• Perform laboratory research and development• Utilized various laboratory techniques including protein purification, SDS-PAGE, spectrophotometry, and affinity chromatography

Master Of Science - Ms, Biomedical Communications

Activities and Societies: BMC Alumni Association Student Representative

User Interface Design

Bachelor Of Science - Bs (Hons) With Distinction, Major In Life Sciences, Minor In World Language Studies

Activities and Societies: Queen's Math Bridge, NeuGeneration Conference on Neuroscience and Technology, Search for the Cure, MUSE.