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Toronto, ON, CA

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Strengthened a high-intensity, agile emergency task force to quickly build and deploy web tools related to the process of returning 85k employees globally to the workplace following COVID-19 following moving-target.
• Designed machine learning systems to extract, evaluate, and learn from years of employee performance review data using ensemble voting models built off RNNs and Random Forests.
• Leveraged technologies such as React.js, Typescript, Elasticsearch, and Spring Boot to build responsive and dynamic internal web apps to assist with return-to-work protocols.
• Incorporated traditional credit risk factors with NLP-derived insights to create hybrid models for improved predictive accuracy using CML libraries run via CI/CD pipelines.
• Learned new technologies and adopted new tools quickly to maximize performance and contributions.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Worked with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center to develop a NLP model from scratch to identify cancers and draw conclusions from 10 years of roughly-taken radiology notes, which has been successfully integrated.
• Published four research papers surrounding model application successes of over 95% accuracy across 500,000+ documents.
• Prepared written technical documentation to detail research findings and interpretations.
• Prepared graphs and spreadsheets to portray experimental results.

Kingston, Ontario

• Coordinated marketing and sales campaigns for the 2019-2020 academic year.
• Overhauled digital strategy using AI to engage customers & grew customer base an estimated 20%.
• Analyzed past and present trends to devise recommendations for future strategies.
• Managed 50+ baristas while running a carbon-neutral café.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Worked with a team of four student developers of varied backgrounds in a fast paced, agileenvironment to take creative approaches to solving the bank's toughest in-house tech problems and compete for prizes.
• Collaborated with designers and development teams to create high-quality interactive mobile experiences.
• Analyzed software requirements and worked with team members to develop solutions using design thinking.

Kingston, Ontario

• QHacks is one of the premier hackathons in Canada, connecting more than 500 students from 30+ schools around the globe for a weekend-long event of innovation, prototyping, hacking, and delivery at Queen's University.
• Responsible for shaping the QHacks 2019 experience to provide the best possible value for hackers prior to, during, and following the event, while ensuring logistical soundness.

Kingston, Ontario

• Manage a team of students developing artificial intelligence and machine learning systems.
• Completed the PetFinder.my Adoption Prediction competition on Kaggle using LightGBM, image analysis, and ensemble learning for a projected top 5% finish.

Kingston, Ontario

• Co-created an accredited Queen’s University course titled “A Brief Introduction to Artificial Intelligence” and associated 450-page text: fifteen weeks of module-based material to introduce students to the field of.
• By creating the course from a "by students, for students" perspective, technical and complicated subjects can be explained in simple, relatable terms, to make jumping into the field of AI a lot less frightening.
• Beta tested the program in Summer 2018 to incoming Queen’s students with great success.
• Developer on the QMIND Genome subgroup, exploring the field of neuroevolution using genetic algorithms, replicating species generation.

Kingston, Ontario

• Developed and operated both full camp curriculums and in-class workshops for students grades K-8 in the subjects of science, engineering, and computer programming.
• Worked efficiently in a teamwork-based atmosphere to accomplish camp goals and reach record-setting numbers in student outreach.
• Responsible for educating up to 20+ children per given week.

Kingston, ON

• Developed daily strategies to reach team goals surrounding finances and efficiency, both in the short- and long-term.
• Opened and closed store, managing store funds and and ensuring all tasks were completed effectively.
• Served and prepared beverages and baked goods.

Burlington, Ontario, Canada

Bachelor Of Computing, Computer Science (Honours)

Activities and Societies: Coordinator of Hacker Experience with QHacks, Project Manager at QMIND, Supervisor at SparQ Studios maker-space..

Bachelor Of Arts And Sciences, Biotechnology

Activities and Societies: Frosh Week Central Events Team Member; Courses taken in various sciences, psychologies and musics.