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- Responsible for full-stack development of Django and React based geospatial web products.- Initiated adoption of infrastructure-as-code (IaC) within the company by using Terraform and Ansible to manage resources on Amazon Web Services (AWS) and internal Proxmox hypervisors.- Led the development of continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines. - Additionally working closely with the IT team to help ensure secure and reliable IT operations within the company and maintain SOC2 compliance.

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

- Developed a client-side webtool for spatial data anonymization using Turf.js and OpenLayers, available at MaskMy.XYZ.- Designed a new method and corresponding Python package for spatial data anonymization, called MaskMyPy, using geopandas and OSMnx. Method is unique in the literature as it is highly automated and scriptable.- Constructed a website, Flask application, and PostGIS database for collecting data from study participants using Strava's API.- Currently developing a fully-featured data sovereignty tool that combines spatial data anonymization, encryption, and blockchain technology for Maori project partners in New Zealand.- Created maps and conducted a wide range of geospatial analysis on a variety of topics, including interpersonal violence, pedestrian injury, children's outdoor play, earthquake vulnerability, GPS bias, Strava running data, and osteons (microscopic bone structures) using GIS. - Published 11 articles in high quality, peer reviewed academic journals and presented at 6 conferences.- Collaborated within and across institutions on large research projects, including with partners at UBC, Queens, McMaster, and the University of Auckland

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

- Primary instructor of a fourth year undergraduate course on Theoretical and Applied GIS.- Designed and delivered collaborative lectures focusing on social issues surrounding geospatial technology.- Coordinated real-world projects with colleagues for groups of students to apply their GIS skills, providing students a unique, hands-on experience working with messy data, convoluted workflows, and methodological problems not often found in typical classroom environments. - Additionally served as teaching assistant for this course in Spring 2017, Spring 2018, & Fall 2020,

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

- Provided one-on-one GIS consultation to graduate students and faculty on a wide range of both technical and methodological issues. - Designed and led two-hour workshops for graduate students on cartography, Leaflet, and QGIS.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Geography

Researching spatial data anonymization and geoprivacy protection in GIS

Master Of Arts - Ma, Geography, 4.11

Thesis: Geosurveillance, Biometrics, and Resistance

Certificate In Spatial Information Systems

Bachelor Of Arts, Honours With Distinction, Geography, 3.83