Supporting CEO & Executive team

The CDL Rapid Screening Consortium is a private-led, not-for-profit initiative formed with the goal of establishing a robust rapid screening system and operational implementation strategy to be delivered as a public good to Canada and then the world. The Consortium is led by Creative Destruction Lab.

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Direct advisor to senior leaders, including Secretary of Cabinet Steve Orsini, on issues of ethics in AI, future of work policy, and supporting startup businesses.Instrumental in the establishment of the Vector Institute ($180M+ public and private sector investment), and the Quantum Valley Ideas Lab ($40M+ public and private sector investment). Led the launch of “Project KID (Knowledge, Information & Data)", an ongoing experimental internal project to discover and introduce new data sources and machine learning tools within the Ministry of Economic Development and Growth.Managed and recruited co-op students, collaborated across ministries in the Ontario Public Service.Focused on researching, supporting and helping to advance innovations in Artificial Intelligence and Quantum Information Science.Responsible for understanding provincial, national, and global AI and quantum ecosystems (e.g. identifying key researchers, companies, technological trends, etc.).

Selected from a pool of 1100+ as a member of The Next 36's 2016 cohort.Next 36 is a program that accelerates the growth of Canada’s most talented young entrepreneurs by providing mentorship, capital, and unparalleled founder development.

Deep Learning Automatic Speech Recognition Project created with a vision to improve documentation of language, transitioned to open source. https://vimeo.com/182798555www.spreza.co

Selected as a Teaching Assistant for COMM132 (Marketing II) with Dr. John Pliniussen

Selected to participate in an intensive four month incubator program (Queen's Summer Innovation Initiative) that enables students to launch new businesses. Co-Founder of Mosaic Manufacturing, a 3D printing technology company and winning team of the 2014 cohort.

Managed, created and directed specialty weeklong musical theatre dance program for 15 studentsRecognized for professionalism with a promotion to Interim Co-Director role, working alongside Children’s Aid Society, overseeing 60+ residential campers and directing 23 staff.

Redesigned and implemented onboarding process of new staff members.Developed insight into social enterprise models and value of strong workplace culture.