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Canada

• Working on new backend features using Java Spring and SQL• Developed integrations using Python Django to ingest data from third party APIs on demand or on a schedule. Worked on 25+ integrations: learned use-cases, UIs, and APIs for multiple online services, most notably Cloud Services (AWS, Azure, GCP) and HR Systems (MergeHRIS, Google Workspace, etc.)• Regularly mentor and pair-program with developers and perform code reviews• Product Management (Aug 2022-Feb 2023): Lead the… Show more • Working on new backend features using Java Spring and SQL• Developed integrations using Python Django to ingest data from third party APIs on demand or on a schedule. Worked on 25+ integrations: learned use-cases, UIs, and APIs for multiple online services, most notably Cloud Services (AWS, Azure, GCP) and HR Systems (MergeHRIS, Google Workspace, etc.)• Regularly mentor and pair-program with developers and perform code reviews• Product Management (Aug 2022-Feb 2023): Lead the Integrations Team as Product Manager, planning and releasing new features Show less

Lethbridge, Ab

• Coding, unit-testing and reviewing Python code for modeling systems in agriculture such as soil testing, disease risk and fertilizer applications• Working with PostgreSQL and Django to design and implement backend features• Using Agile methods (sprints, scrum, Jira, Slack) to communicate and collaborate on tasks

Lethbridge, Ab

• Analyzed DNA sequences using Linux terminal and Geneious software• Searched through online genetic databases to find relevant DNA sequences• Data management, created, organized and pruned large amounts of data and ran proper backups• Taught public visitors about the importance of computing in research

Lethbridge, Ab

•Provide courteous and professional customer service: Reception and payment dept. help customers by explaining bills, policies, and payment plans; based on customer’s needs transfer them to correct department•Office tasks: faxing, copying, filing, mail, scanning, emailing, ordering supplies•Processing batches on a daily basis, ensure all transactions are billed to the appropriate policy and that funds going to affiliated insurance companies are processed correctly•Provide… Show more •Provide courteous and professional customer service: Reception and payment dept. help customers by explaining bills, policies, and payment plans; based on customer’s needs transfer them to correct department•Office tasks: faxing, copying, filing, mail, scanning, emailing, ordering supplies•Processing batches on a daily basis, ensure all transactions are billed to the appropriate policy and that funds going to affiliated insurance companies are processed correctly•Provide administrative support to over forty insurance advisors and centre managers, trained advisors on batching, payments and administrative work•TSR duties include managing offline policies brokered by AMA: organizing and processing incoming applications, endorsement, and bills from other insurance agencies Show less

Lethbridge, Alberta

Biological Control of Insect Pests Lab• Studied interactions between caterpillar species and parasitoid wasps• Assisted with experimental planning and implementation, oversaw experiments and lab upkeep even while supervisor on leave• Recorded and analyzed data in Excel, performed graphical and statistical analysis of dataInsect Pest Management (IPM) Lab• Planned and executed independent experiment on the speed of Lygus insect development at different temperatures, wrote… Show more Biological Control of Insect Pests Lab• Studied interactions between caterpillar species and parasitoid wasps• Assisted with experimental planning and implementation, oversaw experiments and lab upkeep even while supervisor on leave• Recorded and analyzed data in Excel, performed graphical and statistical analysis of dataInsect Pest Management (IPM) Lab• Planned and executed independent experiment on the speed of Lygus insect development at different temperatures, wrote accompanying research proposal• Drove to remote field sites, used GPS and land limits to navigate and map locations. Performed outdoor work: shoveled, fertilized, managed outdoor equipment for experiments, took site measurements, identified and collected plant and insect samples• Assisted with seven different experiments in eight months, both in the field and the lab. Helped with all stages from planning to teardown.• Performed a very wide variety of tasks: helped with French Immersion field trips to the Research Centre, soldered and learned to read electrical diagrams, gardened, sewed, collected and sorted over one thousand insect samples Show less

Lethbridge, Alberta

• Assisted with time-sensitive experiments to observe hierarchy behaviour in tournament cricket fights with specifically aged adult crickets• Studied tournament cricket fights using different species to determine behaviour based phylogeny• Undergraduate co-author of two publications

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Computer Science (Not Complete), 3.52 Gpa

Completed 30 hours toward degree and 12 months of internships before being offered a full time Software Developer position with Farmers.

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Biological Sciences With Distinction Co-Op Designation, 3.49 Gpa

Activities and Societies: 12 months of internships